Red Lion Hotels Corp. completed its acquisition of the 478-room Radisson Hotel Denver Southeast for $25.3 million. The hotel has been renamed the Red Lion Hotel Denver Southeast.
Tombstone Technologies, the software- development division of Boulder-based Tombstone Cards, announced that the first beta customer will begin testing its proprietary Web-to-print software, OIEPrint 2.0.
Merrick & Co. recently received three honors from the American Council of Engineering Companies. In the Special Projects category, Aurora-based Merrick received the Grand Award for the Spallation Neutron Source Target Hot Cell project in Oak Ridge, Tenn. In the Building/Technology Systems category, Merrick received an Honor Award for a large animal-health facility project in Ames, Iowa, and in the Surveying & Mapping category, Merrick was recognized as a national finalist for its work on the Missouri River Mitigation project in Corning, Mo.
Nolte Associates Inc. was selected by Garfield County Commissioners to develop a master plan for water and sanitary sewer systems at Garfield County Regional Airport near Rifle.
The HOK Planning Group has opened its doors in Denver with the launch of a specialized urban-design and landscape-architecture studio.
Vehicle Projects LLC, a designer of prototype fuel-cell-powered rail vehicles, is moving from downtown Denver to Golden. The company is moving into an industrial facility at 200 Violet St. next month.
Golder Associates, a geotechnical-engineering and environmental-services firm, has acquired Wireless Systems Inc., a Denver-based business specializing in wireless instrumentation and controls.
WhiteStar Corp., a Lakewood-based supplier of digital cartographic data and services to the energy industry, will demonstrate its custom digital elevation models and mapping products as well as its PolyBuilder Web service next week at the WindPower 2008 Conference in Houston.
Qdoba Mexican Grill, a Denver-based restaurant, announced six new franchise partners: Philadelphia-based QMG Philly Partners LLC; G&J Foods based in Sandusky, Ohio; Wieser Enterprises Inc. based in Cape Girardeau, Mo.; Big Burritos LLC, based in Hattiesburg, Miss.; KTAAP Inc. of Peoria, Ill.; and K-H Enterprises Inc., based in Kearney, Neb. The franchisees plan to open 33 new Qdoba restaurants.
Colorado State University’s Warner College of Natural Resources recently announced the establishment of an endowment to create the Charles C. Gates Boone and Crockett Chair for Wildlife Conservation, funded by an initial $3 million gift from the Boone and Crockett Club, whose members promote land and wildlife conservation.



