The Denver Urban Renewal Authority announced that bonds issued for the development of Elitch Gardens amusement park have been repaid early, saving the authority more than $5 million in debt-service expenses.
VisiTech PR, a Denver-based public relations agency, has been named agency of record for Seattle-based Hubspan, a provider of business-to-business integration services.
MX Logic Inc., a Douglas County- based security-service provider, began offering three new managed security service bundles for e-mail defense, Web defense and message archiving services.
Verio, a Centennial-based provider of online business solutions, has launched flexible, low-cost VPS Starter Plans designed for businesses that have outgrown their current shared hosting solution for their websites.
IP Commerce Inc., a Denver-based software company, announced that it raised $17 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Venrock, the venture capital firm founded by the Rockefeller family. Total Technology Ventures joined Venrock as a new investor.
Roost, a search engine for homes for sale, announced the availability of Denver-area homes on its website.
Aspen Skiing Co. took home three major awards for marketing, environmental and safety programs at the annual National Ski Areas Association convention last week.
Echelon Capital Group, a Denver- based asset management firm, announced that the firm has formed a strategic alliance with Red Rocks Capital LLC. Echelon will provide Red Rocks with strategic marketing and consulting services for the institutional market.
BWAB Property Holdings Inc. has purchased the Oxford Arms Apartments at 756-768 Colorado Blvd. to develop an extended-stay hotel. JAM-X Investments sold the 63-unit apartment property for $2.6 million. Apartment Realty Advisors represented JAM-X.
HoneyBaked Ham Co. has donated 525 half hams, weighing more than 4,000 pounds, to the Weld Food Bank to aid recent tornado victims in Weld County.
The Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County announced that Noble Energy has donated $50,000 to provide relief for victims of the recent tornadoes.
JE Dunn Construction, a commercial general contractor with offices in Colorado Springs and Denver, recently began a 64,000- square-foot remodeling project in Building One on the T. Rowe Price Campus in Colorado Springs.



