The University of Colorado at Boulder has won a $450,000 grant to establish the Colorado European Union Center of Excellence to study relations between the EU and the United States. CU-Boulder is one of 11 U.S. universities to win a three-year grant from the European Union.
ProLogis, a Denver-based distribution-facility operator, announced that the ProLogis European Properties Fund II has acquired four fully leased distribution centers totaling more than 1.1 million square feet in France, Italy and the United Kingdom for about $106 million.
The Regus Group, a provider of furnished and equipped offices, has opened a business center in Cherry Creek North at 100 Fillmore Place, Suite 500.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. opened its 22nd Colorado restaurant Monday at 6795 S. Cornerstar Way in the new Cornerstar Mall in Aurora.
Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc., a Denver-based real-estate investment trust, announced the acquisition of a six-floor Class A office building in Lower Downtown. The building is about 133,500 square feet and is 98 percent leased.
Zynex Inc., a Littleton-based provider of pain-management systems and electrotherapy products, announced an increase of 154 percent in orders for September compared with the same month last year. Zynex received 2,643 orders in September versus 1,042 a year earlier.
Skins, a Boulder-based maker of gradient-compression apparel technology, announced its launch into the Canadian market through a partnership with distributor Roblin Athletic Inc.
UDR Inc., a Highlands Ranch-based real-estate investment trust, announced it has launched the multifamily-apartment-home industry’s first website on My Space.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will open a store this month at 11465 Washington St. in Northglenn that will serve as the chain’s green-building prototype. The store will be the testing ground for a wide range of green-building practices.
CaridianBCT, a Lakewood-based blood-products maker, has initiated a clinical trial for treating whole blood with Mirasol Pathogen Reduction Technology after receiving clearance from the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Defense.



