Johnson & Wales University has partnered with the Denver Metro Small Business Development Center to create a satellite office within the College of Business. The office will help serve the northeast Denver small-business community.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder and Sun Microsystems Inc. announced the arrival of Amstar, a new digital storage library that will store scientific data for the next 15 to 20 years.
Virtela, a Greenwood Village-based network-solutions company, announced it has joined the Carbon Free Meeting Coalition, an organization that serves as a conduit of like-minded companies interested in reducing carbon emissions through the use of advanced communication technologies.
Envysion Inc., a Louisville-based provider of managed video as a service, introduced its new tiered service offering to complement any business model.
American Shale Oil LLC announced it has entered into a technical-cooperation agreement with Schlumberger Technology Corp. to explore methods for extracting oil from oil shale at its 160-acre parcel in the Piceance Basin.
UDR Inc. declared a special dividend of $132 million for holders of its common stock, payable Jan. 29 to stockholders of record on Dec. 9.
Best Buy is teaming up with the National Association of Broadcasters to host in-store workshops about the digital television transition Monday, noon to 5 p.m., at its store at 4100 E. Mexico Ave. and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1400 Denver West Blvd.
The FlatIron Improvement District in Broomfield earned top honors from the American Public Transportation Association for participating in and publicizing the Step Up/Step Out Women’s Wellness event in May.
The Orchard Town Center in Westminster will debut its new eco- friendly hybrid ice rink Saturday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sakata Farms Inc. of Brighton will donate more than 42,000 pounds of onions to the Food Bank of the Rockies today.
Golfweek Magazine named Cougar Canyon in Trinidad as its No. 5 “Best New Course” in the U.S. for 2007-08.
The Gallegos Corp. recently won the Excellence in Construction Quality from the Colorado Chapter of the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry for its plaster and stucco work on the Arrabelle at Vail Square in Vail.



