Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy, a new aerospace-themed middle school created through a partnership between the Space Foundation and Colorado Springs School District 11, opened Tuesday with more than 500 students, 42 teachers and on-site support from the Space Foundation.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. of Greenwood Village was named the top burger chain in America by Restaurants & Institutions in its 29th annual Consumers’ Choice in Chains study. This is the fourth time Red Robin has received the distinction from R&I.
Spatial Corp., a Broomfield-based provider of 3-D development components for design, manufacturing and engineering applications, announced that Huidu Technology Co., the largest value-added component reseller in China, has joined the Spatial Reseller Program.
Mary Jane’s Soda Inc. of Denver has launched Relaxing Soda, a beverage made from kava extract.
Petroleum Development Corp. has closed its public offering of 4.3 million shares of common stock at $12 per share. The offering produced about $48.6 million in net proceeds.
AMEC has been awarded a $7.3 million project to design and build a 1-megawatt solar-power plant at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora. AMEC’s exclusive teaming partner is SolSource Inc., a Denver-based renewable-energy and green-building company.
Haselden Construction of Centennial announced the creation of four new divisions — education, on call, Colorado and Wyoming — and appointed Byron Haselden as president.
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Leads Group will host the first annual Tour de Commerce to generate business connections for chamber members and to benefit the Third Way Center. The event will be held Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Red & Jerry’s, 1840 W. Oxford Ave., in Sheridan.
Gates Corp. announced the acquisition of Hydrolink Group of Companies, a fluid-engineering company focused on the oil and gas markets in the Middle East and Commonwealth of Independent States regions.
