Panera Bread has opened its 27th Colorado bakery-cafe, in the renovated Hilton Garden Inn, 640 S. Colorado Blvd. The Glendale eatery will feature the company’s first drive- through in Colorado.
Ciber Inc. has authorized the purchase of up to $5 million of common shares this year. Ciber uses the program to support shares being purchased in its employee stock-purchase program and to mitigate the dilution of shares by stock options.
Dynamic Card Solutions, an Arapahoe County-based provider of instant-issue bank cards, announced that Team One Credit Union in Saginaw, Mich., has implemented DCS’s instant-issue software and hardware.
Western Union Co. of Douglas County received two awards for its new prepaid programs. The Gift and Greeting Card service was selected as a winner in the Best Network Branded Gift Program, and the MoneyWise Visa prepaid card was named “Outstanding New Entrant” in the Best General Purpose Reloadable Card Program category. The awards were presented by Prepaid Media.
Qwest announced it has signed an exclusive multiyear agreement with the Minnesota Twins to deliver fan-friendly technology at Target Field. The baseball franchise also named Qwest its Official Communications Provider.
Strategic Advantage Public Relations and Marketing Communications has been named agency of record for Cherokee Ranch & Castle Foundation in Douglas County.
Cook Street School of Fine Cooking has partnered with the Accounting and Business School of the Rockies to present a week-long course that covers all aspects of the business side of owning a restaurant, franchise or catering company. The first course begins March 29.
Schrader Real Estate & Auction Co. will conduct an auction of about 8,724 acres of agricultural land near Springfield on March 31. For more information, go to .
The Dublin Dog Foundation announced a partnership with Englewood-based Freedom Service Dogs Inc. for their second annual fundraising proj ect. The DDF will be raising $20,000 for the training and care of a service dog who will be donated to a Freedom Service Dogs client.
