Heather Gardens, an adult community in Aurora, approved plans Wednesday for a 50,000- square-foot community center. Construction is planned to begin before the end of the year. Residents authorized the Heather Gardens Metropolitan District to issue up to $9.8 million in bonds to fund the proj ect.
Toastmasters will sponsor an open seminar for the public aimed at job interviews at 8:30 a.m. May 15 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Loveland. A mini-job fair has also been organized for the morning at the hotel.
ProLogis, a Denver-based provider of distribution facilities, announced it has leased 269,000 square feet in Ichikawa City, Japan, to Rakuten Inc.
DCT Industrial Trust Inc., a Denver-based industrial real-estate company, announced it has signed leases totaling 385,000 square feet in Southern California.
Spyder Active Sports Inc., a Boulder-based ski-wear and mountain-based apparel brand, has appointed Akimbo Communications to oversee the company’s media-relations and social-media campaigns.
The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and Bloomberg BusinessWeek announced that four Denver-area companies were selected for the 2010 Inner 100, a list of the fastest-growing inner-city companies in the U.S. The four Denver-area companies are Catalyst Repository Systems, Postmodern Co., LEI Cos. and All Copy Products.
Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services announced the sale of America’s Best Value Inn, a 23-room property in Glenwood Springs, for $1.7 million. The identities of the seller and the buyer were not disclosed.
Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp. received the Clif Bar Silver Eagle Award for waste reduction and recycling during the National Ski Areas Association national convention.
Chipotle Mexican Grill will open its 71st restaurant in Colorado on Wednesday at 8100 W. Crestline Ave. in Bow Mar.
Mulligan&Co. LLC of Denver has been hired by the Montana- based health-food company Healthy Pantry to provide public-relations, marketing and social-media services.
Stratom Inc. of Boulder has recently completed the development of a series of tools used with midsize, unmanned ground vehicles. The suite of instruments, dubbed the Warrior Tool and Payload Accessory Kit, includes a blade for plowing, a spade and sweep for digging and forks for lifting and transporting skids and other objects.
