Vestas received an order from International Power Canada Inc. for 27 units of the V90-1.8-megawatt wind turbine for the Pointe Aux Roches project in southwestern Ontario, Canada. The order also includes a five-year service and maintenance agreement.
Governor’s Summer Job Hunt program is beginning its 30th year of helping young people find summer employment. The Department of Labor and Employment and then-Gov. Richard Lamm launched the program in 1980. Teens can learn more about the program by visiting youth.
Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s workers’ compensation insurer, has issued its sixth consecutive general dividend. Pinnacol will distribute $47.5 million to more than 52,000 qualifying businesses.
Dish Network LLC of Douglas County was named No. 1 in customer satisfaction among satellite and cable companies, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index.
Quiznos, a Denver-based quick-service restaurant chain, announced a growth initiative to develop up to 600 new stores nationwide by the end of 2010. The expansion would create more than 7,500 jobs.
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will conduct a two-day, multimillion-dollar equipment auction June 10-11 at its auction site near Longmont. The auction will include a 2006 Manitowoc 16000 440-ton self-erecting crawler crane.
Intermap Technologies of Denver and WindSim announced they will jointly market a solution to help wind-farm designers combine high-resolution elevation data with advanced modeling that optimizes wind-turbine placement.
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver has been honored with the Energy Star Excellence in Affordable Housing award from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Aimee Miller Marketing & Communications, a Lafayette-based agency, has been retained to provide public-relations services for Walters & Hogsett Fine Jewelers of Boulder.
