Aurora Economic Development Council announced that Gen. Michael Hayden, a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, will be the keynote speaker of A-List 2010 on Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center.
Elements Therapeutic Massage announced plans to add 11 new franchise locations in Colorado. Elements will host a franchise-development event at the Hilton Garden Inn Denver South/Meridian on Oct. 14.
True Partners Consulting, a tax and business-advisory firm, opened in the Denver Tech Center.
Alps Advisors Inc., a Denver-based provider of advisory solutions to the investment-management industry, announced that shareholders of the RiverFront Long-Term Growth Fund have approved the reorganization of the fund into the Alps-sponsored Financial Investors Trust.
Platte River Power Authority and the municipalities of Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland have renewed and extended their organic contract — the intergovernmental agreement that established the utility and defines its purpose, functions and system of governance.
DCP Midstream Partners LP announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, DCP Midstream Operating LP, has priced an offering of $250 million in 3.25 percent senior notes due 2015 at a price to the public of 99.922 percent of their face value.
Level 3 Communications Inc. announced that it has been selected as the primary provider of co-location services and high-speed Internet protocol service for the Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network.
Crocs Inc. announced the launch and redevelopment of a variety of new websites and digital assets to enhance the company’s online presence.
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. of Denver and Bundu Gas and Oil Exploration Ltd. have applied for shale-gas exploration permits in South Africa, the nation’s petroleum regulator said.



