Western Union Co. signed an agreement last week to acquire the remaining 70 percent of Angelo Costa S.r.l. it doesn’t already own for 100 million euros, which is about $133 million. Angelo Costa manages relationships with more than 7,500 subagent locations across several countries in Europe.
Bentek Energy LLC, a privately held energy-market-analytics company based in Evergreen, has been acquired by Platts, a unit of McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc., for an undisclosed sum.
ITT Corp. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Rock Island Contracting Center to maintain Army stocks and repair and return equipment in Doha, Qatar. Work under the $34.8 million award will be performed by ITT’s Colorado Springs unit.
Earthstone Energy Inc., formerly Basic Earth Science Systems Inc., acquired an interest in five producing wells in Sheridan County, Mont., at a recent auction.
CoorsTek Inc., a Golden-based ceramics manufacturer, completed the purchase of the advanced-ceramics business of Saint-Gobain. CoorsTek now owns and operates 44 facilities on four continents.
Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services announced the sale of Cinnamon Ridge, a 69-unit apartment property in Arvada, for $2.78 million. Neither buyer nor seller was identified.
Linhart Public Relations, a Denver- based public-relations and corporate-communications counseling firm, has been selected for a public-relations campaign for OnThe Snow, a popular snow-sports website.
Small Business Chamber of Commerce’s Denver Idea Cafe startup workshop will host economist, author and financial consultant Mark Skousen at 2 p.m. Friday at Panera Bread, East 13th Avenue and Grant Street. For information, go to .chamber or call 303-861-1447.
American National Bank has again received the Blue Ribbon Bank rating from Veribanc Inc., an independent, national bank-rating firm.
