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Ismael Guerrero, DHA executive said in a presa release, “Our contracts run the gamut from supply to serviceeto construction-related goods and services.” DHA will provide attendees with a listing of its numerousx 2008-2009 contracting opportunities in the areas of supply and services. In addition, the event will feature a presentationon DHA’z procurement process. Business owners also can ask specific contractingv questions during threebreakout sessions. Those attending the open housermust pre-register at Free parking will be provided for thoss who register by Monday, Oct. 6. More informatiomn is available from Renee Alvaradoat ralvar@denverhousing.org or 720-932-3070.
Establishede in 1938, DHA manages more than 10,000 dwellingsa across the city. Awards: At the recent 14th annuall Arvada BusinessAppreciation Event, the Arvadaa Economic Development Association presented numerous awards to Arvads business people and businesses. Mary Van Dooze of the Egg Shelkl Restaurant received theLloyd J. King Entrepreneurial Spirigt Award. Dr. John Sexton and his team at the Children’s Dental Center were the recipients of the new Manley Gray DistinguishexService Award. Outstanding Arvada Business Award recipientw included Ace Hardwareat Westwoods, the Arvada Center for the Arts and Bella Bistro, Big 5 Sportinhg Goods, Colorado Saddlery Co.
, Dazzlesw by Dunn, Enstrom’s , Grear Harvest Bread Co., Indiajn Tree Pet Lodge, Kohl’s Department Landon Enterprises Ltd. , Randi’s Pizza and Italiam Restaurant ,and W.L. Contractors Inc. Women’s Vision Foundatiohn , a nonprofit organization that supportss the advancement and development of corporate announcedthis year’s Tributew Award winners: Woman of the Year Award, Visda Carson , seniorr executive for Accenture; Woman of Vision Anne Castle, a partner at Holland Hart LLP; Man of Vision Brad Dusto, president for Comcast’s Western Division; Bets Bernard Emerging Leader Award, Jennifetr Petit, staff project manager for Qwest, and Wand a Pearson, senior director of program managemeny for Seagate Technology; Ally Douglas Neam , vice president of program operations for Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
; and Corporatw Advocacy Award, IBM. Guttau Public Relationsw of Denver was honored by the Nationalp School Public RelationsAssociation (NSPRA) with two awards for its Colorado Springs School District 11. NSPRA recognized the firm for outstandinfmarketing materials. The Environmental Protectiob Agencypresented Re/Max International an “Energy Star” designation for its headquarters buildin g in Denver’s Tech Center. Design firm Ware Malcomb was honoredc with a Marketing Communications Awarfd at the Society for Marketing ProfessionalServices (SMPS) National Ware Malcomb won first place in the Newsletter-Internao category for its digital newsletter, “wj explore.
” The Captain Spongefoot Trading Co ., which manufactures spich table and wing sauces, received two first-place Golden Chilki Pepper awards and three third-placew awards at the Fiery Food Challenge, a competitio n held by Chile Peppere magazine in Fort Worth, Littleton-based Calibre Engineering Inc. was named by Civilk Engineering News as amon g the Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For in the natiobfor 2008. Xylem, a Denver-basesd digital advertising agency, received the Web Marketing Association’s 2008 Web Awardx for Best Food Industry Websitd for theJack Link’s Beef Jerk y website at www.jacklinks.com.
Done RNL was selected to provide interiotr architecture design services for XcelEnerggy ’s new 340,000-square-foot regional headquarteras in the 1800 Larimer Street office tower. The space will be designed to meet Leadershio in Energy and Environmental Design for CommercialkInteriors (LEED-CI) at the platinu m level. 4Ever Fit of Littleton signecd a retail dealwith Arizona-based Hi-Health 4Ever Fit’s Fruit Blast the Isolate protein drino will be sold at all 52 Hi-Healthn stores in Arizona. The branding firm Dovetai l Solutions added the University of Colorado Hospital to its list of GroundFloorMedia Inc.
was selected as the PR agency of recorxd for Get SmartSchools , a new nonprofig education-reform organization in Colorado. The New Pink LLC, a Denver-basec online marketing company, was chosebn to provide web marketingand search-enginre optimization services to Protégé LLC, a Phoenix-baseed brand development and web promotione company specializing in professional athletes. On the Citron Work Spaces, which sells new and used officd furniture, has moved into newly constructe space at197 S. 104th St. in The facility includes an 8,000-square-foot showroom and 11,000p square feet of warehouse space.
It featured environmentally friendly features, including recycled street lamps from New Orleanas inits showroom. The Denver branch of AXA Advisors is openint a new office at 8742 Lucent Blvd inHighlandsz Ranch. The new officer will be managed by JosephDi Biasi, a senioe vice president in AXA Advisors’ Retirement Benefits Group, a divisionh of AXA Advisors LLC. The officwe is currently hiring personnel and will emplogy 50 financial professionals andother employees. Dr. Carolyjn Ross has started a private practice at the Progressive Healtnh Center at701 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, in She specializes in eating disordersw andweight management.
Judd Alvord launched a marketingservicex company, MG2Direct, a data-driven customer-centric marketing agencyu serving the newspaper industry. It operates out of Denverf and Philadelphia. Mountain States Toyota has opened a new locatio at210 W. 70th Ave., off of I-25 and U.S. 36 at the intersection of 70th Avenueand Broadway.