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Warm summer days naturally invite people to run through the sprinklers, drink ice-cold beverages and devour delicious gourmet food hot from the grill. With around 65 percent of American homes owning one or more outdoor grills or smokers, they’ve become a popular way to… Continue

Integrated Asset Services®, LLC (IAS®) (www.iasreo.com), a leader in default management and residential collateral valuation, this month celebrated the first anniversary of its IAS360 House Price Index (http://www.iasreo.com/ias360_update.html). The IAS360 HPI remains the only index to… Continue

Some of the Rocky Mountain region’s best and brightest clean tech concepts took a major step forward, as the Clean Tech Open (CTO) today announced the 12 regional semi-finalists in its clean tech business plan competition. The semi-finalists were selected from a talented pool of 64 cl… Continue

Four out of five U.S. women are dissatisfied with their appearance, according to the Eating Disorder Foundation. Denver’s Eating Recovery Center (www.eatingrecoveryinfo.com) hopes to reverse this statistic with the launch of a new Body Image Group. This 12-week program, which strives to… Continue

SRI in the Rockies, the largest and longest-running sustainable and responsible investing conference in the world, will mark its 20th year and highlight growing opportunities for investors who embrace innovative investment strategies targeted on environmental, social,… Continue

The Rocky Mountain chapter of the Clean Tech Open (www.cleantechopen.com), the nation’s leading clean tech business competition, announced that it has received strong support from the region’s business community, but is seeking additional sponsors for the competition. The law firm of Faegre & Benson is the Rocky Mountain region’s lead Gold sponsor. EKS&H, Hein & Associates, Van Gilder Insurance, and KPMG have also pledged support. Additional local sponsors include: • South Metro Den… Continue

The virtual world of Second Life has seen a host of experiences over the years, but on June 10th, the first Second Life college graduation will be held on the Second Life campus of the 150 year old Bryant & Stratton College. Approximately 40 graduates ranging in age from 25 to 45 will don their virtual cap and gown to receive their college degrees with all of the pomp and circumstance regularly witnessed in the real world, including the procession, the commencement speaker and the conferring… Continue