Nolte Wins Cherokee TOD Contract/Construction Companies Rescue Shelter/Kennedy-Jenks Opens Broomfield Office

Several local roofers volunteered their time and materials to help repair the roof of a south Denver animal rescue society this summer.

Nolte Wins Contract for Cherokee Denver TOD

The newly established Broadway Station Metro District No. 1 selected Nolte Associates to provide design management for the infrastructure that serves the 50-acre, two-parcel Cherokee Denver redevelopment site at Interstate 25 and Broadway.

This area will be the site of Denver's first major transit-oriented development. Situated near the existing Broadway RTD light rail station, the site will be a point of confluence for existing and future light rail transit surrounded by a mixed-use development.

Nolte will also provide site development design for the western 24-acre parcel, the site's first mixed-use project. Under development by Joseph Freed and Associates, it's expected to house 1,500 high-density residential units, 500,000 to 600,000 sq ft of retail and more than 200,000 sq ft of office space.

Construction Companies Rescue Animal Shelter

Several members of the local construction industry rushed to the aid of the Animal Rescue & Adoption Society in August, donating more than $10,000 worth of work and materials.

The no-kill animal shelter in Denver was in trouble after it paid a contractor $26,000 in late January to complete a variety of projects on its 40-year-old building, and $8,000 worth of materials and work were never delivered or completed. The projects included replacing the building's roof and siding, ordering and installing new windows, a new wing and a heating and air conditioning unit.

After a local television newscast aired a story on the shelter's woes, four roofers from the Colorado Roofing Association - Excel Roofing, Front Range Roofing, Superior Roofing and Boulder Roofing - organized an effort to help the shelter fix its roof.

ADK Electrical volunteered crews to ensure the electrical system in the 40-year-old building was up to code, and Centennial Home Improvements provided the shelter with new windows at less than a third of the usual cost. CHI owner James Slater is also installing the windows for free.

Aspen Builder Changes Its Name

Aspen's Wodehouse Builders named Michael Augello, formerly a vice president of the company, as a partner, and the Aspen-based company has changed its name to Wodehouse-Augello Builders LLC.

Augello joined Wodehouse's Telluride office in 1997 and opened the company's Aspen office in 1999. He is also a member of the Pitkin County planning and zoning commission.

Denver's Arizona Tile Relocates to Larger Space

Arizona Tile in Denver moved last month to a new, larger facility in the Stapleton Business Center off Interstate 25. The new showroom at 10100 E. 45th Ave. opened on Sept. 5.

The facility consists of three buildings totaling more than 120,000 sq ft. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Cator, Ruma Opens Lighting Design Studio

The mechanical and electrical engineering firm of Cator, Ruma & Associates has opened a full-service lighting design studio focused on serving the design community. Nancy Johnson, LC, and Susan Porter, IALD, LC, IESNA, are the studio directors.

KB Home Colorado Re-Certified by NHQ Program

The NAHB Research Center has re-certified KB Home Colorado through its National Housing Quality-Certified Builder program.

The division originally earned the NHQ certification following an NAHB Research Center audit of the implementation of the company's quality-assurance systems. Other home builders participating in the NHQ Certified Builder program are working toward re-certification by the end of the year.

Participation in the NHQ Certified Builder program is designed to increase efficiency and consistency in building practices.

Kennedy-Jenks Consultants Opens Broomfield Office

Kennedy-Jenks Consultants, an engineering firm that provides consulting services to the water, transportation and industrial manufacturing sectors, has opened a new office in Broomfield.

The firm also offer services related to water well systems, storm sewer design, residential land development, airport site selection, and drainage basin, irrigation and river modeling.

Taylor Kohrs Introduces New Company Web Site

Taylor Kohrs has created a new company Web site at www.taylorkohrs.com.

The site was designed to provide owners, developers and all parties involved in the real estate industry with important information about the company's areas of expertise and professional background. It was developed by Infinity Pro Design.

Action Catastrophe Inks Real Estate Agreements

Denver-based Action Catastrophe Steamatic finalized service agreement contracts earlier this year with two prominent Colorado real estate companies - Prime West Real Estate and Transwestern Commercial Services.

The agreements reflect an ongoing interest within the real estate industry to secure damage restoration service agreements before fire or water damage occurs. Action Catastrophe Steamatic recently became part of the Blackman Mooring Steamatic network of service providers.

Adolfson & Peterson Colorado Surpasses Safety Milestone

The Colorado office of Adolfson & Peterson Construction surpassed a major milestone in the construction industry on July 24 - one million consecutive man hours worked without a lost-time accident.

Since Oct. 25, 2002, A&P Colorado had constructed approximately $500 million in projects and has had no employees miss work time because of an injury sustained while on the job.

In addition to the local achievement, Adolfson & Peterson Construction reached 1.7 million man hours without a lost-time injury company-wide.

HDR Engineering Acquires Nakata Planning Group

HDR Engineering Inc. has acquired Nakata Planning Group LLC, based in Colorado Springs. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Nakata Planning Group, which specializes in facilities and master planning for military, commercial and industrial clients worldwide, will now conduct business as HDR/Nakata Planning Group. The 26-year-old company employs 28 people.

Under the new corporate structure, Nakata Planning Group Principal Charles Doll Jr., AICP, will be a senior vice president; principal Robert Preston, AICP, will be a vice president.

White Receives Premium Cost Containment Certificate

White Construction Group received the Workers' Compensation Premium Cost Containment Certificate from the Department of Labor and Employment. - the fifth year the Castle Rock-based contractor has received the certificate.

The Cost Containment Program, enacted in 1989, rewards employers who implement and maintain a standardized loss prevention/loss control program and achieve certification status. Certification status is granted by the Premium Cost Containment Board to employers who can document that they have had a loss prevention/loss control program in effect for at least a year.