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• University sells bathroom naming rights

  - 2008-03-01

  IT'S BATHROOM HUMOR IN good taste: A venture capitalist paying $25,000 for the rights to name a lavatory on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. The second-floor men's restroom in the ATLAS building now features donor Brad Feld's name and a plaque with his words of wisdom: "The best...

  Tags: ATLAS, FINANCE, Government, Investment, Strategy, University of Colorado

• Hirings.(Boyd Gaming Corp.)(University of Colorado)( Public Employees' Retirement Fund)

  - 2007-04-30

  Arizona Sheet Metal Workers PHOENIX - Sheet Metal Workers of Arizona hired INTECH to run $22 million in active domestic fixed income, said Gerald Stewart, business manager for the $70 million pension plan. Funding came from reducing an active dome Arizona Sheet Metal...

  Tags: asset, board, Boyd Gaming Corp., hiring, private equity, private equity fund, real estate, strategy, University of Colorado

• Colorado BioScience Association Launches Colorado Springs Chapter

  - 2007-03-28

  DENVER -- The first meeting of the Colorado Springs Chapter of the Colorado BioScience Association CBSA occurs this morning, 7:30 a.m., at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs UCCS. The announcement is made by Denise Brown, CBSA Executive Director, who says UCCS Chancellor Pam Shockley is hosting the chapter...

  Tags: Colorado, Strategy, University of Colorado

• Pearson Knowledge Technologies Research Shows Student Practice With Online Summarization Tool Improves Writing and Reading Skills

  - 2006-12-12

  Five-Year Research Study at University of Colorado at Boulder Demonstrates Academic Value of Summary Street, Automated Reading and Writing Evaluation Tool BOULDER, Colo. -- Pearson Knowledge Technologies today announced results of research revealing that the use of Summary Street, the company's automated tool to evaluate the content of students'...

  Tags: knowledge, Pearson Education Inc., PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, tool, University of Colorado

• Herrington taking the helm of Univ. of CO Center for Space studies

  - 2006-12-08

  John Herrington has had some unique experiences. He has visited the International Space Station and is the first American Indian to journey into space, logging more than 300 hours. Those unique experiences made him the perfect candidate to lead the University of Colorado at Colorado...

  Tags: Manufacturing, Strategy, University of Colorado

• Univ. of Colorado at Colorado Springs to offer bachelor of

  - 2006-11-17

  The University of Colorado Board of Regents has approved a new family of degrees for students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Initial offerings will include bachelors' of innovation degrees in business administration, computer science, electrical engineering, and game design and development. The degrees...

  Tags: Colorado, Entrepreneurship, Globalization, Strategy, University of Colorado

• Colorado provides grant money to encourage bioscience research

  - 2006-07-14

  Colorado is joining the bandwagon of states that are providing grant money to encourage bioscience research. The legislature has earmarked $2 million of state gaming proceeds for small grants to encourage bioscience research and development of new technologies. That money, available only once, could be the catalyst...

  Tags: Colorado, job, Strategy, University of Colorado

• Letters

  - 2006-02-03

  HOMETOWN SUPPORT UCCS program meets needs for defense projects It is with sincere appreciation that we write to publicly thank Colorado's congressional delegation for its support and interest in the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and its efforts in the areas of homeland...

  Tags: Government, SALES, Strategy, teacher, University of Colorado

• Learning On The Quick And Cheap: Microfoundations For The FDI Productivity Transmission Mechanism

  BNET - 2005-12-29

  Gains from productivity and knowledge transmission arising from the presence of foreign firms have received a good deal of empirical attention, but theoretical micro-foundations for this mechanism are limited. Here the author focuses on production by foreign experts who may train domestic unskilled workers who work with them. Gains from...

  Tags: Knowledge, University Of Colorado, Worker, Foreign Direct Investment, Strategy, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Management, Investment, Finance

• 3 areas selected to anchor growth

  - 2005-03-12

  Colorado Springs will look to its airport, downtown and university as anchors for economic growth in coming years, economic development officials said Friday. All three anchors are needed to support local businesses that sell products outside the city, providing jobs and generating income for local residents, said...

  Tags: aviation, Biotechnology, downtown, HARDWARE, Semiconductors, Strategy, University of Colorado