Denver’s renovation of largest city office building aims to keep workers downtown — with some new costs
The Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building is the workhorse of Denver’s real estate portfolio, providing space for 2,100 employees across departments from the Clerk and Recorder’s Office to city planning to parks and recreation.
Now, more than 20 years after it was built at 201 W. Colfax Ave., work is underway on a $133.5 million overhaul. The renovation will touch all 12 floors of the gray, oval-shaped office tower north of Civic Center park over the next two years.
And even while it’s under construction, the Webb building is playing a part in Mayor Mike Johnston’s economic plans for downtown Denver. Displaced employees won’t be working from home — while their typical office spaces are being painted, carpeted and furnished with new equipment and gear, they will simply shift a block or two away.
Thanks to some carefully planned phasing and a $4.9 million lease for space in nearby Republic Plaza, city workers will remain on hybrid work schedules that keep them coming downtown a..
KC biotech startup partners with Oral Biolife on periodontal treatment for pets
The Kansas City company will use its hydrogel technology to help make a new periodontal disease treatment more effective. Currently, standard treatment is to remove pets' teeth.
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Report: Austin one of top cities millennials moved to in 2022
A new study released by financial technology company SmartAsset this month named Austin one of the most popular destinations millennials moved to in 2022. The analysis found one in four millennials moved to a different city last year, with the study ranking cities based on “the highest percentage of the population represented by newly transplanted millennials.”
Austin ranked No. 9 in pulling new residents within the 25 to 44 age range, per the study. The Lone Star State’s capital attracted…
Gwinnett County eyes transformation from sprawling suburb to urban centers
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More than 300 acres up for sale in the ‘backyard of the Triangle’
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Entrepreneurs reopen St. Charles movie theater
A beloved movie theater in St. Charles reopened this weekend, after having to shut down because of a fire.
“We get to see the community come in and thank us and be thankful that this kind of establishment is back open,” Anthony Nolen, co-owner of St. Andrews Cinema, said.
After a fire in 2019, the St. Andrews Cinema had holes in the roof which allowed rain in. Vandals frequented the abandoned space, causing damage. Plus, the new owners said people were living inside the closed St. Charles theater.
“That…
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Propella Therapeutics, Pittsboro firm with 5 employees, sold for $175M
As part of the acquisition, Astellas will acquire Propella's lead asset, a potential treatment for metastatic prostate cancer. Astellas, which opened a $100 million plant in North Carolina in 2022, has run afoul of both U.S. and British authorities in recent years.
KC biotech startup partners with Oral Biolife to launch periodontal treatment for pets
The Kansas City company will use its hydrogel technology to help make a new periodontal disease treatment more effective.