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Form D Friday: Boulder VC fund eyes future offering of $60 million
Smashburger, Dapix and other companies also filed Form Ds.

Queen Kapiolani hotel to reveal $35 million renovation in October: Slideshow
The Queen Kapiolani Hotel has set an expected date of Oct. 23 for the reveal of its newly revamped property following a $35 million renovation.
In addition to all new public spaces and guest rooms, the project will bring two new dining options: Knots Coffee Roasters, which opened in June, and pool terrace restaurant Deck, slated to open in early October. Japan-based Plan Do See is behind both concepts.
The renovation of the 315-room property began last summer, and is led by Honolulu architecture…
Adolfson & Peterson tops out Aurora’s recreation center
Representing a major milestone in construction, Adolfson & Peterson Construction topped out Aurora’s new recreation center, designed by Populous.
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50 Fifty Sets Sail in the Denver Tech Center
The combination of exceptional design and premium quality always emanates a certain sense of luster that’s hard to deny and easy to appreciate. In 2018, 50 Fifty, a new 185,000-square-foot office building, joined the Denver Tech Center skyline hoping to establish itself as a premier property among the area’s abundant competition.
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User pays $165 per square foot for core-and-shell building
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Nothing Bundt Cakes franchise proposed for Fox Point
A new retail bakery focused on high-end bundt cakes is proposed for Fox Point.
Husband and wife duo Abed and Brittany Khatib plan to open a Nothing Bundt Cakes franchise this winter. The bakery would sell cakes, along with associated retail goods like plates, cups and knick-knacks, Abed Khatib said.
He said the pair conceived the business idea during his wife’s pregnancy, when his mother-in-law brought them a Nothing Bundt Cakes baked good. His wife enjoyed the product so much, Khatib said,…

Metallica’s new whiskey has a name — and it’ll be familiar to fans
Blackened.
It's not just the six-minute, 41-second opener to Metallica's “… And Justice For All” album anymore. Now it's the name of the metal legend's new whiskey brand.
Earlier this week, the band posted on its website about its new Blackened American Whiskey. It has a local connection too: Dave Pickerell, a former master distiller at Loretto, Ky.-based Maker's Mark, worked with the band to develop it.
Blackened isn't just a clever name. According to the web post, the product is a blend…

Mize Houser doubles down on restaurant niche
Topeka-based accounting firm Mize Houser & Co. PA launched a new service designed to help owner operators of restaurant franchises manage the financial aspects of their business.
The new offering is called Mize Restaurant Group Controllership Services and provides bank reconciliation, financial reports, forecasting, cash flow reports and analysis, payroll management, cash control policies, inventory control procedures, vendor payment and other related services.
Mize Houser, which has large office…

The $1,000 date night: Here are the Bay Area’s most expensive prix fixe menus
Whether it's the family restaurant around the corner or the morning coffee run, Bay Area diners have long lost their sticker shock when it comes to paying the bill.
The Bay Area is home to some of the most prestigious restaurants in the world, and the region's food prices alone can be as much as 72 percent higher than the national average. And when it comes to actually eating at Michelin-rated names like Saison or The French Laundry, diners are lining up to pay — a lot.
The average cost of a…

EXCLUSIVE: Findlay Market’s Maverick Chocolate opening second location
Maverick Chocolate Co., which opened at Findlay Market in 2014, is expanding its presence in Cincinnati with a second location.