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The nonprofit college, which is headquartered in Heathrow, Florida, opened its Honolulu campus in 1998.

From the National Register of Historic Places to the computer screens of bridesmaids looking for the perfect place for a bachelorette party, the latest chapter of Denver’s historic Curry-Chucovich House is playing out on Airbnb.

Two stories of brick and ornately carved red stone rising from a sea of asphalt, the Curry-Chucovich row home has stood at 1439 Court Place since 1888. It’s housed Denver dignitaries, gamblers, lawyers and, since January, dozens of visitors looking for great accommodations in the middle of downtown Denver. Just how many are drawn in by the fact that it’s a designated city landmark is unclear.

The 130-year-old building has five bedrooms — with seven beds — and one-and-a-half bathrooms, and can accommodate 12 people, according to its listing on the popular Airbnb short-term rental website. It rents for $358 a night plus fees and taxes.

For proprietor Tom Schirmer, morphing the historic house from legal and professional offices to an Airbnb rental last January ..

BP is in growth mode, the CEO of the company’s Lower 48 onshore operations said Wednesday, and the energy giant’s recent $10.5 billion acquisition of BHP Billiton’s U.S. shale oil and gas resources and its gleaming new digs in Denver are evidence of that.

Dave Lawler, who grew up in the Denver area, talked about the company’s new direction while sitting in a conference room of BP Lower 48’s new U.S. headquarters along Denver’s South Platte River in Lower Highland, which is in the midst of a development boom. He and about 100 employees in Houston have relocated to Denver. A hundred other people were hired locally to work in the new 160,000-square-foot headquarters.

About 400 employees are staying in Houston.

BP’s growth includes the huge acquisition of Australian-based BHP Billiton’s oil and gas resources in the United States. Lawler said the deal will allow BP to increase the percentage of oil assets in its portfolio, now at about 15 percent.

BP sees natural gas as a fuel to help r..

The momentum seen nationally for a program designed to make commercial buildings more energy-efficient is evident in Denver, with a locally based financier announcing an ambitious new venture and a California-based company unveiling a makeover for the Petroleum Building downtown.

Mark Boyer, president and CEO of Denver-based Lever Energy Capital, said his company has the ability to originate up to $500 million in financing for the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy program, or C-PACE. Lever, the only Colorado company that finances projects through the program, is partnering with Crescent Real Estate, which has offices in Centennial and Fort Worth, Texas.

“We have a half billion in funding to put to work across the country, and we would love to put as much of that as possible to work in our own backyard, in Colorado,” Boyer said.

Sausalito, Calif.-based CleanFund, one of the country’s leading providers of long-term financing for energy efficiency and other upgrades to commerci..

The mixed-use hotel development will not only add nearly 200 rooms to the city's stifled supply, but it will also provide a permanent spot for the circus dinner theatre.

CEO talks about the BP domestic business' new home base, its $10.5B investment and ambition to join a leader in the U.S. shale oil business.

The development of the areas surrounding Elitch Gardens are still moving through the zoning phase but an “aggressive timeline” is possible.

The land is next to a 75-acre tract owned by the Harris County Flood Control District and close to a tributary of Little Cypress Creek.

Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta announced Sept. 12 that his new luxury hotel tower has received a prestigious designation.

The Post Oak Hotel earned a AAA Five Diamond Rating, according to a tweet from Fertitta. It’s the only hotel in Houston with the designation.

In January, AAA released a list of 121 hotels in North America that earned the AAA Five Diamond Rating over the prior 12 months. The only Texas hotel on that list was The Ritz-Carlton in Dallas, one of eight newcomers.

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This year, about 550 balloonists are expected to participate in the annual fiesta.