DENVER-East West Partners turns in a good proposal to operate and develop city-owned Winter Park Resort, but the firm from British Columbia comes in with a better proposal in the eyes of Mayor Wellington E. Webb's executive committee.

LAKEWOOD, CO-The 180,000-sf Cole Building in the Denver West Office Park is financed with a loan provided by Fremont Investment & Loan on behalf of Alliance Commercial Partners. L.J. Melody & Co.'s Denver office arranged the deal.

DENVER-Casino revenue rises 6% from the previous record year of 2000. At $676.7 million, it's a far cry from limited stakes gambling's first full year of 1992, when three casinos generated revenue of $180 million.

DENVER-Equity Office Properties Trust lines up the international engineering and construction firm before the previous tenant at Corporate Center II, mutual fund family Invesco, vacated the building at the end of 2001.

DENVER-It's decision time for the city, which will choose between Avon, CO-based East West Partners and Vancouver, BC-based Intrawest as a joint venture partner in its Winter Park ski resort development.

DENVER-A powerful citizen's review board approves a proposal by Hines Interests to turn the US Postal Annex Terminal building in LoDo into luxury condominiums. The 3-2 vote comes amid fears of the structure's new height.

DENVER-Chairman and chief executive officer Jamie Dimon tells 200 Bank One employees here about plans to open another 13 branches in the market, including its debut in the Denver Technological Center next month.

DENVER-Austin, TX-based Fired Up Inc. takes space in the Sugar Building at 1530 16th St., which had been vacant for more than 30 years, for its Louisiana Style Cafi. The move is made despite restaurant closings in the market.