DENVER-MSAS Global leases 43,063 sf at Stapleton Business Center, Applied Industrial Technologies renews for 42,502-sf at Havana Business Center and Gard' n-Wise Distributors renews its 25,590-sf lease at 11633 E. 51st Ave.

DENVER-The vacancy rate rises to 7.66% in the first half of the year, compared with about a 20-year low of 5.44% at the end of 2000. For sellers, cap rate ranges have risen from 8.5% to 9.55% to 9.5% to 10.5%.

DENVER-SafeRent Inc. had primarily marketed its tenant screening services to the largest apartment owners in the country but is now aiming to serve owners and managers of small and medium-size apartment complexes.

DENVER-An increase in building permits reflects Downtown developments planned by larger apartment companies, one multifamily expert says. Supply and demand should match up by the end of the year, another predicts.

DENVER-The vacancy rate rises to 7.66% in the first half of the year, compared with about a 20-year low of 5.44% at the end of 2000. For sellers, cap rate ranges have risen from 8.5% to 9.55% to 9.5% to 10.5%.

DENVER-South Denver Cardiology Associates buys 7.47 acres while Arapahoe Liver and Digestive Health Center grabs 1.25 acres in the 50-acre Ridge at Southpark being developed by L&A Ridge Developers LLC.

DENVER-The builder of Coors Field and the Pepsi Center beats out Kiewit Construction Co., Swinerton Builders and DPR Construction Inc. for the job of general contractor of the addition to the Denver Art Museum.

DENVER-The Winston-Salem, NC-based doughnut chain plans new stores in Thornton, Aurora and Colorado Springs after its first entry in the market posts first-week sales hit a record $369,000.