DENVER-The Plainfield, IN-based sporting goods chain plans to open its second store in the market by taking over an 80,000-sf, two-level store that was formerly a six-screen United Artists movie theater.

LAKEWOOD, CO-The suits are an attempt by the two tenants to cut better deals when they serve as anchors in the new Villa Italia development, says a principal with Continuum Partners LLC, redeveloping the former regional mall.

VAIL, CO-The largest owner of ski resorts in Colorado plans upgrades this year at Vail, Breckenridge ($13.4 million there alone), Keystone and Beaver Creek, as well as Grand Teton Lodge Co. in Jackson, WY.

DENVER-Chris Ball, a Fuller and Co. broker, tells GlobeSt.com he expects the vacancy rate to approach 40% within 30 days, and maybe 50% before the office market in the corridor between Denver and Boulder starts to recover.

DENVER-The Regional Transportation District was willing to pay up to $60 million. The city of Denver is kicking in up to $10 million while the partnership is getting another $20 million from the Denver Regional Council of Governments.

DENVER-Miller Weingarten Realty's project on 11 acres that used to be a US Air Force base includes 118,000 sf of retail space, a new "main street" and 14,000 sf of second-story office space.

VAIL, CO-Vail Resorts plans to spend another $20 million renovating the 349-room Vail Marriott Mountain Resort, the largest hotel in the Vail Valley. It will be managed under a Marriott International franchise agreement.

DENVER-Chris Ball, a Fuller and Co. broker, tells GlobeSt.com he expects the vacancy rate to approach 40% within 30 days, and maybe 50% before the office market in the corridor between Denver and Boulder starts to recover.