DENVER-City Council will be deciding whether to contribute $55.3 million to a developer so he can build a $217-million hotel that will neighbor the Colorado Convention Center. Some say voters, not council, should have the final word.

DENVER-Mayor Wellington Webb, a long-time union supporter, has ordered the aviation manager for Denver International Airport to referee a simmering dispute over unionization efforts for future hotel employees. The city is issuing an insurance policy for strict neutrality in lobbying workers.

DENVER-An online purchasing provider has added 250 more members, representing 53,000 apartments. The extra members have come via the acquisition of a New England competitor.

DENVER-TCI has reaped $22.5 million for a decade-long investment in the 240,000-sf Terrace Tower II. The building's sale had been quietly slipped into year-end deals, with Maier & Siebel paying $37.5 million for the property.

DENVER-A Denver real estate broker has removed a for sale sign with the word "Broncos" emblazoned on it as a marketing strategy for a parcel near the NFL team's training facility. Two letters from the NFL have convinced the broker that it's time to punt.

LOVELAND, CO-City and county staffs are looking forward to the spring when a 100,000-sf project will be finished, bringing more space and a services consolidation for residents' convenience. The $15.4-million project means an end to desk sharing.

DENVER-SafeRent, founded in October 1998, had closed the year 2000 by raising $12 million in two funding rounds. Part of the capital is earmarked for a second versioning of its applicant screening software.

DENVER-1999 got the ball rolling for the 2000 investment market, which had closed the year on a strong note. Grubb & Ellis, in its 2001 forecast, says the metro area has finally shed its 1980s stigma.