Mall of America owner may be eyeing Hawaii for possible mega-mall project

The developer, owner and manager of the top three mega-malls in North America, including the Mall of America in Minnesota, may be eyeing Hawaii for the possible development of a new mega-mall or other type of project, a former company executive confirmed to PBN.

Cindy Clark, a former executive for Triple Five Worldwide Group of Cos. who handled leasing deals for the company’s malls and other properties, told PBN Friday that she has reached out to her former company to see if they could possibly…

Energy startup wins New York Business Plan Competition

A Cornell University team won the top honor Friday at the New York Business Plan Competition, one of the largest student competitions in the Northeast.

UMA Bioseed, an energy and sustainability company started by Cornell students, received $100,000 in funding and in-kind services at the sixth annual business plan competition.

The event, held at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany, drew students from 37 colleges and universities in the state, including several in the Albany region. Area schools…

Colorado oil and gas task force recommendations are part of state's $26 million budget

Elements of the nine recommendations put forward by the 21-member oil and gas task force created by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, aimed at calming the controversy over drilling rigs working in and around Colorado communities, were part of the $26.4 billion budget for next year that Hickenlooper signed into law Friday.

The budget includes:

$1,364,713 to pay for 12 new employees for the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC), the state agency charged with overseeing the state’s…

Customer-loyalty firm FiveStars opening Denver office

FiveStars Loyalty Inc., a quickly growing customer-loyalty and marketing-automation firm, is opening a Denver office and planning to hire more than 100 employees by the end of this year.

The four-year-old San Francisco firm, which has a local customer portfolio that includes Lodo’s Bar & Grill and GB Fish & Chips, secured 10,000 square feet of office space at the Battery621 shared-space facility at 621 Kalamath St.

FiveStarS chose Denver over Austin and Seattle because of the city’s quality…

Plano to vote on $5.2M cash incentive, tax breaks for Liberty Mutual

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. will receive up to $5.2 million in cash grants and get a 10-year, 50 percent tax abatement if the Plano City Council approves an incentive package it’s scheduled to vote on Monday.

In exchange for the cash and tax breaks, the Boston-based insurer will create or transfer up to 4,000 jobs to Plano by the end of 2020 and build an office campus in the Legacy West area totaling a minimum of 900,000 square feet, according to city documents.

The $325 million complex will…