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Steamboat Springs — SCORE has tweaked its Next Steps program to accommodate the needs of the business community. Instead of focusing on startup entrepreneurs, the program will focus on businesses facing challenges, according to information from Randy Rudasics, manager of the Bogue Enterprise Center at Colorado Mountain College's Alpine Campus.

The three-day program is subtitled "Preparing for the turn to a better economy." It will be 5:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday in Room 300 of Bogue Hall at CMC. The cost is $50 and includes meals and materials.

Topics include budgeting, marketing and managing employees. Anyone interested in participating can contact Rudasics at 870-4491 or rudasics_1@msn.com.

Holiday Inn revamps signs, service, amenities

The Steamboat Springs Holiday Inn has completed a company relaunch program, according to a news release. The program of Holiday Inn parent company Intercontinental Hotels Group is designed to create a more contemporary brand image, increase quality and drive consistency, according to the release.

The changes account for the new sign along U.S. Highway 40, Holiday Inn owner Scott Marr said. The hotel also added improved bedding, shower fixtures and service, according to the release.

Holiday Inn started in 1952 and has more than 1,400 properties worldwide, nearly 1,000 of them in the United States.

Fortress takes over funds and assets of D.B. Zwirn

Fortress Investment Group announced Monday that it would take over the funds and assets of D.B. Zwirn & Co. The funds will become Fortress Recovery Funds I. The transaction is expected to add about $2 billion in assets under management to Fortress, according to a news release. D.B. Zwirn investors approved the deal.

Some of D.B. Zwirn's management and about 100 employees have joined Fortress or will provide services to the company, according to the release.

Fortress is the parent company of Intrawest, which is the parent company of Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp.