January, 2010 - The Embryo Adoption Awareness Center, which promotes the donation and adoption of human embryos, has retained Christopherson & Co. to provide consulting services to further leverage and expand the center's in-house social media program. Embryo adoption is a relatively new process in which individuals who have their own frozen embryos agree to release them to the adopting couple. The adopting family may either be known or anonymous to the donors. The intent is that the embryos will be transferred into the womb of the adopting mother so that she and her husband may bear a child and be that child's parents.

SAGE PUBLIC RELATIONS GROUP WINS CAREI PR ACCOUNT

Sage Public Relations Group, co-founded by Christopherson & Co., was selected in competitive bidding among five PR firms to develop a branding-oriented public relations effort for the Colorado Association of Real Estate Investors.

Sage is a collaborative organization comprised of independent, senior-level PR practitioners based in Denver with members located coast-to-coast. Sage member Pushkin Public Relations is the lead contractor for the CAREI account; Christopherson & Co. Communications is teaming with Pushkin.

DENVER METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SELECTS CHRISTOPHERSON & CO. FOR 2010 ADVERTISING

Oct. 8, 2009 - Christopherson & Co. Communications recently was selected to continue to serve as the advertising agency for the membership development marketing programs of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce for 2009-10.

Christopherson has developed and promoted the chamber's membership branding campaign, "It's all about who you know," and the advertising and public relations efforts for the Chamber-sponsored Colorado Drug Card.

CHRISTOPHERSON & CO. COMMUNICATIONS PROMOTES MELISSA HERNANDEZ TO SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

August 31, 2009- Christopherson & Co., a 25-year-old advertising and public relations firm in Greenwood Village, has promoted Hernandez from account executive to senior account executive. Melissa has worked with Christopherson & Co. since September 2008, overseeing the agency's public relations and marketing initiatives.

She holds a master's degree in communication from the University of Denver and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Colorado State University.

BK PARADOX HIRES CHRISTOPHERSON & CO. COMMUNICATIONS

August 26, 2009 - Christopherson & Co. Communications has been chosen to provide marketing and communications services for BK ParaDox, an online website that helps people file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. BK ParaDox is associated with Legal Helpers, America's largest consumer bankruptcy law firm.

ASSOCIATION OF PeriOPERATIVE REGISTERED NURSES (AORN) SELECTS SAGE PUBLIC RELATIONS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR 56TH ANNUAL CONGRESS MARCH 14-19

February 17, 2009 - Sage Public Relations Group, a virtual PR firm founded by Christopherson & Co. Communications and Pushkin Public Relations, has been selected to provide media relations services for AORN's 56th Annual Congress, the nation's largest surgical trade show.

Thousands of perioperative nurses, researchers, educators and industry representatives from around the world will descend on Chicago March 14-19 for the 56th annual AORN Congress. With a theme of Embrace the Future, the 2009 Congress will feature a look at new products, new technology and new patient safety initiatives.

Dozens of experts will present programs on topics including the economics of healthcare, improving teamwork, expectations of the Joint Commission, retaining talent, patient safety and what the future holds for perioperative nursing.

CHRISTOPHERSON & CO. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR COLORADO CHAPTER OF AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

December 26, 2008 - Christopherson & Co. has been chosen by the Colorado Chapter of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to provide public relations support for its 2008 Report Card on Colorado Infrastructure to be released in January.

Founded in 1909, the Colorado Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 3,600 civil engineers. The group selected Christopherson & Co. to develop public relations strategies for the release of the Report Card, which was developed by a consortium of infrastructure leaders and industry experts over the course of a year.

An update to the 2003 report, the evaluation covers air quality, aviation, bridges, dam safety, drinking water, energy, environmental cleanup, solid waste, mass transit, roads, wastewater treatment, water supply and, for the first time, the capability of the state's engineering schools to produce enough civil engineers to address infrastructure needs.

MELISSA HERNANDEZ JOINS CHRISTOPHERSON & CO.

September 16, 2008 - Christopherson & Co., a 25-year-old advertising and public relations firm in Greenwood Village, has added Melissa Hernandez (formerly Miller) to its staff as an account executive. Melissa will join Christopherson & Co.'s diverse staff of professionals, providing support for the agency's public relations clients and integrated marketing initiatives.

Melissa has been working in the public relations industry for more than four years, with previous positions as account executive at Schenkein and communications manager for the Aurora Chamber of Commerce. She holds a master's degree in communication from the University of Denver and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Colorado State University.

SURVEY DRAWING WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED

April 18, 2008 - Christopherson & Co. recently conducted a market survey by mail for one of the metro area's most prominent active adult communities, Heather Gardens.

As an incentive for participation, survey participants were eligible to be one of four $250 cash prize winners in a random drawing conducted April 18 by Heather Gardens marketing committee members.

The winners of the drawing are: John Kokoska, Diane Page, Paul Tokheim, Alan A. Keimig. Christopherson & Co. will be notifying the winners personally during the week of April 21.

SYPRIS RETAINS CHRISTOPHERSON TO INTRODUCE NEW PRODUCT LINE

March 27, 2008 - Sypris Data Systems, Inc. has hired Christopherson & Co. Communications as its advertising and public relations agency to promote its new line of signal interception products for the defense and intelligence industry.

Sypris is headquartered in San Dimas, California and manufactures its products in Centennial, Colorado. It is a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions, Inc.

Additional information on Sypris can be found at www.syprisdatasystems.org.

CHRISTOPHERSON TOPS COMPETITORS TO RETAIN E-470 CONTRACT

March 2, 2008 - Following a competitive review in competition with some of the state's most prominent PR firms, Christopherson & Co. was selected to continue to serve as the public relations contractor for the E-470 Public Highway Authority.

Christopherson has served continuously as the PR contractor for E-470 since 2002. It is the third time that Christopherson has won the contract to promote the tollway authority. Christopherson resigned the account in 2000 for a two-year period in order to handle public affairs for Valley Corridor Constructors, a consortium that was one of three contractors pursuing the TREX highway and light rail transportation project.

President Dan Christopherson says that his firm's most outstanding accomplishment during its nearly 25-year history was its successful public relations and advertising three-county election campaign for a $10 per vehicle registration fee. The election victory enabled E-470 to break ground on the first segment of the highway.

Additional information on E-470 may be found at www.e470.com.

HEATHER GARDENS ACTIVE ADULT COMMUNITY HIRES CHRISTOPHERSON TO BOOST ITS BRAND

March 1, 2008 - Christopherson & Co. has won a multi-agency competition to gain the assignment to reinvigorate and promote the brand of Heather Gardens, one of the Colorado's largest active adult communities.

Christopherson will serve as the outsourced marketing department as well as advertising agency for the Heather Gardens Association. The organization represents the owners of the more than 2,600 condominiums, townhomes and patio homes in Heather Gardens. The community is located in Aurora, near I-225 and Parker Road, across from the eastern side of Cherry Creek State Park.

The association hired Christopherson to expand awareness and enhance perceptions of the community in order to boost the market for Heather Gardens homes.

Agency President Dan Christopherson said his firm's first focus will be to utilize research to gain a better understanding about the target market's perceptions of Heather Gardens and rival active adult communities. With that knowledge in place, the firm will move to retool and advertise the brand.

Additional information on Heather Gardens can be found at www.HeatherGardens.org.

CHRISTOPHERSON COLLABORATES ON THE 2008 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF periOPERATING ROOM NURSES FOUNDATION

February 14, 2008 - Through its membership in the Sage Public Relations Group, a national public relations collaborative, Christopherson & Co. Communications has been retained to help brand and promote an ambitious nationwide capital fundraising campaign for the 42,000-member, Denver-based Association of periOperating Room Nurses Foundation (AORN). The public relations campaign will be introduced to members at the association's annual congress in Anaheim, CA on March 31.

Christopherson is a co-founder of Sage. Sage brings together senior level public relations and public affairs counselors to assist firms with complex, vital communications needs. Currently four firms comprise the group's membership, with three in Denver and another in Washington, D.C. An affiliate is based in Orange County, CA.

Sage member Pushkin Public Relations serves as the lead contractor for the AORN account.

For information on AORN, visit www.aorn.org.

CHRISTOPHERSON COLLABORATES ON CREDIT UNION OF COLORADO, STATE'S FIFTH-LARGEST CREDIT UNION

January 15, 2008 - Christopherson & Co., through its membership in the Sage Public Relations Group, a public relations collaborative, has been retained to provide continuing public relations services to promote the Credit Union of Colorado, the state's fifth-largest credit union.

Through Sage, Christopherson participated on a project basis last August in the launch of the credit union's new brand name. Previously, the organization had been called the Colorado State Employees Credit Union.

Christopherson is a co-founder of Sage. Sage brings together senior level public relations and public affairs counsel to firms with complex communications needs. Currently four firms comprise the group, with three in Denver and another in Washington, D.C. An affiliate is based in Orange County, CA.

Sage member Pushkin Public Relations serves as the lead member in promoting the credit union.

Additional information on the credit union can be found at www.cuofco.org.