Tag: Business
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$700K Aurora ranch home comes with country club access | On The Home Front
As neighborhoods in the metro Denver area expand further east, a home in Aurora aims to combine ranch life with country club living. Andrew Malkoski, associate broker and owner of Denver 100, is hosting an open house on Saturday for a home located in a neighborhood south of the Aurora Reservoir and just a few…
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Tapped: Worst winter in memory triggers cascading economic strain in Colorado mountain towns
Editor’s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Copper thefts threaten 911, emergency communications in Colorado
The theft of copper communications wire is endangering 911 service and other emergency response systems across Colorado, as thieves target infrastructure in Denver and beyond in search of quick profits, according to policymakers and industry representatives. At the state Capitol, legislators have responded by passing a bill aimed at cracking down down on the sale…
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Golden startup wins $220M contract to build first fleet of lunar rovers for NASA’s moon base
An aerospace startup company based in Golden is going to help build the first fleet of lunar rovers to support the Artemis IV mission and NASA’s plans to build a permanent base on the moon. The federal space agency selected Lunar Outpost for a $220 million contract to build and deliver lunar terrain vehicles (LTVs)…
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Denver smoke shop’s license suspended after litany of alleged illegal sales
Denver’s Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection suspended the license of a smoke shop after accusing the shop of a litany of illegal sales. Department officials called it “one of the most severe cases of alleged illegal products sales in city history,” according to a news release. The allegations that Vibe Smoke Shop, 7530 E.…
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Metro Moves: New indoor go-kart park opens in Thornton
There’s a new indoor go-kart center in Thornton. Go-karting company K1 Speed announced it opened a new location in Thornton on Tuesday. It’s the company’s second location in Colorado following its go-kart center in Littleton. K1 Speed has more than 107 locations around the world, including in China, Mexico, Italy and more. The new Colorado…
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Space startup in Colorado working its own Project Hail Mary to save NASA telescope
On the edge of the main road connecting Denver to Boulder, a space startup’s manufacturing facility in Broomfield has been racing against the clock for a once-in-a-lifetime mission. In a span of eight months, Katalyst Space Technologies has taken a napkin sketch of a concept and built a robotic spacecraft called Link to save the…
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Colorado gained jobs in April, but workforce participation lowest since August 2020
Colorado added 11,800 jobs in April even as the state’s unemployment rate remained unchanged, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. Private sector payroll jobs increased by 12,000 while government jobs decreased by 200, the department said. The jobless rate remained at 3.9%, below the national rate of 4.3%. Last year, the state…
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Colorado EDC grants $13.3M in incentives to 4 companies
The Colorado Economic Development Commission on Thursday approved a total of up to roughly $13.3 million in job growth tax incentives for four companies considering expanding in the state. Commissioners approved up to $1.73 million in performance-based job growth tax incentive credits over a period of eight years to a manufacturer that produces custom parts,…
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Denver company that owns Vans, North Face and Timberland sees revenue growth again
VF Corporation’s revenues are growing again. The Denver-based parent company of large retail brands like Vans, The North Face and Timberland reported its first year of growth in three years, according to the latest earnings report released Wednesday. The company’s revenues grew by 1% year over year to $9.6 billion, the company reported. VF Corp’s…