Tag: California
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Trader Joe’s poised to open in Parker
For Parker area residents hankering for Chocolate Peanut Butter Joe-Joe’s or other niche products, the wait is almost over. Specialty grocery chain Trader Joe’s announced Wednesday that its Parker location will open May 6. It will be the eighth Trader Joe’s store in Colorado, according to a news release. The Monrovia, California-based retailer has 530 stores in…
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Colorado Springs lands top 10 ranking among best U.S. cities, topping Denver
Colorado Springs cracked the top 10 in the Milken Institute‘s annual best-performing cities list, placing ahead of both Denver and the Springs’ U.S. Space Command rival, Huntsville, Ala. The Springs is ranked ninth in the latest listing, up from 17th last year and the highest spot the city has reached in the 23 years the California-based…
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Colorado city ranks top 10 in ‘best-performing cities’ list
Colorado Springs cracked the Top 10 in the Milken Institute‘s annual best-performing cities list, placing ahead of both Denver and the Springs’ U.S. Space Command rival, Huntsville, Ala. The Springs is ranked ninth in the latest listing, up from 17th last year and the highest spot the city has reached in the 23 years the California-based…
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Polis administration moving to remove diesel and gas powered trucks by 2050
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Transportation announced yesterday the release of a draft strategy to remove gas and diesel trucks, including pickup trucks, from Colorado’s roadways. Governor Jared Polis’ Clean Truck Strategy “to encourage the adoption…
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Outdoor Retailer organizers respond to calls for boycott
Officials with the company that organizes the Outdoor Retailer show said they’re “taking all input and perspectives into consideration” in deciding whether to move the show out of Denver. The Conservation Alliance, composed of more than 270 companies, said in a news release Monday that Emerald X, the publicly traded company that owns Outdoor Retailer,…
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SnapDNA CEO David Medin on leaving Silicon Valley for the silicon slopes
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SnapDNA’s CEO David Medin talked with the Denver Gazette Wednesday about the start-up foodtech company’s move from Silicon Valley in California to Broomfield, the technology it took them eight years to develop, and rapidly growing from four employees just six months ago. Answers have been…
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From California to Broomfield, food safety tech company moving its headquarters
SnapDNA, a company that created technology to improve food safety testing, picked Broomfield as its new headquarters, state officials announced Wednesday, joining a growing number of foodtech companies locating or growing in Colorado. The company, now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, plans to hire up to 144 workers in the coming years with…
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Metro Moves: King Soopers new president takes over
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PROMOTED Joe Kelley takes over as president for King Soopers/City Market after the announced retirement of Steve Burnham, according to the company. Kelley previously held the role of president of Kroger’s Houston division. Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) operates 143 grocery stores, 97 convenience stores,…
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Colorado Springs hotels’ recovery still shy of pre-pandemic levels
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The Colorado Springs hotel industry continued in September to recover from the economic punch packed by the pandemic, though the city’s occupancy rate did fall slightly from August, according to the Rocky Mountain Lodging Report. Local hotels filled 74.2% of their rooms last month. That was down from 75.8% in August but still well ahead…
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Colorado-built NASA Lucy spacecraft begins journey
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft named Lucy rocketed into the sky with diamonds Saturday morning on a 12-year quest to explore eight asteroids. Seven of the mysterious space rocks are among swarms of asteroids sharing Jupiter’s orbit, thought to be the pristine leftovers of planetary formation. The 12-year mission to study the ancient…