Tag: Economic Development
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Aurora council rejects Coffman’s economic development plan in heated discussion
Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky compared the contentious and long-lasting conversation to “a bad divorce between mom and dad.”
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Out-of-state business location specialists critique metro Denver
Out-of-state specialists helping companies find good locations in which to relocate or expand spent the past three days combing over the metro Denver area, then presented feedback to a room full of business and government leaders Friday morning. The 18th Annual Metro Denver Site Selection Conference and Consultant Feedback event drew heaps of praise for…
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Pepsi finalizes deal to build plant near Denver International Airport
PepsiCo Beverages North America announced Wednesday that it finalized a deal to buy 152 acres of land south of Denver International Airport, where it will build a 1.2 million-square-foot manufacturing facility. Denver agreed to give PepsiCo $1 million from its Business Incentive Fund to build the plant, which will be the soda company’s largest manufacturing facility…
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With assist from PopUp Denver, three new businesses open on 16th Street Mall
Three new retailers opened in downtown Denver Friday night after being given the chance to launch a startup retail business in one of the most prime shopping districts in metro Denver – the 16th Street Mall. The PopUp Denver program gives grants, discounted lease rates and fast-tracked permitting process to new business owners using previously…
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Northglenn lands Prost Brewing headquarters
Northglenn and Adams County economic development officials said “prost” Tuesday after Denver-based Prost Brewing Co. announced it would move its headquarters to Northglenn and build a German-style biergarten at 104th Avenue and I-25, similar to its biergarten in Highlands Ranch. Prost means “cheers” in German. The 10-year-old brewery was looking to possibly move its headquarters…
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Colorado tries luring Australian green energy company
Colorado’s Economic Development Commission on Thursday approved almost $9.4 million in incentives to try to lure four companies to the state, including an Australian “green energy” company. The companies could create nearly 1,100 local jobs, officials said. The biggest package would go to a company that the state is calling “Project Chamomile,” which it described as…
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AUSDenver looks to link ‘outback’ businesses with Colorado
A group of Australian companies new to Denver has teamed with the city to form the AUSDenver Business Hub at Galvanize Denver Platte, 1644 Platte St., according to a news release. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit says its goal is to support “business relationships between Australia-owned businesses and the broader business community in Colorado.” “We are excited…
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Denver committee approves $1M incentive investment in proposed Pepsi facility
Denver may soon call itself home to a new Pepsi manufacturing site. Denver City Council’s Business, Arts, Workforce & Aviation Services Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a $1 million Business Incentive Fund contract with Bottling Group LLC, an operating subsidiary of Pepsi. The corporation intends to build a $400 million state of the art manufacturing…
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Tech education firm expanding in Denver
Denver beat another Texas team this week, but this time on the business field. Elsmere Education decided to stay in metro Denver and expand its tech education operations by 138 employees over the next eight years, according to Gov. Jared Polis’ office. The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade sweetened the deal by…