Tag: Industry
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Denver startup launches stratospheric balloons, capturing new data of Earth
Urban Sky, a Denver-based startup, has grown from a garage to a warehouse in recent years after finding success in remote sensing industry. Co-founded by Jared Leidich and Andrew Antonio, the company reuses their helium-filled balloons, improving sustainability and limiting carbon emissions. The balloon technology is cheaper than both chartered flights and is also higher…
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Colorado’s unemployment rate creeps up but is still lower than the U.S.
Colorado’s unemployment rate skipped up to 3.1% in August, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment data showed Friday, the first time in more than a year that the state’s rate exceeded 3%. The increase, which state economist Ryan Gedney said was not statistically significant, could be attributed to a small drop in employment and a…
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National experts warn of space industry slowdown, Colorado boasts recent industry wins
Experts at the annual State of Space Thursday warned the growth of the commercial space industry may slow, a trend Colorado and local experts say hasn’t touched the meteoric rise of the industry in the state. Kari Bingen, a senior fellow in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said…
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Colorado’s cannabis industry changing to accommodate less sales, demand
President of Veritas Fine Cannabis, Jonathan Spadafora, talks about how his company and others in Colorado’s marijuana industry are dealing with a $400 million decline in revenue between October 2021 and October 2022. Other states legalizing recreational pot, the return to office for many workers and other factors have contributed to the losses for the…
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Inventor finds niche building high tech trailers for farming on Colorado’s Eastern Plains
Michael Ring has found a new use for “retired” semitrailers: precision indoor farms he believes could operate in any climate in the world. The 32-year-old entrepreneur, farmer and inventor lives on the eastern plains near Matheson, on a plot of land where the mountains seem to scrape the sky. Ring grew up in Colorado Springs…
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Space Symposium kicks off with day focused on the next generation of space leaders
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sights and sounds from the 36th Space Symposium, the world’s largest space show, held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. (Video by Skyler Ballard) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “SCENES FROM | 36th Space Symposium”, “description”: “Sights and sounds from the 36th Space Symposium,…