Tag: Job Growth
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United Airlines to expand Denver pilot training center
If United Airlines is going to hire 10,000 more pilots by 2030, as the company announced this week, it’s going to need a bigger training center. So the airline (NASDAQ: UAL) unveiled plans to expand its 550,000-square-foot Denver Flight Training Center by adding a four-story building on the 23-acre campus in Central Park. In a…
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Colorado unemployment rate falls again in March
Colorado’s unemployment rate tumbled again in March as the state’s economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate slid to 3.7%, down from 4% in February, the Colorado Department of Labor and Environment reported Friday. That’s the lowest level since 2.8% in February 2020, right before the pandemic cratered many industry sectors, forcing mass…
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Edge R&D picks Douglas County for expansion
Edge R&D, an Arizona-based technology company, will expand to Douglas County, the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade announced Tuesday. The company plans to hire almost 70 workers in the coming years for its business intelligence, data management and technology solutions work. Though it hasn’t picked an exact site, it’s looking in the…
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Bioscience company announces Westminster expansion
Genapsys, a Silicon Valley-based bioscience company, will expand into Westminster and plans to hire up to 250 employees for its new location, officials said Wednesday. Genapsys develops technology that it says will pave the way for universal access to genomic information and make more advanced DNA studies easier for both academic and clinical researchers, company…
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Metro Denver EDC launches ‘elevation effect’ branding campaign
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Have you ever tried to describe to a non-Colorado resident what the “it” factor is about living here? The Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. suggests using the “elevation effect.” Friday morning, officials are rolling out the new branding campaign to hundreds of area business leaders…
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Fidelity Investments adding 500 Colorado jobs
Fidelity Investments announced its hiring spree in Colorado continues, adding up to 500 more employees in coming months as part of a nationwide push to create 9,000 jobs. The Boston-based financial services company has a large contact center in Greenwood Village, five branches on the front range including Broomfield, Cherry Creek, LoDo, Lone Tree, Colorado…
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‘Gas station in space’ aerospace company lands in Denver
Another aerospace company has picked Colorado to land its headquarters. Orbit Fab, which bills itself as the “Gas Station in Space,” will bring almost 200 new jobs when it moves to Denver from San Francisco, announced the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade. “While there are several states with an aerospace presence in…
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Metro Moves: Planterra debuts new R&D plant
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. Now open Planterra Foods, the plant-based food maker that’s part of Greeley-based JBS USA, opened…
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Bioscience company tabs Loveland for expansion
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Bioscience company Beckman Coulter Life Sciences will expand its footprint in Loveland with a new research and development building near the Colorado Regional Airport to house nearly 100 new employees. The company’s decision came after…
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Vertical takeoff plane company landing in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PteroDynamics Inc. signed a contract for industrial space in Colorado Springs for a research and development facility to build its vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, an agreement that came a day after the state approved an economic incentives package this month, the company CEO said.…