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Firms from various industry sectors expanding in Metro Denver
Companies representing the cleantech, financial services, aerospace, bioscience, and telecom industries announced expansion plans in the Metro Denver region this past month:
- SMA America, LLC leased a second facility in the Enterprise Park at Stapleton, signing a 10-year lease for a 148,902-square-foot building in April. SMA is the world leader in solar inverter technology and manufacturing and currently employs nearly 700 people in Denver.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers announced the addition of 65 new jobs in Denver with an office relocation in April. The company has leased 40,752 square feet in downtown Denver.
- Altius Space Machines located its headquarters in Louisville in April. The aerospace company develops reusable orbital transportation through the demonstration and commercialization of critical spaceflight technologies.
- RingCentral Inc., a San Mateo, CA-based company that sells cloud-based computing phone systems for businesses, expanded in Greenwood Village in April, leasing space in the Denver Tech Center. The company will immediately hire 15 new sales positions, with plans for as many as 100 new hires within a few years.
- MedPro Imaging Inc., a Wisconsin-based provider of new and refurbished ultrasound solutions, announced in April its expansion in Longmont with a 5,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art ultrasound transducer repair facility. The company will also manufacture turn-key ultrasound transducer repair packages at the facility, which will employ up to 20 people in two years.
- Mitomics, a world leader in the research and development of molecular tests addressing significant unmet needs in oncology, including those related to prostate, breast, lung and skin cancers, and other disease states, established a state-of-the-art CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) laboratory in Aurora in March.
Learn more:
» News and Deals on metrodenver.org
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Colorado Space Coalition launches advertising campaign
In an industry where many projects are "top secret" Colorado is stepping up its efforts to promote the many assets that make it a leading aerospace state: a highly educated workforce, major contractors and suppliers, Department of Defense and NASA research activities, leading research universities, and a significant space-oriented military presence.
Timed to coincide with the recent National Space Symposium, the Colorado Space Coalition (CSC) launched a broad marketing campaign that promotes Colorado as best-positioned to support the United States' leadership role in the global space exploration race.
"We say that we are 'a mile closer to space' because of the workforce that we have and the businesses that have grown up here, along with the federal and military installations that support these industries and are customers of these industries," said Colorado Lt. Gov. Joseph Garcia, co-chair of the Colorado Space Coalition. "We have a head start over most states when it comes to supporting the aerospace industry."
Several leading projects and new developments further propel Colorado as an aerospace heavyweight:
- Colorado aerospace companies are leading the most notable NASA and commercial space projects including Juno, Orion, Kepler, Maven, Joint Polar Satellite System, GPS OCX, Worldview-3, and several Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) Initiative projects.
- The Federal Aviation Administration established a Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation, of which CU-Boulder is a core member. The Center brings together government, industry, and academic institutions to focus on commercial human space flight, space commerce, space launch operations and traffic management, and launch vehicle systems.
- The state of Colorado, the Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology, and NASA signed the Space Act Agreement to place a center for innovation and technology--the first of its kind in the United States--in Colorado.
Learn more:
» CSC website - www.spacecolorado.org
» A Mile Closer to Space -
video, ad, and
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» Colorado Aerospace Industry Cluster Study
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Lt. Gov. Garcia announces education priorities
 With Colorado's economy at the forefront, Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia
announced the state's education priorities as the key to creating a strong, competitive workforce.
"Job creation is the top priority for this administration. We need to create a globally competitive workforce to ensure a strong Colorado economy," said Garcia. "Accomplishing this is no small or simple matter, but it is critical and the most important education goal for this administration."
Unanimously confirmed in April as the executive director of the Department of Higher Education, the Lieutenant Governor is now leading the implementation of a seamless public education system for Colorado's youngest learners through high school graduation and beyond.
Lt. Gov. Garcia will focus on three education priorities for the state: implementation of the Educator Effectiveness Bill, engaging the public in a third grade reading initiative, and advancing higher education. For more information on these priorities, see metrodenver.org.
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