Tag: Job Growth
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Colorado unemployment inches up to 3.5%, but job growth among strongest in U.S.
Colorado’s unemployment rate inched up in February to 3.5% from 3.4%, according to data released Friday from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The state saw the number of unemployed grow about 4,200 people. The state is still below the national average, which increased by two-tenths of a percentage last month to 3.9%. “It’s…
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Government jobs growth leads Colorado in 2023, report shows
Unemployment in Colorado ticked up to 3.4% in January from 3.3% in December, according to the latest numbers available from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment released Monday. Colorado’s jobless rate increased slightly over 12 months from 3%, but has consistently stayed below the national average of 3.7%. December’s original unemployment level was reported…
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Aerospace firm to bring 71 new jobs to Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Intuitive Research and Technology Corp., an aerospace engineering and analysis firm based in Huntsville, Ala., will expand in Colorado Springs, bringing 71 new jobs to the city. Gov. Jared Polis’ office and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and…
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New Colorado business filings soar in Q4 2022
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The number of new business filings soared to record levels in the fourth quarter, showing strong state economy heading into 2023. The state also had significant job growth to end 2022, according to the Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators report released Monday by the University…
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Spirit Halloween stores opening, hiring in metro Denver
Boo. It’s August, so that can only mean one thing: Halloween season is here again. Popular seasonal retailer Spirit Halloween — known for offering wares like costumes, decorations and gallons of fake blood from pop-up retail stores in vacant retail spaces — has already opened several locations along the Front Range. The company expects to…
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United Airlines to expand Denver pilot training center
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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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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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 dennis.huspeni@gazette.com. 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.…