Tag: jobs
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Entegris’ high-tech manufacturing plant in Colorado Springs awarded $77 million from feds
One of Colorado Springs’ largest high-tech projects in recent memory received a major financial boost Thursday when the federal government awarded up to $77 million to Entegris, which will help the Massachusetts-based supplier of electronic materials for the semiconductor industry construct a $600 million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility on the city’s northwest side that could employ…
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Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC president and CEO to step down Jan. 1
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Johnna Reeder Kleymeyer, president and CEO of the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce & EDC for nearly three years, announced Friday she will resign Jan. 1, citing the need to care for her mother, who lives in Tennessee and faces health issues. “I have appreciated…
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Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC president and CEO to step down Jan. 1
Johnna Reeder Kleymeyer, president and CEO of the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce & EDC for nearly three years, announced Friday she will resign Jan. 1, citing the need to care for her mother, who lives in Tennessee and faces health issues. “I have appreciated the past three years and all we have accomplished in…
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Colorado State Fair hires new general manager from Idaho
The Colorado Department of Agriculture and the Colorado State Fair Board of Authority on Monday announced the selection of Andrea Wiesenmeyer as the fair’s new general manager, according to a news release. A unanimous choice by the interview committee after a national search, Wiesenmeyer steps into the leadership role left vacant by Scott Stoller, who…
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Sinton Dairy manufacturing plant closing in Colorado Springs
The last vestiges of Sinton Dairy, one of the Pikes Peak region’s oldest businesses and whose roots date back to just after Colorado Springs was founded in 1871, will disappear from the city when a manufacturing plant that was the company’s centerpiece since the mid-1950s closes at year’s end. The parent company that owns Sinton…
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Quantum computing in Colorado could get a multimillion-dollar investment
Quantum computing in Colorado could get a massive boost in federal funding this year, to invest in startups, workforce development and laboratory space. Colorado is already a leader in the area, but Sen. John Hickenlooper said Thursday at the National Cyber Security Center the technology has reached an inflection point that will play out in…
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Defense contractor expanding to Colorado Springs with plans for more than 500 high-paying jobs
A defense contractor whose software and digital services support military and government clients, and which has launched work on a sophisticated Space Force satellite project along with three partners, has expanded to Colorado Springs and expects to add more than 500 high-paying jobs over the next two years. Omni Federal, with employees in the Washington…
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Colorado Springs electronics manufacturer adding 100 jobs as part of company expansion
Soaring demand for sophisticated electronic devices that can be as small as a coin has helped propel a major expansion for a Colorado Springs company. Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, a more than quarter-century-old microelectronics manufacturer and whose products serve the aerospace and medical industries, the Department of Defense, NASA and other clients, said Tuesday it…
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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 a report released Monday by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The state’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 as…
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Government jobs growth leads Colorado in 2023, report shows
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Unemployment in Colorado ticked up to 3.4% in January from 3.3% in December, according to a report released Monday by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The state’s jobless rate increased slightly over 12 months from 3%, but has consistently stayed below the national…