Rare Element Resources Inches Closer to $553M U.S. Funding for Wyoming Project

Rare Element Resources Ltd. (RER) received a non-binding Letter of Interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) for debt financing of up to $553 million for the Bear Lodge Project in Wyoming. The funding aims to support the project’s permitting, engineering design and construction. This announcement coincides with President Donald Trump’s Executive...

NREL Researcher Receives Burton Medal from Microscopy Society

Steven R. Spurgeon, a materials data scientist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, has been awarded the Microscopy Society of America’s (MSA’s) Burton Medal. The Burton Medal is the organization’s highest honor for early-career scientists in the field of microscopy and microanalysis, awarded annually to a researcher under the age of 40....

Ball Corp. Divests Aluminum Cup Assets, Forms Joint Venture

Ball Corp. (NYSE: BALL) closed a 49:51 joint venture with Ayna.AI (Ayna), aimed at accelerating the development of the Aluminum Cup category. The new joint venture, named Oasis Venture Holdings LLC, will include the Aluminum Cup business, its commercial teams, supply chain, manufacturing teams and the plant in Rome, Ga., which will serve as its...

Mines Team Secures $2.5M for NASA Balloon Experiment

The Colorado School of Mines has been awarded $2.5 million by NASA to assist in a balloon experiment aimed at investigating high-energy cosmic rays and neutrinos. The project is international in scope, with Mines serving as a leading institution among 10 U.S. universities and 15 international partners. Eric Mayotte, assistant professor of physics at Mines,...

Kirby-Smith Machinery Becomes First U.S. Trimble Tech Outlet

Trimble Inc. (Nasdaq: TRMB) has announced Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. as the first Trimble Technology Outlet in the United States. This outlet will sell and support Trimble grade control technology to customers using Komatsu, Takeuchi and Hamm earthmoving equipment across Texas and Oklahoma. Contractors will be able to purchase Westminster-based Trimble technology from Kirby-Smith, including the...

KRTL Biotech Signs MOU with Sigma Corp. for Strategic Merger

KRTL Holding Group Inc. (OTC: KRTL) subsidiary KRTL Biotech Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Industria Químico Farmacéutica Sigma Corp. S.R.L. (“Sigma”) of Bolivia. This MOU outlines the framework for a strategic international merger between the two companies. Under the MOU, Lakewood-based KRTL Biotech and Sigma have developed key merger provisions, which...

Conifer Home Sells for Over $1 Million

A residential property located at 12261 Hosman Ct in Conifer, Colorado, has sold for $1,012,500, as of March 24, 2025. The home is a single-family residence with a building size of 1,305 square feet. In recent months, there have been 29 similar property sales in the Conifer area, with an average sale price of $917,457....

High-End Home Sells for Over $1.2 Million

ARVADA, 2025-03-24 – A residential property located at 7603 Yule Court in Arvada has sold for $1,231,230. The single-family home offers a substantial living space of 3,586 square feet. This sale stands in contrast to the broader real estate market in Arvada, where there were 337 similar properties sold in recent months. The average sale...

Sherpa 6 Awarded Army Contract for Tactical 5G System

Sherpa 6 Inc. revealed it was awarded a contract last summer by Army Combat Capability Development Command (DEVCOM) C5ISR Center to develop and test a frequency diverse private 5G system, alongside a non-traditional mmWave solution. The initiative aims to evaluate the feasibility of using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies to enhance situational awareness and communication capabilities...

Mines Students Receive NASA Grant for Electric Turbofan Research

A team of students from the Colorado School of Mines has been selected by NASA to participate in the University Student Research Challenge (USRC), focusing on a project to develop a megawatt-scale electric turbofan system. This initiative aims to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and provide a potential solution for large-scale supersonic commercial planes. Led...

Top Jeffco Attractions Highlighted in 2025 Rankings

In the 2025 list evaluating attractions in Jefferson County, Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre topped the ranking again with nearly 825,000 positive ratings. The list, which features a total of 175 entries, highlights the most popular destinations in the county based on positive user feedback from Google Places ratings and Facebook likes. The second highest-rated...

Safe Harbor Financial Appoints New Head of Investor Relations

SHF Holdings Inc., dba Safe Harbor Financial (NASDAQ: SHFS), has named Michael (Mike) Regan as head of investor relations and data science. Regan brings extensive experience in investment analysis and product innovation to the role. In his new position, Regan will assist investors in understanding the company’s growth initiatives and lead the development of products...