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Kiln Fires Up 31K SQFT Cowork Space in Littleton

Kiln, a boutique coworking and flexible office community, announced the opening of its second Colorado location in Littleton, set for June 2024. This news follows the success of its Boulder location and solidifies the brand’s presence across a network of 13 locations in the Mountain West. Well-known for creating tailor-made workspace environments, Kiln caters to

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Andrea Burch To Helm Wheat Ridge Lutheran Medical Center

Andrea Burch, MS, RN, NEA-BC, has ascended to the role of President at Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, Colorado as announced on April 10, 2024. Burch filled the interim president role at Lutheran since February, succeeding Scott Peek, who transitioned to President in Denver and also serves as Intermountain Health’s Front Range Market President.

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Noodles Serves Up Pacific Northwest Expansion

Noodles & Company, the Jeffco-based national fast-casual chain recognized for its noodle bowls and quality service, has entered into a partnership with DND Group Inc. This agreement signifies the company’s continued growth in the Pacific Northwest region, with plans to open a total of 10 new restaurants in Oregon by 2030. DND Group will immediately

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Jeffco Minority-Owned Small Businesses Grow in 2024 List

Jefferson County’s minority-owned small businesses are contributing significantly to employment in 2024, according to a recent ranking based on the number of estimated employees held by each company. The list, containing 55 entries, showcased a handful of leaders in industries such as construction, professional services, and technology. Topping this year’s list was Lakewood’s Nexgen Technologies

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Lakewood Tops Jeffco for New Business Incorporations YTD

Since the start of 2024, Lakewood has led the way in Jefferson County, registering the highest number of new business incorporations. The city recorded 985 new businesses, according to recent reports. Arvada and Littleton followed closely, reporting 828 and 741 new incorporations, respectively. Golden recorded 358 new businesses while Wheat Ridge welcomed 228. Other cities,

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TraceGains Launches Food and Beverage Industry Event Series

TraceGains, a Westminster-based force in compliance, nutritional calculation and labeling, and new product development software for the food and beverage industry, has announced its inaugural ‘get-together’ event series. The series aims to facilitate collaboration and innovation within the rapidly changing food and beverage industry. Kicking off on April 15, the series spans several months, with

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Wind-Whipped Jeffco Schools Reopen

Following a tumultuous weekend of high winds and prolonged power outages, all Jeffco Public Schools are officially back in operation as of April 10. The weather conditions led to closures at five school buildings through Tuesday, April 9. Of the five affected buildings, three serve students. These campuses, which had to remain shut through April

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Largest Jeffco Residential Real Estate Brokerages Revealed

Keller Williams Advantage Realty LLC has taken the lead in the 2024 list of the biggest Residential Real Estate Brokerages in Jefferson County, with 188 Jeffco agents based out of its Lakewood office. Ranked first among the 59 brokerages listed, this indicates the company’s robust presence within the county’s real estate market. In this inaugural

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CPI to Open New Manufacturing Facility in Fort Wayne

CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PMTS), a Jeffco-based payments technology company, has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana in a bid to meet the evolving needs of its customers and drive innovation in the payment tech industry. The facility, aimed at bolstering long-term growth, will double the company’s footprint

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Sierra Space Ghost Enters Beta Test Phase

Recently, Sierra Space, a Broomfield-based space-tech and defense-tech firm, has initiated beta testing its Sierra Space Ghost–a logistics craft capable to retrieving and returning payloads from outer space. Successfully tested, the Sierra Space Ghost signifies a leap forward in national security and space logistics. Possessing a unique thermal protection system, the Sierra Space Ghost Beta

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Umpqua Bank Listed Among Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Cos.

For the second consecutive year, Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Columbia Banking System Inc., has been listed in Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies in America. The bank has been ranked ninth in the 2024 bank category. The recognition was announced on March 27th by Newsweek and industry ranking provider Statista Inc., and is based on comprehensive

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Minority Stake in Lakewood-based Sweetwater Royalties Sold

Global investment firm, Orion Resource Partners LP (“Orion”), specializing in metals and materials has declared the sale of a minority interest in Sweetwater Royalties to a Canadian pension fund. This latest move involves selling an 8% stake for an estimated $100 million, a sale that corresponds to a rough business value of $1.9 billion for

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