Colorado Gives Day, held on Dec. 10, raised $54.6 million, marking one of the largest giving events in the nation, with 4,533 participating nonprofits. The event, hosted by Arvada-based Colorado Gives Foundation on the platform ColoradoGivesDay.org, raised nearly half a million dollars more than the previous year. “With 94,712 people making a donation, it’s incredible...
A student team that created a solution to simplify seasonal water release operations at a Jefferson County park won the top prize at the Fall 2024 Capstone Design Showcase, the culmination of a yearlong design experience for seniors at Colorado School of Mines in Golden. “Our client, Jefferson County Open Space, came to us with...
The Lockheed Martin Tactical Satellite (TacSat) has completed environmental testing and final checkouts at the company’s Littleton facility and is now ready for launch in 2025. The satellite will be launched aboard a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket and is scheduled to be shipped to its California launch site for final processing. Designed to demonstrate advanced...
Wheat Ridge-based Solitario Resources Corp. (NYSE American: XPL; TSX: SLR) announced notable drilling results from its Golden Crest Project, intersecting significant gold mineralization in drill hole GC-008. This hole encountered mineralization in the lower Deadwood rock formation with an average gold grade of approximately 1.0 gram per tonne (“gpt”) over a length of 41.0 meters....
The Payne Institute for Public Policy at Colorado School of Mines in Golden has launched a series of analytical tools aimed at providing detailed insights into critical minerals. Developed in collaboration with the Mineral and Energy Economics program at Mines, these tools track the availability, cost and demand for minerals essential to the transition to...
Golden Minerals Co. has received notification from the NYSE American LLC that the Exchange determined to commence proceedings to suspend and delist the company’s common stock. The delisting is due to the Golden-based company’s non-compliance with Sections 1003(a)(i), 1003(a)(ii) and 1003(a)(iii) of the NYSE American Company Guide, which require the company to report stockholders’ equity...
The 2024 list of the Highest-Paid Executives at Jeffco Public Companies has been released, highlighting substantial compensation packages for 95 of Jefferson County’s top leaders. Executives on the list are ranked by total compensation in fiscal year 2023. Median compensation for an executive on the list was $917,107. Topping the list is Trimble Inc. CEO...
Lakewood-based KRTL Holding Group Inc. (OTC: KRTL) announced that its subsidiary, KRTL Biotech Inc., has successfully registered Industria Químico Farmaceutica SIGMA CORP. S.R.L. (SIGMACORP) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturer. As the U.S. Registered Agent for SIGMACORP, KRTL Biotech is facilitating international pharmaceutical integration and diversifying the U.S....
Intermountain Health has donated medical equipment and supplies to Jeffco Public Schools to assist in training future healthcare professionals. This initiative aims to provide students with hands-on learning experiences. In August, Lutheran Hospital relocated from its site on 38th Avenue in Wheat Ridge to a new facility on 44th Avenue and Interstate 70. Following the...
Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Madagascar regarding the Toliara titanium, zirconium and rare earth elements project located in southwestern Madagascar. The MOU follows the lifting of a suspension on the Toliara Project by the Madagascar Council of Ministers on Nov....
Broomfield-based Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO) has announced the completion of its acquisition of Satcom Direct (SD) for $375 million in cash and 5 million shares of Gogo stock. The transaction includes potential additional payments of up to $225 million based on performance thresholds over the next four years. Gogo funded the deal through $250...
Golden-based SHF Holdings Inc., doing business as Safe Harbor Financial (NASDAQ: SHFS), closed a $500,000 loan to PI 51st Avenue LLC, a subsidiary of Pioneer Interests Inc., dba Natty Rems LLC. This loan is part of the Cannabis Resource Optimization Program (CROP) and is facilitated through partnerships with the Collective Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) and...