KRTL Holding Group Inc. (OTC: KRTL) has completed a strategic merger between its subsidiary, KRTL Biotech Inc., and Bolivian pharmaceutical company Industria Químico Farmacéutica Sigma Corp. S.R.L. (SIGMA). The agreement, finalized on Sept. 2, 2025, gives KRTL Biotech a 99% controlling interest in SIGMA, in exchange for 49% ownership in KRTL Biotech by SIGMA’s founding...
Trimble Inc. has initiated the process to obtain Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorization for its construction management solutions. This move reflects the Westminster company’s goal to provide a secure and connected platform for U.S. federal agencies and their contractors. The initiative focuses on three key solutions: a common data environment, a construction...
The property housing Janssen Photography is now on the market at 9000 W Jewell Ave, Lakewood, CO 80232, with an asking price of $2,300,000. Founded in 1984, the business has operated at this location for over 35 years. Occupying 1.8 acres, the property features a 3,031 square foot Victorian home built in 1892, which includes...
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published new strategies aimed at helping commercial buildings, including hospitals, lower energy costs associated with plug and process loads (PPLs). This research focuses on the energy consumed by various devices and equipment within buildings that are not related to major systems like heating and cooling. PPLs are responsible...
Artificial intelligence (AI) could play a key role in reducing the number of wildfires in the United States caused by faulty power lines. Each year, tens of thousands of wildfires threaten lives, wildlife, and infrastructure, with some igniting from degraded or downed electrical equipment. The U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) is funding a...
Marc Day, a researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has been elected a fellow of the Combustion Institute, marking him as the first individual from NREL to receive this honor. The institute, dedicated to advancing combustion science and technology, recognized Day for his significant contributions to the field, particularly in algorithmic and software...
Eleven Jefferson County-based companies have earned national recognition on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, a prestigious annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. The companies were recognized for their impressive revenue growth between 2021 and 2024. This year, a total of 117 Colorado companies made the list, highlighting the state’s resilience...
Jeffco BdB has published its 2025 list of local Nonprofit Organizations, ranked by the most recent revenue data available. The list includes 312 organizations, with the top three nonprofits generating substantial earnings. Alliance for Sustainable Energy leads the rankings with an annual revenue of $786.33 million, followed by Colorado Christian University at $144.81 million and […]
The Alliance for Sustainable Energy appointed Jud Virden as the director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and president of the Alliance, effective Oct. 1, 2025. Virden was chosen after a competitive national search. Virden joins NREL from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), where he has been the associate laboratory director for the...
A newly released ranking of auto dealerships across Jefferson County spotlights the businesses earning the highest marks from customers online, based on a combination of positive Google Places ratings and Facebook likes. Leading the pack is Planet Honda in Golden, which claimed the top spot with 10,182 positive ratings. Close behind are Stevinson Toyota West...
In 2024, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) completed the full deployment of Kestrel, a new high-performance computing system from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. This supercomputer delivers approximately 56 petaflops of computing power, designed to advance energy research with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning....
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden has welcomed 30 local participants from 25 states, territories and Tribes to its new Energy to Communities (E2C) peer-learning cohorts, focusing on electricity load growth and utility engagement. These cohorts, managed on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), aim to address the pressing challenges of...