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Colorado seeks
Spaceport Designation at Front Range Airport.
Colorado is pursuing Federal Aviation Administration designation for a spaceport, with Adams County’s Front Range Airport as the likely site for the facility.  The announcement was made by Governor John Hickenlooper at the Colorado Space Business Roundup on n December 7, 2011. The facility would allow for tourism, travel and cargo transport to space and from point to point on Earth.

Adams County Lands
$300 Million GE/PrimeStar Solar Project

PrimeStar Solar, a division of General Electric (GE) announced that it has selected Adams County as the site of its new thin film solar manufacturing facility.  The company will invest up to $300 million in the project and add 355 new jobs to the county.

 

ACED Activities & Events

Investor Relations Taskforce Meeting
Thu. May 10
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
ACED Board Room

ACEC Open Meeting
Wed. May 16
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
ACED Board Room

Business Policy Strikeforce
Tue. May 22
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
ACED Board Room

ACED Board of Directors Meeting
Thu. May 24
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Speaker
Shawn McBride
EKS&H

Aerospace & Aviation Taskforce Meeting
Tue. June 5
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
ACED Board Room

Top Employers

Adams County Largest Primary Employers
Company Product/Service Employment
Children’s Hospotal Colorado Healthcare 4,100
University of Colorado Hospital Healthcare, Reearch 4,080
United Parcel Services Parcel Delivery 2,520
Ayaya Telecommunications 1,000
DISH Network Satellite TV and equipment 990
Staples Office Supplies 800
Centura: St. Anthony’s North Hospital Healthcare 770
T-Mobile Wireless Communications 650
Shamrock Foods Food Distribution 640
HealthONE: North Suburban Medical Center Healthcare 610
Source: Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, 2010