Category: Employment
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Loveland/Northern Colorado land NASA, 10,000 jobs
Loveland lands ACE (By Tom Hacker) Loveland’s quest for the project known as ACE has yielded the grandest of prizes. The Agilent Technologies Inc. campus emerged on Tuesday as the choice for the Aerospace Clean Energy Manufacturing and Innovation Park. The center, sponsored partly by NASA, will give the former home of Hewlett-Packard Co. new…
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Northern Colorado’s Economy Looks Bright
Mike Masciola, NCEDC (The Coloradoan) Although the speed of the economic recovery is much slower than preferred, there is reason for optimism in Northern Colorado’s future. Our economy certainly has not been immune from the national recession. However, it has fared better than most and is in a strong position to create additional jobs for…
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Are Economic Conditions Improving in NoCo?
From NCBR Without a doubt, Northern Colorado’s economy is looking up. But people out of work and seeking a job may not agree quite yet. Keep in mind that employment is a lagging indicator; employers don’t start hiring again until it is clear that the economy is recovering and that it won’t fall back into…
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Center Partners adding 500 employess
By 9 News • September 19, 2009 Fort Collins-based Center Partners is hiring 500 new employees. Since August, the company has hired 200 employees and is planning to add 500 more. A successful sales campaign in June allowed Center Partners to add 700 positions. Michelle Entwistle, a recruiter with Center Partners, said positions start at…
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State Economy Outpacing Nation, says S&P
from NCBR Colorado’s economy is outpacing the nation, according to a new report from ratings agency Standard & Poor’s. The report cites the state’s “better-than-average” income level, employment and population growth as reasons the recession hasn’t taken as big of a toll in the state as other parts of the country. “Echoing national trends, the…
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Colorado unemployment lowest in Boulder, Fort Collins-Loveland
from NCBR WASHINGTON, D.C. – The unemployment rate in Fort Collins-Loveland and Boulder were the lowest in the state for May, as measured by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A report released Tuesday showed the Boulder metropolitan area with the lowest unemployment rate at 6 percent, up from 5.8 percent in April. The Fort…
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Vestas getting ready for phase three of Windsor facility
Coloradoan – BY ASHLEY KEESIS-WOOD WINDSOR – Vestas Blades America is getting ready for its third phase of development, a phase that will increase the manufacturing capacity at the plant and add a waste disposal area and fuel station. Vestas presented its site plan to the Windsor Town Board this week. Vestas, a wind turbine…
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CSU Proposes Layoffs and Tuition Increase
Colorado State University is proposing a layoff of approximately 40 administrative staff and increasing the tuition by 9%. This in an attempt to cut around $30M from the budget. Stimulus money should be able to backfill the cuts, but it won’t be enough to cover cuts that have already been made. Tuition will increase around…
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March 2009 Unemployment Numbers
6.4% – Fort Collins/Loveland – (up from 6.2% in February)7.5% – State of Colorado8.5% – United States The Northern Colorado region show slowing in the growth of unemployment and is still well below the State and National rates.
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Education level helps to buffer against job loss
The Coloradoan – BY ROBERT MOORE The Fort Collins-Loveland area’s highly educated workforce is giving the region some protection against the skyrocketing unemployment plaguing the country, a CSU economist said. The area’s unemployment rate reached a seasonally adjusted 6.4 percent in March, up from a revised 6.2 percent in February and the 3.9 percent rate…