Category: Employment
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Enterprise opening insurance claims site
BY PAT FERRIER PatFerrier@coloradoan.com The largest car rental company in the country will open a new insurance claims office in Fort Collins in May, creating 100 new full-time jobs. Enterprise, owner of Enterprise, National and Alamo rental car companies, plans to announce today the opening of a claims processing office at 4800 Wheaton Drive to…
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Governor Ritter helps break ground for Hexcel Corp.
NCBR February 19, 2009 WINDSOR – Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter took part in a groundbreaking Thursday for Hexcel Corp.’s new 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in east Windsor, noting the company fits well with the state’s emphasis on a New Energy Economy under his administration. Connecticut-based Hexcel is the world’s largest manufacturer of strong, lightweight composite materials…
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Vestas fourth-quarter revenue sets record
Northern Colorado Business Report – Feb. 11, 2009 RANDERS, DENMARK – Vestas Wind Systems A/S reported its largest ever fourth quarter revenue and 24 percent increase in revenue for the year. The Danish company reported 2008 revenue of almost $7.8 billion and fourth-quarter revenue of $3.2 billion. Profit for the year was $659.5 million, up…
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Walmart hiring 425 for Timnath Supercenter
Northern Colorado Business Report, February 9, 2009 TIMNATH – Walmart has opened a temporary “hiring center” in south Fort Collins as it works toward hiring 425 full- and part-time workers for its new store in Timnath. The company is accepting applications at the old Walmart building at the intersection of College Avenue and Harmony Road.…
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Three employers brighten Larimer County’s jobs horizon
By pat ferrier • patferrier@coloradoan.com • February 1, 2009 There’s no business like new business. The spring openings of a Walmart Supercenter, Embassy Suites hotel and southeast library branch provide an island of hope amid a sea of lost jobs, furloughs and frozen pay. The trio of openings, which promise about 650 new jobs, come…
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Dismal Trend Continues with Loss of 524,000 Jobs
Staff report from National Real Estate Investor and Lodging Hospitality There is not much cheer in the employment figures released by the federal government today. The U.S. unemployment rate now stands at 7.2%, up from 6.8% for November. More than 524,000 nonfarm jobs were lost in December. “This was certainly a dreadful report. There is…
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Hexcel plans Windsor shop
One more large company has chosen Windsor as the location for its first Colorado manufacturing operation. Carbon fiber and composite material manufacturer Hexcel Corporation will lease space in the Great Western Industrial Park. Connecticut-based Hexcel is one of the first companies to lease space in Great Western’s new build-to-suit development, which also houses Vestas Wind…