Author: Alex Edwards
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Could Trump’s tariffs make Pueblo the ‘Pittsburgh of the West’ again? It’s complicated.
Traveling from Denver or Colorado Springs, the first impression of Pueblo for many is that of an industrial city, with smoke stacks and warehouses that would look more at home in Pittsburgh than the Mountain West. An expansive industrial complex dominates much of the southern Interstate 25 corridor and offers an intimate look at the city’s…
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Transportation company lays off 100-plus workers across Colorado
A Kansas company with operations in several Colorado cities announced last week it is laying off 104 employees in the state. The company, Lenexa, Kansas-based Hallcon, filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment on Thursday . It is unclear what prompted the layoffs, which began last week…
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Four class-action lawsuits combined, allege Greystar ‘junk fees’ hike rents in Colorado Springs
Four class-action lawsuits against Greystar Real Estate Partners, among the largest property management firms in Colorado and the nation’s largest property rental company, have been combined into a single case, an advocacy group said last week. The four cases allege so-called junk fees imposed by Greystar are hidden and illegal, driving up rents across Colorado.…
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VENU to open new concert hall in Centennial, seeking to set a standard for the concert industry
Ahead of the official start of the Ford Amphitheater’s second season, the venue’s owner, Colorado Springs-based VENU, has announced a new project, this time in Centennial. It will be called The Hall at Bourbon Brothers and Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse & Tavern and occupy the 50,000-square-foot former Celebrity Lanes bowling alley. The redesign will feature a…
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Colorado company leads the pack for new multimode propulsion in spacecraft
Space is becoming more crowded and as the number of satellites increases, so too does the risk of a collision, highlighting the need for multimode propulsion in spacecraft, according to industry panelists at the 40th Space Symposium. Multimode means an engine that can operate in a high efficiency/low thrust mode and a high thrust/low efficiency…
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Firefly Aerospace shows off Blue Ghost moon lander
The lakeside terrace of The Broadmoor is a slightly different landing surface than that of the moon, but Firefly Aerospace made both work. The Blue Ghost lander in January achieved the first soft landing on the moon by a commercial company. It was one of two moon landing attempts, but Firefly’s was the only complete success.…
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New Zealand and Colorado firm up space industry ties
New Zealand and Colorado share more attributes than one might think: The population is roughly the same, both have stunning mountain landscapes, and while Colorado misses out on the beaches, both have strong tourism industries. Both also have burgeoning space industries that make up a key part of their identities. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and New…
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Vast wants to replace International Space Station, become first space station company ever
“The International Space Station is dead; long live the International Space Station” may well be what headlines read five years from now after the landmark space station is decommissioned and de-orbited. As such several American companies are stepping up to offer a replacement to the space station. If left alone, with no replacement for the…
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Lockheed Martin builds on 50 years of spaceflight perfection for Mars Sample Return
Lockheed Martin has been part of all NASA Mars missions to date and it has been part of every single sample return mission to date. And, with the Mars Sample Return mission on the horizon, Lockheed Martin is looking to continue that streak. The Mars Sample Return is one of NASA’s flagship missions, meaning it…
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Colorado-made spaceplane, Dream Chaser, nearly ready for liftoff after decades of development
After more than two decades of toiling over a spaceplane called Dream Chaser, Louisville-based Sierra Space is readying it for launch. Attendees of the 40th annual Space Symposium may recall scale models from years past but, as the Colorado space industry matures so, too, has Dream Chaser. It is scheduled to blast off no earlier…