/tags/manufacturing Manufacturing en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 21:04:44 GMT /news/2024-03-12/longmont-wins-chips-zone-designation-as-federal-government-pushes-domestic-semiconductor-production The city of Longmont recently won designation for a CHIPS Zone, providing tax incentives for companies engaged in semiconductor design and production. Longmont became the second Colorado city after Fort Collins to receive such a designation. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 21:04:44 GMT /news/2024-03-12/longmont-wins-chips-zone-designation-as-federal-government-pushes-domestic-semiconductor-production Nikole Robinson Carroll /regional-news/2023-02-10/economist-explains-the-implications-of-mountain-wests-national-lead-in-manufacturing-construction-spending New data shows the Mountain West region led the nation with $26.5 billion in manufacturing construction spending in 2022, up from only $4.2 billion in 2017. It's an indicator of the significant economic changes afoot across the region. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:23:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-02-10/economist-explains-the-implications-of-mountain-wests-national-lead-in-manufacturing-construction-spending Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2022-09-15/colorado-colleges-team-up-to-help-manufacturing-businesses-cut-costs-and-emissions The Colorado School of Mines and Red Rocks Community College are offering the energy assessments through the Rocky Mountain Industrial Assessment Center, which was funded last year as part of a $60 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:19:12 GMT /regional-news/2022-09-15/colorado-colleges-team-up-to-help-manufacturing-businesses-cut-costs-and-emissions Emma VandenEinde /health/2020-03-26/longmont-company-uses-3d-printing-for-possible-solution-to-ppe-shortage For years, Heidi Hostetter would grab an extra mask to take home from the doctor’s office.“Little weird but whatever,” joked Hostetter, CEO of… Thu, 26 Mar 2020 21:45:19 GMT /health/2020-03-26/longmont-company-uses-3d-printing-for-possible-solution-to-ppe-shortage Stacy Nick /education/2019-05-09/apprenticeship-program-benefits-colorado-company-and-employees Williams Jones sticks a magnet to a mix tank pump motor, then bends down and points a strobe light at the machine. He's collecting data to make sure the… Thu, 09 May 2019 11:30:00 GMT /education/2019-05-09/apprenticeship-program-benefits-colorado-company-and-employees Stephanie Daniel /community/2017-03-21/in-rural-trump-country-trade-policy-divides Rural voters overwhelmingly chose President Donald Trump in the presidential election. But when it comes to the central campaign promise to get tough on… Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:00:00 GMT /community/2017-03-21/in-rural-trump-country-trade-policy-divides Harvest Public Media /business/2016-07-26/wyoming-wants-wind-energy-factory-jobs-colorado-has-them Wyoming has lost hundreds of coal mining jobs in 2016. In contrast to coal, the renewables industry is growing nationwide. Generation capacity is… Tue, 26 Jul 2016 11:26:52 GMT /business/2016-07-26/wyoming-wants-wind-energy-factory-jobs-colorado-has-them Leigh Paterson /business/2016-01-26/with-decembers-jobs-numbers-colorados-2015-was-a-nice-steady-place-to-be Colorado capped off 2015 with solid job gains and one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation. The state added 10,700 jobs in December, finishing… Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:56:23 GMT /business/2016-01-26/with-decembers-jobs-numbers-colorados-2015-was-a-nice-steady-place-to-be Erin O'Toole /business/2015-10-20/colorado-tiptoes-to-4-unemployment-with-tourism-manufacturing-leading-the-way Colorado's economy is continuing its trend of slow but stable growth. Employers added 2,000 jobs in September, and Colorado's unemployment rate edged down… Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:18:58 GMT /business/2015-10-20/colorado-tiptoes-to-4-unemployment-with-tourism-manufacturing-leading-the-way Erin O'Toole /business/2015-08-24/sorry-robots-meatpacking-is-still-a-human-job-for-now Slaughterhouses and meatpacking plants throughout the country employ a lot of people. About a quarter of a million workers in the U.S. stun, kill and… Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:00:00 GMT /business/2015-08-24/sorry-robots-meatpacking-is-still-a-human-job-for-now Harvest Public Media