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DocuVault Colorado Rebrands as GenVault

DocuVault’s Colorado location in Lakewood has rebranded as GenVault, a bioinventory storage solutions provider. The change is intended to support existing clients in the Denver area while emphasizing New Jersey-based GenVault’s expertise in biological asset management, sample preservation and logistics for the life sciences sector. As GenVault takes over operations, current DocuVault clients can expect...

KRTL Holding Group Subsidiary Achieves FDA Registration

Lakewood-based KRTL Holding Group Inc. (OTC: KRTL) subsidiary KRTL Biotech Inc. has completed the registration process with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This achievement is a key part of KRTL’s goal to strengthen the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain by integrating international manufacturers and improving health care access both nationally and globally. By meeting...

Noodles & Co. Launches First Online Store

Noodles & Co. (NASDAQ: NDLS) has unveiled its first-ever Noodles Merch Store ahead of the holiday shopping season. The store features exclusive Noodles merchandise, including a winter-themed sweater, a branded holiday onesie, and matching bandanas for pets. Available through Dec. 31 while supplies last, the Noodles Merch Store offers a selection of winter essentials, including...

Golden Minerals Completes Sale of Yoquivo Gold-Silver Project

Golden Minerals Co. announced it has closed on the sale of its Yoquivo gold-silver project located in Chihuahua State, Mexico. The buyer is Advance Metals Ltd., an ASX-listed entity focused on acquiring and advancing high-quality metals projects. According to the sales agreement announced last month, AVM has purchased 100% of the Yoquivo Project from Minera...

Arvada Aquatics Center Opening Nov. 23

The City of Arvada, Jeffco Public Schools and Apex Park and Recreation District will celebrate the grand opening of the new Arvada Aquatics Center (AAC) on Saturday, Nov. 23. The AAC, a collaboration between the three entities, is designed to be one of the largest natatoriums in Colorado, enhancing aquatic recreation and competition in the...

Vail Resorts Kicks Off 2024-25 Ski Season

Snow has fallen this week across all regions of Broomfield-based Vail Resorts’ Northern Hemisphere operations, signaling the start of winter and the 2024-25 ski season. Whistler Blackcomb, North America’s largest ski resort, opened early today with nearly 90 inches of snow since Nov. 1. In addition to Whistler, resorts such as Vail, Breckenridge and Andermatt-Sedrun...

PFG Shifts Entire Fleet to Trimble

Performance Food Group Co. (PFG) has chosen Westminster-based Trimble Inc. (Nasdaq: TRMB) as its premier fleet management provider, migrating 100% of its fleet management operations to Trimble Instinct. This shift will double the number of trucks managed with Trimble technology from 4,000 to more than 8,000. Trimble will provide fleet management and telematics solutions to...

Wowza Appoints New CEO

Wowza Media Systems LLC, a Lakewood provider of live and on-demand video streaming software, has appointed Krish Kumar as CEO, effective Dec. 2, 2024. Kumar succeeds Dave Stubenvoll, co-founder and CEO, who has led the company since its inception in 2007. Stubenvoll will continue to be an investor and serve on Wowza’s board of directors....

FirstBank Climbs to Second-Largest Bank in CO by Deposits

FirstBank, a privately held bank based in Lakewood, is now Colorado’s second-largest bank by deposits, according to a recent FDIC report. FirstBank recently announced its third-quarter results for 2024. As of September, the bank reported the following quarter-over-quarter results: Net income through the third quarter of 2024 increased to $157.7 million, while total deposits decreased...

Mines Professor Wins Scialog Award for Sustainable Energy Research

Jihye Kim, assistant professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, has been awarded as part of a multi-university team in the Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials initiative. Kim is one of 18 early career researchers working on interdisciplinary teams supported by awards from the Research Corporation for Science...

Six NREL Researchers Named to Global Highly Cited List

Six researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden have been recognized on this year’s Highly Cited Researchers list. This marks the seventh consecutive year for one researcher on the list. The list, compiled annually by Clarivate’s Web of Science Group, identifies individuals whose research papers are most frequently cited by other scientists....

Mines Faculty Studies Mining-Refining Integration for Critical Minerals

Faculty at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden are examining the integration of mining and refining processes to enhance domestic production of critical minerals, which are essential for clean energy technologies. The research focuses on the environmental and community impacts of vertically integrated mining operations. The demand for critical minerals is anticipated to surge,...