GE Energy completes Longmont move

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, fresh from the grand opening of the Abound Solar Inc. facility, heralded the arrival in Longmont of GE Energy's Control Solutions' global headquarters.

The GE Energy operation relocated to Longmont, bringing 180 employees, with room to add more as the need arises.

Ritter said that both Abound and GE Energy are key players as the state continues to build a "New Energy Economy."

He also added that Colorado is setting an example nationwide for how to integrate the clean-energy sector into economic-development efforts.

Source: Boulder County Business Report
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Xcel & SunPower team on Colorado solar plant

Xcel Energy Inc. and SunPower Corp. will build a 17-megawatt AC photovoltaic solar power plant in Colorado's Alamosa County. When completed in 2010, it will be the second-largest high-efficiency solar photovoltaic power plant in North America. It is expected to create about 200 jobs during construction.

Source: Denver Biz Journal

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Forbes: Denver on list of 10 cities where Americans are relocating

Very few places in America saw significant population growth in 2008. “But the buzzing metropolitan area of Denver bucked that trend,” Forbes said in its report. Denver was the 10th-fastest growing metro area in the U.S.”

The Forbes report notes that Denver was listed as the most popular city in America in an October 2008 survey by the Pew Research Center, “so it’s no surprise that this metro area still attracts newcomers.”

Source: Denver Biz Journal

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Denver No. 5 as moving destination, U-Haul says

U-Haul International Inc. has placed Denver in fifth place on its list of “The 2008 Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities,” up from ninth place on the 2007 list.

Phoenix-based U-Haul based the rankings on destinations for movers traveling more than 50 miles, compiled from more than 1 million U-Haul truck transactions in 2008.

Source: Denver Biz Journal
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