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Eagle World Preparing Its Nest in Brighton, CO --New Prairie Center Community Includes Mother Nature in its Plans

Article Last Updated:  December 29, 2008 

Buffalo used to cool off in the wetlands that today are occupied by Barr Lake State Park, a popular place for birders, students, instructors and others who frequent this nesting area for American bald eagles that is located on the tip of the 10th busiest airport in the world.
“Barr Lake State Park is an example of how nature can be woven into the fabric of the community,” said Ray Gonzales, president and CEO, Brighton Economic Development Corporation. In 2008, Brighton was named the #2 high-growth place of note in the U.S. by the Gadberry Group, a leading market intelligence firm........ Read More

Winds of Change

Article Last Updated:  December 29, 2008 

Vestas Bringing 1,350 New Jobs to Brighton; City Prepares to Soar with Accompanying Growth

Vestas, the world leader in wind turbine system manufacturing, has set fast-growing Brighton assail as a community to watch in the emerging new-energy industry. Colorado Governor Bill Ritter this year announced new-energy industry attraction as one of the state’s top priorities; then, Vestas decided to create 1,350 jobs in Brighton at its newest blade and nacelle (hub) manufacturing facilities, which are now under construction.
Why Brighton? “Brighton is at the crossroads of the new West,” claims Brighton Economic Development Corp. President and CEO Ray Gonzales, who recently returned to his hometown after seeing prospects grow substantially in a short period of time....... Read More

Old and New Opportunities Hatching

Article Last Updated:  December 29, 2008 

New Culture Center and Learning and Resource CampusTake Flight in Established Brighton, CO, Neighborhoods

A new 2,000-employee Adams County campus is underway in Brighton, the county seat of largely undeveloped Adams County, which is the size of the State of Rhode Island. Developing Adams County encircles much of Denver International Airport, DIA, the 10th busiest airport on earth --where only half of 12 approved runways as yet have been constructed.
Adams County was cited recently by Forbes as the #3 place in the U.S. to weather the current economic storm.
City of Brighton leaders speak a great deal about small town values and how they apply to big city initiatives such as those that are underway in Brighton..... Read More

Brighton Receives $2 Million State DOLA Grant; Funds to be used to Improve Access to New Vestas Campus

Article Last Updated:  December 17, 2008 

The City of Brighton has been notified by the State of Colorado Department of Local Affairs, DOLA, that it has been approved to receive a two million dollar grant to assist in making about eight million dollars of infrastructure and roadway improvements to Weld County Roads 4 and 6.
The announcement was made by DOLA Executive Director Susan E. Kirkpatrick. The funds were awarded to Brighton from the state’s severance tax and mineral lease revenues. “This cycle has been extremely competitive with requests totaling $50,415,158 and less than half of that available to award,” she stated in extending the offer to make the grant..... Read More 

Raymond H. Gonzales, CEO, Brighton Economic Development Corp. Appointed by Governor Ritter to Workforce Development Council

Article Last Updated:  November 17, 2008 

Raymond H. Gonzales, president and CEO, Brighton Economic Development Corp., has been appointed by Gov. Bill Ritter to serve on the Colorado Workforce Development Council.
Gonzales most recently was deputy cabinet secretary/chief operating officer of the $53 million per year, 600-person executive department of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson’s cabinet. Prior to that he was a U.S. Dept. of Labor regional representative for Colorado and New Mexico. Gonzales also served as a regional administrative officer with the U.S. Peace Corp., is a native of Brighton, CO and graduate of Regis University, Denver...... Read More

MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR “GREEN MAKEOVER” TO BE UNVEILED --OLD HOSPITAL BECOMES BRIGHTON LEARNING AND RESOURCE CAMPUS

Article Last Updated:  November 6, 2008 

The Brighton Learning and Resource Campus, BLRC, a visionary energy-efficient, environmental-friendly transformation of the former Platte Valley Medical Center (PVMC) site by a consortium of community leaders, has come to fruition in record time.
Best of all, the new Brighton campus will conserve human resources.
According to Brighton leaders, the new facility with its wide hallways and first-class new finishes is already 85 percent occupied and will provide consolidated community learning and resources, including targeted career training. Salud Family Health Centers is the major tenant of the campus, which has been redeveloped to conform to impressive LEED-inspired standards. LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a designation developed by U.S. Green Building Council...... Read More

Brighton, CO Gearing up for Influx of Hundreds of New Employees

Article Last Updated:  October 20, 2008 

Brighton, CO, the #2 high-growth place of note in the U.S., according to the Gadberry Group, a leading market intelligence firm.
Vestas, the world’s leading producer of high-tech wind power systems. Vestas is conducting three job forums this Wed., 10.22, gearing up to hire a total of about 1,400+ jobs in Brighton over the next couple of years. At the same time, this rapidly growing city is gearing up to accommodate the influx of hundreds of new jobs.......Read More

Brighton EDC Supports Amendment 50 Economic Leaders Say Investment in Higher Education Important to Future of Community Colleges

Article Last Updated:  October 10, 2008 

Amendment 50, which would allow gaming operations to expand in Cripple Creek, Blackhawk and Central City, has received the support of the Brighton Economic Development Corporation (BEDC). “$300 million in new gaming-tax revenues could be produced in the first five years with 78 percent going to the state’s under-funded community college system,” said Raymond Gonzales, President/CEO, BEDC........ Read More

BEDC Supports School District Ballot Measures 3A & 3B Economic Leaders Say Continuing Investment in Education Key to Future of #2 Highest-Growth Place in U.S. 

Article Last Updated:  September 18, 2008 

School District 27J, which serves the greater Brighton area, has received the support of the Brighton Economic Development Corporation (BEDC) for its 2008 school construction bond and mill levy override general election ballot measures.
“The BEDC board of directors views the School District 27J, 2008 ballot measures 3A and 3B, as very important steps in moving the greater Brighton community toward a more promising economic future,” said Raymond Gonzales, President/CEO, BEDC...... Read More

Gonzales is new Brighton Economic Development Corporation President/CEO; Also will be City Economic Development Director 

Article Last Updated:  August 20, 2008 

Raymond Gonzales has been appointed the new president and CEO of Brighton Economic Development Corporation, the public-private partnership that works to attract and retain primary employers to the rapidly growing city, which is located northwest of Denver International Airport, Gonzales also will serve as director of economic development for the City of Brighton. He is a native of Brighton and is a graduate of Regis University, Denver. Most recently, Gonzales was deputy cabinet secretary/chief operating officer (COO), of the $53 million per year, 600-person executive department of New Mexico ............ Read More

BleekerVigesaa General Contractors has been recognized as number 297 on the 2008 Inc. 500 list of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America

Article Last Updated:  August 20, 2008

BleekerVigesaa General Contractors, headquartered in one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, Brighton, CO, is also one of the fastest growing companies in the United States according to Inc. Magazine. BleekerVigesaa General Contractors has been recognized as number 297 on the 2008 Inc. 500 list of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America. The Inc.500 has served as a benchmark for the most innovative, dynamic and successful companies in the nation for more than 27 years........ Read More

Brighton selected by Vestas for Latest Colorado Wind Turbine Manufacturing Operation

Article Last Updated:  August 14, 2008 

•Vestas is the type of 21st Century corporation that Brighton welcomes as a partner in helping improve life in the community.
•Brighton this year was named the #2 highest-growth place of note in the U.S. by the Gadberry Group, a leading market intelligence firm:
        •for our population growth,
        •but also, our richly diverse community
        •and rising household incomes
•The decision by Vestas to establish a major operation in Brighton affirms that the City is growing in its attraction to corporations and people seeking a strategic or convenient place to do business or live close to Denver International Airport, E-470, metro Denver and the Western U.S...... Read More

Brighton, CO, Salutes Economic Director Susan Stanton; High-Profile Promoter Moving to Private Sector

Article Last Updated:  May 14, 2008

Susan Stanton, the high-profile director of economic development for Brighton, CO, and president of Brighton Economic Development Corp., BEDC, has accepted an offer to join CLC Associates, the mixed-use development firm starting May 14, 2008.  She will be the vice president of business development for the Rocky Mountain region....... Read More

Intertape Polymer Group Reopens Its Brighton Plant

Article Last Updated:  August 31, 2007

Brighton, Colorado - Montreal based Intertape Polymer Group will reopen its manufacturing facility in Brighton Oct. 1, the company announced today......... Read More

Platte Valley Medical Center – Facts and Features

Article Last Updated: May 31 2007