Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today expressed disappointment after learning of a round of layoffs in Windsor by Vestas Corporation due to Congress’ inaction on extending the wind energy...
Groups Endorse Bennet Bill to Improve Job Training Programs
Several key organizations are announcing support for a bill U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Rob Portman have introduced to make federal job training programs more responsive to the needs of the...
Bennet, Udall Ask U.S. Forest Service to Study High Park, Waldo Canyon Fires
Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall requested today that the U.S. Forest Service study the High Park and Waldo Canyon fires in an effort to understand the social, economic, organizational and...
Bennet Renews Call for Extension of Wind PTC Amid News of More Layoffs at Vestas
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today called upon Congress to extend the wind production tax credit (PTC) following news that Vestas is announcing additional layoffs at its plant in Brighton....
Bennet Commends Boulder Physicist David Wineland for 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet commended Boulder’s David Wineland on being named a 2012 co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics. Wineland, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards...
Bennet, Udall Welcome EWP Funding, Pledge to Continue Fight for More Resources
On the heels of news that Colorado has received nearly $2.5 million for the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall vowed to continue...
Bennet Applauds Hitachi Data Systems Announcement
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded the announcement by Hitachi Data Systems that it will open a new office in Douglas County that is expected to employ between 300 and 500 individuals....
Bennet Praises Education Department Grants to Colorado School Districts
In response to the announcement that two Colorado school districts have received multi-million dollar grants through the Department of Education’s Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF), U.S. Senator Michael...
Bennet, Udall Statement on Grant for Colorado Health Exchange
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today released the following statements regarding the announcement that the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange will receive a $43,486,747 grant...
Bennet, Udall Announce Federal Grant for Spaceport, Applaud Statewide Collaboration
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall announced today the approval of $200,000 in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) to conduct a feasibility study on locating...
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