Calling All Nominations for the 2026 Business of the Year
Golden Chamber of Commerce
(Golden, CO) Nominations are open for the annual Golden Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. Businesses are nominated by their peers, customers, community leaders, employees, or themselves and then reviewed and voted on by the Golden Chamber Board of Directors.
“Recognizing business leaders for their contributions to the community is an important function for understanding how huge a role businesses play here,” Golden Chamber President Nola Krajewski said. “Every business, no matter their size or stage of growth, is part of the ecosystem that keeps the Golden community thriving through sales taxes, local sponsorships, employment, goods and services for residents, and creating a town that people want to live in. Those businesses that extend themselves even more than usual deserve to be honored for their achievements.”
Categories for the 2026 Golden Chamber of Commerce Business Awards are the following... Read more... Download PDF below.
Golden-based national lab lays off another 134 employees
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Along with other big changes over the last 12 months, the Golden-based National Laboratory of the Rockies has cut another 134 employees.
The lab, formerly called NREL, has confirmed the February layoffs include both researchers and operations employees... Read more...
Mines appoints inaugural Fryrear Presidential Chair to lead energy innovation
By Jasmine Leonas
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom
Jenifer Shafer has been named the inaugural Ben L. Fryrear Presidential Chair at Colorado School of Mines.
A member of the Mines faculty since 2012, Shafer is a professor of chemistry... Read more...
