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Events
1st Annual Life Is Good Family Festival
Be a part of the 1st Annual Life is good® Family Festival! All proceeds of this festival go to Project Joy (www.projectjoy.org) via the Life is good Kids Foundation. The Festival is Saturday, September 6, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Games and activities for the whole family (yes, even for our furry canine friends), live music, food, refreshments, and loads of fun for everyone!
Be a Corporate Sponsor, which will enable you to both help kids and market your business. If you are an entertainer, food vendor, musician, artist, organizer or would like to volunteer your talents in other ways, the organizers would love to talk to you! For more information, contact kara@positivelyjake.com.
The sponsoring store, Positively Jake, is located at 420 S. Teller Street in Belmar and has a huge selection of Life is good® infamous tees and hats, along with a wide array of men's, women's, kid's and infant's clothing, accessories, seasonal and gift items. There's even fun stuff for our furry friends, in honor of Rocket, Jake's pal.
Do’s and Don'ts For Small Business Panel
The Jefferson County Business Resource Center (JCBRC) is hosting Session #3 of their 2008 Business Education Series on Friday, June 27 from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm at the West Chamber offices located at 1667 Cole Blvd, Suite 400 in Denver West Office Park.
The expert panel will include professionals in legal, insurance, real estate, finance and general business. Attendees will be able to submit confidential/anonymous questions to the expert panel. The cost for the event is $10 and includes lunch. To register call Carol Grantano at (303) 233-5555, ext. 0.
Fun-ancial Summer Camps
Young Americans Center in Denver and Lakewood are hosting fun-ancial summer camps, a great summer experience for your child! There are eight week-long programs to choose from for 2nd through 7th graders that are facilitated by professionally trained staff. Don’t miss out on these educational, interactive, and fun camps!
Visit www.yacenter.org and click on Summer Program & Camps. Young Americans Center for Financial Education is home to Young Americans Bank and an incredible array of award-winning nonprofit programs, all designed to teach young people 21 and under about finance, economics and business. Since opening our doors in 1987, Young Americans Center has served more than 330,000 youth across Colorado and in other states.
Business News
Gambro BCT Changes Name to CardianBCT
Lakewood-based Gambro BCT, Inc. recently celebrated their new name, CaridianBCT at an open house on Monday, June 16 at their Lakewood campus. The name change will be effective on July 14. President & CEO David Perez addressed the large gathering of employees and community members. A longtime corporate resident of Lakewood, Gambro BCT is the largest medical device manufacturer in Colorado.
Gambro BCT specializes in blood component technology used by blood banks, hospitals and clinical and biotech researchers. Gambro BCT is the largest medical device maker in based in Colorado. The manufacturer employs 2,300 people worldwide and 1,800 in its Lakewood headquarters. It has added about 300 employees since the beginning of 2008.
The Lakewood-based medical device manufacturer was recently spun off by Gambro AB, a multinational health care company based in Sweden. The name change is intended to establish CaridianBCT as an independent, American-based company with a global presence. CaridianBCT's private ownership will remain in Europe.
Gambro Renal Products USA, which is still owned by the Swedish parent Gambro AB, will remain in Lakewood. That company specializes in dialysis technology for patients with lost kidney function. Formerly known as COBE Laboratories, the company was acquired by Gambro in 1990.
Countrywide moves in with Solera National Bank
Solera National Bank has a joint marketing agreement and partnership in place with Countrywide Home Loans, the company said Wednesday. Lakewood-based Solera, a unit of Solera National Bancorp Inc. said Countrywide will open an office in each of its current and future locations.
Solera is targeted at serving the needs of the Hispanic community. Countrywide is the country's largest mortgage lender, and also claims to be the largest residential lender to minorities. "Since we opened our doors late last year we have had a significant number of ongoing requests from our customers for residential mortgage products and services," Paul Ferguson, CEO of Solera National Bank, said in a statement. "Our relationship with Countrywide Home Loans and their location in our bank lobby will allow Solera National Bank to deepen our relationship with our customers and prospective customers."
Solera currently has one location at the corner of West Alameda and Sheridan Boulevard in Lakewood.
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