Two international companies are considering locating their U.S. bases of operations in the Denver metro area, potentially bringing more than 1,600 new jobs with average salaries of about $100,000 to the region.
Colorado Economic Development Commission members voted unanimously Thursday to offer more than $14 million in job-growth tax incentives each to Accelo, an Australian provider of cloud-based business-management software, and to Maxar Technologies, the American subsidiary of the Canadian firm that recently acquired DigitalGlobe of Westminster.
EDC documents did not identify Maxar Technologies by name, but it was clear from the description of the company who it was.
Maxar, a space and geospatial solutions company, is looking to establish a new U.S. corporate headquarters and bring as many as 856 new jobs to Adams, Boulder, Denver or Weld counties — jobs that pay an average of $116,917, according to Michelle Hadwiger, deputy director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade.
