Press Release - Water Company's Expansion, 100 New Jobs
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR BILL RITTER, JR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2009
CONTACT:
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370, evan.dreyer@state.co.us
GOV. RITTER APPLAUDS WATER COMPANY'S EXPANSION
PUEBLO - Gov. Bill Ritter today applauded The Water Company's decision to expand and add more than 100 new jobs in Pueblo.
"These are clearly difficult economic times around the world, around the country and around Colorado. Pueblo itself is no stranger to tough times," Gov. Ritter said at a news conference with officials from The Water Company, Pueblo Economic Development Corp., City Council and County Board of Commissioners. "But even now, even as people are struggling, something exciting is happening here in Pueblo."
The Water Company is a high-tech water-purification firm. It has about 30 employees and operates in a small industrial building near the Pueblo airport. With today's announcement, the company will be moving to a larger facility and growing its workforce to at least 140 by 2012.
"The Water Company is part of a clean-tech industry of the future," Gov. Ritter said. "It's part of the knowledge-based economy we're building all across Colorado. The new jobs and the expansion being announced today are another example of how we are leading Colorado forward by re-positioning and re-tooling Colorado's economy for long-term sustainable growth.
"I'm very pleased that this home-grown company is growing even more right here in Pueblo."
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