Ball Aerospace to lead NASA solar-magnetism study

Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has been selected by NASA to manage a concept study for the space agency’s proposed Chromospheric Magnetism Explorer mission.

The CMEx mission “could provide new insights into how magnetism drives eruptive activity on and near the surface of the sun,” Ball said in a news release. “The science of CMEx aims to help the scientific community better its understanding of our sun and its impacts on space, Earth and other planets.”

Holly Gilbert, director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s High Altitude Observatory (HAO), will serve as the principal investigator for the nine-month study.

“The CMEx mission concept provides a unique opportunity to answer some of the biggest questions we still have about the sun, and it could help to mature our spectropolarimetry capabilities considerably,” Ball Aerospace senior director Lisa Wood said in the release. “We’re excited about the prospect of leading such a fascinating mission.”

Flatirons Bank promotes Kent Jones to president

Flatirons Bank has promoted Kent Jones to president, with Jones also continuing to serve as chief operating officer.

Jones will work with the board, CEO and the senior leadership team “to establish long-range goals, strategies, plans, and policies that support accomplishing the bank’s strategic plan,” according to social-media postings by Flatirons Bank

“Through Kent’s almost 20-year service to the bank, he has become an invaluable asset to our organization, and we are thrilled to have him step into the president role, along with continuing his essential role as COO,” said Kyle Heckman, chairman and CEO.

Flatirons Bank operates locations in Boulder and Longmont.

Integrated Water Services makes another acquisition

Integrated Water Services Inc., a Longmont-based water and wastewater treatment solutions provider, has acquired Massachusetts-based jet-aeration and jet-mixing technology firm KLa Systems Inc.

“The inclusion of KLa into IWS’s portfolio of cutting-edge treatment solutions is a significant advantage for our customers,” IWS CEO Alex Buehler said in a prepared statement. “KLa’s innovative products are a critical component in designing and delivering the most cost-effective, user friendly and efficient treatment solutions.”

IWS, which itself was acquired in 2019 by investor Sciens Water Capital, bought M/MBR Systems LLC, an Austin, Texas-based manufacturer of membrane bioreactors, in early 2023.

The Feed leases 75,000 square feet of space at the Verve in Broomfield

Sports nutrition e-commerce platform The Feed.com Inc. recently leased 75,292 square feet of warehouse space at 11715 W. 112th Ave. in Broomfield’s Verve Commerce Center.

The Feed plans to move in during the first quarter of 2024, according to a representative for Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (NYSE: JLL), the brokerage that represented Verve’s developer SunCap Property Group and landlord Nuveen Real Estate.

The recently built, two-building campus totals nearly 284,000 square feet of warehouse, distribution and industrial space. Of that, 208,592 square feet are still available for lease, according to JLL.

NJ-based Cognizant to buy Broomfield’s Thirdera

Broomfield-based Thirdera LLC, a technology solutions company for users of the cloud-workflow platform developed by ServiceNow, Inc., recently agreed to be purchased by New Jersey’s Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (Nasdaq: CTSH).

The deal, terms of which have not yet been disclosed, is expected to close early next year.

“ServiceNow is leading a market shift toward customer, employee, and creator products,” Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar said in a prepared statement. “I believe the combination of Cognizant’s deep industry, AI, and platform expertise paired with Thirdera’s leading-edge offerings in enterprise transformation will position Cognizant at the forefront of thought leadership and innovation in the ServiceNow ecosystem.”

— BizWest