DENVER Gov. Jared Polis tapped Patrick Meyers as the next executive director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade.
Meyers was also given the secondary title of chief economic recovery officer along with his role as the top economic developer in the state, according to the announcement from Polis’ office Wednesday morning.
“I share Gov. Polis’ optimistic view of the bright economic opportunities ahead for Colorado and, along with the OEDIT team, I am committed to building back a strong and dynamic economy that serves all of Colorado,” Meyers said.
Meyers most recently led a group within the governor’s COVID Innovation Response Team to procure personal protective equipment and other medical supplies when those items soared in demand in the beginning of the pandemic.
Pat Meyers, the team leader of the Constrained Medical Supply Team (CMST) that is apart of the state s COVID Innovation Response Team has had a lot of sleepless nights since
Tons of Coloradans got the COVID exposure tracking app; Are they using it?
More than 1.4 million people in the state have the COVID-19 exposure app on their phones, but much fewer people are using it. Author: Marshall Zelinger Updated: 11:16 PM MST December 21, 2020
DENVER There are more than 1.4 million people in Colorado who have the COVID-19 exposure notifications app on their phones.
That represents nearly one-in-four people in Colorado.
The state s COVID-19 Innovation Response Team knows that 12,804 people who have tested positive for COVID-19, uploaded their positive test to the app, thus alerting others who may have been exposed.
The app works through Bluetooth, sending anonymous tokens between phones when they re near each other long enough. The app remembers those tokens for two weeks. When someone tests positive for COVID-19, the state provides a code to upload into the app. Tokens sent from that phone to other phones for the last
Waters’ 2020 Sustainability Report Highlights Continued Progress of Its Environmental, Social and Governance Initiatives
Waters also named to Newsweek’s “America’s Most Responsible Companies” 2021 List, ranked #19 overall
Dec 22, 2020 8:00 AM ET
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Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today released its 2020 Sustainability Report, highlighting achievements and progress of the company’s sustainable operations, projects and initiatives. Waters’ latest sustainability report covers activities from 2019 and key highlights from 2020. In addition, the report tracks the important progress of Waters 2025 sustainability goals set forth in late 2019.
“Our team is demonstrating that through our collective actions we can make meaningful impacts, even during the most challenging periods in our history,” said Dr. Udit Batra, Waters President and CEO. “From investing in STEM education, to reimagining recyclable product packaging, to our COVID-19 Innovation Resp