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New member brings 3D software development expertise

Golden, CO –ADAPT, the Alliance for the Development of Additive Processing Technologies, a research consortium focused on developing technologies to accelerate the certification and qualification of 3D printed metal parts, welcomes new member Spatial Corp., the leading provider of 3D software development toolkits for design, manufacturing, and engineering solutions, including leading additive manufacturing hardware producers.

“Spatial will use its membership in ADAPT to bolster our technical expertise in additive manufacturing and strengthen our relationships in the industry. We also believe that our existing partnerships with many AM hardware and software providers can expand ADAPT’s capabilities,” said Ray Bagley, Director of Product Management for 3D Modeling and Additive Manufacturing.

Bagley added that Spatial views membership in ADAPT as a valuable extension to the company’s additive manufacturing market strategy. Supporting research that advances the broader adoption of additive manufacturing is directly in line with Spatial’s goal to help grow the market for its customers.

“Spatial’s membership in ADAPT adds a member focused on the software workflows for 3D printing, which is also at the heart of many of our data-driven research activities. Through both 3D printing equipment manufacturers and developers of specialty software applications, Spatial accelerates the efficient industrial application of 3D additive manufacturing. This area of expertise represents another strong partnership for our organization and its members,” said ADAPT Technical Director Aaron Stebner.

About Spatial

Spatial Corp, a Dassault Systèmes subsidiary, is the leading provider of 3D software development toolkits (SDKs) for technical applications across multiple industries. Spatial’s 3D modeling, 3D visualization, and 3D interoperability SDKs help accelerate 3D innovation and expand what is possible. Customers are able to maintain focus on core competencies, while reducing cost and time-to-market. For over 30 years, Spatial’s 3D SDKs have been adopted by many of the world's most recognized software developers, manufacturers, research institutes, and universities. Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, Spatial has offices in the USA, Germany, Japan, China, and the United Kingdom. For more information on Spatial, visit web, LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter.

About ADAPT

The Alliance for the Development of Additive Processing Technologies (ADAPT) is a research and development organization dedicated to the creation of next-generation data informatics and advanced characterization technologies for additive manufacturing technologies. ADAPT uses these tools to help industry and government qualify, standardize, assess, and optimize advanced manufacturing processes and parts. Several levels of membership to the ADAPT consortium are available. Founding industry members include Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Faustson Tool, Lockheed Martin, Citrine Informatics. Grant funding from the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) was provided to Manufacturer’s Edge and The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership. For more information, find ADAPT on the web, LinkedIn,Facebook, or Twitter.

Larry H. Miller Toyota Boulder and its customers are driving support for the Arbor Day Foundation’s 2017 Boulder Community Tree Recovery program throughout the month of April. The program aims to distribute trees to Boulder residents whose trees have been destroyed by the emerald ash borer (EAB) beetle, an invasive species native to northeastern Asia that infects and kills ash trees.

For every new vehicle purchased during the month, the dealership, via its charitable arm Larry H. Miller Charities, will make a $15 donation to the project that is restoring and beautifying the local community one tree at a time.

”We are committed to the legacy of our founder, who believed a successful business has an obligation to enrich lives and serve as a steward to the surrounding community,” said Jarred Black, general manager, Larry H. Miller Toyota Boulder. “Our employees, customers and vendors have roots in the Boulder community, and we all benefit by helping to restore our city’s beauty by replacing lost trees.”

The Arbor Day Foundation will distribute 329 new trees on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22 at McGuckin's Hardware Store - 2525 Arapahoe Ave - from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This initiative, which is free of charge to Boulder residents, will help to replace trees damaged and destroyed by the EAB beetle. The urban forestry division of the City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Division discovered the Colorado EAB infestation in September 2013.

“The Arbor Day Foundation is pleased to partner with Larry H. Miller Toyota Boulder to help heal the Boulder community from the devastation of emerald ash borer,” said Dan Lambe, president, Arbor Day Foundation. “Because of the generosity of our national and local sponsors, the Community Tree Recovery program will help area residents begin to replace more than 78,000 affected trees and shape the landscape that will be the Boulder of tomorrow.”

Larry H. Miller Toyota is active throughout the year in the Boulder community. Every April, the dealership pays tribute to its founder, the late Larry H. Miller, on his birthday, by participating in a community service project. In 2016, employees volunteered with There With Care, a local non-profit whose mission is to provide a wide range of thoughtful and fundamental services to children and families during the critical phase of a medical crisis. Since 1984, the dealership has supported the local community with charitable donations to organizations such as ELPASO (Engaged Latino Parents Advancing School Outcomes), Muscular Dystrophy Association, Second Wind Fund of Boulder County, Via Mobility Services, Boulder Asian Pacific Alliance, Autism Society of Boulder County, and together with Toyota, has been a proud partner in the Elephant Passage at the Denver Zoo.

For Immediate Release: April 14, 2017

Contact: Annette Mainland, VP of Philanthropy
303.604.5261 or annettemainland@trucare.org

(Lafayette, CO) – The Herbert & Judy Paige Family Foundation is impacting senior care in Boulder County and beyond through funding and lending to TRU Community Care. Through a shared Board Member, Timothy Schafer, a local attorney specializing in estate planning and a native of Broomfield, TRU has benefited from the Paige Foundation through a low-cost loan of $1.5 million to help with program start-up costs associated with TRU PACE and a capital grant of $40,000 to help offset construction costs.

TRU PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) launched on March 1, 2017 and serves frail elders who are nursing-home eligible, allowing them to remain safely in their community. PACE is a model of care that provides an 11-member interdisciplinary team approach to create individualized care plans. PACE participants visit the center two, three, or five days each week to receive care. In-home care is provided to round out the TRU PACE spectrum of services.

PACE is a Medicare/Medicaid funded program, but start-up costs, along with costs to provide the PACE center are not reimbursed by these government insurance programs. Therefore, TRU Community Care has been raising funds through a capital campaign to help to offset costs associated with their construction of the PACE center. The Paige Foundation made a grant of $40,000 to assist with the capital campaign.

PACE requirements dictate that program staff must be in place before any seniors can join the program. When the Paige Foundation learned about the need to front the program costs, Schafer put the foundation and the organization together to discuss possible loan arrangements. The very favorable loan rate the foundation offered to TRU enabled TRU PACE to borrow $1.5 million.

TRU Community Care is grateful for the significant support offered by The Paige Foundation at this time of important growth in service to our community of frail seniors and their families.

About TRU Community Care
TRU Community Care provides end-of-life hospice and palliative care as well as grief services to those residing in Boulder, Broomfield, Adams, Jefferson, and southwest Weld counties. TRU now offers TRU PACE, a Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly serving Boulder and southwest Weld Counties. TRU Hospice of Northern Colorado serves Greeley and extends to Weld and Larimer counties. Additional services include grief support groups, which are available to anyone in the community free of charge. It is a privilege for us to help those who are grieving regain their balance and resume healthy living. Grief groups include adult, teen, and child as well as equine therapy. At TRU Community Care, we add life to days, because that’s what TRUly matters. The sooner you call, the more we can help – 303.442.0961 or visit trucare.org; in Northern Colorado call 970.352.8487 or visit hospiceofnortherncolorado.org.

About the Paige Foundation
The Paige Foundation was founded in 2000 by Herbert and Judy Paige. The Paiges believed that all senior citizens are deserving and entitled to live out their senior years in a manner that is safe and secure, with dignity and integrity. 

The mission of the Herbert and Judy Paige Family Foundation is to help low-income students gain access to high-quality education, to provide food, love and shelter for animals and to ensure low-income seniors have necessary healthcare, transportation, housing and food. If you are interested in donating to the Paige Foundation or if you’d like to learn more, please visit www.paigefdn.org.

(BOULDER, Colo., April 10, 2017) – 8z Real Estate, a Colorado owned real estate brokerage, was named the top middle sized workplace in Colorado, in the Denver Post’s annual Top Workplaces survey.  The rankings were announced to participating companies at an event on April 4^th at Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and announced to the public in the April 7^th edition of the Denver Post.

CEO and Founder Lane Hornung commented, “What makes 8z a great workplace? It’s pretty simple; we have great people working together on a shared goal, fixing real estate.”

Full time professional Realtors have a different experience when they join 8z.  8z supports their Realtors with a comprehensive system which includes lead generation, marketing, training, and administrative support.   The training and support are designed to not only grow a Realtor’s expertise, but also increase the productivity per agent. 

8zers also find support through the collaborative culture that is shared across the company.  Doug Gieck, the Production Manager, commented: “[our Realtors] put the client's interests in front of our own because 8z Realtors are collaborative. We work as a team to achieve the highest standards of service for our clients. You might find that from one or two agents at a typical real estate office, but to find that companywide is rare.”

The company has been rising in the ranks and getting noticed as a top workplace. Previously competing in the small workplaces division of the Top Workplaces survey, 8z ranked 5^th in 2016, and 9^th in 2015.  8z grew into the medium sized division in 2017, competing against other companies with 150-499 employees.

The Denver Post Top Workplaces survey is organized by WorkplaceDynamics, a leading research firm on organizational health and employee engagement.  WorkplaceDynamics invited 1,048 companies in Colorado to participate.  They surveyed employees from 213 organizations and received 48,109 responses.  The twenty-four question survey digs deeper than just the benefits an employee receives, but qualitative factors including confidence in the company’s leadership, employee loyalty, and alignment with company values and where the company is headed, among other factors.

About 8z Real Estate

8z Real Estate is a residential brokerage that empowers buyers and sellers with unmatched market data and online tools, combined with the knowledge and expertise of professionals on the ground. Each Realtor specializes in a specific community, to develop expertise on everything local. 8z puts clients first with Realtors who listen to their clients’ needs, address their concerns, and deliver solutions so that each client has clarity, control and confidence in their real estate transaction. For more information call 303-563-4103 and visit http://8z.com/.