Workforce Expansion

BROOMFIELD – October 22, 2026 -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) has closed on the purchase of a 130,000-square-foot production facility in Weld County, Colorado, and expects to hire more than 200 people there over the next 12 to 24 months.

The building sits on about 13 acres. BAE Systems will use it to expand manufacturing capacity for space-based hardware and sensor systems, citing customer demand and business growth.

BAE Systems targets 600 jobs at full capacity

The company estimates the site could employ approximately 600 people at full capacity. The initial hiring wave of more than 200 positions will support production ramp-up.

Retrofit starts this year, production slated for early 2028

BAE Systems plans to begin retrofitting the facility and procuring equipment through the rest of this year. It anticipates opening the site for production in early 2028.

Franklin, WI – September 24, 2026 -- Modine (NYSE: MOD) is hiring up to 300 workers at its Franklin, Wisconsin facility to scale production of Airedale data center cooling systems, with production assembler roles starting at $23 per hour.

Modine hosts walk-in hiring fair to staff first and second shifts

The thermal management company will run a hiring fair on Thursday, September 24, from 4-7 p.m. at its 3303 W. Oakwood Road facility in Franklin. HR staff will be on-site to conduct on-the-spot interviews, with both pre-registration and walk-ins accepted. Second-shift workers receive an additional $1-per-hour premium, and new hires qualify for health insurance and benefits starting on their first day.

Hartford, Conn. – September 19, 2026 -- LAZ Parking, North America's largest privately owned parking and mobility company, unveiled a growth strategy dubbed "LAZ 3.0" that will add more than 1,000 jobs across North America within a year and expand its Hartford headquarters to house over 100 additional staff.

Tony DiPaolo and John Svendblad become Co-CEOs effective September 19, 2026

DiPaolo, who joined LAZ in 2005 and currently serves as President of the Midwest, and Svendblad, who joined in 2008 and leads the West Coast, will jointly assume the chief executive role. Combined, the two bring more than four decades of internal leadership experience at the company.