Ball Aerospace plans large-scale expansion at Boulder campus

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include comments from Ball Corp. and corrected to reflect that proposed buildings would be up to 55 feet tall and the parking garage would have 850 spaces. BizWest regrets the errors.

BOULDER — Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., the aerospace arm of Westminster-based metal-packaging manufacturer Ball Corp. (NYSE: BLL), is considering a major expansion to its aerospace operations in Boulder.

Late last year, the firm submitted to city planners documents that show Ball’s intent to build three new buildings at the 1600 Commerce St. campus that would add 375,000 square…