Economy & Economic Development  August 20, 2026

Ursa Major opens facility in Longmont

Surrounded by company officials, Ursa Major CEO Chris Spagnoletti looks on as Gov. Jared Polis prepares to cut a ribbon Thursday to open the manufacturer’s new facility in southwest Longmont. Dallas Heltzell/BizWest.
Surrounded by company officials, Ursa Major CEO Chris Spagnoletti looks on as Gov. Jared Polis prepares to cut a ribbon Thursday to open the manufacturer’s new facility in southwest Longmont. Dallas Heltzell/BizWest.
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Berthoud-based missile- and rocket-propulsion company Ursa Major Technologies Inc. unveiled a 25,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in southwest Longmont Thursday, where 125 employees will build avionics and in-space systems.

With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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