Agilent’s impact: New Frederick plant could lure additional manufacturers to area

FREDERICK — Luring Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) to Frederick was Upstate Colorado Economic Development’s deal of the year in 2016. It was also Metro Denver Economic Development Corp.’s biggest deal of the year. For Frederick town manager Matthew LeCerf, it was something bigger  — like hanging up the biggest sign imaginable.

“It means that Frederick is open for business,” LeCerf said.

Simply put, it may be the biggest piece of economic development in the Carbon Valley since coal. Agilent announced in August 2016 that it would invest $120 million to build a new 130,000-square-foot…