Heska tells employees it hopes to retain workforce after $1.3B Mars acquisition

LOVELAND — Heska Corp. (Nasdaq: HSKA) officials, who went public this week with the framework of a deal that will see the veterinary products supplier absorbed by candy and pet food giant Mars Inc. for $1.3 billion, are being tight-lipped about the impacts the deal will have on the company’s Northern Colorado operations, but the company is telling employees that it intends to retain them.

“Unfortunately we can’t comment more about the news as it hasn’t yet closed,” Heska senior vice president Jon Aagaard said in an email. “What I can tell you is, we are optimistic…