economic profile ~~~ employers

Employers

Broomfield’s economy is very diversified, with significant employment in manufacturing, services, retail and wholesale trade, government and construction. The city and county of 58,000 has more than 30,000 jobs in the above sectors. In the last several years, Broomfield has experienced a significant increase in high-tech and retail jobs through the attraction of many high-tech firms and the completion of the 1,500,000 square foot FlatIron Crossing Regional Mall. The majority of the employment in Broomfield is concentrated in the southwest quadrant of the city in and around Interlocken AdvancedTechnology Environment and adjacent to the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. This area is served by the US 36 Boulder Turnpike, which provides the transportation artery bringing employees and products to the businesses.

High tech manufacturing accounts for over half of all jobs in Broomfield and Boulder Counties. More than 700 firms employ more than 30,000 employees in high-tech research, manufacturing and information technology services in the northwest quadrant of the Denver Metropolitan area. Listed below are major area and local employers in and around Broomfield.

Major Area and Local Employers

Company Product / Service Employees
IBM Software Development 3,400
Ball Corporation Aerospace Systems and Metal Containers 3,100
Level 3 Communications Internet Based Telephonic Comm. 2,068
Oracle Network Computer Systems 1,900
Covidien Medical Device Manufacturer 1,697
Seagate Technology LLC Disk Drive Manufacturer 1,102
Urban Lending Solutions Product Solutions for the Mortgage Industry 1,000
Amgen, Inc. Bio Tech Manufacturer 880
Hunter Douglas Window Coverings 805
Intrado, Inc. Provider of 911 Infastructure 750
Staples Office Supplies 700
Sandoz, Inc. Generic Pharmaceutics 600
City & County of Broomfield City Government 581
WhiteWave Foods Maker of Dairy and Soy Products 450
Vail Resorts, Inc. International Ski and Resort Operations 430
TransFirst Holdings, Inc. Provider of Transaction Processing Services and Payment Processing Technologies 385
MWH Global, Inc. Global Engineering, Contruction & Management 350
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Computer Peripheral Manufacturer 300
VMware  Development of Virtualization Software 275
ZOLL Medical Products Software Solutions
225