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Sunnyvale Campus Named Silicon Valley Center for Innovation and Operations

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that the company has changed its headquarters from Sunnyvale, California to Westminster, Colorado.

Westminster is Trimble's largest employment center in the U.S. and serves as a central business hub for several of Trimble's core market segments including agriculture, construction and geospatial. In addition, Trimble's CEO, CFO, a number of its senior business leaders, and more than 1,000 employees are located in Westminster.

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"Colorado has proven to be a strategic location in our U.S. operations since we opened our initial Westminster office in 2000," said Rob Painter, Trimble's president and CEO. "The area attracts a desirable, diverse and growing pool of tech talent and provides an attractive quality of life for our employees."

Trimble's Sunnyvale presence in Silicon Valley is linked to the company's rich history and has been a center of innovation since Trimble was founded in 1978. Sunnyvale will continue to be a strategic hub for Trimble and has been designated as the Silicon Valley Center for Innovation and Operations. Trimble's Sunnyvale core business functions include engineering, legal, operations and sustainability, corporate accounting and tax. No other changes are associated with the new headquarters designation.

"Sunnyvale will continue to be the center for technology development across a range of areas critical to Trimble's success going forward. Our presence is strategically important for the company," said Painter. "In addition, the Silicon Valley talent pool plays an important role in recruiting experienced high-tech employees for our local operations."

The headquarters change will have no material impact on Trimble management, employees or customers.

Trimble Westminster

Trimble opened its operations with 40 employees located at the Church Ranch Office Center in Westminster in September 2000. The initial focus for the location included the strategic development of the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) markets. The two-building campus, which was built using Trimble's advanced construction technologies, is LEED Gold and Silver certified, and is over 240,000 square feet on 15 acres located at 10368 Westmoor Drive. To advance sustainability, the buildings were designed to achieve energy costs savings, and reduce overall environmental impacts. In addition, the campus is installing on-site solar as a renewable energy source. With the evolution of the campus, the focus expanded to include marketing, testing and applications engineering. The campus also includes an outdoor technology development and testing center.

About Trimble

Trimble is an industrial technology company transforming the way the world works by delivering solutions that enable our customers to thrive. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics connect the digital and physical worlds to improve productivity, quality, safety, transparency and sustainability. From purpose-built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble is transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.

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International industrial technology company Trimble officially relocated its headquarters to the Front Range on Thursday with the promise of new jobs.

Trimble, with its offices at 10368 Westmoor Drive, joins other tech companies such as TraceGains that have set up shop in Westminster along the U.S. 36 corridor.

Trimble’s technology has been used in several major developments in Colorado, including the U.S. 36 expansion, the rail project from Denver’s Union Station to Denver International Airport, the DIA runway and terminal. The company first arrived in the state in 2000.

“Trimble has been, is and will be such a strong and dynamic part of Colorado’s tech community,” said Gov. Jared Polis at the Thursday event. “After more than 20 years, we’re thrilled that you are deepening your roots in our state with the new headquarters.”

He credited Trimble’s technology with improving the efficiency of the agriculture sector, as well as the airline industry with its work at DIA.

“We really see the positive impact from their technology right here in Colorado, and now we’re going to have more good jobs that power those transformational changes,” Polis said.

The governor, who got his start as a tech entrepreneur, described the state’s industry as “very strong.” It employs more than 130,000 Coloradans, with “one of the strongest recoveries in the nation – more people employed today than before the pandemic in our great state.”

Polis pointed to companies from California, Texas and Florida that are attracted to the Centennial State as they look for “a better business environment, a better place to live, easier place to recruit talent.”

Trimble CEO Rob Painter said, while his company maintains a strong presence in California and Ohio, their Colorado location has the capacity to expand its talent pool.

“We will continue to grow,” he said. However, their team “might have a little bump of a recession in front of us to manage through.”

Trimble employs around 12,000 people who live in over 40 countries, with more than 1,000 residing in Colorado. Half of its business occurs outside of the U.S.

The company’s next goals include continuing to innovate and grow their markets, such as construction and agriculture. Painter also announced a large solar array project on its acreage in Westminster.

The global technology company Trimble Inc. (Nasdaq: TRMB) announced Thursday that its Westminster campus is the company's new headquarters, taking that title from its facility in Sunnyvale, California.

Trimble President and CEO Rob Painter announced the change alongside Gov. Jared Polis at the Westminster office, joined by some of the company's 1,000 employees who live in the Denver area. Trimble employs about 12,000 people worldwide, and the Westminster facility has become its largest hub.

"Trimble has been and will continue being such a strong and dynamic part of Colorado's tech community," Polis said. "We are thrilled that you are deepening your roots in our state with the new headquarters."

The company was founded in California in the 1970s and first opened a Colorado site in 2000. It moved into a larger office in Westminster in 2008, and then built its current building in the Westmoor Technology Park in 2013. A second building was constructed in 2018, and over the years Trimble has accumulated an 18-acre campus.

Trimble operates more than 150 locations worldwide and reported revenues last quarter of $941.2 million. The company provides GPS systems and other technologies for the construction and agricultural industries.

The company chose to move its headquarters to Colorado because of its central location in the U.S. and the availability of tech workers in the area, Painter said. Trimble will continue to hire for its Colorado office, he said. About one-third of its workforce are engineers.

"Going back 20 years ago, we were looking for where we were going to find our workforce of the future," Painter said. "We think we found a really unique spot — a place that's good to be, where you can attract people and where people want to stay. So a flag was planted here 20 years ago. We think this is a place where we continue to find good people."

Following the announcement Thursday, Painter led Polis on a tour of the campus. They watched demonstrations of Trimble's technology, including unmanned construction equipment being driven by remote operators and an autonomous robot outfitted with laser scanners that are used to scan construction sites.

In the Denver area, Trimble technology was used for the U.S. 36 expansion project several years ago, as well as the construction of the RTD Rail line from Union Station to Denver International Airport. The company's tech was also used to improve accuracy while constructing the DIA runway.

"Our technology impacts how we live, how we move and what we eat," Painter said. "Technology at Trimble is literally connecting the physical and the digital world."

As part of the announcement Thursday, Painter said the company would be constructing a solar array project on some of its land and installing solar-powered electric vehicle chargers.

In addition to Trimble, several other tech companies recently moved their headquarters offices to the Denver area. San Francisco-based Virta Health, a health technology unicorn, announced last week that it would relocate its headquarters to Denver in the next few months.

"There's a lot of companies from California, Texas and Florida that are looking for a better business environment, a better place to live and an easier place to recruit talent," Polis said. "They're finding Colorado is the best place to do business. We have a great quality of life, great universities, and it's a great place to attract talent from across the country."

Project to Offset More than 100 Percent of Trimble's On-Site Energy Consumption, Includes 660-Kilowatt Solar Carport with 49 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

WESTMINSTER, Colo., April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that the company has broken ground on the construction of a 1.7-megawatt solar array as a renewable energy source at its Westminster, Colorado headquarters. The new solar panels are projected to offset more than 100 percent of the energy consumed by Trimble's two-building campus in the Westmoor Technology Park, which represents approximately 6-7 percent of the company's total global electricity demand (based on 2021). The installation will be one of the largest distributed solar projects in the City of Westminster.

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The announcement coincides with Earth month and is consistent with the company's commitment to a low-carbon future.

The 4.4-acre project includes ground-mounted solar arrays and raised structures with solar panels to form 170 carports for employees and visitors. Carports will protect vehicles from the weather and provide 49 electric vehicle charging stations powered by the sun. The system has the capacity to provide a maximum estimated annual yield of 2,570,000 kilowatt hours, which is equivalent to consuming roughly 3,500 barrels of oil. The array also has the added bonus of reducing strain on the grid by minimizing Trimble's reliance on traditional energy sources, especially at times of peak energy demand, which is typically when the sun is shining.

The solar array project is part of Trimble's science-based target commitment to reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions, which includes emissions from the company's facilities and vehicles, by 50 percent by 2030 (from a 2019 baseline) and to achieve 100 percent annual sourcing of renewable electricity by 2025.

"We feel a heightened responsibility to be more sustainable and to help our customers drive sustainability for the benefit of our planet and future generations," said Rob Painter, CEO of Trimble. "We are committed to pursuing innovative renewable energy solutions in terms of their environmental benefit. This includes on-site generation of renewable energy from solar, which we are implementing or pursuing across a number of our global sites. Our goal for these projects is to generate our own renewable energy, and when possible, provide any excess energy production to the local electricity grid."

Trimble is working with Boulder, Colorado-based Namaste Solar, an employee-owned, fully integrated solar energy company, to design and build the project. Several of Trimble's solutions will be used in the construction of the project, including robotic total stations for surveying and site layout as well as machine control and guidance for pile driving.

"We applaud Trimble's commitment to reducing its carbon footprint by investing in clean renewable solar energy," said Rachel Mountain, Co-owner and Director of Commercial and Industrial Sales at Namaste Solar. "In the face of climate change and rising energy costs, Trimble serves as an inspiration for businesses to source high-quality renewable energy. Not only does this project advance Trimble's clean energy goals, but it will also drive local economic growth and support over 50 good-paying green jobs in our community."

Trimble Westminster

Trimble opened its operations with 40 employees located at the Church Ranch Office Center in Westminster in September 2000. The initial focus for the location included the strategic development of the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) markets. With over 20 years in the area and significant growth, Trimble purchased land and built a state-of-the-art campus. The two-building campus, which was built using Trimble's advanced construction technologies, is LEED Gold and Silver certified, and is over 240,000 square feet on 15 acres located at 10368 Westmoor Drive.

Trimble changed its headquarters from Sunnyvale, California to Westminster, Colorado in October 2022. Westminster is Trimble's largest employment center in the U.S. and serves as a central business hub for several of Trimble's core market segments including agriculture, construction and geospatial. In addition, Trimble's CEO, CFO, a number of its senior business leaders, and more than 1,000 employees are located in Westminster.

To advance sustainability, the buildings were designed to achieve energy costs savings, and reduce overall environmental impacts. With the evolution of the campus, the focus expanded to include marketing, testing and applications engineering. The campus also includes an outdoor technology development and testing center.

About Namaste Solar

Founded in Colorado in 2005, Namaste Solar is a fully integrated solar energy company providing services from design to installation to ongoing operational support. We work with homeowners, businesses, municipalities, universities, hospitals, utilities, and community solar developers. To date, we have installed more than 11,500 clean renewable solar systems. As a Certified B Corporation and a Colorado public benefit corporation, we are on a mission to transform energy and transform the way business operates. We are 100 percent employee-owned, and our ownership mindset shows in the quality of our work. Learn more at: namastesolar.com

About Trimble

Trimble is an industrial technology company transforming the way the world works by delivering solutions that enable our customers to thrive. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics connect the digital and physical worlds to improve productivity, quality, safety, transparency and sustainability. From purpose-built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble is transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.

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Editor’s note: This is part of our series, Hidden Gems, in which we take a look at those restaurants you should know about but may not. They are either tucked away in strip malls or otherwise off the beaten path. Try them out, and if you like what you eat, pass the word.

Sometimes, when describing something, it’s best to start with what it isn’t. Los Arcos, the giant, stucco-walled Mexican restaurant in Westminster, isn’t filled with gorilla-suited high schoolers diving off 40-foot cliffs. Its food will not make you want to eat before walking through its archway. And at Los Arcos, there is no mention of Black Bart nor his cave.

Maybe you’ve caught my drift; by making a comparison to our overhyped-of-late Casa Bonita, you glean — assuming you’ve somehow avoided Los Arcos yourself over the past 44 years — that this isn’t a run-of-the-mill Mexican eatery. It’s something special.

Los Arcos is, perhaps, what Casa Bonita strived to be: a Mexican restaurant first and foremost that isn’t eclipsed by its quirk, but rather enhanced by it.

Los Arcos is filled with curious portraits, curious music and curious décor. There is lore surrounding the margaritas, and don’t you want to go to a Mexican restaurant that has lore surrounding its margaritas? (Do they or don’t they add a splash of Everclear? Some things are better left unsaid.) When there’s a birthday in the house, there’s a cowbell and clapping. The staff is fantastic, the menu is large and the food is good. It’s the perfect place to take children, and yet, there aren’t many children there.

It began in 1978, when Ignacio Luevano was driving by a Spanish-style strip mall in south Westminster and saw the 20-seat center restaurant for sale. Using recipes from his native Durango, Mexico, he got cooking, and his wife Adela worked the register. Now, it’s their son John and his wife Kendra you’ll see running around, but it remains a family affair. Over the years, they took over the entire plaza, and the menu grew with the space.

A staple, though, has always been the green chile. The thick, spicy and, as is the Colorado way, not at all green, chile is still one of the restaurant’s best-sellers, as are the fajitas, whose sizzle is so frequent throughout the dining room that it almost counts as a soundtrack.

The tacaso is a nearly football-sized taco, deep-fried and stuffed with pork, potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes and red chile. If that’s not over-the-top enough, it’s then topped with cheese, a sour cream squiggle and a big heap of guacamole. Many plan their visits around daily specials, like Wednesday’s chicken capped in slightly sweet, but mostly savory, ranchero mole sauce.

Knowing that even classic restaurants need to change and adapt to stay relevant, John added several new menu items about a year ago, and they’ve been popular. The molcajetes — meat or seafood served in blazing hot volcanic stone bowls — have been especially well-received, and further add to Los Arcos’ sizzling soundtrack.

And then there are those margaritas, which are free (yes, free!) with dinner on Wednesdays. There are house margs, fruit margs, smoky margs, Italian margs and margs topped with little bottles of Corona. They are strong, which might contribute to the feeling that you’re in some sort of wacky alternate universe where it’s commonplace to see portraits of very serious-looking gentlemen (they’re members of the Luevano family), bull heads and bedazzled sombreros protruding from stucco walls.

But those oddities, coupled with solid Mexican fare, are part of Los Arcos’ lasting charm. It’s not boring, it’s not a gimmick and it’s entirely devoid of cliff diving gorillas. It’s a one-of-a-kind Mexican eatery deserving of more attention from a city obsessed with its quirky restaurants.

Los Arcos: 4991 W. 80th Ave., Westminster, 303-426-8523; arcosrestaurant.com

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