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CBS News
14-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Colorado park damaged by Quarry Fire set for partial reopening May 15
The Deer Creek Canyon Park area has had wildfires before, but none that worried community members quite like the 2024 Quarry Fire. A fast moving blaze, it nearly jumped the crest of the hill on Grizzly Drive, where neighborhoods sit, before low winds and fire crews were able to contain the blaze. Nearly 10 months after the fire damaged roughly 35% of the park, Jefferson County Open Space is set to reopen part of it May 15. "Our natural resources team is thrilled with where we are," said Matt Robbins, who works for Jeffco Open Space. CBS While Deer Creek is flowing and the spring green lights up the hillsides, the burn scare is still highly visible. But residents like Chris Miller are fine living with it, knowing that the park he and his wife regularly bring their dogs to will be available to them again. "We've been asking anytime we see somebody working at the pen space park. We're like, 'Do you know when it's gonna open? Do you have a feel?'", Miller joked. "They would never really give us a clear answer. They would just say, 'sometime this summer.' So, yes, very happy." The park had extensive damage, especially on the upper hillside elevations. Jeffco Open Space had to work on the amount of sediment that was draining from the creeks into Chatfield Reservoir, uproot trees and move rocks that were on unstable ground after the fires and fix trails damaged by bulldozer lines used to contain the blaze. During the partial reopening, park guests will be asked to stay on available trails until further notice. "The park has had a tough -- really tough -- 10 months, and we want to let people into the park, but we want them to know that we need to help the park as well," Robbins said. But the open space team knows how important this park as well as the others in the area are to residents and have been working as quickly as possible to give them back access to the space. "They started asking almost immediately after the fire," Robbins with a laugh. "And so we're thrilled that after 10 months we're able to offer two-thirds of the park." There will be a ceremony at Deer Creek Canyon Park May 15 to commemorate the partial reopening with a full reopening of the park expected to take place August 1. For those like Miller who live in the area, the excitement is palpable. On the first night of the fire, he told CBS Colorado there was a concern that the park would even survive at all. To have it avoid catastrophe and be open just a season later is a win for everyone down near Ken Caryl. "Honestly, it was fabulous that that was the end outcome," Miller concluded.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Atmos Energy Recognized on Forbes 'America's Best Employers' List for Fifth Consecutive Year
Forbes Americas Best Employers Dallas, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Along with Atmos Energy's vision to be the safest provider of natural gas services is also to be recognized for being a great employer, and for the fifth consecutive year the company has done just that. Today Atmos Energy was recognized as a leading employer in the U.S. and in the utilities industry when it was named to the Forbes 'America's Best Employers' list. Key to this honor is the company's unique culture, AtmoSpirit, which fosters innovation and engagement through the meaningful contributions of a workforce with a wide variety of skills, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that reflect the 1,400 communities they serve. 'This honor is a testament to the focus and dedication of all 5,300 employees who Make a Difference and Bring Out the Best in Others each and every day in the communities we serve,' said Matt Robbins, senior vice president of human resources for Atmos Energy. 'AtmoSpirit has been the foundation of our enduring success and deeply rooted safety culture for over 25 years, and we will continue to embrace those core principles as we remain focused on our vision to be the safest provider of natural gas services and to be recognized as a great employer for our teammates in the 1,400 communities we are honored to serve.' Forbes and Statista selected 'America's Best Employers 2025' through an independent survey from a sample of more than 217,000 U.S. employees working for companies employing at least 1,000 people within the U.S. The final scores are based on two types of evaluations: personal (those given by employees themselves) and public (those given by friends and family members of employees, or members of the public who work in the same industry), with a much higher weighting for personal evaluations. From a total of 701 large organizations with at least 5,000 employees, Atmos Energy ranks in the top 40 percent overall and eighth among all companies in the utility industry. About Atmos EnergyAtmos Energy Corporation, a natural gas-only distributor, is an S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas. We safely deliver reliable, affordable, efficient and abundant natural gas to more than 3 million distribution customers in over 1,400 communities across eight states located primarily in the South. As part of our vision to be the safest provider of natural gas services, we are modernizing our business and infrastructure while continuing to invest in safety, innovation, environmental sustainability and our communities. Atmos Energy manages proprietary pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas. Find us online at Facebook, X, Instagram and LinkedIn. About StatistaStatista publishes hundreds of worldwide industry rankings and company listings with high-profile media partners. This research and analysis service is based on the success of the leading data and business intelligence portal that provides statistics, business-relevant data, and various market and consumer studies and surveys. Attachment Forbes Americas Best Employers CONTACT: Kristin Goodspeed Atmos Energy 2146169748
