The Colorado Economic Development Commission extended nearly $20 million in state tax incentives Thursday morning to a global space and defense company looking to create 600 jobs in Broomfield.
The unnamed company, which applied under the codename Project Mercury, plans to invest $194 million in a new manufacturing facility to produce a constellation of cutting-edge defense satellites.
The most likely candidate is BAE Systems, a British defense company that established a large presence in Broomfield following its acquisition of Ball Aerospace in February 2024…