Adams County in the running for 1,786 manufacturing jobs
A Denver company is exploring Adams County as a potential location for a new manufacturing facility that could bring nearly 1,800 jobs to the area. The company, known as Project Split for now, received $24.4 million in Job Growth Incentive Tax Credits from the Colorado Economic Development Commission. The executive representing the company is from RK Industries LLC, also known as RK, located at 3800 Xanthia St.
RK currently has fabrication spaces in Henderson and Aurora, where they produce custom modules for various industries such as aerospace, finance, technology, and agriculture. The new facility in Adams County would focus on building custom modules for commercial use.
The incentives granted by the state are contingent on creating up to 1,786 new jobs with an average annual wage of $92,829, which is higher than the county average. These jobs would include roles in finance, accounting, program management, and project engineering.
Competing with Texas and Arizona, Adams County is vying for the new modular plant, which has attracted incentives from other states as well. Governor Jared Polis has been advocating for Colorado to become a hub for modular construction to address housing affordability issues. The state offers programs like the Innovative Housing Incentive Program and a modular factory loan program to support manufacturers in the industry.
RK Mission Critical, a subsidiary of RK, specializes in custom modules for commercial purposes, including mobile rocket launch command centers, Bitcoin mining hubs, data centers, and controlled environment box farms for agriculture.
The company’s roots trace back to 1963 as Kinning Plumbing in Nebraska, which later evolved into RK Mechanical and expanded to Denver in 1985. Since then, RK has grown steadily and established locations in Colorado Springs, Vail, Albuquerque, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City.
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