Growth is ‘what matters’ for Carbon Valley town
FREDERICK — “Built on what matters” is the town slogan in Frederick, and what matters to Frederick is its quality of life, expanding economy and rich history.
That expansion just keeps coming.
Agilent Technologies Inc. is building a $725 million expansion in Frederick’s Eagle Business Park to double manufacturing capacity of therapeutic nucleic acids. Lawn care company The Toro Co. selected Frederick for a research and development center for its robotics division. Aqua-Hot Heating Systems LLC, which builds hydronic heating systems for the recreational-vehicle industry, moved into a 44,000-square-foot building. And Golden Triangle Construction Inc. moved its headquarters building from Longmont to Godding Hollow Parkway and Raspberry Way in Frederick.
Phoenix-based Evergreen DevCo Inc. recently wrapped up a project that adds to the city’s retail mix. The newly complete 35-acre Silverstone Marketplace in Frederick is anchored by a 123,000-square-foot King Soopers grocery store that opened in May. Much like the Fred Meyer stores familiar to residents of the Pacific Northwest, the expanded format of King Soopers’ new Frederick store sells clothing and home goods in addition to groceries.
Other Silverstone tenants include Wing Stop, Club Pilates, Domino’s Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery, Great Clips, Blue Sky Nails & Lash, Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries, Pacific Dental and Chipotle. Additional pad tenants including Chase Bank, Wendy’s and Valvoline are in various stages of plan review with the town, and openings are anticipated in early 2026.
Agilent Technologies Inc. is building a $725 million expansion in Frederick to double manufacturing capacity of therapeutic nucleic acids. “
Silverstone Marketplace got a kickstart in May 2023 when the Frederick Town Board approved the plat and development plan along with the service agreement setting standards and revenue profiles for the development. The shopping center is part of a new metropolitan district; it had originally been part of other metro districts but was split off by the town board because the marketplace is commercial and the other metro districts nearby are residential.
In 2022, Hirsh Precision Products Inc. decided to move many of its operations to a new facility in Frederick. The 65,000-square-foot location represents 28 new jobs for the manufacturer. Hirsh specializes in aerospace, medical and scientific technology.
A part-time developer in Greenwood Village purchased a five acre plot of land in Frederick’s Bear Industrial Park in 2020 with long-term plans to build additional flex space. Other new entries include South Dakota-based Vikor Inc., a builder of telecommunications and utilities towers, and North Range Behavioral Health, which opened a counseling center.
With those new business arrivals come the arrival of new residents. To meet that growth, the town has seen the addition of 1,000 new housing units in the past five years.
The town launched a grant program for brick-and-mortar businesses to be used for property improvements or purchase of new equipment, completed a study assessing the viability in creating a downtown district, and partnered with several organizations and grant programs to pursue an initiative for income-restricted multigenerational workforce housing.
The town recently unveiled Frederick Recreation Area, which got a boost from the Weld County Youth Conservation Corps, thanks to a $96,000 Great Outdoors Colorado grant.
Frederick was named when the daughters of landowner Frederick A. Clark laid out the town site in 1907. As with its Weld County neighbors, Dacono and Firestone, Frederick began as a coal-mining town and lured immigrants from Europe and Latin America. Most of the immigrants were from Italy and were paid $2 a day to do the dangerous work. By 1928, the Frederick coal mine had closed, but the workers still are honored in Frederick with an annual Miners Day celebration.
Frederick boasts a full calendar of events including Chainsaws & Chuckwagons, a community barbecue tour, Downtown Sounds, Miner’s Day, Tiny Terror Town Halloween activities and a Festival of Lights.