🌱 Patch AM: What Alpine Bank’s planned Littleton branch could mean for your finances

What's up Littleton! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What Alpine Bank's planned Littleton branch could mean for your finances
• How a Littleton aerospace firm is fueling a $68 million expansion

Also on today's calendar: Leawood Color Run! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 59 degrees.
• Sunday: Decreasing clouds and warm, temps: high: 81, low: 55.
• Monday: Sunny and remaining very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Alpine Bank acquires land for first Greeley branch (bizwest.com) — Alpine Bank is expanding along the Front Range and plans to open a new Littleton branch in 2027, adding another local option for banking and small-business services. While the bank just bought land for a Greeley location, Littleton residents can expect increased competition and convenience once the new branch joins Alpine's existing Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins and Colorado Springs offices.
   

• Blue Origin, PPG and more invest in manufacturing facilities (manufacturingdive.com) — A Littleton-based aerospace manufacturer, Accu-Precision, is expanding with a new $68 million facility in Colorado Springs to support major new contracts, while keeping its 70 existing employees based in Littleton. The project will add more than 100 skilled jobs statewide and benefits from state and county tax incentives, underscoring how Littleton's aerospace sector is helping drive Colorado's manufacturing growth.
   

📸 Around Littleton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Littleton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Pat Foley - Solo →
  The Alley, 2420 Main Street, Littleton
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Live Music - Wylie Jones →
  The Alley, 2420 West Main Street, Littleton
  8:00 pm
• Pat Foley - Solo at The Alley →
  The Alley, 2420 Main Street, Littleton
  8:00 pm
• Pat Foley at The Alley →
  The Alley, 2420 Main Street, Littleton
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Your Story Isn't Over 5k/10k/Kids 1-Mile →
  Littleton CO
• Littleton Museum Harvest Festival →
  Littleton CO
  10:00 am
• Pumpkin Painting Party at Little Man Littleton →
  Little Man Ice Cream Littleton, 2449 Main Street, Littleton
  11:00 am
• Littleton Fall Festival →
  Clement Park Amphitheater, 7306 W Bowles Ave, Littleton
  12:00 pm
• How to read patterns and cut them from your fabric! →
  Offices at Old Littleton, 5984 S. Prince St., Littleton
  1:15 pm
Monday October 12
• Lunch Mingle at Cencalli Taqueria in Littleton →
  Cencalli Taqueria, 2389 Main Street, Littleton
  12:00 pm
• Level 3 Ladies Formation →
  5120 South Lowell Blvd., Littleton
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 25
• Leawood Color Run! →
  Clement Park Playground, Columbine Valley
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cat & Dog people - get your pets vax & chipped - this weekend !!!
  FOOTHILLS LOW COST CLINIC - THIS weekend 10/11/2026 12pm to 2pm Tap on the pic for prices- (Nextdoor Lakehurst)
• Hi all!
  Any landscaping companies you recommend? Looking to xeriscape the front and redo the back yard (rip out bushes, level dirt, grass, etc) Figured a… (Nextdoor Stony Creek)

• Outback Steakhouse - Bloomin' Brands, Inc. posted a job opening for Cook in Littleton. Apply here.
• Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Lakewood City Common in Littleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Littleton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Englewood

• Entry-Level TriZetto Financial Operations Analyst (cognizant.com)
• Junior Cybersecurity Analyst Cloud, Network, Infrastructure Security & IAM (cognizant.com)
• HCA Swedish nurses unionize (nationalnursesunited.org)

Greenwood Village

• Direct Sales Analyst/Developer II jobs hiring near Greenwood Village, CO at EchoStar (echostar.com)

Ok Littleton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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