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Meet Carla Ferreira | Principal and Director of Onsite Development, The Aurora Highlands
Meet Carla Ferreira | Principal and Director of Onsite Development, The Aurora HighlandsWe had the good fortune of connecting with Carla Ferreira and we’ve shared our conversation below. Hi Carla, what is the most important factor behind your success?Being a...
People and Projects to Know: Carla Ferreira, Principal at The Aurora Highlands
People and Projects to Know: Carla Ferreira, Principal at The Aurora Highlands When ground breaks on a new project within The Aurora Highlands’ master-planned community, chances are you’ll see a smartly dressed woman shoveling a big scoop of dirt from the land,...
CU alum Lisa Solberg installs new sculptures in Aurora development
Lisa Solberg talks about her sculpture art in Aurora, CO on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2022. (Io Hartman/CU Independent) Near a sea of buildings under construction and beige grass dehydrated by the early-autumn sun, sits a set of three ancient-looking sculptures, surrounded...
Lisa Solberg’s Soulful Artwork
Sheridan Road’s feature article on Lisa Solberg includes a mention on her installation at The Aurora Highlands.
The Aurora Highlands gets a new sculpture courtesy of a renowned artist with Colorado ties
AuroraTV news story on Lisa Solberg’s art installation at The Aurora Highlands.
JHL, Aurora Public Schools break ground on new school
JHL Constructors and Aurora Public Schools held a ground-breaking ceremony Sept. 8 at the site of what will soon be The Aurora Highlands community’s first of four new schools in their nearly 4,000-acre master planned community. Designed by Hord Coplan Macht, the...
Building a Family Legacy
Having been raised around construction projects, Carla Ferreira is now raising a neighborhood. She's the director of onsite development for The Aurora Highlands, a 4,000-acre planned community that's currently in the works. Ferreira's father introduced her to the...
The Aurora Highlands teams up with APS to break ground on the first of four new schools
AuroraTV news story on the Aurora Public Schools groundbreaking ceremony in The Aurora Highlands.
First school in Aurora Highlands development breaks ground
Aurora Public Schools district leaders and Aurora Highlands officials break ground , Sept. 8, 2022 at the new location for Highlands P-8 school.Photo provided by Aurora public Schools. AURORA | Aurora Public Schools broke ground Thursday on a new P-8 school that will...
The Aurora Highlands is expanding the city northeast
9News interviews Carla Ferreira, The Aurora Highlands Director of Onsite Development about grown in Northeast Aurora.
APS breaks ground on P-8 school in growing part of Aurora
One of Colorado's most diverse cities is expanding east as its population booms. Developers and the school district are working to accommodate the needs of Aurora residents as their area evolves. Aurora Public Schools broke ground on a new P-8 school in the Aurora...
Groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for Aurora Highlands school
9News interviews Josh Cooley, the principal of the new P-8 school in The Aurora Highlands.
Art de triumph: Lofty Aurora Highlands sculpture sets off public art trail
AURORA | Drive down E-470 and you might catch a glimpse of the newest — and one of the largest — pieces of public art in the city of Aurora. The statue “Life Blood” by Arkansas-based artist Hunter Brown was installed last week, and is part of a series of more than two...
Public art in Aurora Highlands
The words “public art” and “planned community” don’t often go well together, but developers are doing their best to bring some beauty and whimsy to a massive new 12,500-unit housing community called Aurora Highlands, located off E-470 about 2 miles north of I-70....
Mayor Mike Coffman Paying a Visit Today to the First Original Public Art Sculpture at The Aurora Highlands.
Fox coverage of the installation of “Life Blood,” the sculpture at the roundabout on The Aurora Highlands Parkway.
The Aurora Highlands adds 28-foot tall sculpture near E-470
ABC coverage of the installation of “Life Blood,” the sculpture at the roundabout on The Aurora Highlands Parkway.
Colorado women tackling male-dominated industry head-on
The demand for housing in Colorado is soaring and female homebuilders and developers are now breaking ground and barriers in the male-dominated industry.
NAILED IT: Female leaders in Colorado homebuilding take the reins on one of the region’s biggest developments
A cluster of pink hardhats isn’t a regular occurrence on most construction sites, but the Aurora Highlands housing development on the northeastern edge of the city isn’t a run-of-the-mill construction site. The 4,000-acre development that will eventually include more...
Meet Five Colorado Women Breaking Ground in a Male-Dominated Industry
Meet Five Colorado Women Breaking Ground in a Male-Dominated Industry Traditionally dominated by men, women represent only 10.9 percent of the construction industry. Even smaller, is the number of women on the front lines of a job site — only one for every 100...
Most Spectacular Christmas Light Displays in the Denver Area
Driving or strolling through a fairyland of outdoor light displays is a holiday treat that costs no more than gasoline or shoe leather. And there’s no place prettier than Denver/Boulder, especially when the snowy backdrop is the real deal. Here’s a list of the best...
Experts Predict What The Housing Market Will Look Like In 2022
The pandemic ignited a home-buying frenzy as the decade-long housing shortage converged with historically-low mortgage rates, shifting workplace dynamics and new opportunities for young buyers to pursue their first homes. As we near the end of 2021, here’s a look at...
