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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 5

Highway 7 work is underway in Lafayette, and Ball beats estimates

Plus, a Friday plaque dedication honors more than 200 unrecorded graves at Lafayette's century-old cemetery.

The Good Day Lafayette team1 story8 sources4 min read

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Ball Corp. posts a $94 million Q3 loss but beats Wall Street on adjusted earnings and revenue

Ball's revenue and adjusted earnings rose from a year ago

$3.38 billionRevenue$4.19 billion
$280 millionAdjusted net earnings$293 million

Source: BizWest

If you follow , the Westminster packaging company had a split third quarter: a loss on the books, a beat on the adjusted numbers.

Revenue was $4.19 billion, up 24% from a year ago. Higher aluminum prices and volume were part of the reason. Analysts had expected $3.74 billion.

“Ball delivered another quarter of strong results, reflecting the power of our customer-focused strategy, disciplined execution and the ownership mindset embedded throughout our organization.”

Ron Lewis, Ball CEO, in a written statement

One-time charges included a $475 million noncash charge from Ball's buyout of its U.K. pension plan, plus charges tied to plant closures. Adjusted for one-time gains and costs, Ball earned $1.10 per share. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research had expected $1.06.

Ball's third quarter by the numbers

$94 million
net loss for the quarter ended Sept. 30
$475 million
noncash charge for the U.K. pension buyout
$1.10
adjusted earnings per diluted share

Sources: BizWest, The Journal

  • Net loss per share: 36 cents, versus a $1.18 profit a year ago
  • Ball shares: up 29% since January, 45% in 12 months

News Notes

Highway 7

CDOT is working with Zak Dirt of Mead on safety improvements at three Highway 7 intersections in Lafayette: Willow Creek Drive, Park Lake Drive and Arapahoe Road. Willow Creek and Park Lake will get dedicated left-turn lanes. CBS Colorado

Cemetery

Lafayette will hold a plaque dedication Fri., Nov. 6, at 4:30 p.m. at the northeast corner of the cemetery, honoring more than 200 unrecorded graves. The mayor is expected to attend. KDVR

Longmont

Longmont voters approved Ballot Question 3B, 26,405 to 6,204 in unofficial Boulder County results. The charter amendment generally requires voter approval before the city sells qualifying open-space property. Longmont Leader

Longmont voters backed open-space protections by a wide margin

Unofficial Boulder County results as of 12:59 a.m. Wednesday

Question 3B: open-space charter amendment

✓Yes26,40581.0%
No6,20419.0%

Needs a majority: the line at 50%

Source: Longmont Leader

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RaceCandidateVotesShare
Question 3B: open-space charter amendmentYes, won26,40581.0%
Question 3B: open-space charter amendmentNo6,20419.0%

Data centers

Boulder County officials are considering changes to the land-use code that could put new guardrails on data centers in unincorporated parts of the county. BizWest

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Boulder just wrapped its 17th straight month warmer than normal, and October added a fun twist: 1.37 inches of rain fell on Oct. 14, a new daily precipitation record for the city. That one soggy day made up two-thirds of the month's 2.03 inches. A soggy day in a long dry stretch, and we'll take it.

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Highway 7 work is underway in Lafayette, and Ball beats estimates

Plus, a Friday plaque dedication honors more than 200 unrecorded graves at Lafayette's century-old cemetery.

The TLDR

  1. Ball Corp. posts a Q3 loss but beats Wall Street on adjusted numbers
  2. CDOT is improving three Highway 7 intersections in Lafayette
  3. Plaque dedication for 200+ unrecorded graves is Friday at 4:30 p.m.
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