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The company and its affi liates’ portfolio of offi ce, retail, hotel and industrial holdings totals more than 7.5 million square feet nationwide with values in excess of one-half billion dollars. www.etkinjohnson.com 2013 ROCKY MOUNTAIN TECH 1 • Clinical Studies • Regulatory • Operations/ • Quality • Engineering Production • Finance • Marketing • Human Resources • Sales/Support ITX is your Choice IT Solution Provider ITX is Northern Colorado’s leading At ITX there are a bunch of razor sharp technology analysts and full-service computer and information seasoned business leaders whose entire advocacy commitment is to technology support services provider. provide your business with the best value solutions that fi t your needs. Over 200 companies in Colorado think of ITX as their IT Department. 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But “dynamic” is indeed an apt descriptor for the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado economies, and one Jeff Nuttall Christopher Wood sector that has remained strong even through the past downturn is technol- ogy. weekly business journals, the Boulder Tech companies continue to grow, County Business Report and the North- and innovation erupts not only from ern Colorado Business Report — serves young startups but also from estab- as an excellent resource for anyone lished Fortune 100 companies, the uni- interested in the rapidly changing tech versities and federal laboratories. Colo- sector of Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer rado State University in Fort Collins and Weld counties. and the University of Colorado in Boul- This publication lists thousands of der helped spawn our tech economy, tech and manufacturing companies in staff of BizWest Media for their efforts. and their importance grows by the day. those counties, along with articles fo- If you know of a tech company that We also benefit from accelerators cusing on the key sub-industries that we omitted — or would like to update such as the Boulder-based TechStars, make technology a major driver our the your listing, please email mgant@bcbr. and organizations that help take dis- Front Range economy. com. coveries from the laboratory to the mar- We would like to offer special thanks Finally, look for the updated digital ketplace, such as the Rocky Mountain to our research director, Mariah Gant, edition of Rocky Mountain Tech on Innosphere and the Innovation Center for her hard work surveying companies our websites, www.bcbr.com and www. of the Rockies. for this publication. Thank you also to ncbr.com, with a page-turning feature Rocky Mountain Tech, published the many advertisers who want to reach with all of the content of the print edi- by BizWest Media LLC — and our bi- the technology scene, and to the entire tion. 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Come celebrate with Boulder Business Valley’s most influential business leaders as we honor Commercial and Industrial Computer the latest innovative products and services developed (Internet & Web) by the area’s leading companies and organizations. Consumer Green/Sustainable Medical & Health Natural Products Non profit Software Sports & Outdoor For additional information or to reserve your sponsorship, call your sales rep at 303-440-4950 or email [email protected] 4 2013 ROCKY MOUNTAIN TECH Contents Aerospace Manufacturing Final frontier creating tantalizing market .....................6 ARC Science’s globes reflect sense of wonder ............18 Agribusiness Nanotechnology Out of the laboratory, into the marketplace ...................8 Great things come from small beginnings ...................20 Bioscience Natural/Organic Area holds right prescription for booming industry ..10 Natural/organic-foods industry sees healthy future . 22 Clean Tech Outdoors UQM on road to electrifying transportation .................12 Active Front Range lifestyle lures industries, jobs .....24 Energy Robotics Entrepreneurial itch leads to ethanol production .......14 Retooling for profit in the robotic welding world .......26 Geospatial Information Video/Film/Audio I-Cubed maps out multidimensional future ..................16 Advances make production, affordable, accessible ...28 Table of Contents: Rocky Mountain Tech Directory Definition of Business Categories ...........................................................31 Boulder Valley Northern Colorado Boulder and Broomfield counties Larimer and Weld counties Aerospace ......................................................33 Materials Producers ...................................55 Aerospace .....................................................81 Materials .....................................................109 Agribusiness .................................................33 Medical Products .........................................56 Agribusiness ................................................81 Medical Products ........................................111 Apparel ...........................................................33 Miscellaneous...............................................58 Apparel ..........................................................84 Miscellaneous .............................................113 Associations .................................................34 Mobile App Developers ..............................59 Associations ................................................84 Mobile App Developers ............................115 Automotive and Transportation ..............35 Automotive and Transportation .............85 Nanotechnology ..........................................59 Nanotechnology .........................................115 Bioscience .....................................................35 Bioscience ....................................................86 Clean Tech .....................................................36 Natural Products Companies ...................59 Clean Tech ....................................................87 Natural Products Companies .................116 Cloud Services .............................................38 Personal-Care Products.............................62 Cloud Services.............................................87 Pet Products ...............................................116 Computers and Peripherals ......................38