1A1A 1A MERCURY A Special Publication of the Boulder County Business Report Section B 100 May 27 - June 9, 2011 Fast companies The Boulder County Business Report presents its annual list, Mercury 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies, the top 50 with annual revenue of more than $2 MERCURY 100 million, and the top 50 with less than $2 million based on percent increase from 2008 to 2010. To make the list, a private company must have its headquarters in Boulder or Broomfield counties. Hudson Construction LLC Mapleton Hill Media Boulder Valley’s fastest-growing private companies Section B PETER WAYNE MICHAEL MYERS Family-owned Hudson Construction LLC in Boulder registered a 406 percent increase in Mapleton Hill Media co-owners Paul Sabini, left, and Jason Timbo, led the Boulder-based revenue from 2008 to 2010 to lead the list of Boulder Valley private companies reporting Web-design and development agency to revenue growth of 468 percent from 2008 to 2010 more than $2 million in annual revenue. Seen here are, from left, Dennis Hudson, Kellie Hud- to take the top spot on the list of Boulder Valley private companies reporting less than $2 son and Kaitie Hudson. See story, 2B. million in annual revenue. See Story, 10B. PRIMARY SPONSOR VENUE SPONSORS SUPPORTING SPONSOR OFFICIAL CHRIS BOSTON REGISTRATION SPONSOR Serving Boulder and Broomfield Counties $1 Volume 30 Issue 12 | May 27 - June 9, 2011 Energy office faces funding drought BY BETH POTTER all funding for renewable-energy
[email protected] Future of government-backed programs incentives and rebates. Across the solar industry, uncer- DENVER — Funding is in flux for in limbo as sources dry up at end of year tainty about subsidies doled out the Governor’s Energy Office, an issue through an Xcel Energy (NYSE: that could ultimately affect renewable The GEO’s previous funding from programs that we have delivered in XEL) program is wreaking havoc, energy companies in the Boulder Val- the Colorado Clean Energy Fund the past and to provide economic for example, said Andrew McKenna, ley, according to those in the industry.