$1 AVIATION ECON DEVELOPMENT Aircell provides Wi-Fi SBDC’s pilot program on business aircraft offers tools for growth 9A 12A Volume 33 Issue 4 | Feb. 28 - March 13, 2014 Group envisions brand for region BY JOSHUA LINDENSTEIN Inside [email protected] Economic-development organization n Center helps small businesses 12A n Longmont, LAEC negotiating 13A BROOMFIELD — One year after wants to aid new, existing businesses rebranding as the Northwest Den- ver Economic Development Partner- west Denver Business Partnership. build a business brand for the region. Hunter Douglas in Broomfield. “We ship, the former Broomfield Eco- While economic development is still “The economic development think we can help with the attraction nomic Development Corp. continues an ancillary goal, the new name helps groups are always looking for someone of new business, and help with (the to evolve as it strives to provide a emphasize that the organization’s new to come in, but what about all the businesses) that are here so they don’t regional voice for business. main objective will be to help compa- people already here,” said Mike Cien- feel like they’re left out.” The nonprofit organization has nies located in the northwestern por- ian, a board member of the NDBP and The specific functions of the changed its name again – to North- tion of the metro area do business and vice president of quality assurance at ➤ See Brand, 13A Climbing the walls at CU Boulder company creates 7,000- square-foot challenge for students Eldorado Climbing Walls in Boulder recently finished a 7,000-square- foot climbing wall for the University of Colorado- Boulder’s recreation center expansion project. In addition to college settings, the company’s markets include municipalities, military, commercial gyms and high-end residential. See story, 3A COURTESY ELDORADO CLIMBING WALLS/HEAD RUSH TECHNOLOGIES CONTENTS Serving Boulder & Broomfield Counties Boulder County’s Business Journal Awards .......................................................18A High Tech .....................................................6A BCBRdaily ...................................................2A Medical File..................................................7A Business Digest ........................................18A Nonprofit Network ....................................18A Calendar ....................................................19A Observations .............................................22A CEO Roundtable .........................................4A On the Job .................................................19A Editorial ......................................................22A Product Update ........................................19A Eye ................................................................3A Real Estate.................................................20A For the Record ..........................................15A LISTS Economic-Development Aircraft Companies ..................................10A Organizations ............................................14A 2A | Feb. 28 - March 13, 2014 Boulder County Business Report | www.bcbr.com COURTESY NEWMARK MERRILL MOUNTAIN STATES An architect’s rendering depicts the entrance to The Village at the Peaks shopping center in Longmont, a redevelopment of the Twins Peaks Mall by NewMark Merrill Mountain States with construction scheduled for this summer. NewMark Merrill takes title to Dillard’s property Editor’s note: The following is a wrap- that was clouding the project is gone. lard’s store is over, Ginsborg said. up of breaking local business stories It’s a sunny day.” Ginsborg declined to name any published daily on the Boulder County BCBR DAILY The Longmont Urban Renewal new tenants or to give a date for when Business Report’s website. Sign up Authority in January reached a $5.5 demolition is to start. The open-air for our free BCBRdaily, an all local million agreement to settle its emi- Village at the Peaks shopping center e-news report sent to your email each title to the Dillard’s department store nent-domain case against Dillard’s for will be anchored by a Whole Foods weekday. Just click on “Register for building. the 94,000-square-foot store and the grocery store, a Sam’s Club grocery E-Newsletters” at www.BCBR.com. Fort Collins-based NewMark Mer- 7.1 acres around it. NewMark Merrill outlet and a Regal Cinema movie the- rill Mountain States — the project deposited $5 million into a Dillard’s ater. It is expected to open in 2015. BY BUSINESS REPORT STAFF redeveloper —received the title to the account last week, and Longmont NewMark Merrill expects to [email protected] department store building Tuesday, officials deposited $500,000. announce additional retailers for Feb. 18. Dillard’s Inc. (NYSE:DDS) Newmark Merrill representatives nearly 65 percent of the available LONGMONT — Twin Peaks Mall had held veto power over any redevel- are finalizing “a number of leases” for Village at the Peaks square footage will be razed early this summer to opment at the mall. the new $85 million Village at the in the coming weeks, according to a make way for The Village at the Peaks “We’re glad to have it done,” said Peaks shopping center to be built at company press statement. shopping center, now that NewMark Allen Ginsborg, managing director at the site, now that uncertainty about Final plans must be approved by Merrill Mountain States holds the NewMark Merrill. “The uncertainty what’s going to happen to the Dil- ➤ See BCBRdaily, 23A istinctive OMES D OF THE BOULDER VALLEY March - September 2014 Businessistinctiveistinctive Report readers: • 67% have OMES OMESannual income DDgreater thanOFOF THETHE$100,000 BOULDERBOULDER VALLEYVALLEY • 53% are owners, CEOs or presidents of companies. Where Boulder and Broomfield’s top home buyers read about the region’s top properties, brokers and real estate trends. For more information, contact Kevin Loewen at [email protected] 303-630-1945 Boulder County Business Report | www.bcbr.com Feb. 28 - March 13, 2014 | 3A 2 breweries prepare to open in Broomfield at 8855 W. 116th Ave. “We have this set up for growth,” a building next door, also own the Wonderland, 4 Noses The openings come almost two said Tommy Bibliowicz, who is co- building 4 Noses is in. plan to pour in April years after Big Choice Brewing founding 4 Noses with his father, 4 Noses will include a 65-per- began pouring beer in its Broom- Natan; mother, Jessica; and brother son tasting room as well as an out- BY JOSHUA LINDENSTEIN field taproom. Brewpubs C.B. and David. “It took a little bit extra to be door patio, and Bibliowicz hopes [email protected] Potts, and Gordon Biersch also have able to pull it off. But we did, and to begin distributing kegs early on. operations in Broomfield. we hope we can grab an interesting Bibliowicz, 25, who recently went BROOMFIELD — April is shap- Wonderland and 4 Noses could corner of the market out here in through the University of California ing up to be craft-beer month in be brewing beer onsite within the Broomfield.” Davis’s master brewers program, Broomfield, with a pair of new next two weeks, and both are going 4 Noses is leasing nearly 6,900 will be brewmaster. The company breweries preparing to open. big. square feet that was unfinished. The will employ one other brewer, but Wonderland Brewing Co. LLC at While many of the area’s brew- three-year-old building also houses probably fewer than five employees 5450 W. 120th Ave. plans to open eries have started their operations a Canine Rehabilitation and Condi- to start. its taproom April 1, and 4 Noses with three- or five-barrel systems, tioning Group branch and a Whole Bibliowicz declined to disclose Brewing LLC is planning to open 4 Noses is going with a 20-barrel Pets pet store. The owners of Aspen startup costs, but said the funds its tasting room sometime in April operation. Arbor Animal Hospital, which is in ➤ See Breweries, 14A Main Street Power helps racer drive Climbing walls solar-powered car Main Street Power Co. Inc. usu- ally is immersed in large solar-energy projects, but the Boulder-based com- pany went off-road recently when it donated a solar photovoltaic system that was installed on the rooftop of race-car driver Leilani Münter’s home in North Carolina. BCBR EYE Münter and her husband, Craig Davidson, now charge their Tesla Model S electric vehicle with solar ener- gy produced from the rooftop array. Main Street Power and Münter, an environmental activist and self- described “vegetarian hippie chick,” share a mutual commitment to pro- moting renewable energy and other environmental initiatives. Münter, all too familiar with the amount of oil used in the racing industry, has participated actively in the greening of NASCAR and other environmental initiatives. With the solar array provided by Main Street Power, Münter has real- COURTESY ELDORADO CLIMBING WALLS/HEAD RUSH TECHNOLOGIES ized her dream to drive a solar-pow- Eldorado Climbing Walls in Boulder recently finished a 7,000-square-foot climbing wall for the University of Colorado-Boul- ered all-electric vehicle “off-track.” der’s recreation center expansion project. (See Twitter hashtag #GoodbyeOil). Eldorado completes 7,000-square-foot project for CU BY ELIZABETH GOLD Why the rise in popularity? [email protected] “People are starting to realize People are starting that indoor rock climbing isn’t BOULDER — Some people as extreme a sport as they once to realize that indoor rock climb trees, some climb corporate thought it was,” he added. “”When climbing isn’t as extreme a ladders. In the