Top 250 Private Companies: where's the beef? Swift sale leaves CH2M Hill alone at top.The most obvious change in this year's Top 250 Private Companies ranking is at the top, where former No. 1 Swift swift, common name for small, swallowlike birds related to the hummingbird and found all over the world, chiefly in the tropics. They range in size from 6 to 12 in. (15–30 cm) in length. & Co. of Greeley Greeley, city (1990 pop. 60,536), seat of Weld co., N Colo., at the base of the Front Range of the Rocky Mts.; inc. 1885. It is a rail and trade center for a rich irrigated farm area. has been supplanted by Englewood-based CH2M Hill CH2M HILL is a global provider of engineering, construction, and operations services for corporations, nonprofits, and federal, state, and local governments with regional offices worldwide. , the worldwide engineering giant. But the bottom of the list is just as telling, if not more, than the top. A look at No. 250, where Denver-based Broadband Internet See broadband. and telephone-services provider foreThought fore·thought n. 1. Deliberation, consideration, or planning beforehand. 2. Preparation or thought for the future. See Synonyms at prudence. .net sits, shows it took revenues of $1.5 million just to make this year's ranking compared with the $1.2 million it took to eke into the Top 250 a year ago. In all, 387 Colorado-based companies were contacted for the ranking, and 304 opted to participate by providing the required information, in most cases by logging on to www.cobizmag.com and filling out an online form. The change at No. 1 occurred when Swift & Co., formerly owned by Dallas-based HM Capital Partners and George George, river, c.345 mi (560 km) long, rising in a lake on the Quebec-Labrador boundary, E Canada. It flows N through Indian Lake (125 sq mi/324 sq km) to Ungava Bay (an arm of Hudson Strait). Gillett's Vail-based Booth Creek Management Corp., was sold to a South American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of meat processor, JBS JBS John Birch Society JBS Journal of Biosocial Science JBS Journal of Business Strategies JBS Johnson Behavioral System JBS Johanson-Blizzard Syndrome JBS Journal of British Studies JBS Jamaica Bureau of Standards JBS Journal of Biomolecular Screening S.A. The sale became final in July July: see month. and made the consolidated con·sol·i·date v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates v.tr. 1. To unite into one system or whole; combine: JBS Swift Group the largest beef processor in the world. The annual ranking is based on year-2006 revenues. Ordinarily or·di·nar·i·ly adv. 1. As a general rule; usually: ordinarily home by six. 2. In the commonplace or usual manner: ordinarily dressed pedestrians on the street. , a company that existed as a Colorado-based private company for the entire year on which the ranking is based would be included in the ranking. But Swift & Co. isn't is·n't Contraction of is not. isn't is not isn't be included because the company no longer is required to file an annual financial report with the SEC as it used to because of its debt-financing structure. Calls to the company to volunteer that information for the ranking were not returned. New No. 1 CH2M Hill last year posted revenues of $4.5 billion and was one of seven Colorado-based private companies to top the $1 billion mark. Others were Denver-based PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts. Enterprises ($4.1 billion), Greenwood Greenwood. 1 City (1990 pop. 26,265), Johnson co., central Ind.; settled 1822, inc. as a city 1960. A residential suburb of Indianapolis, Greenwood is in a retail shopping area. Manufactures include motor vehicle parts and metal products. Village-based Great-West Life and Annuity annuity: see insurance. annuity Payment made at a fixed interval. A common example is the payment received by retirees from their pension plan. There are two main classes of annuities: annuities certain and contingent annuities. ($3.6 billion), Centennial-based Vistar Corp. ($3 billion), Greeley-based Hensel Hensel is a surname and may refer to:
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TOP 250 PRIVATE COMPANIES
Ranked by revenues
'06 Gross '05
2007 2006 Revenue Revenue % Years in
Rank Rank Company (000's) (000's) Change Business
1 2 CH2M Hill $4,500,000 $3,800,000 18% 61
2 8 PCL Construction 4,110,043 3,119,600 32% 101
Enterprises Inc.
3 3 Great-West Life & 3,600,000 3,300,000 9% 100
Annuity Insurance
Co.
4 4 Vistar Corp. 3,000,000 2,900,000 3% 5
5 6 Hensel Phelps 2,130,902 1,784,500 19% 70
Construction Co.
6 5 Burt Automotive 2,065,189 2,107,033 -2% 68
Network
7 7 Comex Group 1,430,000 1,220,000 17% 6
(formerly
Professional
Paint Inc.)
8 Rocky Mountain 437,364 396,240 10% 33
Health Plans
9 9 American 350,000 332,000 5% 39
Furniture
Warehouse
9 12 WG Global Inc. 350,000 270,000 30% 99
(dba Wheelabrator
Group)
11 Rock Bottom 290,099 272,858 6% 31
Restaurants Inc.
12 11 Simpson Housing 286,809 316,696 -9% 13
LLLP
13 13 Mike Shaw 286,302 260,805 10% 13
Automotive Group
14 J.E. Dunn Rocky 285,000 203,000 40% 83
Mountain Inc.
15 20 Haselden 274,000 179,000 53% 34
Construction
16 10 Republic 253,482 329,588 -23% 36
Financial Corp.
17 15 Ralph Schomp 242,251 214,161 13% 66
Automotive Inc.
18 16 FCI Constructors 235,000 213,000 10% 29
Inc.
18 23 McClain Finlon 235,000 148,000 59% 25
Advertising
20 18 Shaw Construction 231,000 203,000 14% 45
21 17 Village Homes of 220,000 205,158 7% 23
Colorado
22 21 Roche 185,059 153,479 21% 35
Constructors Inc.
23 22 Tuff Shed Inc. 182,718 153,732 19% 26
24 19 Alpine Lumber Co. 174,000 188,781 -8% 43
25 25 Agland Inc. 169,823 136,017 25% 102
26 28 Policy Studies 160,000 121,000 32% 23
Inc. (PSI)
27 30 Alpine Banks of 159,557 123,080 30% 34
Colorado
28 24 Holland & Hart 148,510 141,000 5% 60
LLP
29 27 Vitamin Cottage 144,895 122,206 19% 52
Natural Food
Markets Inc.
30 26 Terra Firma 142,214 124,906 14% 12
31 29 Cigarette Store 124,000 118,000 5% 23
Corp. dba Smoker
Friendly/Gasamat
32 31 Noodles & Co. 115,000 100,000 15% 12
33 McStain 106,306 120,056 -11% 41
Neighborhoods
34 40 Andavo Travel 100,000 78,000 28% 25
34 38 Brannan Sand & 100,000 90,000 11% 101
Gravel Co.
34 37 Neenan Co. 100,000 95,000 5% 41
37 34 RK Mechanical 99,600 102,000 -2% 22
Inc.
38 39 Baxa Corp. 97,488 92,364 6% 32
39 45 Golden Triangle 95,875 61,338 56% 30
Construction
40 56 Global Technology 92,500 42,000 120% 7
Resources Inc.
41 36 Palace 92,000 98,000 -6% 44
Construction Co.
Inc.
42 43 Hercules 83,260 70,750 18% 45
Industries Inc.
43 44 Polk Majestic 81,000 63,000 29% 26
Travel Group
44 35 Torix General 79,000 101,300 -22% 20
Contractors LLC
45 Frederick Ross 76,863 61,700 25% 119
Co.
46 IMA Financial 73,106 61,850 18% 33
Group Inc.
47 57 Drahota 73,000 42,000 74% 34
Commercial LLC
48 49 Cain Travel Group 67,450 55,200 22% 23
Inc.
49 Saga Petroleum 65,500 60,000 9% 15
LLC
50 54 Publication 63,633 47,635 34% 28
Printers Corp.
51 48 Merrick & Co. 60,600 54,800 11% 52
52 47 Calcon 60,100 50,200 20% 26
Constructors Inc.
53 58 PRACO Ltd. 52,758 41,395 27% 37
54 51 Lockton Cos. LLC, 52,500 50,100 5% 27
Colorado Division
55 Fresh Produce 52,400 53,900 -3% 23
Sportswear Inc.
56 52 Van Gilder 48,159 41,493 16% 102
Insurance Corp.
57 55 Johnson Storage & 45,000 47,000 -4% 107
Moving Co.
Holdings LLC
58 Alpine Buick 40,000 N/A N/A 2
Pontiac GMC
59 63 Craters & 38,359 33,639 14% 17
Freighters
Franchise Co.
60 64 M-E Engineers 37,100 32,500 14% 26
Inc.
61 Intelligent 36,600 26,200 40% 10
Software
Solutions Inc.
62 62 Meyers Dining 36,200 35,000 3% 2
Insurance LLC
62 National Finance 36,200 22,200 63% 16
Corp. of Colorado
64 70 National 34,245 26,883 27% 8
Corporate Housing
65 69 CoCal Landscape 32,700 30,100 9% 15
66 67 Image Projections $31,100 $28,600 9% 11
West Inc.
67 66 RNL Design 30,603 30,520 0% 51
68 Sport Obermeyer 30,000 30,000 0% 47
Ltd.
69 ViaWest Inc. 29,000 19,961 45% 8
70 68 DSP Builders Inc. 28,400 27,356 4% 15
71 HB Management 28,000 24,500 14% 5
Group
72 72 Nexus Corp. 27,000 27,000 0% 40
73 89 Breakthrough 26,713 18,486 45% 8
Management Group
74 CTL Thompson Inc. 26,600 25,500 4% 36
75 Forerunner Corp. 26,400 24,400 8% 10
76 73 Alpine Access 26,100 25,200 4% 9
Inc.
77 83 PrimeSource 26,080 22,500 16% 10
Staffing
78 78 EON Office 26,000 24,000 8% 6
78 95 Statera Inc. 26,000 16,000 63% 6
80 77 Portable Computer 25,128 24,712 2% 14
Systems Inc.
81 91 Rocky Mountain 25,100 17,135 46% 24
Desk Corp.
82 75 Tebo Development 25,000 24,000 4% 35
Co.
83 99 Slifer Designs 24,850 15,465 61% 23
Inc.
84 110 Ascendant 24,533 12,314 99% 4
Technology
85 84 Builders 23,700 21,700 9% 13
Appliance Center
86 85 Design Workshop 23,437 20,625 14% 38
87 53 New Frontier Bank 22,680 11,804 92% 9
88 88 All Copy Products 22,120 19,051 16% 32
Inc.
89 87 Synergy Services 21,904 19,626 12% 6
Inc.
90 80 H & L 21,900 23,300 -6% 44
Architecture
91 Flatirons 21,871 14,584 50% 6
Solutions
92 Rocky Mountain 21,500 14,900 44% 50
Instrument Co.
(RMI Laser)
93 75 Thayer Media Inc. 20,100 25,000 -20% 14
94 102 Education Sales 19,684 14,790 33% 12
Management LLC
95 81 Pacific Western 18,500 23,132 -20% 19
Technologies Ltd.
96 95 Good Day Pharmacy 18,000 16,500 9% 21
97 162 Intelligent 17,600 13,640 29% 7
Office Inc.
98 104 Design Materials 17,536 14,172 24% 26
Inc.
99 106 Sounds True Inc. 17,500 13,200 33% 22
100 103 Swingle Inc. 17,300 14,700 18% 60
101 105 Insurance 16,957 13,336 27% 12
Technologies
102 92 Accent Windows 16,857 16,800 0% 25
Inc.
103 89 ETI Professionals 16,500 18,500 -11% 14
Inc.
104 Touchstar 15,895 10,085 58% 9
Software Corp.
105 100 Shafer Commercial 15,335 15,096 2% 71
Seating Inc.
106 98 United Banks of 15,105 15,598 -3% 28
Colorado Inc.
107 Options Home Care 14,600 12,500 17% 6
Services
108 Kleen-Tech 13,400 12,000 12% 14
Services Corp.
109 Destination 13,282 10,025 32% 21
Services of
Colorado Inc.
110 108 Master Magnetics 12,800 13,500 -5% 31
Inc.
111 128 Rocky Mountain 12,696 9,095 40% 32
Coin Inc.
112 131 Protech Sales 11,800 10,500 12% 16
Inc.
113 120 Setpoint Systems 11,525 9,750 18% 24
Corp.
114 116 All American 11,500 10,500 10% 39
Seasonings Inc.
115 116 Clientsolv 11,000 10,500 5% 14
Technologies (dba
for CCSA Inc.)
116 146 Information 10,500 6,500 62% 11
Technology
eXperts Inc.
117 122 O'Brien 10,020 9,300 8% 13
Advertising
118 122 Frontier Business 10,000 9,500 5% 28
Products
119 131 Cooper Heating & 9,957 10,455 -5% 29
Cooling Inc.
120 Epicurean 9,950 9,890 1% 31
Catering LLC
121 150 Boecore Inc. 9,669 6,132 58% 6
122 138 LT Environmental 9,600 7,530 27% 15
Inc.
123 125 Bell Plumbing & 9,250 9,100 2% 81
Heating Co.
123 125 Community 9,250 8,390 10% 14
Interiors Inc.
125 142 DocuVault Group 9,134 6,857 33% 10
LLC
126 Cactus Marketing 9,090 3,255 179% 27
Communications
127 148 Data393 Holdings 8,958 6,462 39% 4
LLC
128 125 AxxessConnect LLC 8,900 9,200 -3% 5
129 Gunther Douglas 8,879 5,603 58% 7
Inc.
130 141 Imaging Sytems $8,700 $7,800 12% 12
LLC
131 PayReel Inc. 8,655 6,711 29% 12
132 149 Plasticomm 8,600 6,200 39% 20
Industries Inc.
133 170 Design Lines Inc. 8,597 4,483 92% 24
134 121 Duran Excavating 8,400 9,441 -11% 29
Inc.
135 139 AET Environmental 8,250 7,650 8% 15
Inc.
136 156 Catalyst Search 8,100 5,000 62% 7
LLC
137 129 Connect: The 7,600 8,900 -15% 15
Knowledge Network
Corp.
138 111 Highland 7,500 12,000 -38% 15
Management Inc.
138 ISYS Technologies 7,500 7,700 -3% 17
140 155 Work Options 7,445 5,596 33% 16
Group Inc.
141 Riverside 7,200 5,900 22% 22
Technology Inc.
142 Alliant National 7,176 132 5336% 3
Title Insurance
Co. Inc.
143 Dynamic Design & 7,124 5,661 26% 24
Manufacturing,
Inc.
144 152 Burkett Design 6,900 5,400 28% 17
Inc.
144 142 CueStix 6,900 6,900 0% 17
International
144 146 Rocky Mountain 6,900 6,500 6% 12
Ram LLC
147 Hil Concrete (dba 6,600 4,700 40% 25
Naranjo Civil
Constructors
Inc.)
148 158 Alpine Waste & 6,183 5,062 22% 7
Recycling
149 Crew Connection 6,013 5,100 18% 18
Inc.
150 SolarGlass LLC 6,000 6,000 0% 26
151 154 ProtoTest LLC 5,790 4,600 26% 8
152 167 Summit Container 5,787 4,578 26% 23
Corp.
153 144 Optimum 5,672 7,000 -19% 9
Management
Systems LLC
154 160 Denver Management 5,500 5,000 10% 6
Advisors Inc.
155 176 Martinez & 5,460 4,191 30% 15
Hromada
Associates Inc.
156 166 Attain 5,425 4,787 13% 6
Technologies LLC
157 Blu Sky 5,300 4,100 29% 3
Resoration
Contractors Inc.
158 164 Nest Fresh Eggs 5,200 4,500 16% 15
Inc.
159 163 Alumni Consulting 5,176 5,005 3% 14
Group
160 171 Syncroness Inc. 5,140 4,443 16% 9
161 173 Roth Property 5,000 4,500 11% 10
Maintenance LLC
161 231 Texturemedia 5,000 2,000 150% 7
163 Citron WorkSpaces 4,900 1,200 308% 2
164 The Arrangers 4,870 2,400 103% 38
165 160 MOA Architecture 4,811 5,052 -5% 25
166 Baker Interiors 4,800 4,500 7% 33
Inc.
166 Capstone Inc. 4,800 4,500 7% 13
168 225 Business Network 4,622 2,170 113% 10
Consulting Ltd.
169 172 eQuilter Inc. 4,549 4,340 5% 8
170 Peppercorn 4,500 4,600 -2% 30
170 Proto's Pizza 4,500 3,500 29% 8
Inc.
172 179 Navis Logistics 4,449 3,459 29% 27
Network
173 180 In Touch Today 4,447 3,837 16% 6
Corp.
174 181 RMC Consultants 4,400 3,566 23% 17
Inc.
175 192 Restoration 4,350 5,200 -16% 17
Specialists Inc.
176 JG Management 4,293 3,325 29% 6
Systems Inc.
177 175 Alta Milla 4,193 4,166 1% 20
Electric Corp.
178 182 RJR Circuits Inc. 4,100 3,500 17% 26
179 182 AvenueWest 4,005 3,033 32% 8
Corporate Housing
Inc.
180 186 Blizzard Internet 4,000 3,400 18% 10
Marketing
180 196 MorEvents 4,000 3,000 33% 10
182 194 Corporate 3,920 3,100 26% 5
Dimensions
183 Open Scan 3,900 3,300 18% 9
Technologies
184 Xylem CCI Inc. 3,658 3,736 -2% 6
185 186 Blue Spruce 3,600 3,400 6% 10
Design &
Construction
185 178 SpireMedia Inc. 3,600 3,200 13% 9
187 218 Klein Buendel 3,503 2,476 41% 5
Inc.
188 177 ANKO Metal 3,500 3,900 -10% 27
Services Inc.
188 Joaquin 3,500 3,500 0% 28
Manufacturing
Corp.
190 199 GR Construction 3,450 2,970 16% 17
191 Hill & Co. 3,400 3,400 0% 29
Intetgrated
Marketing &
Advertising
192 227 Innovar Group 3,321 2,100 58% 5
193 219 RME Electric 3,312 2,365 40% 10
Corp.
194 Griffis/Blessing 3,300 3,040 9% 22
Inc.
195 Nextaff 3,250 3,118 4% 5
196 Savvy Travel 3,206 800 301% 2
Agency
197 Mesoscopic 3,154 3,209 -2% 9
Devices LLC
198 202 HR Search Firm $3,100 $2,800 11% 7
198 200 Liesel Lighting 3,100 2,950 5% 17
LLC
198 211 Strategic 3,100 2,200 41% 19
Programs Inc.
201 196 Canino's Sausage 3,099 3,192 -3% 82
Co. Inc.
202 Housing Helpers 3,052 3,222 -5% 20
of Colorado LLC
203 204 Orion Registrar 3,033 2,616 16% 11
Inc.
204 Advanced Datacomm 3,031 1,586 91% 14
Solutions Inc.
205 189 Namaste Comfort 3,028 3,249 -7% 9
Care
206 247 24/7 Networks 3,021 1,511 100% 4
Inc.
207 DHE Computer 3,000 2,400 25% 18
Systems Inc.
207 206 Illumen Group 3,000 2,000 50% 11
Inc.
209 213 J.F. Options Inc. 2,997 2,417 24% 15
210 Cobb & Associates 2,953 2,369 25% 37
Inc.
211 221 Gutterman 2,920 2,203 33% 5
Griffiths PC
212 195 North Boulder 2,902 3,015 -4% 27
Physical Therapy
213 206 Print Shop Plus 2,900 2,100 38% 6
Inc.
214 215 DatamanUSA LLC 2,800 2,400 17% 7
214 190 Waterstone 2,800 3,100 -10% 12
Environmental
216 201 Tallgrass Aveda 2,768 2,704 2% 11
Spa and Salon
217 203 LEI Cos. Inc. 2,714 2,680 1% 5
218 228 LeGrand Hart Inc. 2,706 2,097 29% 15
219 B & M 2,700 250 980% 2
Construction Inc.
220 205 Schenkein 2,694 2,613 3% 34
221 222 JohnstonWells 2,650 2,400 10% 35
Public Relations
222 222 Cara Mia Medical 2,600 2,200 18% 8
Day Spa
222 206 Pascoe Associates 2,600 2,500 4% 21
Inc.
224 212 Tendercare Inc. 2,597 2,418 7% 15
225 Fascination St. 2,580 2,044 26% 18
Gallery
226 243 Linden Press Inc. $2,550 $1,650 55% 11
227 215 Risk Removal Inc. 2,520 2,400 5% 18
228 235 Abel Engineering 2,457 1,785 38% 22
Professionals
Inc.
229 213 IntraNext 2,447 2,417 1% 11
Software Inc.
230 Spinnaker 2,325 1,532 52% 5
Management Group
LLC
231 224 Linhart Public 2,273 2,186 4% 11
Relations
232 234 Cognence Inc. 2,250 1,820 24% 10
233 248 Abo Group Inc. 2,225 1,331 67% 13
234 239 Rivendell 2,002 1,756 14% 17
Distribution &
Sod Farm Inc.
235 Whirled Peas 2,000 1,500 33% 7
Catering
236 243 FARSERV (Federal 1,951 1,650 18% 20
Asset Remarketing
Services)
237 252 EssentiaLink 1,942 1,289 51% 6
238 237 AOR Inc. 1,875 1,732 8% 15
239 Syntes Language 1,811 1,048 73% 19
Group Inc.
240 241 Allstate Sweeping 1,800 2,000 -10% 6
LLC
241 238 Executive Forum 1,780 1,740 2% 20
242 CTA Integrated 1,775 1,365 30% 22
Communications
243 Sales 1,758 1,092 61% 10
Partnerships Inc.
244 229 QSE Technologies 1,703 2,023 -16% 6
Inc.
245 246 Denver Concierge 1,700 1,559 9% 9
Inc.
246 Roybal Corp. 1,674 1,075 56% 26
247 Colorado Plastic 1,600 1,600 0% N/A
Products
248 250 90octane LLC 1,589 1,407 13% 7
249 D.H. Ruggles & 1,572 1,217 29% 37
Associates
250 foreThought.net 1,500 1,300 15% 13
2007 No. of
Rank Company Employees Business Type
1 CH2M Hill 17,287 Global engineering, construction
and operations firm
2 PCL Construction 9,855 General contracting, construction
Enterprises Inc. management, design/build
3 Great-West Life & 6,600 Health-care plans, insurance,
Annuity Insurance retirement savings
Co.
4 Vistar Corp. 3,062 Food-products distributor
5 Hensel Phelps 2,534 General contractor
Construction Co.
6 Burt Automotive 806 Automotive sales, service, parts
Network
7 Comex Group 5,000 Paint and coatings manufacturer
(formerly
Professional
Paint Inc.)
8 Rocky Mountain 386 Sales of health-care benefit plans
Health Plans
9 American 1,650 Furniture retailer
Furniture
Warehouse
9 WG Global Inc. 1,250 Metallic-surface refinishing
(dba Wheelabrator
Group)
11 Rock Bottom 7,499 Full-service restaurants
Restaurants Inc.
12 Simpson Housing 1,000 Developer, owner and operator of
LLLP multi-family real estate throughout
U.S.
13 Mike Shaw 348 Automotive sales and service, body
Automotive Group shop
14 J.E. Dunn Rocky 304 General contracting, construction
Mountain Inc. management, design/build
15 Haselden 350 General contractor, design/build,
Construction serving the western U.S.
16 Republic 140 Investment company
Financial Corp.
17 Ralph Schomp 380 Auto and motorcycle sales, service
Automotive Inc. and parts
18 FCI Constructors 275 Construction management/general
Inc. contracting
18 McClain Finlon 200 Advertising and marketing
Advertising
20 Shaw Construction 175 Construction management and general
contracting
21 Village Homes of 251 Home building, land development
Colorado
22 Roche 100 General contractor
Constructors Inc.
23 Tuff Shed Inc. 1,636 Seller, manufacturer and installer
of storage buildings and garages
24 Alpine Lumber Co. 400 Retail lumber and building materials
25 Agland Inc. 190 Agricultural cooperative
26 Policy Studies 1,900 Outsourcing, technology and
Inc. (PSI) consulting
27 Alpine Banks of 515 Commercial bank
Colorado
28 Holland & Hart 820 Law firm
LLP
29 Vitamin Cottage 855 Retailer of natural foods and
Natural Food supplements
Markets Inc.
30 Terra Firma N/A Professional employment organization
31 Cigarette Store 400 Retail cigarettes, cigars, tobacco,
Corp. dba Smoker gasoline
Friendly/Gasamat
32 Noodles & Co. 3,200 Quick-casual restaurant
33 McStain 90 Home builder and developer
Neighborhoods
34 Andavo Travel 100 Business travel management
34 Brannan Sand & 400 Asphalt, concrete and utility
Gravel Co. construction services
34 Neenan Co. 210 Design-builder
37 RK Mechanical 681 Mechanical contractor
Inc.
38 Baxa Corp. 375 Medical devices
39 Golden Triangle 135 Commercial general contractor
Construction
40 Global Technology 80 Computer networking reseller--VOIP
Resources Inc.
41 Palace 181 General contractor
Construction Co.
Inc.
42 Hercules 325 HVAC wholesaler, manufacturer
Industries Inc.
43 Polk Majestic 115 Customized travel management
Travel Group
44 Torix General 87 General contractor
Contractors LLC
45 Frederick Ross 181 Commercial real estate services
Co.
46 IMA Financial 440 Financial services
Group Inc.
47 Drahota 80 Construction management/general
Commercial LLC contracting
48 Cain Travel Group 45 Travel agency
Inc.
49 Saga Petroleum 30 Owner and operator of oil and gas
LLC wells
50 Publication 320 Printing
Printers Corp.
51 Merrick & Co. 450 Engineering, architecture, design-
build, GIS-survey
52 Calcon 100 General contractor, design/build,
Constructors Inc. construction management
53 PRACO Ltd. 68 Advertising/public relations
54 Lockton Cos. LLC, 232 Commercial insurance brokerage
Colorado Division
55 Fresh Produce 256 Casual apparel wholesaler and
Sportswear Inc. retailer
56 Van Gilder 260 Insurance broker
Insurance Corp.
57 Johnson Storage & 473 Transportation, including moves and
Moving Co. storage
Holdings LLC
58 Alpine Buick 55 Auto dealership
Pontiac GMC
59 Craters & 7 Speciality freight handling
Freighters
Franchise Co.
60 M-E Engineers 250 Mechanical and electrical consulting
Inc. engineers
61 Intelligent 250 Defense related IT and software
Software services
Solutions Inc.
62 Meyers Dining 15 Insurance brokerage
Insurance LLC
62 National Finance 205 Commercial and residential lender
Corp. of Colorado
64 National 63 Furnished housing
Corporate Housing
65 CoCal Landscape 500 Commercial landscape contractor
66 Image Projections 207 Manufacturer of hard-copy imaging
West Inc. supplies
67 RNL Design 185 Architecture, engineering, interior
design, urban design
68 Sport Obermeyer 60 Designer, manufacturer and
Ltd. distributor of ski wear
69 ViaWest Inc. 86 Colocation, hosting and IT managed
services provider
70 DSP Builders Inc. 50 General contractor (commercial)
71 HB Management 1,734 Facility management, maintenance,
Group construction, home health care
72 Nexus Corp. 94 Greenhouse manufacturer
73 Breakthrough 150 Performance excellence education,
Management Group coaching and consulting
74 CTL Thompson Inc. 285 Geotechnical, environmental,
materials engineering
75 Forerunner Corp. 175 Engineering
76 Alpine Access 7,500 Call-center solutions provider
Inc.
77 PrimeSource 27 Contract staffing, recruiting, HR
Staffing services
78 EON Office 95 Commercial office products and
furniture, related services
78 Statera Inc. 200 Business and technology consulting
80 Portable Computer 20 Computer reseller with mobile data
Systems Inc. expertise
81 Rocky Mountain 53 Contract office furniture
Desk Corp.
82 Tebo Development 16 Commercial real estate
Co.
83 Slifer Designs 73 Interior design--residential,
Inc. hospitality, retail
84 Ascendant 165 Web-based IBM workplace solutions
Technology
85 Builders 51 High-end major appliance dealer
Appliance Center
86 Design Workshop 192 Landscape architecture, urban design
87 New Frontier Bank 192 Commercial bank
88 All Copy Products 130 Sales and service of office machines
Inc. and supplies
89 Synergy Services 1,200 Workforce solutions optimizing
Inc. independent contractors/temporary
workers
90 H & L 110 Architecture, interior design
Architecture
91 Flatirons 104 Professional services
Solutions
92 Rocky Mountain 250 Manufacturer of electro-optical
Instrument Co. components, industrial laser systems
(RMI Laser) and laser marking equipment
93 Thayer Media Inc. 14 Strategic media planning and buying
94 Education Sales 420 Education sales
Management LLC
95 Pacific Western 124 Environmental management, facility
Technologies Ltd. management, IT
96 Good Day Pharmacy 87 Pharmacy chain
97 Intelligent 155 Executive suite with ala carte
Office Inc. services
98 Design Materials 56 Wholesale ceramic tile and natural
Inc. stone distributor
99 Sounds True Inc. 75 Publishing, audio, video, music and
books
100 Swingle Inc. 205 Lawn and tree care
101 Insurance 172 Insurance software technology,
Technologies consulting
102 Accent Windows 130 Manufacturer of replacement windows
Inc. and patio doors
103 ETI Professionals 325 Professional and technial support
Inc.
104 Touchstar 175 Call center software development
Software Corp.
105 Shafer Commercial 135 Manufacturer of furniture for
Seating Inc. hotels, restaurants, country clubs,
assisted living
106 United Banks of 100 Commercial bank
Colorado Inc.
107 Options Home Care 790 In-home personal assistance
Services
108 Kleen-Tech 914 Janitorial services
Services Corp.
109 Destination 40 Colorado event management
Services of
Colorado Inc.
110 Master Magnetics 70 Manufacturer of magnets and magnetic
Inc. devices
111 Rocky Mountain 8 Rare coins and precious metals
Coin Inc.
112 Protech Sales 10 Manufacturers' rep and distributor
Inc. for valves and instrumentation
113 Setpoint Systems 85 Building automation and systems
Corp. integrator
114 All American 35 Custom blender of food ingredients
Seasonings Inc.
115 Clientsolv 75 Information-technology consulting,
Technologies (dba placement
for CCSA Inc.)
116 Information 130 IT support for small- to medium-
Technology sized businesses
eXperts Inc.
117 O'Brien 16 Advertising agency
Advertising
118 Frontier Business 60 Sales/service of office equipment
Products and document-management systems
119 Cooper Heating & 75 HVAC contractor
Cooling Inc.
120 Epicurean 270 Catering, event management
Catering LLC
121 Boecore Inc. 100 Engineering and IT services
122 LT Environmental 43 Environmental consulting and
Inc. engineering
123 Bell Plumbing & 77 Plumbing, heating, air conditioning
Heating Co. contracting and service
123 Community 21 Floorcovering and painting services
Interiors Inc.
125 DocuVault Group 75 Information management, data
LLC security, information destruction
126 Cactus Marketing 25 Integrated marketing solutions
Communications
127 Data393 Holdings 62 Colocation, hosting and IT managed
LLC services provider
128 AxxessConnect LLC 8 Telecommunications/IT professional
services
129 Gunther Douglas 80 IT-based business solutions
Inc.
130 Imaging Sytems 29 Reseller of IT equipment and
LLC supplies
131 PayReel Inc. 5 Payroll, staffing, insurance for
film and TV production
132 Plasticomm 40 Telecommunications
Industries Inc.
133 Design Lines Inc. 35 Interior design
134 Duran Excavating 54 Earthwork and utilities contractor
Inc.
135 AET Environmental 30 Environmental and hazardous waste
Inc. management
136 Catalyst Search 28 IT recruiting and consulting
LLC
137 Connect: The 14 IT consulting and human performance
Knowledge Network optimization
Corp.
138 Highland 88 IT contract hiring and placement
Management Inc.
138 ISYS Technologies 70 IT and engineering services
140 Work Options 65 Provider of backup dependent care to
Group Inc. employers
141 Riverside 60 Engineering
Technology Inc.
142 Alliant National 7 Title insurance company
Title Insurance
Co. Inc.
143 Dynamic Design & 34 Precision metal fabricator
Manufacturing,
Inc.
144 Burkett Design 42 Architecture, interior design
Inc.
144 CueStix 23 Wholesale distributor of billiard
International supplies and accessories
144 Rocky Mountain 24 Manufacturer and distributor of
Ram LLC computer peripherals
147 Hil Concrete (dba 48 Civil construction
Naranjo Civil
Constructors
Inc.)
148 Alpine Waste & 50 Waste-collection, disposal,
Recycling recycling
149 Crew Connection 6 TV, video and media crew booking
Inc.
150 SolarGlass LLC 20 Distributor of windows, patio doors,
entry systems, skylights
151 ProtoTest LLC 53 Software quality-assurance services
152 Summit Container 33 Manufacturer of custom corrugated
Corp. packaging
153 Optimum 100 Information technology, financial
Management mangement
Systems LLC
154 Denver Management 15 Consulting and broker agency
Advisors Inc.
155 Martinez & 66 Temporary technical staffing
Hromada
Associates Inc.
156 Attain 23 Technology consulting
Technologies LLC
157 Blu Sky 40 Disaster recovery services
Resoration
Contractors Inc.
158 Nest Fresh Eggs 4 Cage-free and organic eggs
Inc.
159 Alumni Consulting 45 IT staffing and services
Group
160 Syncroness Inc. 45 Product development
161 Roth Property 280 Commercial janitorial, carpet
Maintenance LLC cleaning, facility maintenance
161 Texturemedia 70 Interactive marketing agency
163 Citron WorkSpaces 15 Creator of workspaces, space
planning
164 The Arrangers 10 Destination management/event
planning
165 MOA Architecture 29 Architectural design and planning
166 Baker Interiors 16 Flooring contractor
Inc.
166 Capstone Inc. 37 Project and contstruction management
168 Business Network 45 IT support
Consulting Ltd.
169 eQuilter Inc. 35 Online quilt and home-decorating
fabric sales
170 Peppercorn 60 Retail gourmet home store
170 Proto's Pizza 130 Pizzeria
Inc.
172 Navis Logistics 24 Franchisor of packaging and shipping
Network centers
173 In Touch Today 42 Marketing firm providing automated
Corp. mailing programs
174 RMC Consultants 54 Environmental/cultural resources
Inc. consulting
175 Restoration 37 Specialty construction subcontractor
Specialists Inc.
176 JG Management 34 Technical management consulting
Systems Inc.
177 Alta Milla 34 Electrical contractor
Electric Corp.
178 RJR Circuits Inc. 39 Manufacturer of printed circuit
boards--commercial/military
179 AvenueWest 11 Corporate housing
Corporate Housing
Inc.
180 Blizzard Internet 50 Internet marketing services for
Marketing hospitality industry
180 MorEvents 8 Special events and meeting planning
182 Corporate 7 Office-furniture dealership
Dimensions
183 Open Scan 27 Developer of auto-data capture
Technologies software
184 Xylem CCI Inc. 52 Online brand design and development
185 Blue Spruce 6 General contractor focusing on
Design & luxury homes
Construction
185 SpireMedia Inc. 31 Web application for mid-sized to
large organizations
187 Klein Buendel 32 Health communication research,
Inc. multimedia development, graphic
design
188 ANKO Metal 5 Metal distribution and fabrication
Services Inc.
188 Joaquin 50 Manufacturer of portable
Manufacturing prefabricated shelters
Corp.
190 GR Construction 28 Commercial concrete flatwork and
foundations
191 Hill & Co. 12 Marketing and advertising agency
Intetgrated
Marketing &
Advertising
192 Innovar Group 37 Staffing, recruiting services
193 RME Electric 26 Electrical contractor
Corp.
194 Griffis/Blessing 162 Real estate services
Inc.
195 Nextaff 5 Professional hiring, evaluation
assistance
196 Savvy Travel 2 Travel agency
Agency
197 Mesoscopic 20 Developer of portable fuel cell
Devices LLC generators and related equipment
198 HR Search Firm 7 Executive search and HR services
198 Liesel Lighting 18 Lighting design, sales and service
LLC
198 Strategic 49 Human resources research agency
Programs Inc.
201 Canino's Sausage 18 Sausage maker
Co. Inc.
202 Housing Helpers 20 Relocation services
of Colorado LLC
203 Orion Registrar 15 ISO 9000/14000/13485 registrations
Inc.
204 Advanced Datacomm 1 Voice and data interconnectivity
Solutions Inc. products and services
205 Namaste Comfort 29 Hospice services
Care
206 24/7 Networks 7 Cisco IP telephony sales and
Inc. consulting
207 DHE Computer 12 Computer solutions for businesses,
Systems Inc. medical and educational facilities
207 Illumen Group 15 Networking, security and
Inc. communications for small and medium-
sized enterprises
209 J.F. Options Inc. 6 Jewelry and insurance replacement
210 Cobb & Associates 13 Marketing and communications
Inc.
211 Gutterman 20 Family-law attorneys
Griffiths PC
212 North Boulder 20 Physical therapy, hand therapy,
Physical Therapy massage, Pilates
213 Print Shop Plus 22 Commercial printer, direct mail,
Inc. fulfillment
214 DatamanUSA LLC 40 Consulting, information systems
service, staff augmentation
214 Waterstone 25 Environmental consulting
Environmental
216 Tallgrass Aveda 87 Day spa
Spa and Salon
217 LEI Cos. Inc. 28 Commercial and industrial electrical
contractor
218 LeGrand Hart Inc. 19 Public relations
219 B & M 13 Concrete construction, renovation
Construction Inc.
220 Schenkein 22 Public relations
221 JohnstonWells 22 Public relations
Public Relations
222 Cara Mia Medical 48 Dermatology-based medical day spa
Day Spa
222 Pascoe Associates 3 Marketing and communications
Inc.
224 Tendercare Inc. 43 Veterinary hospital
225 Fascination St. 8 Fine art gallery
Gallery
226 Linden Press Inc. 16 Marketing, design and print
227 Risk Removal Inc. 18 Environmental remediation services
228 Abel Engineering 28 Civil engineering, land surveying,
Professionals architecture
Inc.
229 IntraNext 15 Computer telephony integration
Software Inc.
230 Spinnaker 80 Management and IT consulting,
Management Group business-process outsourcing
LLC
231 Linhart Public 16 Public relations
Relations
232 Cognence Inc. 15 Software engineering process
improvement, automation consulting
233 Abo Group Inc. 10 Sustainable design, architecture,
planning
234 Rivendell 16 Wholesale landscape supply warehouse
Distribution & and sod farm
Sod Farm Inc.
235 Whirled Peas 120 Catering
Catering
236 FARSERV (Federal 4 Asset remarketing for government
Asset Remarketing agencies and Fortune 1000 companies
Services)
237 EssentiaLink 4 Supply-chain fulfillment
238 AOR Inc. 7 Advertising and design
239 Syntes Language 15 Translation, interpreting and
Group Inc. localization
240 Allstate Sweeping 28 Street and parking-lot sweeping,
LLC power washing, graffiti removal
241 Executive Forum 5 Leadership development and training
242 CTA Integrated 15 PR, investor relations
Communications
243 Sales 130 Professional sales-force outsourcing
Partnerships Inc.
244 QSE Technologies 13 Management of IT infrastructure
Inc. design, configuration and support
245 Denver Concierge 70 Upscale residential cleaning
Inc.
246 Roybal Corp. 11 Architecture, interiors, exhibit
design
247 Colorado Plastic 9 Distributor and fabricator of
Products plastic sheet, rod and tube
248 90octane LLC 15 Interactive marketing/online lead
generation
249 D.H. Ruggles & 18 Residential and commecial
Associates architecture and interior design
250 foreThought.net 11 Broadband Internet and telephone
services
For an alphabetical listing of the Top 250, with company addresses,
heads of companies and URLs, visit www.cobizmag.com
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