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Hall of Fame
For travel-agency’s Cain, giving back is the ticket
BOULDER — When asked how she felt about being inducted into the Boulder County Business Hall of Fame, Linda Cain replied that she was “surprised and overwhelmed.” But what may have come as a surprise to Cain shouldn’t come as one to anyone familiar with her success.As chief executive of Cain Travel Group of Boulder Inc.,...
Insuror Chapman’s ‘handshake is his bond’
LONGMONT — Tom Chapman is one of those people who evokes heads shaken in wonder.How does this one man run a successful insurance business, serve on numerous community boards and charities and always stand ready for the next challenge — while still making sure he has time for his wife, son and daughter and two grandchildren?...
Wearing Boulder pride a perfect fit for Dixon
BOULDER — Court Dixon tailored a reputation for excellence, professionalism and class during his nearly 40-year history as a Boulder apparel retailer, business owner and community activist, leaving behind a legacy unmatched in his field.Dixon began as a salesman at Kinsley and Co. decades ago. The iconic, independent clothing store outfitted ...
Hovers' farm sprouted harvest of caring for seniors
LONGMONT — In the late 1970s, a 160-acre tract northwest of Longmont was mostly open land, populated only by jackrabbits and the occasional pheasant. On the southeast corner of the parcel, however, stood a 3,500-square-foot Tudor-style home, surrounded by shade trees.Inside that home, a dream was being nurtured.That dream now lives as the...
Nix works in excavating but digs volunteering
LONGMONT — Scott Nix is a veteran community player — from roles in junior high school student government to invitational charity motorcycle rides.To Nix, owner and president of Nixcavating Inc., a Longmont-based excavating company that he launched in 1982, giving back to the community goes hand-in-hand with being successful.He likes to ...
Success comes naturally for Alfalfa’s co-founder Retzloff
BOULDER — Mark Retzloff is considered an icon of the local natural-foods industry, serving as a co-founder of Alfalfa’s Market grocery store and Horizon Organic Dairy and as chairman of Rudi’s Organic Bakery LLC.He’s perhaps best-known as co-founder and chairman of Alfalfa’s in the early 1980s. The natural and organic ...
Successful exec Rysavy backs up his beliefs
LOUISVILLE — Longtime entrepreneur Jirka Rysavy is known for his skill in growing Gaiam Inc., a healthy-lifestyle company based in Louisville, as well as for his philanthropic activities.But Gaiam is only the most recent in a line of Rysavy’s environmentally and health-oriented startups.He founded recycled-office products company...
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Special Coverage
Municipalization
Utilities Watch -
Here is an archive of stories on the city of Boulder’s efforts to determine if it will form its own utility and part ways with it current power supplier Xcel Energy Inc. The stories were first published in the Boulder County Business Report.
