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Longmont, CO: At their Advance Longmont Economic Development Summit, the Longmont Economic Development Partnership awarded four Cornerstone Awards to Longmont businesses in recognition of their contributions to the economic health of the community over the past year. This year’s awards recognized businesses in every sector of the Longmont economy, and included a Primary Job Creator Award, Project of the Year Award, A Rising Star Award, and Startup Award. The Startup award winners were selected in collaboration with Advance Longmont Partner organizations that included: TinkerMill, Startup Longmont, Boulder Small Business Development Center, Longmont Downtown Development Authority, and Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce.
The nominees for the 2018 Cornerstone Awards in each category were:
- Primary Job Creator: Wiland, Malvern Panalytical, BC Services and Continental Control Systems
- Project of the Year: The Wild Game, UCHealth, Front Range Orthopedics, and Avista Pharma
- Rising Star: Goddess Garden, Machining Express, Redstone Aerospace, and MobileCanning
- Startup Award: Scribworks, Longmont Observer, My Web Dev Girl, and Inhabitech
The 2018 Cornerstone Awards Winners are:
- Primary Job Creator Award: BC Services
For more than 80 years, BC Services has helped businesses succeed by providing professional and effective management of their accounts receivable. To help ensure you receive prompt payment for services rendered, BC Services acts as an extension of your accounts receivable department. They can manage your entire billing process from date of service through billing and ultimately account resolution. BC Services was awarded the Primary Job Creator Award based on their net new job creation in 2017.
- Project of the Year Award: UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital
UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital and ambulatory surgery center spans 210,000 square feet on the northwest corner of Colorado Highway 119 and County Line Road. Longs Peak Hospital contains 51 inpatient beds with room to expand to more than 100. It features an intensive care unit, a Level III trauma center and emergency department, operating rooms, advanced cardiac services and a surgery center. UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital features telehealth technologies and a patient-centered focus, and prides itself on bringing advanced care closer to home. UCHealth was awarded the Project of the Year Award based on having the highest capital investment by a primary industry business in 2017.
- A Rising Star Award: MobileCanning Colorado
MobileCanning was founded in 2011 by two friends in Colorado, both long-time home brewers, who had a common interest in becoming commercially involved in the craft beer industry following a discussion about mobile bottling that evolved into the question: “Why not mobile canning”? Once word of the launch of MobileCanning first reached the craft brewing industry and beyond, they began receiving inquiries on the possibility of their providing support for similar operations in other regions. With the Colorado operation thriving and additional staff brought on board attention was turned to the idea of sharing the opportunity and the benefit of their experience with others and MobileCanning Systems was started. By the end of 2012, the first three affiliates had joined the MobileCanning Systems program, providing great feedback and ideas on the structure and content of the program, and the full program was launched in January 2013. By utilizing the services of MCS’s Affiliates, craft producers across the country can focus on making their craft product while preserving their precious capital, space, and management resources. MobileCanning was awarded the Rising Star Award based on their net new job creation in 2017.
- Startup Award: Scribworks
Nominated by our partners both at CoSolve and Boulder SBDC, Scribworks was also founded in Longmont in 2017. The Scribworks application delivers seamless cash and accrual financial forecasts. Items such as deferred revenue, depreciation and prepaid expenses are automatically tracked while cash reporting is demonstrated on a daily basis. Managers and advisors can exceed the cash accuracy constraints of Excel and other 30-day predicated applications while delivering high quality financial forecasts. Some of the features of Scribworks’ technology include the ability to triage cash on a daily basis and deliver accrual level reporting to capital partners, capture real life scenarios like deferred revenue and prepaid expenses accurately, and collaborate with clients and provision as much staff as necessary. Scribworks was selected as the winner by a committee that also included representatives from Longmont EDP, Boulder SBDC, TinkerMill and Startup Longmont based on their high potential for growth.
Also presented was the annual Tom Brock award. This award was created by the Industrial Parks Board in 2000 to honor Tom Brock, a business and community leader who helped establish the connection between a healthy local economy and a quality community. The award bearing his name is presented to a member of the Longmont business community that has demonstrated outstanding leadership in continuing Tom’s legacy. This year’s award winner was Roger Jurgens.
“The nominees for this year’s Cornerstone Awards show that companies in every sector of the business community are making significant contributions to our economy through job creation, innovation, and capital investment,” noted Longmont EDP President Jessica Erickson. “Yesterday’s Cornerstone Award winners exemplify what has over the last several years evolved into a diverse and highly innovative business community here in Longmont.”
For more information, please contact Jessica Erickson, President of the Longmont Economic Development Partnership at 303-651-0128 or [email protected].
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About The Longmont Economic Development Partnership: The Longmont Economic Development Partnership is a public/private 501c(6) non-profit economic development organization serving the greater Longmont area. As Longmont’s primary agent for economic development, the Partnership leads a comprehensive and collaborative economic development strategy to promote and strengthen the Longmont community’s economic health. The Longmont Economic Development Partnership offers a variety of services and resources to support the relocation, retention, and expansion of business in Longmont and serves as the gateway to Longmont for all businesses.
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