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Communication is the Key: High 5 Plumbing Explains the Unique Nature of Working with a Spouse
Starting an independent business can be a difficult venture. Along with having the money to fund the project, one must develop a business plan, create working systems, hire employees, convince […]
Gina Klawitter: Maternity Sculptures
Gina Klawitter’s art has evolved over the course of her 40-year career in the Denver area. “At CSU, I trained as a graphic designer so I had a way of […]
OPOPOP
The company “wraps” kernels with seven different flavors (including Fancy Butter, Chedapeño and Cinnalicious) at its facility in Englewood. Serial entrepreneurs and DJs Jonas Tempel and Brad Roulier […]
Smart by Nature Soaps
Smart by Nature soaps contain no parabens or synthetic chemicals, using essential oils for scents and natural and organic ingredients wherever possible. Denise Weaver bought her soap-making business […]
Earth Love Gardens
Aaron Michael says he started Earth Love Gardens in 2018 because he “wanted people to connect with the Earth” by building them redwood and cedar garden beds, providing seeds and […]
Denver’s interviewIA Drives Interviews with Data
Initial Lightbulb: Founder and CEO Joe Thurman has seen the pain points involved with job interviews firsthand. Through his 15-year career in human resources, Thurman came to realize the interviewing […]
2021 Made in Colorado
If the pandemic-induced manufacturing phenomena taught us anything, it’s easier to boost manufacturing in your own country than it is to reach overseas in times of need. It’s a lesson that could boost manufacturing in Colorado for decades to come.
Spoke Sound’s artful audio speakers
Customers can choose art and photos from Spoke Sound’s catalog to adorn the canvas, or else upload an image of their choosing for a personalized speaker.
This Colorado-made product is a neck gaiter, evolved
To combat the “itchy and hot” status quo, Emily Dick cut a hole in a gaiter to keep her ponytail from bunching up inside of it. Emily and her mom, C.C., connected with American Made Apparel Manufacturing in Aurora to sew the first batch of Gatortailz in late 2021.
Whiskey distilled in Colorado’s high country
Snitching Lady’s primary whiskey recipe was originally concocted by founder Thomas Williams’ great-grandfather in North Carolina. It involves an open flame, charred Carolina oak barrels, and patience. About 250 liquor stores in Colorado carry the distillery’s products.
The first integrated steel and iron mill west of the Mississippi River
As of late 2021, the factory is shifting its power source from coal to the sun. While the solar energy will power the old mill in the near term, construction is underway on a state-of-the-art replacement that’s scheduled to come online in 2023.
Mazur Instruments are used for nuclear radiation detection
The company’s products have since been used at the Fukushima site, as well as Chernobyl and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Researchers, medical professionals, manufacturers and metal salvage operations are also customers.
