List of Colorado companies
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This list of Colorado companies includes notable companies that are, or once were, headquartered in Colorado.
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- AIMCOAIMCOAimco is one of the largest owners and operators of apartment communities in the United States, with approximately 870 communities comprising nearly 133,000 units in 44 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.- History :...
- Adam Aircraft IndustriesAdam Aircraft IndustriesAdam Aircraft Industries was an aircraft manufacturer founded by George F. Adam Jr and John C. Knudsen in 1998. The company was located at Centennial Airport in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area of Colorado....
- Adler PublishingAdler PublishingAdler Publishing is an independent publishing company based in Castle Rock, Colorado. Formerly known as Swagman Publishing, the company was established by Peter Massey and Jeanne Wilson in 1999....
- Aerocar (Colorado)
- Air MethodsAir MethodsAir Methods, Corp. is the largest publicly owned emergency medical services helicopter operator in the United States, with a fleet of over 300 medical transport helicopters that average 85,000 transports and 100,000 flight hours per year as of December 2006....
- American Furniture WarehouseAmerican Furniture WarehouseAmerican Furniture Warehouse is a privately held furniture retailer headquartered at Meridian, Colorado. It was founded in 1975 by entrepreneur Jake Jabs in a former American Furniture Co. store location at 58th Avenue and Bannock in Denver, Colorado...
- American Medical ResponseAmerican Medical ResponseAmerican Medical Response, Inc. or is an American provider of emergency and non-emergency medical transportation, operating in 38 states and the District of Columbia. It employs around 17,000 personnel and has a fleet of 4,400 vehicles...
- Arrowhead MillsArrowhead MillsArrowhead Mills is a brand of organic baking mixes, grains, cereals, and nut butters. The brand is owned Hain Celestial Group since 1999. Its consumer affairs department is based in Boulder, Colorado.-History:...
, a division of the Hain Celestial GroupHain Celestial GroupThe Hain Celestial Group is a food company whose main focus is natural and organic foods and personal care products. Their products range from herbal teas, offered through their Celestial Seasonings brand to organic free range chickens from the FreeBird brand... - Aspen Skiing CompanyAspen Skiing CompanyThe Aspen Skiing Company, known locally as "Ski Co", is a commercial enterprise based in Aspen, Colorado in the United States.-History:Founded in 1946 by Walter Paepcke, it operates the Aspen/Snowmass resort complex, comprising four ski areas near the town of Aspen...
- Avenuewest Corporate Housing
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- Ball Corp.Ball Corp.Ball Corporation , originally Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company, is an American company famous for producing glass canning jars. Founded in 1880, it is currently headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. The company has expanded into other areas such as avionics, space systems, metal beverage...
- Big O TiresBig O TiresBig O Tires, LLC. is North America's largest franchiser of tire retailers. It is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, and has more than 540 franchises in 21 U.S. states and Canada. It sells its own Big O private brand tires and other brands...
- Bigwig Races
- Boston MarketBoston MarketBoston Market, known as Boston Chicken until 1995, headquartered in Golden, Colorado, is a chain of American fast casual restaurants. It is owned by private equity firm Sun Capital Partners, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.-History:...
- Bristol Brewing CompanyBristol Brewing CompanyBristol Brewing Company is an American brewery founded in 1994 by Mike Bristol in Colorado Springs, Colorado.-Brief details:Mike Bristol has stated that his mission is to "make beer that brings three things to mind: quality, purity, and sanity".-Beers:...
- Budget Truck RentalBudget Truck RentalBudget Truck Rental, LLC is the second largest truck rental company in the continental United States of America with around 2,800 businesses and 32,000 trucks across the country...
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- Celestial SeasoningsCelestial SeasoningsCelestial Seasonings is a tea company based in Boulder, Colorado, United States that specializes in herbal tea but also sells green, wellness, red, white, chai, holiday and black teas. They account for over $100,000,000 in herbal tea blends sales in the United States annually. All of their teas are...
- CH2M HillCH2M HillCH2M Hill is an American-based global provider of engineering, construction, and operations services for corporations, nonprofits, and federal, state, and local governments. The firm is headquartered in Meridian, an unincorporated area of Douglas County, Colorado in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan...
- CHBO - Corporate Housing by Owner
- Chipotle Mexican GrillChipotle Mexican GrillChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is a chain of restaurants in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada specializing in burritos and tacos, founded by Steve Ells in 1993 and based in Denver, Colorado...
- ChocoloveChocoloveChocolove is a chocolate manufacturer with headquarters and a manufacturing facility in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1996 by entrepreneur Timothy Moley, the company produces all-natural and organic chocolate bars...
- CIBER, Inc.CiberCIBER, Inc. is a global information technology consulting, services and outsourcing company applying practical innovation through services and solutions that deliver tangible results for both commercial and government clients...
- Colorado Interstate GasColorado Interstate GasColorado Interstate Gas is a major producer of natural gas, connected to major supply basins in the Rocky Mountains and production areas in the Texas Panhandle, western Oklahoma, western Kansas, and Wyoming. Originally an independent company, CIG is now a subsidiary of El Paso Corp....
- CoorsCoors Brewing CompanyThe Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Canadian Molson Coors Brewing Company and is the third-largest brewer in the United States...
- Corporate Express North AmericaCorporate ExpressCorporate Express N.V. is a Dutch company that supplies office products to businesses and institutions. The firm was known as Buhrmann prior to April 20, 2007, when it changed its trading name to that of its best known brand, taken from the United States-based corporation it acquired in 1999. The...
- CrocsCrocsCrocs, Inc. is a shoe manufacturer founded by 3 friends - Scott Seamans, Lyndon "Duke" Hanson, and George Boedecker, Jr. - to produce and distribute a foam clog design acquired from a Quebec company called Foam Creations. The shoe had originally been developed as a spa shoe. The first model...
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- Denver Rock Island RailroadDenver Rock Island RailroadThe Denver Rock Island Railroad , formerly known as the Denver Terminal Railroad, is a Class III terminal railroad in Commerce City, Colorado. The DRIR works around Denver's stock yards and many industries in that area. The DRIR has two SW1500 locomotives, two NW2 locomotives, one SW1 locomotive...
- Dex MediaDex MediaDex Media, Inc. was a print and interactive marketing company. It was acquired by R.H. Donnelley, which became Dex One Corporation in February 2010...
- DigitalGlobeDigitalGlobeDigitalGlobe, of Longmont, Colorado, USA, is a commercial vendor of space imagery and geospatial content, and operator of civilian remote sensing spacecraft...
- Discovery Holding CompanyDiscovery Holding CompanyDiscovery Holding Company was a U.S. company headquartered in Meridian, Colorado. The postal designation of nearby Englewood was commonly listed as the company's location in corporate filings and news accounts....
- Dish NetworkDish NetworkDish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
- Dynamic Materials CorporationDynamic Materials CorporationDynamic Materials Corporation is a metalworking business.The company operates in two segments, explosive metalworking and aerospace. The explosive metalworking segment utilizes explosives to perform metal cladding and shock synthesis...
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- eBagsEbags.comeBags.com, a division of eBags, Inc., is an American electronic commerce company founded in 1998. Based in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The primary purpose of eBags.com is to be an online retailer of handbags, backpacks, business cases, urban bags, luggage, and travel accessories. eBags.com...
- EchoStar
- Einstein Bros. BagelsEinstein Bros. BagelsEinstein Bros. Bagels is a bagel and coffee chain in the United States. As of 2010, there were 587 restaurants with the Einstein Bros. name.Einstein Bros. was created by a chain restaurant corporation, Boston Chicken in 1995, as a way to market breakfast foods...
- Estes IndustriesEstes IndustriesEstes Industries is a company based in Penrose, Colorado, USA that designs and builds model rocket and model aircraft engines and kits. They were the best known model rocket company during the "golden age of rocketry" in the 1970s and early 1980s, competing primarily with Centuri Engineering and a...
/Cox ModelsCox ModelsCox Models, a former division of Estes Industries of Penrose, Colorado, was a multimillion-dollar hobby company, is one of the hobby industry's oldest companies and is noted for its production of miniature model internal-combustion engines....
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- First DataFirst DataFirst Data Corporation is an American payment processing company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. First Data is a provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions...
- Flying Dog BreweryFlying Dog BreweryFlying Dog Brewery is a beer brewery now located in Frederick, Maryland, United States. Originally opening in Aspen, Colorado in 1990 as a brewpub, it became the first brewery to open in Aspen in over 100 years, and one of the first brewpubs in the Rocky Mountain region...
- FreeWave Technologies, Inc.FreeWave TechnologiesFreeWave Technologies, Inc. is a B2B company based in Boulder, Colorado where it manufactures and designs frequency hopping, spread spectrum and licensed data radios. Wireless data solutions are utilized in industrial, scientific, military, and commercial applications. The U.S. Army is one of...
- Frontier AirlinesFrontier AirlinesFrontier Airlines, Inc., is an American airline headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The carrier, which is a subsidiary and operating brand of Republic Airways Holdings, operates flights to 83 destinations throughout the United States, Mexico, and Costa Rica and maintains hubs at...
- Furniture RowFurniture RowFurniture Row Companies is a group of specialty home furnishings, mattress and linens stores with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, USA, and stores in 31 states. It operates at least four franchises: Sofa Mart, Oak Express, Denver Mattress, and Bedroom Expressions, the last of which still sells...
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- GaiamGaiamGaiam is a "lifestyle company" that sells products catered toward healthy and sustainable living.Gaiam is probably best known for fitness media, such as its award-winning yoga routine videos taught by well-known instructors such as Rodney Yee....
- Gates Rubber Company(Gates Corporation)
- Go Fast Sports & Beverage Co.Go FastGo Fast Sports & Beverage Co. is the maker of an energy drink, founded by Troy Widgery.- Origins :Go Fast Sports was founded to market a line of t-shirts and accessories worldwide, targeted at skydivers...
- Golden SoftwareGolden SoftwareGolden Software Inc. is a privately held, American company based in Golden, Colorado. It develops and markets a small catalog of GIS and scientific software....
- Gray Line WorldwideGray Line WorldwideGray Line Worldwide operates local sightseeing tours across the world using trolley coaches, double-deckers and standard single deck coaches. It also offers charter services, airport transfers and convention services....
- Great Lakes Aircraft CompanyGreat Lakes Aircraft CompanyGreat Lakes Aircraft Company is an aircraft manufacturer known for the 2T-1A Sport Trainer biplane. The company has a long history of building both private and military aircraft.- Origins :...
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- Key Lime AirKey Lime AirKey Lime Air is an American Based airline located at Centennial Airport in Colorado. It was established and started operations in 1997 and operates charter, training, United Parcel Service cargo feeder operations.- Fleet :...
- King Soopers & City MarketKing Soopers & City MarketKing Soopers and City Market are two supermarket brands of Kroger in the Rocky Mountains of the United States. Though they were originally separate, Kroger now manages them together.-King Soopers:...
, divisions of KrogerKrogerThe Kroger Co. is an American supermarket chain founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It reported US$ 76.7 billion in sales during fiscal year 2009. It is the country's largest grocery store chain and its second-largest grocery retailer by volume and second-place general retailer... - Kroenke Sports Enterprises
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- LaMar's DonutsLaMar's DonutsLaMar's Donuts is a chain of doughnut shops founded in Kansas City, Missouri, and headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. LaMar's has 28 stores in seven states——and plans to expand to others.LaMar’s Donuts has won newspaper readers' poll awards for best doughnuts in several of the cities...
- Level 3 CommunicationsLevel 3 CommunicationsLevel 3 Communications is a telecommunications and Internet service provider headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.It operates a Tier 1 network. The company provides core transport, IP, voice, video and content delivery for most of the medium to large Internet carriers in North America and Europe...
- Liberty Global
- Liberty MediaLiberty MediaLiberty Media Corporation is an American media conglomerate and the control is exercised by company Chairman John C. Malone, who owns a majority of the voting shares....
- Loaf 'N JugLoaf 'N JugLoaf 'N Jug is a chain of convenience stores, owned by Kroger, and headquartered in Pueblo, Colorado. The company was founded by 5 businessmen from southern Colorado. Kroger purchased Loaf 'N Jug in 1986. In 2006, Kroger reimaged its convenience stores brands under a common logo...
, a division of KrogerKrogerThe Kroger Co. is an American supermarket chain founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It reported US$ 76.7 billion in sales during fiscal year 2009. It is the country's largest grocery store chain and its second-largest grocery retailer by volume and second-place general retailer...
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- Matchstick Productions
- MDC HoldingsMDC HoldingsM.D.C. Holdings, Inc. , whose subsidiaries build homes under the name "Richmond American Homes," is one of the top ten homebuilders in the United States, based on 2006 revenue. The Company also provides mortgage financing, primarily for MDC's homebuyers, through its wholly owned subsidiary...
- MediaNews GroupMediaNews GroupMediaNews Group, based in Denver, Colorado, is one of the largest newspaper companies in the United States. It is privately owned and operates 56 daily newspapers in 12 states, with combined daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 2.4 million and 2.7 million, respectively...
- Molson Coors Brewing CompanyMolson Coors Brewing CompanyMolson Coors Brewing Company is a company that was created by the merger of two of North America's largest breweries: Molson of Canada, and Coors of the United States, on February 9, 2005...
- MushkinMushkinMushkin is best known for producing computer memory modules . Located in Englewood, Colorado, United States, Mushkin provides performance enhanced computer products to users worldwide, with customers including gamers and industry professionals, and the firm claims to have supplied Apple Inc...
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- National CineMediaNational CineMediaNational CineMedia operates NCM Media Networks, an integrated media company reaching U.S. consumers in movie theaters, online and through mobile technology...
- Navis Logistics NetworkNavis Logistics NetworkNavis Logistics Network is a parent company based in Denver, Colorado. The company currently runs two national franchises.Navis was founded in 1980 as a single retail store and expanded in 1984 with franchise operations in its Handle with Care Packaging Store until it sold the company in early...
- Never summerNever summerNever Summer snowboards is a Colorado-based snowboard company. Founded in 1991, the company is owned and operated by brothers Tracey and Tim Canaday, and builds its boards in Denver, Colorado....
- New Belgium Brewing CompanyNew Belgium Brewing CompanyNew Belgium Brewing Company is a regional brewery located in Fort Collins, Colorado. It opened in 1991 after Jeff Lebesch, the brewery's founder, took his home-brewing passion commercial. In 2009, it produced over 582,000 barrels of its various labels...
- Newmont MiningNewmont MiningNewmont Mining Corporation , based in Denver, Colorado, USA, is one of the world's largest producers of gold, with active mines in Nevada, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Ghana and Peru. Holdings include Santa Fe Gold, Battle Mountain Gold, Normandy Mining, Franco-Nevada Corp and Fronteer Gold...
- NextMedia GroupNextMedia GroupNextMedia Group is an out-of-home media company headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. NextMedia owns and operates 33 AM and FM stations , 5,700 outdoor advertising display across several regions and markets , as well as an interactive division ....
- Noodles & CompanyNoodles & CompanyNoodles & Company is a chain of fast casual restaurants located in parts of the United States specializing in proprietary and regionally popular pasta bowls inspired from worldwide cuisine all made-to-order.The company is privately held, with Catterton Partners...
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- Range FuelsRange FuelsRange Fuels produces technology that converts biomass into ethanol without the use of enzymes. The company broke ground on its first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in November 2007...
- Red RobinRed RobinRed Robin Gourmet Burgers is a chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1969 in Seattle, Washington, and now headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.-History:...
- RE/MAX International
- Rock Bottom Restaurants Inc.
- Rocky Mountain Chocolate FactoryRocky Mountain Chocolate FactoryRocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is an international franchisor, confectionery manufacturer and retail operator in the United States, Canada and the United Arab Emirates. The Company is based in the town of Durango located on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado...
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- Saga Petroleum LLCSaga Petroleum LLCSaga Petroleum Company is a Denver, Colorado-headquartered limited liability company owned by Brent Morse and Charles Farmer. Saga Petroleum operates and drills oil and gas wells primarily in Wyoming, Texas, West Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico, Montana and Alabama. Saga's natural gas and oil...
- SamsoniteSamsoniteThe Samsonite Corporation makes luggage with its products ranging from large suitcases to small toiletries bags and briefcases. It was started in Denver, Colorado, USA in 1910 byJesse Shwayder, as the Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company. Shwayder named one of his initial cases "Samson", after the...
- SBR Creative MediaSBR Creative MediaSBR Creative Media is a private business located in Boulder, Colorado. Often referred to as simply SBR, the business specializes in advising music radio stations in the U.S. and Canada on programming, promotion, research, marketing and staff. SBR also produces CD samplers and licenses private...
- SCI Fidelity Records
- Sherman & HowardSherman & HowardSherman & Howard L.L.C., established in 1892, is the oldest law firm in Denver, Colorado, USA. It has approximately 190 attorneys practicing in offices in Denver, Colorado Springs, Steamboat Springs, Vail and Aspen, Colorado; Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada; Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; St. Louis,...
- Software BisqueSoftware BisqueSoftware Bisque, Inc. is an American company that develops software used in astronomy. It was founded in 1984 by current president and CEO, Stephen Bisque....
- Specialty Sports VentureSpecialty Sports VentureSpecialty Sports Venture is a sporting goods company based out of Denver, Colorado.Specialty Sports Venture operates as a conglomeration of small specialty stores of different names. Therefore, there are no stores named 'Specialty Sports Venture'...
- Spike ShooterSpike ShooterSPIKE Hardcore Energy is an energy drink sold by SPIKE LLC of Colorado Springs, Colorado. SPIKE features 16 oz and 8 oz energy drinks, as well as a 4.26 oz Double Shot...
- The Sports Authority
- Spyder (ski apparel brand)Spyder (ski apparel brand)Spyder is a Colorado-based manufacturer of high-end skiing apparel. According to the company's website, it is the world's largest ski specialty brand.- History :...
- SpydercoSpydercoSpyderco is a Golden, Colorado, U.S.A. based cutlery company that produces knives and knife sharpeners. Spyderco introduced many features that are now common on folding knives, including the pocket clip, serrations, and the opening hole...
- StarTek, Inc.StarTek, Inc.StarTek is a business process outsourcing company that was founded in Greeley, Colorado in 1987 as a packaging company, StarPak. Originally contracted to pack early versions of Microsoft word processors, it eventually expanded to provide customer support for the product...
- Swift & CompanySwift & CompanySwift & Company is an American food procession company a wholly owned subsidiary of JBS S.A. , a Brazilian company that is the world's largest processor of fresh beef and pork, with more than US$30 billion in annual sales as of 2010. It is also the largest beef processor in Australia.Swift &...
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- Vail ResortsVail ResortsVail Resorts, Inc. runs four ski resorts in Colorado, as well as two in Lake Tahoe and a summer resort in Wyoming. They also own luxury resort hotels throughout the United States. The company trades on the New York Stock Exchange, symbol MTN...
- VerioVerioVerio is a global web hosting provider headquartered in the United States. Incorporated in 1996 in Denver, Colorado, it is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Communications, who acquired the company in 2000...
- VICORP Restaurants, Inc, parent company of Village InnVillage InnVillage Inn is a casual dining restaurant chain in the United States. Its restaurants are known for their breakfast menu items, including buttermilk pancakes, skillets, crepes, omelettes, and eggs. In additional to their breakfast offerings, they also feature a variety of salads, sandwiches,...
and Bakers SquareBakers SquareBakers Square Restaurant & Pies is a casual dining restaurant chain in the United States. Known for its pies, Bakers Square also offers full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus . It is owned by American Blue Ribbon Holdings...
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- Western Gas ResourcesWestern Gas ResourcesWestern Gas Resources is a Fortune 1000 company based in Denver, Colorado and founded in 1971. Western is an independent natural gas explorer, producer, gatherer, processor, transporter and energy marketer....
- Western UnionWestern UnionThe Western Union Company is a financial services and communications company based in the United States. Its North American headquarters is in Englewood, Colorado. Up until 2006, Western Union was the best-known U.S...
- Western Sugar CooperativeWestern Sugar CooperativeThe Western Sugar Cooperative is a grower owned American agricultural cooperative.Its origins date from 1903 when Charles Boettcher founded the Great Western Sugar Company and opened a sugar beet plant in Loveland, Colorado and another in Greeley, Colorado...
- White Wave Foods, subsidiary of Dean FoodsDean FoodsDean Foods is an American food and beverage company with two operating divisions: Fresh Dairy Direct and WhiteWave-Morningstar. The company maintains plants and distributors in the United States and the United Kingdom. Dean Foods products are sold throughout the USA.-History:In 1925, Samuel E...
- WildBlue
- Wing-TimeWing-TimeWing-Time, Inc. is a manufacturer of gourmet Buffalo Wing & Bar-B-Que sauces typically used for Buffalo wings. In 1994, Terry Brown, started Wing-Time to bring his home made sauces to market...
- Woody's Chicago StyleWoody's Chicago StyleWoody's Chicago Style is a franchise hot dog company based in the Denver, Colorado, area, serving Chicago-style hot dogs. They are currently the second largest hot dog franchise in the United States behind Wienerschnitzel...