Top 250 [private companies]

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1 Top 250 [private companies] s e i an p 0 m 5 2 o Top ate C v Pri 74 percent of firms reported revenue gains for 2008 T he sputtering U.S. economy has taken its toll on Colorado businesses not to mention workers who have suffered job losses in record numbers in 2009 but those hardships aren t fully reflected in the ColoradoBiz Top 250 Private Companies ranking, which is based on 2008 revenues. Nearly three-fourths of the firms in the ranking reported higher sales in 2008 than they did in the previous year. Topping the list for the third straight year is Englewood-based CH2M Hill. The global engineering giant with more than 25,000 employees generated revenues of $6.4 billion in 2008, a 10 percent gain over the previous year. The annual ranking of Colorado-based private companies is based on self-reported revenues. This year it took a minimum of $2.2 million in revenues for a company to crack the Top 250. A total of 475 companies were contacted for the ranking, with most responding by logging onto and filling out an online form. Of course, the flip side of 184 firms in the ranking reporting year-over-year gains is that more than one-fourth 66 companies reported a revenue decrease in Not surprisingly, that includes three of the four car dealerships on the list that suffered a drop in sales. No. 3 Burt Automotive, No. 10 Mike Shaw Automotive and No. 11 Ralph Schomp Automotive all reported sales declines in 2008, ranging from 2 percent to 17 percent. The only dealership in the ranking to post a year-over-year increase was No. 55 Alpine Buick Pontiac GMC. The four-year-old Denver dealership owned by Ivette Dominguez reported sales of $47.8 million in 2008 for a 19 percent gain. This year s ColoradoBiz Top 250 hail from 38 Colorado cities, led by Denver with 87 companies represented, followed by Boulder with 17, Englewood with 16 and Colorado Springs with 13. For more information on the ColoradoBiz Top 250 Private Companies ranking and other annual lists, go to and click on the ColoradoBiz Lists tab.» [ 42] october 2009 coloradobiz cobizmag.com

2 _ Top 250 private companies Ranked by revenue % Change YEARS IN BUSINESS 1 1 CH2M Hill $6,423,548 $5,819,600 10% 63 25,000 Global engineering, construction and operations firm 2 3 Hensel Phelps Construction Co. 3,441,160 2,519,300 37% 72 2,587 General contractor 3 4 Burt Automotive Network 2,065,189 2,111,774-2% Car dealerships and assorted services 4 mwh Global Inc. 1,450,000 1,310,000 11% 55 7,000 Engineering, construction services and solutions 5 5 CoBank 862, ,400 34% Cooperative bank 6 caridian BCT Inc. 500, ,000 25% 47 2,300 Blood bank technology 7 10 FCI Constructors Inc. 379, ,999 30% Construction management/general contracting 8 Xanterra Parks & Resorts Inc. 310, ,245-1% 133 7,095 National and state park concessioner 9 7 American Furniture Warehouse 310, ,000-11% 34 1,350 Retail furniture and accessories Mike Shaw Automotive Group 250, ,000-17% Retail automotive sales and service Ralph Schomp Automotive Inc. 246, ,980-8% Auto and motorcycle sales, service and parts Simpson Housing LLLP 246, ,081 10% Real estate management and development 13 9 Republic Financial Corp. 234, ,510-25% Investment company Agland Inc. 211, ,768 8% Agricultural cooperative Shaw Construction 210, ,000-15% Construction management and general contracting 16 Interstate Highway Construction Inc. 207, ,512 13% Highway, airfield, street and industrial pavement contractor 17 2 PCL Construction Enterprises Inc. 198, ,525 75% General contracting, construction management, design/build Alpine Banks of Colorado 186, ,134-2% Commercial bank Vitamin Cottage Natural 185, ,779 14% 12 1,013 Retailer of natural foods, vitamins and supplements Food Markets Inc Holland & Hart LLP 183, ,500 12% Law firm 21 neenan Co. 179, ,000 17% Design-builder Noodles & Company 176, ,000 26% 14 4,500 Quick-casual restaurant Tuff Shed Inc. 173, ,000-9% 28 1,000 Manufacturer and installer of storage buildings and garages Terra Firma 166, ,045 2% 16 3,000 Professional employment organization Policy Studies Inc. (PSI) 153, ,000-13% 25 1,300 Outsourcing, consulting and technology services to government clients RK Mechanical Inc. 151, ,728 30% Mechanical contractor Roche Constructors Inc. 144, ,852-12% General contractor/construction manager 28 Accuvant 142, ,000 27% Information security and compliance management consulting Cigarette Store Corp. 140, ,000 12% Retail cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, fuel (dba Smoker Friendly/Gasamat) Alpine Lumber Co. 137, ,000-7% Retail lumber and building materials 31 R.A. Nelson & Associates Inc. 136, ,720 3% General contractor 32 Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP 133,500 N/A N/A Law firm Baxa Corp. 131, ,000 16% Medical device manufacturer Global Technology Resources Inc. 125, ,490-10% Technology consulting, solutions Andavo Travel 120,000 90,000 33% Corporate travel management and consultation 36 Holme Roberts & Owen LLP 115, ,050 2% Law firm Polk Majestic Travel Group 103, ,000 3% Customized travel management Hercules Industries Inc. 98,066 88,345 11% HVAC wholesale distributor, manufacturer 39 netquote Inc. 93,000 78,000 19% Online insurance shopping 40 new Belgium Brewing 89,000 83,000 7% Craft brewery Merrick & Co. 83,500 67,700 23% Engineering, architecture, design-build, geospacial mapping Cain Travel 83,468 78,030 7% Travel agency ViaWest Inc. 82,800 40, % Colocation, hosting and IT managed services provider Calcon Constructors Inc. 81,000 81,000 0% General contractor, design/build, construction management 45 Heating & Plumbing Engineers Inc. 80,000 72,500 10% Mechanical and sheet metal contractor Correas International Co. Inc. 79,509 73,655 8% Wholesale distribution of prepaid calling card products Saga Petroleum LLC 77,968 45,670 71% Owner and operator of oil and gas wells Publication Printers Corp. 75,293 72,900 3% Web printer Vladimir Jones 67,766 53,368 27% Advertising/public relations Denver Series of Lockton Cos. LLC 64,000 58,000 10% Commercial insurance brokerage Frederick Ross Co. 59,966 92,236-35% Commercial real estate services Intelligent Software Solutions Inc. 58,398 43,543 34% Customized software solutions for defense, homeland security and intelligence sectors Fiore & Sons Inc. 55,190 41,281 34% Construction contractor, sitework services 54 Douglass Colony Group 55,000 50,000 10% Roofing services, including metals, solar and waterproofing Alpine Buick Pontiac GMC 47,757 40,000 19% 4 51 Auto dealership 56 Integrated Asset Services LLC 46,265 26,501 75% Mortgage services Craters & Freighters Franchise Co. 45,751* 41,450* 10% 19 8 Specialty freight packing and shipping franchiser Productive Data Solutions Inc. 42,867 40,136 7% IT staffing and services, payroll services Van Gilder Insurance Corp. 42,000 47,000-11% Insurance broker HB Management Group 40,871 38,535 6% 16 1,934 Management support services for wholly owned subsidiaries and joint ventures Johnson Storage & Moving Co. 40,868 42,714-4% Full-service moving for household, office and industrial Holdings LLC 62 FMH Material Handling 37,480 43,860-15% Material handling and forklift equipment dealer solutions Inc. 64 Acme Distribution Centers Inc. 34,000 61,000-44% Outsourced logistics, transportation, warehousing, fulfillment and assembly service * Franchise-wide revenues; corporate-headquarter revenues were $2.3 million in 2008 and $2.1 million in cobizmag.com ColoradoBiz october 2009 [43]

3 64 64 Portable Computer Systems Inc. $34,000 $31,100 9% Computer reseller with mobile data expertise Statera Inc. 34,000 29,600 15% Business and technology services and solutions Education Sales Management LLC 32,500 25,101 29% Consumer education sales GlobaLinks LLC 31,500 25,500 24% Study-abroad programs RNL Design 31,290 40,100-22% Architecture, engineering, interior design, urban design Synergy Services Inc. 31,290 24,245 29% 8 1,200 Contingent work-force solutions, independent contractor compliance Slifer Designs 29,900 26,600 12% Interior design, interior architecture and showroom MX Logic Inc. 29,100 22,000 32% and Web security, archiving solutions All Copy Products Inc. 29,061 25,318 15% Flexible document solutions 74 Houg Special Services Inc. 28,000 21,000 33% Transportation, logistics, warehousing ETI Professionals Inc. 27,640 21,270 30% Professional and technical support PrimeSource Staffing LLC 27,600 30,070-8% Contract staffing, recruiting and HR services 77 Dynamic Solutions International Corp. 26,148 22,522 16% Software solution for financial payment products 78 camp Bow Wow 26,000** 14,000** 86% 6 26 Dog day care and boarding franchiser Computer Sites Inc. 25,887 17,287 50% Build and design computer room environments Softec Solutions Inc. 25,751 18,945 36% IT outsourcing and consulting Rocky Mountain Coin Inc. 24,292 13,793 76% Numismatics and precious metals Managed Business Solutions LLC 24,015 20,965 15% IT service provider Nexus Corp. 23,800 28,600-17% Greenhouse manufacturer DSP Builders Inc. 23,700 50,200-53% General contractor 85 Kleen-Tech Services Corp. 23,556 21,683 9% Janitorial and related services H&L Architecture 22,600 28,800-22% Architecture, interior design of health-care, education and science/technology environments 87 Discovery Outsourcing LLC 22,015 16,719 32% 6 16 Professional employer organization providing HR and administration for small and mid-sized companies 88 Birko Corp. 21,905 19,457 13% Food safety and sanitation solutions 89 Blytheco LLC 21,800 14,200 54% Sage Software business partner Good Day Pharmacy 21,000 19,000 11% Pharmacy chain Rocky Mountain Instrument Co. 21,000 23,000-9% Manufacturer of precision optics, coatings, assemblies and (RMI Laser) industrial laser systems 92 EMC Engineers Inc. 20,688 19,182 8% Energy auditing, LEED consulting, building systems design First Western Financial Inc. 20,586 14,800 39% Bank holding company CTL Thompson Inc. 20,203 24,174-16% Geotechnical, environmental, materials engineering Insurance Technologies $20,200 $18,700 8% Insurance software technology, consulting 96 Affordable American Insurance 20,000 16,000 25% 6 79 Independent insurance agency 97 colorado Asphalt Services 19,000 22,000-14% Asphalt production, concrete and asphalt installation, repairs Riverside Technology Inc. 19,000 9, % Engineering construction firm Swingle Lawn, Tree & 17,274 18,233-5% Lawn and tree care, holiday decor services Landscape Care Setpoint Systems Corp. 15,900 12,100 31% Integrator of building control systems 101 InLine Media Inc. 15,635 13,895 13% Media consultancy Protech Sales Inc. 15,500 12,700 22% Manufacturers representative for valves, valve automation, level control, steam, heat trace Alpine Waste & Recycling 15,268 9,341 63% Waste collection, disposal, recycling Ayuda Management Corp. 15,056 2, % 7 28 Construction, construction management, environmental engineering and remediation Sounds True Inc. 15,000 16,800-11% Publishing Alliant National Title 14,734 13,991 5% 4 14 Title insurance underwriter Insurance Co. Inc. 107 namaste Solar 14,500 8,200 77% 4 53 Provider of renewable-energy technologies to homes, businesses and nonprofits LT Environmental Inc. 14,480 9,281 56% Environmental engineering and consulting PayReel Inc. 14,373 14,146 2% 14 7 Payroll and staffing for film, TV and corporate video Destination Services of Colorado Inc. 14,200 15,400-8% Destination management Blu Sky Resoration Contractors Inc. 13,900 9,600 45% 5 62 Fire and water disaster recovery services 112 Rocky Mountain Urgent Care PC 13,515 9,121 48% Treatment of minor illnesses and injuries Information Technology Experts Inc. 13,500 15,000-10% IT support provider Gallegos Sanitation Inc. 13,447 11,841 14% Sanitation Mass Service & Supply LLC 12,795 13,349-4% Construction management, general contracting Boecore Inc. 12,500 10,700 17% Engineering and IT services All American Seasonings Inc. 12,443 12,949-4% Custom blender of food ingredients 118 ASD Inc. 11,838 10,002 18% Provider of high-performance spectroscopy solutions 119 ESC Engineering Inc. 11,837 10,220 16% Electrical engineering, controls and automation 120 pacific Western Technologies Ltd. 11,624 11,467 1% Environmental management, facility management, IT 121 sgm Inc. 11,499 10,457 10% Civil engineering and surveying O Brien Advertising 11,339 10,672 6% Advertising agency Epicurean Culinary Group 11,300 10,100 12% Catering, event management, restaurateur 124 Istonish Inc. 11,100 11,400-3% IT services ISYS Technologies 11,000 10,300 7% IT and engineering services to federal and state government ** Franchise-wide revenues; corporate-headquarter revenues were $3.7 million in 2008 and $2.1 million in 2007.

4 Frontier Communications Corp. $10,500 $10,500 0% Sales and maintenance of copiers, duplicators, printers, fax machines 127 sk&t Integration Inc. 10,359 8,405 23% 12 9 Bar-code system integration 128 otter Products LLC (dba OtterBox) 10,186 5,871 73% Protective cases for handheld devices 129 safebuilt Inc. 10,039 6,963 44% Third-party building department services for towns, cities, counties, state agencies Summit Container Corp. 10,021 6,643 51% Manufacturer of custom corrugated packaging Imaging Sytems LLC 9,970 9,500 5% Reseller of IT equipment and supplies Duran Excavating Inc. 9,795 10,258-5% Earthwork and utilities contractor 133 Innovar Group 9,690 2, % 7 10 Staffing, recruiting services Spinnaker Management Group LLC 9,630 7,851 23% Global suppy chain consulting, execution and support 135 mcad Technologies Inc. 9,362 7,912 18% Sales, support and training of engineering productivity tools 136 novus Biologicals LLC 9,200 7,600 21% Antibody-focused research reagents supplying research market Cooper Heating & Cooling Inc. 9,153 9,338-2% HVAC and plumbing contractor Clientsolv Technologies 9,100 11,000-17% Information-technology consulting, placement (dba for CCSA Inc.) Gunther Douglas Inc. 9,002 8,554 5% 9 53 IT consulting, placement AET Environmental Inc. 8,800 8,000 10% Environmental services and hazardous waste management 141 circadence Corp. 8,751 6,867 27% Performance optimization and management of computer networks Community Interiors Inc. 8,676 10,098-14% Floor covering and painting for multi-family housing Arrow Technologies LLC 8,600 3, % 7 50 Fiber-optic and copper cabling solutions Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture PC 8,383 7,683 9% Architecture 145 Heartland Acoustics & Interiors Inc. 8,300 6,400 30% Interior contractor 145 Tatonka Capital Corp. 8,300 7,800 6% Financial services 147 Gibson Arnold & Associates Inc. 8,155 5,996 36% Legal recruiting firm 148 premier Medical Corp. 8,145 6,552 24% Oxygen, medical equipment, respiratory therapy services Bolder Staffing Inc. 7,506 7,816-4% Staffing for temporary and direct hire SolarGlass LLC 7,500 7,500 0% Distributor of windows, patio doors, entry systems, skylights Catalyst Search LLC 7,395 8,296-11% Health-care IT recruiting and consulting Rocky Mountain Ram LLC 7,200 7,100 1% Manufacturer and distributor of computer peripherals and encryption software Peak Creative Media 7,122 4,837 47% 9 18 Creative services, advertising, marketing Burkett Design Inc. 7,029 7,684-9% Architecture and interior design 155 Foster Electric Corp. 7,000 7,000 0% Electrical contractor 155 oskar Blues Brewery 7,000 5,000 40% Microcanning craft brewery 155 TEI Rock Drills Inc. 7,000 6,000 17% Manufacturer of drilling equipment for construction and mining Crew Connection Inc. 6,890 6,867 0% 20 5 TV, video and media crew booking Citron WorkSpaces 6,800 6,200 10% 4 17 Office furniture resource CueStix International 6,700 7,800-14% Billiard supply wholesaler 161 sparkfun Electronics Inc. 6,600 3,900 69% 6 63 Microelectronics gear for engineers, students, hobbyists Open Scan Technologies Inc. 6,400 3, % Automated remittance processing and cash-application processes AES Group Inc. 6,284 5,648 11% 7 12 Engineering and design-build services JG Management Systems Inc. 6,200 6,050 2% 8 44 Program and project management, facility assessments, operations support RTL Networks Inc. 6,071 4,218 44% 6 48 Technology-related services, reseller of hardware and software products 166 corporate Allocation Services Inc. 6,040 5,330 13% Federal government management and technical support services MorSports & Events (dba MorEvents) 6,000 4,200 43% Special event management and meeting planning 167 Western Slope Industries Inc. 6,000 6,500-8% Designer and builder of packaging equipment for paperboard converting industries RME Electric Corp. 5,963 7,712-23% Electrical contractor 170 RidgeviewTel LLC 5, % 4 28 Network connectivity and high-speed broadband services for communities 171 Bayaud Enterprises Inc. 5,934 7,853-24% Services for the disabled 172 mountainside Medical LLC 5,845 2, % 3 50 Contract manufacturer of medical products MOA Architecture 5,822 5,702 2% Architectural design and planning Denver Management Advisors Inc. 5,700 5,500 4% 8 15 Consulting and insurance brokerage firm 175 porter Industries Inc. 5,650 6,000-6% Commercial and residential cleaning Connect: The Knowledge 5,576 4,858 15% Business intelligence and data warehousing network Corp. 177 Ray Fenter & Associates Inc. 5,500 4,700 17% Onsite auctioneers (dba Schur Success Auction Services) Business Network Consulting Ltd. 5,490 4,658 18% Outsourced computer and network support Restoration Specialists Inc. 5,300 4,885 8% Commercial construction subcontractor AvenueWest Corporate Housing Inc. 5,295 4,490 18% Corporate housing management LEI Cos. Inc. 5,217 4,892 7% 6 56 Electrical contractor Syncroness Inc. 5,207 7,766-33% Product development Proto s Pizza Inc. 5,200 5,000 4% Pizzerias 184 imoderate Research Technologies 5,184 3,124 66% 5 35 Online qualitative research firm equilter 5,160 4,860 6% Online quilt and home-decorating fabric sales 186 namaste Care Group Inc. 5,134 3,373 52% Hospice services (dba Namaste Hospice) Antlers at Vail Condominiums Inc. 5,000 6,000-17% Condominium hotel

5 Arrangers DMC, LLC $5,000 $5,000 0% Destination management/event planning 187 East-West Health Centers 5,000 4,000 25% Integrated health office Joaquin Manufacturing Corp. 5,000 4,500 11% Manufacturer of pre-fab portable shelters 187 Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories Inc. 5,000 3,561 40% Manufacturer of ultrafast amplifier systems (KMLabs) 192 Image Audiovisuals 4,875 4,175 17% Audio-visual services 193 combat Training Solutions Inc. 4,840 2, % 4 23 Explosion-simulation products for education, training Capstone Inc. 4,800 4,700 2% Project and contstruction management consulting 194 compasstools Inc. 4,800 3,800 26% Field-data collection tools for GIS industry 194 Richard P. Arber Associates Inc. 4,800 3,900 23% Consulting engineering 197 Amadeus Consulting 4,767 2,856 67% Custom software development /7 Networks Inc. 4,738 2,965 60% 6 7 Project-based IT consulting Meza Construction Co. 4,500 4,500 0% Structural and flatwork concrete, low-impact development services Martinez & Hromada Associates Inc. 4,328 4,906-12% Temporary technical, engineering and administrative staffing ProtoTest LLC 4,295 4,436-3% Software quality-assurance and testing services 202 peppercorn 4,200 4,500-7% Retail gourmet home store RJR Circuits Inc. 4,200 3,900 8% Manufacturer of printed circuit boards Design Lines Inc. 4,193 7,923-47% Interior design Linhart Public Relations LLP 4,071 3,019 35% Public relations IP5280 Communications LLC 4,036 1, % 4 24 IP communications provider 207 pei 4,000 3,000 33% Technology consulting and service Klein Buendel Inc. 3,966 4,333-8% 7 29 Health communication research, multimedia development, graphic design GR Construction LLP 3,960 5,230-24% Commercial concrete company Gutterman Griffiths PC 3,907 3,502 12% 6 23 Family-law firm 211 Best Practice Systems Inc. 3,808 1, % 8 34 Electronic and print billing, payment and e-billing solutions DatamanUSA LLC 3,803 3,200 19% 9 25 IT staffing, custom software application development Corporate Dimensions Inc. 3,800 4,200-10% 5 6 Office-furniture sales, space planning, design hrq 3,800 4,300-12% Executive search and HR services 215 oe Construction Corp. 3,600 1, % 3 20 Commercial excavation and underground utilities 216 DHE Computer Systems Inc. 3,500 2,200 59% Computer networking, authorized repair 216 northern Colorado Traffic Control 3,500 4,000-13% Flagging, sign and barricade services for highway projects SpireMedia Inc. 3,400 3,200 6% Web and mobile development, strategy and design Orion Registrar Inc. 3,334 3,266 2% ISO 9000/14000 registrar RMC Consultants Inc. 3,329 3,901-15% Environmental/cultural resources consulting QSE Technologies Inc. $3,216 $2,886 11% 8 16 IT general contractor for infrastructure design, configuration and support Cobb & Associates Inc. 3,213 3,135 2% 38 8 Marketing and communications Blizzard Internet Marketing 3,200 3,200 0% Internet marketing services for hospitality industry 224 pf McCarthy Inc. 3,100 4,500-31% Commercial general contractor Strategic Programs Inc. 3,037 3,333-9% Management consulting and human resources research 226 cress Kitchen & Bath 3,000 3,000 0% Kitchen and bathroom remodeling supplies, service JohnstonWells Inc. 3,000 3,300-9% Public relations 226 KW Enterprises LLC 3,000 3,151-5% Construction, excavation, road building, erosion control 229 Rocky Mountain Sanitation 2,959 2,874 3% Residential, commercial, industrial waste removal, portable toilet services In Touch Today Corp. 2,955 4,180-29% 9 20 Marketing pieces for mortgage and real estate professionals GroundFloor Media Inc. 2,841 3,080-8% 8 11 Public relations Advanced Datacomm Solutions Inc. 2,825 3,393-17% 16 1 Value-added reseller of voice and data communications products and services 232 West Tech Communications 2,825 3,900-28% Installation, service of converged technology systems North Boulder Physical Therapy 2,815 2,751 2% Physical therapy 235 Barry E. Walter Sr. Co. 2,752 2,618 5% Manufacturer of replacement plumbing parts Adventos LLC 2,700 2,500 8% 5 15 Technical consulting, IT training octane LLC 2,632 1,824 44% 9 31 Interactive marketing/online lead generation 238 pinyon Environmental Engineering 2,620 1,980 32% Consulting, specializing in environmental investigations Resources Inc. 239 DC Sound Systems Inc. 2,590 2,500 4% Retail music store, commercial audio/video contractor (dba National Speaker & Sound) IntraNext Software Inc. 2,544 2,451 4% Computer telephony integration 241 Blue Spruce Design & Construction 2,500 3,200-22% 12 3 General contracting 241 TD Support Services Corp. 2,500 2,000 25% Service-contract support for Department of Defense, other government agencies Abo Group Inc. 2,466 1,649 50% Architectural services Blue Spruce Design & Construction 2,390 2,320 3% 12 3 General contractor Location3 Media Inc. 2,383 2,100 13% Technology-driven direct marketing Canino s Sausage Co. Inc. 2,353 3,077-24% Sausage maker 247 Vista GeoSicence LLC 2,350 2,114 11% 3 15 Environmental remediation, monitoring and testing 248 Hands-On Labs (dba Labpaq) 2,314 1,750 32% Designer, producer, distributor of educational science materials Waring McLaughlin Inc. 2,311 2,414-4% Commercial interior design 250 Boomer Group 2,200 1,500 47% 5 7 Staffing, recruitment and placement of baby boomers J.F. Options Inc. 2,200 2,700-19% 16 6 Jewelry insurance replacement and sales 250 Kennerly Construction Corp. 2,200 1,500 47% 9 4 Tenant finish general contractor