Recent Articles from Maria Cote
Top Company: Denver Rescue Mission
Ask the president and CEO of the Denver Rescue Mission what would make his future bright, and he has an unusual response. “Nothing would make me happier than to be out of work,” says Brad Meuli, who heads the oldest full-service Christian charity in the Rocky Mountain region. “I do hope our economy improves and more […]
Top Company: PCL Construction
Ask PCL Construction Enterprises President and Chief Operating Officer Peter Beaupré what it takes to make it in the construction industry when the economy is rough, and he’ll offer a one-word answer: diversity. “We are strategically located in various geographic areas, and that was all part of a strategy a generation ago, before me, that […]
Top Company 2011: OtterBox
Oh, how the pup has grown since its birth in 1998. In the last three years alone, OtterBox enjoyed a three-year growth rate of 3,179 percent. It’s gone from a small company with only a handful of employees to a Colorado success story that employs more than 350 and had 2010 revenue of $168.9 million. […]
Best Companies to Work for in Colorado: PCL Construction
3) PCL Constructionwww.pcl.com The bad news is that business is still down for construction companies nationwide. The good news is that despite a 10 percent loss of business, PCL Construction moved up from the eighth to the sixth largest construction company in North America in 2010, according to Engineering News Record. “There’s still a real […]
Best Companies to Work for in Colorado: Medium
4) RETURN PATH INC.www.returnpath.net Founded: 1999 Location: New York CEO: Matt Blumberg 2010 revenue: $33.4 million Colorado workers: 127 IN A NUTSHELL: Return Path is an e-mail technology provider that offers an on-demand software application to monitor and certify e-mail programs. Companies like Facebook use the company’s data services to create more accurate filtering al[...]
Best Companies to Work for in Colorado:ReadyTalk
For many people, a job is a grind that eats away at health and mental state. But April Trubell, an account executive with Denver-based ReadyTalk, will happily tell you that thanks to her job, she's never felt better. Her health-care benefits are paid by her employer. She takes advantage of free yog...
Best Companies to Work for in Colorado: Rally Software
2) Rally Softwarewww.rallydev.com Ask Don Hazell what he loves about the company he works for, and he’s quick to answer. He’s one of five members of Rally Software’s management team, and he has a lot in common with each of them. For starters, says the executive vice president of worldwide sales and field operations, “We’re […]
Athena finalist: Kristin Russell
Ask your average citizen to describe the person who might fill the role of secretary of technology, and you’ll likely hear a litany of clichés. Techno-geek. Calculating. Workaholic. Male.Erase all that and meet Kristin Russell “People look at me and scratch their heads,” says Russell, secretary of technology and chief information officer for the state […]
CEBA winner: OtterBox
It’s advice many of us heard from our parents when we were young. “Treat others as you would like to be treated.” Curt Richardson, CEO and founder of OtterBox, runs a company based on that simple philosophy. “It’s our golden rule,” Richardson says. “If you decide to buck it, you’ll be in trouble.” That the […]
CEBA Samaritan Institute Award: Family Tree
If you ask Scott Shields to describe the mission of Family Tree, he has a very short answer. “We help people who haven’t been blessed to have the opportunities in life that most of us do,” says Shields, who has been CEO of the nonprofit organization for three years. Family Tree, the winner of this […]
Executive Edge: Bev Sloan
Bev Sloan is quick to answer the question she hears often when mentioning her job. "They ask, ‘How can you do it? Isn't it sad?'" says the CEO of Denver's oldest and largest hospice. "I've been with The Denver Hospice for 11 years, and I can say honestly it's not depressing at all," she says. "It's...
Colorado Business Hall of Fame: Ann Padilla
It's one of her favorite lines, Ann Padilla says with a laugh. "When people ask me what business I was in, I give them a quick answer," says the retired founder and owner of Sunny Side/Temp Side. "I tell them I was in the business of helping people put food on the table and a roof over their heads....