Longmont Area Economic Council Announces Annual Community Appreciation Award Winners; Longmont's outstanding corporate citizens honored
The Longmont Area Economic Council (LAEC) presented its annual Community Appreciation Awards on Wednesday, September 14th. Three local businesses were honored: Alpharma Animal Health, Melles Griot, and Mentor Graphics. Bayne Gibson was awarded the Tom Brock Award for his contributions to the economic success of the Longmont community. Keith Kanemoto of Prudential LTM Realtors was presented with the LAEC's President's Award.
Longmont, CO (PRWEB) September 19, 2005 -- The Longmont Area Economic Council (LAEC) presented its annual Community Appreciation Awards on Wednesday, September 14th at the Radisson Conference Center, 1850 Industrial Circle in Longmont. Three local businesses were honored: Alpharma Animal Health, Melles Griot, and Mentor Graphics. Bayne Gibson was awarded the Tom Brock Award for his contributions to the economic success of the Longmont community. Keith Kanemoto of Prudential LTM Realtors was presented with the LAEC's President's Award. Mike Landess, Anchor for Denver's Channel 7 News was Master of Ceremonies.
While each of the companies receiving awards support the Longmont community in many ways, they were each recognized for supporting a specific group. Alpharma was recognized for its support of the Foothills United Way Chapter (www.unitedwayfoothills.org). Casey Kingsley, site controller for the Alpharma, accepted on behalf of the company. Melles Griot was recognized for its support to the Our Center (www.ourcenter.org). Chris Zeitkiewitz is the site manager with Melles Griot, and accepted on behalf of his employer. Mentor Graphics was recognized for its contributions to the Longmont Theater Company (www.longmonttheatre.org). Dan Peters and Debbie Layton accepted on behalf of Mentor Graphics.
LAEC's Community Appreciation Luncheon is designed to honor Longmont-area primary employers that have demonstrated support for the community through their employee programs and donations to the charitable organizations that improve the quality of life for Longmont residents. This recognition is part of a comprehensive effort by the Longmont Area Economic Council to support existing industry, which includes 238 companies employing more than 13,000 people in the region.
Area businesses supporting this year's event included Platinum-level sponsors AMGEN, Centennial Bank, Longmont Power & Communications and Xilinx, and Gold-level sponsors Longmont United Hospital and Flatirons Bank.
About the Award Winners
Alpharma Animal Health
Alpharma Animal Health (www.alpharma.com/ahd/) is a global leader in the development, registration, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products and technologies for food-producing animals. Through prudent use, these various products maintain good health and support robust growth, enhance reproductive efficiency and treat disease in cattle, swine and poultry. They are integral health-management tools necessary to meet the world's growing demand for a safe, abundant and affordable food supply.
Melles Griot
Melles Griot (www.mellesgriot.com) supplies the elements used to create, control and position light for applications as diverse as biotechnology, semiconductor manufacturing, entertainment and reprographics. For 30 years, Melles Griot has taken a leadership role in supplying products that enable the practical application of light. As the photonics marketplace grew, so did the company, becoming a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of optics, lasers, opto-mechanical hardware and instruments. Working with industry, supporting research and development, partnering in OEM production -- Melles Griot continues to lead the photonics industry.
Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics (www.mentor.com) is a technology leader in electronic design automation (EDA), providing software and hardware solutions that enable companies to develop better electronic products faster and more cost-effectively. The company offers innovative productions and solutions that help engineers overcome the design challenges they face in the increasingly complex worlds of board and chip design. Mentor Graphics has the broadest industry portfolio of best-in-class products, and is the only EDS company with an embedded software solution.
The Tom Brock Award
In the early 1960s, a number of business leaders got together to spur Longmonts economic development through the establishment of an industrial park. What began as a grassroots effort to raise money for the park became a successful development that paid back investors with money left over to support the community. One of the founders of the industrial park board was Tom Brock, a business leader who helped build the Longmont-area economy and better the community. The award that bears his name was established in 1999 and recognizes these leadership qualities in a Longmont-area business person. The recipient of this award is chosen by a committee representing the former Longmont industrial park board. This years Tom Brock award winner is Bayne Gibson of Prudential LTM Realtors.
Gibson is active in area business and community organizations with more than 50 years of corporate sales, marketing and management experience. He works with Prudential LTM Realtors specializing in sales of raw land and leasing of office and industrial properties. Gibson is on the Magellan Center think tank Advisory Council and has served in the Boulder Chamber, the Denver Chamber, Longmont Area Economic Council Board as well as Girl Scouts and Boy Scout councils.
About the Longmont Area Economic Council
The Longmont Area Economic Council exists for the sole purpose of keeping the Longmont area economy strong. This is accomplished specifically by "actively supporting the creation and preservation of quality primary jobs." Primary employers are those who sell the majority of their goods and services outside the region. LAEC is a public/private partnership, governed by a Board of Directors made up of representatives from primary employers, the City of Longmont, and the business community at large. For more information, call (303) 651-0128, or visit www.longmont.org.
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