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Longmont Area Economic Council Announces Annual Community Appreciation Award Winners; Longmont's Outstanding Corporate Citizens Honored
The Longmont Area Economic Council (LAEC) presented its seventh annual Community Appreciation Awards on Wednesday, September 13th at the Radisson Conference Center, 1850 Industrial Circle in Longmont. Three local businesses were honored: COPAN Systems, Royal Crest Dairy, and Custom Microwave, Inc.
Longmont, CO (PRWEB) September 15, 2006 -- The Longmont Area Economic Council (LAEC) presented its seventh annual Community Appreciation Awards on Wednesday, September 13th at the Radisson Conference Center, 1850 Industrial Circle in Longmont. Three local businesses were honored: COPAN Systems, Royal Crest Dairy, and Custom Microwave, Inc. Custom Microwave received the Legacy Award, which recognizes a company that has been in business in Longmont for 25 years or more. Jim Cobb of Cornerstone Homes was awarded the Tom Brock Award for his contributions to the economic success of the Longmont community. Mike Landess, news anchor for Denver's Channel 7, was emcee.
COPAN Systems was recognized for its support of the Boulder County Workforce Center and its Summer Employment and Enterprise Development (S.E.E.D.) program (http://www.wfbc.org/youth/youth_seed.htm). Eric Sumpter, COO for Copan Systems, accepted on behalf of the company. Royal Crest Dairy was recognized for its support of Community Food Share (www.communityfoodshare.org) and Salud Clinic (www.saludclinic.org). Tom Wolf, Royal Crest's VP of manufacturing, accepted on behalf of his employer. Custom Microwave, Inc., celebrating its 25th year of operation, was presented with the Legacy Award, and owner Clency Lee Yow accepted on behalf of the company. Tom Brock Award winner Jim Cobb chose Blue Sky Bridge (www.blueskybridge.org) to receive the $1,000 contribution to the charity of his choice that accompanies the award.
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 247 primary employers providing more than 14,000 jobs in the region.
Area businesses supporting this year's event included Platinum-level sponsors AMGEN, Flatirons Bank, Longmont Power & Communications and Xilinx, and Gold-level sponsors Longmont United Hospital and United Western Bank.
About the Award Winners
COPAN Systems
COPAN Systems (www.copansys.com) is the leading provider of intelligent, enterprise-class, enhanced MAID storage solutions that unlock the value of long-term data. The company is led by storage industry veterans from Hitachi Data Systems, Sun/StorageTek, Dell, HP/Compaq, EMC, and others, and is privately held with investments by Austin Ventures, Globespan Capital, Pequot Ventures, and Credit Suisse. COPAN Systems’ storage solutions have been shipping since March 2004, with customers spanning the healthcare, financial, government, media, and service provider industries.
Royal Crest Dairy
Since 1927, Royal Crest Dairy (www.royalcrestdairy.com), a Colorado family-owned business, has been providing home delivery of the finest milk and freshest dairy products to families along the Front Range. The dairy was founded by Mr. & Mrs. Sam Thomas. The Miller family purchased Royal Crest in 1965. The Millers have ties to the dairy industry that date back to the founding of Miller's Sanitary Dairy in Denver by Paul Silas Miller in 1910. Under the leadership of Paul R. Miller, Royal Crest has maintained the same commitment to high-quality dairy products followed by Paul Silas Miller 90 years ago. Today the dairy has branches in Denver, Longmont, and Colorado Springs providing Colorado families with the highest quality milk and freshest dairy products available.
Custom Microwave, Inc.
Founded in 1965, Custom Microwave, Inc. (www.custommicrowave.com) has more than 40 years of experience supplying high-performance passive microwave components and subsystems. With 30 employees and a 30,000-square-foot facility, the company offers design, manufacturing and test all in one location. CMI customers include most major aerospace companies, as well as major universities and research labs. ISO-9000 certified, CMI's quality system is approved by Northrop, JPL/NASA, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, Harris, Orbital Sciences Corp and Ball Aerospace. The company's components have been important parts of programs such as Koreasat, Orion-3, CloudSat, Deep Impact, DirecTV, Superbird, Iridium and many more.
The Tom Brock Award
In the early 1960s, a number of business leaders got together to spur Longmont’s 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 year’s Tom Brock award winner is Jim Cobb, president of custom home builder Cornerstone Homes (www.cornerstonehomesinc.com). Jim is a former President of the Boulder County Home Builder’s Association, and Cornerstone was selected Builder of the Year in 1998 by the same organization. Jim has also served on many Boards of Directors of local charitable and civic organizations.
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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