At their Cornerstone Awards Gala Wednesday evening, the Longmont Economic Development Partnership awarded five Cornerstone Awards to Longmont businesses in recognition of their contributions to the economic health of the community over the past year. This year’s awards recognized businesses in every sector of the Longmont economy, and included a Primary Job Creator Award, Project of the Year Award, A Rising Star Award, Local Business Award, and Startup Award. The Local Business and Startup award winners were selected in collaboration with Advance Longmont Partner organizations that included: TinkerMill, Startup Longmont, Boulder Small Business Development Center, Longmont Downtown Development Authority, and Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce.

The nominees for the 2016 Cornerstone Awards in each category were:

• Primary Job Creator: StickerGiant, Droplet Measurement Technologies, Intel Corporation, and Roccor
• Project of the Year: ChromaDex, BC Services, StickerGiant, and Droplet Measurement Technologies
• Rising Star: Preferred Packaging Products, Left Hand Design Corporation, Akonia Holographics, Premium Powder Coating
• Local Business Award: Ziggi’s Coffee, Dairy Queen, Journey Language Center, and Eye Care Center of Northern Colorado
• Startup Award: Colorado Tech Shop, SensorNova, St. Vrain Cidery, and XY Motion

The 2016 Cornerstone Awards Winners are:

• Primary Job Creator Award: Intel Corporation
  Intel may be known for their processors, but they do so much more. They push the boundaries of smart and connect technology to make amazing experiences possible for every person on Earth. From powering the latest devices and the cloud you depend on, to driving policy, diversity, sustainability, and education, Intel creates value for their stockholders, customers, and society. Intel was awarded the Primary Job Creator Award based on their net new job creation in 2016.
• Project of the Year Award: BC Services
  For more than 80 years, BC Services has helped businesses succeed by providing professional and effective management of their accounts receivable. To help ensure you receive prompt payment for services rendered, BC Services acts as an extension of your accounts receivable department. They can manage your entire billing process from date of service through billing and ultimately account resolution. BC Services was awarded the Project of the Year Award based on having the highest capital investment by a primary industry business in 2016.
• A Rising Star Award: Premium Powder Coating
  Premium Powder Coating is the largest coating shop in Colorado. They offer an assortment of professional services in addition to power coating that includes all types of media blasting, such as steel grit, glass bead, sand blasting, chemical pretreatment, and more, as well as rhino lining for trucks and trailers. Rising Star nominees are primary industry businesses with 50 employees or less with a high potential for grown. Premium Powder Coating was awarded the Rising Star Award based on their net new job creation in 2016.
• Local Business Award: Journey Language Center
  Journey Language Center provides a unique alternative to language services. Their lessons provide a harmonic balance between conversation and interactive exercises. This means less chalkboard memorization and more listening, interacting, and speaking in a new language. Besides group, private, and tutoring lessons, they also offer translation, interpretation, and study abroad services. Journey Language Center was selected as the winner by a committee that also included representatives from Longmont EDP, Boulder SBDC, Longmont Downtown Development Authority, and Longmont Chamber of Commerce based on their community involvement, capital investment and job creation among a diverse base of employees in Longmont.
• Startup Award: Colorado Tech Shop
  Colorado Tech Shop provides leading electrical product design, engineering, manufacturing and assembly services to a wide range of industries including telecommunications, IT, health, solar energy, hospitality and fitness. From concept, prototyping and low-run component manufacturing to turn-key solutions, life cycle management and end user fulfillment, Colorado Tech Shop strives to partner with you and deliver the right solution for your business and your long-term success. Colorado Tech Shop was selected as the winner by a committee that also included representatives from Longmont EDP, Boulder SBDC, TinkerMill and Startup Longmont based on their high potential for growth.


“2016 was an incredible year for economic development in Longmont,” stated Longmont EDP President Jessica Erickson. “Locally we experienced unprecedented job creation and economic growth in 2016, and last night’s Cornerstone winners exemplify what has over the last several years evolved into a diverse and highly innovative business community here in Longmont.”