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Transition Colorado is supported by a number of key sponsors and partners whom we wish to acknowledge. These are the companies, organizations and people who understand the importance of building community and strengthening the local economy. They deserve your support.
Campaign Sponsors
 Brock Publishing Corporation
1919 14th Street, Suite 709
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: 303.443.0600 or 1.800.903.2532
Fax: 303.443.6627
Email: info@brockpub.com
Brock Publishing has been active in Colorado and regional publishing since l978. More than 20 specific magazines titles have been produced during this time. These include membership directories for The Boulder Chamber of Commerce, the Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry, the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, the Aurora Chamber of Commerce, and Always Buy Colorado. Current publications owned by Brock Publishing include Boulder Magazine, Boulder County Home & Garden Magazine and Aurora Guide. Current projects that we produce on a contract basis include season programs for the Central City Opera (since l996), Colorado Shakespeare Festival (since l995), Colorado Music Festival (since l995), advertising sales for the Aurora Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory (since l985), and the new industry publication Green Magazine: Solutions for A Sustainable World.
 Dignity Care
1570 Lee Hill Road #7
Boulder, CO 80304
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30am-4:30pm
Phone: 303.444.4040
Fax: 720.563.0417
Email: heartfelthomecare@dignitycare.com
Dignity Care Pledges to offer greater peace of mind for both the client and their family by means of respectful, customized, quality services. These services enable people to remain more active and independent members of their communities and fully participate in the joys of life. The mission of the Dignity Care team is to constantly strive to find the best methods for providing devoted personal care and home-keeping services in partnership with our clients and their families. Providing elders with the opportunity to live their life as they choose is not only an approach, but our passion.
 Malowany Associates
Phone: 303-786-7650
Email:info@malowany.com, malowany@comcast.net
Malowany Associates is a premier graphic design firm with specific disciplines in the areas of conceptualizing, strategy, psychology, information architecture and, of course, creative consultation. The firm has worked with all levels of clients from Mom-and-Pops to Fortune 100/500 giants such as American Express, Motorola, IBM, BestWestern International, and the American Bar Association, as well as start-ups like BOULDER COUNTY GOING LOCAL!. Malowany Associates conducts creative sessions in concept and strategy for potential clients with the intent of defining clear creative paths, getting thoughts in order, and unfamiliar processes defined. The firm values all its clients and especially the independent spirit of entrepreneurs. The firm prides itself on:
1) its ability to impart intangible or abstract concepts in a manner easily accessible by any intended audience; 2) designing to position and reveal your company through the lens of your audience; 3) being masters at creating design and content bridges that reveal relationships and/or strengthen marketing messages; 4) its seasoned professionals successfully performing magic for thirty years.
Strategically driven.
Conceptually engaging.
Visually intelligent.
Design.™
 Bella Energy
500 South Arthur Ave, Suite 400
Louisville, CO 80027
303-665-2100
Bella Energy is the new name of Colorado’s oldest and most experienced solar company. Our president, Jim Welch, has been a leader in the renewable energy industry for almost 30 years. In 1982, Jim started the company as Remote Power International, one of Colorado’s very first companies to sell and install solar electric systems. Later Jim renamed the company Sun Electric Systems. The name Bella Energy highlights what the company has become become today and – most importantly – what we are growing toward. Today, Bella Energy offers complete energy solutions including solar electric analysis, energy efficiency analysis solar domestic hot water and solar heating. Our solutions will evolve as the solar industry grows and we continue to lead.
 Premier Members Federal Credit Union
5495 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303
Phone: 303-657-7143 or 1-800-468-0634
Hours: M-F 7:30 am - 6:00 pm (MST)
Premier Members Credit Union is a locally owned not for profit financial cooperative. Think of us as a not for profit bank. We have a wide variety of products to meet all of your needs including the best deposit rates in town, the best loan rates in town, locally serviced credit cards, locally serviced in house mortgage loans, surcharge free deposit taking ATMs (over 25,000), and awesome service. We also have everything you need for online banking, like FREE Online Bill Pay, e-statements, account access and more! $100.00 for new checking account.
 Boulder Outlook Hotel & Suites
800 28th Street
Boulder, Colorado 80303
Phone: 800-542-0304 or 303-443-3322
Email: talk-to-us@boulderoutlook.com
When the hotel was purchased on December 5, 2002 by an investment team led by Dan King and Gregory Hartmann (both Boulderites), they did what they do best. With their combined 40 years of hotel consulting and operations experience and the resources of HVS Hotel Management and HVS International, they evaluated all the options. Should this prime real estate (literally steps from the University of Colorado campus) be leveled to build a new "vanilla" hotel or even a residential condo development? Does Boulder really need another upscale, formal, high price hotel? They surveyed business, university, tourism and community leaders, as well as hotel guests. Where's the unmet need? What do guests want? The decision: Create a new concept. Revive and enrich this solidly built 40-year old hotel property with personality, color and energy that reflects and celebrates Boulder, Colorado - an eclectic and unique town that surrounds us. Keep it affordably priced! (Who really wants to pay more?) Provide a full-service, mid-priced, professionally operated hotel, for corporate/business and leisure guests, with "unexpected" customer service and amenities. Provide opportunities for travelers to quench their thirst for adventure and to experience the "local flavor." Create a fun hotel experience in an informal, casual setting - a "Boulder Outlook Hotel Experience."
 McGuckin Hardware and Design Center
2525 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: 303-443-1822
When we started, we were nuts...and bolts, just like every other hardware store. But in the over forty years we’ve been around, we found that nuts and bolts alone will not make someone completely content. When our customers wanted something new, we got it for them. And we keep getting it for them. Now that we stock nearly three times as many items as "other stores" do (over 200,000 items, in fact), we’re asking you to ask more of us. From the beginning, McGuckin Hardware has worked hard to provide the best service and the best selection for its customers. McGuckin Hardware has become famous for having obscure specialty items in stock that are unavailable anywhere else. Over the years, McGuckin Hardware has grown and changed – but still able to provide the best service and to meet the changing needs of our customers. It is always with our customers in mind that we work towards better service and better selection. McGuckin Design Center is the place to go for select designer hardware, cabinets, and plumbing fixtures. It's Boulder's Kitchen and Bath Choice!
 Indra's Net, Inc.
2525 28th Street, Suite 136
Boulder, CO 80301
Boulder/Denver: 303-546-9151
Toll Free: 866-546-9151
Email: info@indra.com
Indra's Net, a full service Internet and World Wide Web provider, has been serving business and residential customers since 1994. We offer DSL across Colorado, nationwide dialup, professional Web design and development, web hosting, co-location, and a suite of other Internet solutions, with friendly, helpful, customer service, seven days a week.
 MOMENTUM: Meaningful Things
1625 Pearl Street
Boulder, Colorado 80302
Phone: 303-440-7744
Email: info@ourmomentum.com
Momentum exists as a business to create and inspire social change by providing socially responsible choices to everyday purchases. The products in our store support: Fair Trade practices, sustainable lifestyles, organic farming, independent artists. Our products have integrity. Every item we carry was crafted by the human hand and tells a story. At Momentum we believe in creating opportunities for artisan groups around the world by marketing their products and telling their stories. Textiles, housewares, crafts, clothing, jewelry, musical instruments...
 Boulder Green Building Guild
Boulder Green Building Guild
2020 20th Street
Boulder, CO 80302
303.447.0901
303.447.0307 fax
Kelli Pousson
Acting Executive Director
The Boulder Green Building Guild is an association of building professionals dedicated to promoting healthier, resource-efficient homes and work places. We strive to advance the craft of green building; support our members' environmentally-responsible endeavors; provide effective volunteer opportunities; and be the focal point for communication on green building. Our vision is to empower people to build healthy, resource-efficient communities.
 Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts
CMKY
650 Pennsylvania Ave.
Boulder, CO 80302
720-297-1970
www.communikey.us
The Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts is a three day event facilitating the exposure of global digital media to both local communities and traveling enthusiasts. Seven music performances held at a variety of Boulder venues will showcase digital creativity in the form of visual art and music by diverse artists from around the globe. Coupling art and panel discussion, the festival hosts a full day of forums and five audio-visual installations to present an enriched cross section of artists who reflect the current horizon of digital media arts. With an eye on global issues, this unique festival emphasizes sustainability in a technology based culture. Hosted in one of the nation’s greenest communities, the Communikey Festival of electronic Arts will create a space for dialog around technological and ecological responsibility.
 Longmont Dairy Farm
Longmont Dairy Farm, Inc.
P.O. Box 998
Longmont, CO 80502
303.776.8466
www.longmontdairy.com
Longmont Dairy Farm has been processing milk and delivering it fresh to the doorstep of thousands of satisfied customers for over four decades. Our milk delivery is overnight, and fresh from our farm. We know that our milk comes from cows that receive the best care and quality feed, with no supplemental BST growth hormones. We bottle the milk at our own local dairy to control the quality of the entire process, and deliver the best in nutrition to you.
 EarthWorks Expo
EarthWorks Expo, Inc.
2004 Simsbury Court
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phn: 970-416-8700
Fax: 970-797-1128
michael@earthworks-expo.com
www.earthworks-expo.com
EarthWorks Expo is a celebration of solutions that enable our evolution to a truly sustainable society.
 Phoenix Multisport
Phoenix Multisport
Scott Strode
sstrode@phoenixmultisport.com
Phoenix Multisport fosters a supportive, physically active community for individuals who are recovering from alcohol and substance abuse and those that choose to live a sober life. Through such pursuits as climbing, hiking, running, swimming, road and mountain biking, and other activities, we seek to help our members develop and maintain the emotional strength they need to stay sober.
 Small Planet Electric Vehicles
Small Planet Electric Vehicles
Phone: 303-532-2879
Email: tom.smallplanetearth@gmail.com
Choosing to use an E-Bike is an easy way to help reduce your carbon footprint. For every 500 miles an E-Bike is used in place of a car, approximately 25 gallons of fuel is saved. Along with the health benefits, it is more fun. Traffic snarls are not frustrating and stressful. In fact, the worse the jam, the more gratifying the ride. For the cost of one gallon of gasoline, you can recharge your electric bike or scooter about 60 times at 5 cents each time. A fully charged battery can take you up to 25 miles.
 Boulder Hydroponic & Organic Center
Boulder Hydroponic & Organic Center, Inc.
1630 63rd St., #5
Boulder CO 80304
303-415-0045
www.bhocenter.com
I believe in offering the best Hydroponic and organic supplies available. We do our best to maintain adequate stock at all times. We are quick to stock any item that is worth stocking. But we try to avoid the latest gimmicks. Before we stock an item, and make every effort to have it at all times, it must show itself to be a quality product with proven performance. Like I once heard a hardware store advertise, "anyone can stock every hammer, we stock only the best hammers; we do the homework for you". That's my approach to running a store. I also believe in customer service. I know when I buy something expensive and need help with it, either fixing a problem or how to use it, I WANT HELP, not excuses! So that's how I treat my customers. If they have a problem, we try to fix it. If they need advice or information, we will do our best to help them. Even the atmosphere of the store is designed to be relaxing and comfortable. Around here, customers come first!
Community Partners
 CSU Extension/Boulder County
9595 Nelson Road
Box B
Longmont, CO 80501-6359
Phone: (303) 678-6238
Email: acard@bouldercounty.org
The Mission of Cooperative Extension is to provide information and education, and encourage the application of research-based knowledge in response to local, state, and national issues affecting individuals, youth, families, agricultural enterprises, and communities of Colorado. The Extension office provides assistance and programs for citizens in five main areas: Agriculture, Horticulture, Family and Consumer Science, Natural Resources and 4-H Youth Programs. As the name implies, it is an extension of Colorado State University.
We offer the following departments:
- 4-H Youth Development - traditional 4-H club program, school enrichment, summer outreach
- Agriculture - small acreage, weeds, production ag, marketing, water, small farms, food and ag policy
- Family/Consumer - food safety, food preservation, early childhood care, consumer issues
- Horticulture - Master Gardeners, natural resources, home gardening, PlantSelect
- Nutrition - eating on a budget, healthy choices, food safety
- Natural Resources - Wildlife Masters, wildlife conflicts and livestock issues
 Boulder Independent Business Alliance
2525 Arapahoe Avenue #E4-121
Boulder, Colorado 80302
Phone: 720-565-3854
Email: info@boulder-iba.org
The Boulder Independent Business Alliance (BIBA) is a grassroots collaborative organization of locally owned independent businesses in Boulder County. Together, we promote locally owned independent businesses in an effort to preserve Boulder's unique character and ongoing economic viability. We strive to support these goals through advocacy and education within the community as well as with member benefits such as brand recognition and cooperative marketing. BIBA highlights not only the local independence of our members and the importance of shopping locally in Boulder County but also the economic impact that such a choice makes.
 Office of Environmental Affairs
1300 Canyon Blvd
P.O. Box 791
Boulder, CO 80306
Phone: 303-441-4900
Fax: 303-441-4070
The city of Boulder's Office of Environmental Affairs administers the local ClimateSmart energy and transportation programs designed to benefit residents and businesses throughout Boulder County. The primary strategies of ClimateSmart programs are reducing energy use through conservation and efficiency, increasing the use of renewable energy sources, and reducing emissions from transportation. Visit www.beClimateSmart.com for more information.
 Boulder County Farmers' Markets
P.O. Box 18745
Boulder , CO 80308
Phone: 303 . 910 . 2236
Email: information@boulderfarmers.org
Welcome to the largest and friendliest Farmers' Market in Colorado, located in the heart of downtown Boulder, next to Central Park on 13th Street between Canyon Blvd. and Arapahoe Ave. We grow what we sell!! The Boulder County Farmers' Market takes pride in bringing you locally grown vegetables, fruits, flowers, plants, gourmet cheeses and wines sold by the farmers that produce them. While you're purchasing your fresh vegetables and fruits (many of them organically grown) enjoy a tasty pastry from local bakeries or enjoy a meal created by local chefs. Along with our popular Saturday morning market, we will continue to have the Wednesday market in the evening (Saturdays 8am - 2pm, April 7 to Nov 3; Wednesdays 4pm - 8pm, May 2 to Oct 3). Free customer parking is available Wednesdays after 3pm in the City lots accessed from 14th Street.
 CU Environmental Center
CU Environmental Center
207 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
(303) 492-8308
ecenter@colorado.edu
The CU Environmental Center educates, activates, and inspires the campus community to understand and engage in local and global environmental issues. Established in 1970, the Environmental Center assists with the educational mission of the University by providing information on environmental issues to students, faculty, staff, and the broader community; gives students applied experience in interdisciplinary environmental problem solving; assesses the environmental performance of the University and works with other parts of campus to improve our environmental performance; provides direct services to the University community, including the CU Recycling program, the student bus pass program, and the management of the student wind purchase.
 Colorado Bioneers
The CU Environmental Center is proud to bring Bioneers to Boulder for the fifth year, Oct. 19-21. Link here for information on the annual conference and on ongoing campus and
community events related to the Bioneers movement.
Bioneers comes to Boulder where the Rockies meet the High Plains – creating community opportunities for sharing, learning and action, and bringing together the region’s progressive ideas, people and organizations. The 5th annual Colorado Bioneers features the Green Living Expo; film, music and arts; networking; children’s eco-activities; and sessions and workshops addressing topics of regional importance. Sessions include relocalization strategies, ecosystem restoration, youth leadership, food and farming, business, ecological medicine, green building and new urbanism, environmental justice, teaching sustainability, health and labor. Produced by the University of Colorado Environmental Center in collaboration with numerous partner organizations.
 Boulder Book Store
1107 Pearl Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: 303-447-2074
Fax: 303-447-3946
Boulder's independent book store since 1973. From a review in Boulder Weekly: "Boulder is the most educated city in America. Is it any wonder we love to read? Whether you're looking for hard-hitting political analysis, spiritual self-help or the latest Harry Potter, Boulder Book Store has it all. Browsing the titles is almost as much fun as actually reading the books. The store also offers an array of magazine titles, along with stationary, bookmarks, pens, magnets and other book-related goodies. Known for being supportive of both new and big-name authors alike, the store hosts numerous signings each month. Come hear a new author read from his or her work, then head next door with your friends for a latté at the Bookend Café."
 ReDirect Guide
700 Kalamath St.
Denver, CO 80204
Phone: (303) 459-7885
Fax: (303) 648-4198
Email: info@redirectguide.com
The Denver / Boulder / Fort Collins Area's Healthy and Sustainable Business Directory and Resource Guide to finding businesses, services, and information that cater to your healthy and responsible lifestyle! The ReDirect Guide was created to help you locate merchants and organizations that offer environmentally, socially, and health conscious goods and services in Colorado's Northern Front Range. ReDirect your everyday purchases to the businesses found here, and you'll know that you're helping to build sustainable and healthy communities, locally and worldwide.
 Millennium Harvest House Boulder
1345 Twenty-Eighth Street
Boulder, CO
USA 80302-6899
Tel: 303-443-3850
Fax: 303- 443-1480
Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the Millennium Harvest House Boulder is adjacent to the University of Colorado, the 29th Street retail district and just minutes from downtown Boulder and the Historic Pearl Street Mall.
An ideal choice for the business or leisure traveler, the hotel features 269 beautifully appointed guestrooms and suites. Many rooms feature spectacular views of the Boulder Creek Path, hotel gardens or the nearby Rocky Mountains. Featuring over 18,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, an experienced staff and an outdoor pavilion and gardens, the Millennium Harvest House Boulder will provide all of the tools you need to plan the perfect meeting, wedding or reception.
Whether your visit is for business or pleasure, you will find exceptional service, attention to detail and Colorado’s Western Hospitality awaiting your arrival at the Millennium Harvest House Boulder!
 Center for ReSource Conservation
1702 Walnut Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Tel: 303-441-3278
Fax: 303-441-4367
crc@conservationcenter.org
The residents of Boulder City and County as well as neighboring municipalities are committed to leaving the legacy of a healthy, sustainable community, society, and planet to future generations. Unfortunately, most people within our community are uncertain about how to turn that desire into action in practical and effective ways. Of those who have the knowledge, many fear that deprivation and discomfort are among the costs of taking action. The CRC addresses this need by providing individuals with the answers, the products, and the services that make sustainable choices not just manageable, but comfortable and profitable.
 Green Heart Institute
2805 Wilderness Place, Suite 1200 Boulder, CO 80301
Main Office: (303) 444-4323
Fax: (720) 384-0655
General Information: info@greenheartinstitute.org
The Green Heart Institute is a nonprofit that provides education, tools and resources to help individuals, groups, congregations, businesses, and entire communities reduce their environmental impact and truly enjoy their lives. Reducing the number of steps for acting more sustainably increases the likelihood that those changes will actually take place, so the Institute is working to support regional groups through our Green Heart Community Initiatives and develop partnerships with sustainable businesses and organizations through the Green Heart Guide in order to make their products and services more accessible to those who want them.
 Chautauqua Park
COLORADO CHAUTAUQUA ASSOCIATION
900 Baseline Road
Boulder, Colorado 80302
Main Number 303.442.3282
Fax 303.449.0790
Located at the base of Boulders Flatirons, Chautauqua Park is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a local landmark. The Colorado Chautauqua Association, a 501 (c) (3) organization, leases twenty-six acres of land from the City of Boulder, on which are situated: the Auditorium (1898) included on the National Register of Historic Places. It has been voted one of the top ten places artists love to play because of its superior acoustics and intimate feel; the Dining Hall (1898) is now open all year, offering excellent cuisine by Chef Bradford Heap as well as an increasing number of food-oriented programs; the Academic Hall (1900) houses Chautauqua's administrative offices and housed the first collegiate-level summer school in Colorado; the Community House (1918) is a stunning example of Arts and Crafts architecture and has been winterized and renovated.
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