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Top 50 local businesses: IBM still reigns as Boulder-area's largest employer [Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.](Daily Camera (Boulder, CO) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aug. 01--During the past 12 months, the collective employment activity of the Boulder region's largest employers is a microcosm of what's occurring statewide and nationwide: the job losses continue, but at a slower pace than what occurred during the height of the downturn. The activity of the Boulder County and Broomfield County area also reflects a mixed bag of activity. Firms such as Ricoh, Amgen and Array BioPharma announced plans to pare down their local work forces, while others such as Whole Foods Market, DigitalGlobe and Balfour Senior Living expanded. To provide a snapshot of the activity occurring at the local area's largest employers, the Camera today publishes its annual list of the top 50 largest private sector employers in Boulder and Broomfield counties. For the fourth consecutive year, the five largest area employers include IBM, which once again tops the list, Broomfield-based Level 3 Communications, Broomfield-based Ball Corp., Oracle Corp. and Covidien, but the order of the five has shifted thanks to a significant employment drop at Covidien. Covidien officials did not respond to a follow-up inquiry from the Camera regarding the 500-plus job drop. And, unfortunately, like last year's list, the 2011 rankings have to come with some similar caveats. Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM stopped disclosing employment figures for its individual sites in 2010; Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Oracle also does not break down its employee base; and Walmart officials did not return numerous calls and requests for information. Prior to 2010, if a company did not submit information to the Camera, the firm would not be included in the rankings. However, considering the relative size of these employers, the Camera opted to provide estimates for businesses that employ more than 1,000 people locally. The estimates were obtained through a number of sources including federal, state and municipal public documents; research conducted by regional economic development officials; information provided by officials close to the companies; and publicly announced activity for the respective companies. IBM's 2,800-employee count remains unchanged as the figure was confirmed by a couple of sources, including a person close to the company. IBM announced plans in late 2009 to hire 500 more employees in Boulder. Those planned additions could more than counteract any work force reductions that have occurred in the past 12 months. Oracle's employee count is 50 people higher as the information, obtained from area economic development offices, appears to also include the software firm's Boulder County employees in addition to its Broomfield campus. Some of the biggest movers on this year's list include Balfour Senior Living, which added 80 employees and vaulted 12 places to No. 32 and Key Equipment Finance dropping 12 places to No. 44 with 63 fewer jobs. In terms of full-time jobs, the biggest swings occurred at Covidien, down 510 jobs to 1,790 and Whole Foods, which added 135 jobs to bring its total to 847. King Soopers' number dropped by 305 as the company last year apparently included part-time employees in its submission. The new faces on this year's list include Longmont-based Oskar Blues Brewery and Zoll Medical's local site. Some companies are noticeably absent from the list, however, and they include past Top 50ers such as Micro Motion, Gaiam, Lexmark and Rally Software, but also firms such as GHX, Google, Microsoft, Xcel, Brocade, Color Graphics and Rally Software. These firms did not make submissions to the Camera or declined to participate. Also, West Corp. subsidiary Polycom Inc. recently located its 80-person Boulder office to Westminster. Intrado, the other Boulder County-based subsidiary of Omaha, Neb.-based West, remains ranked. 1.) IBM Corp. Address: 6300 Diagonal Highway, Boulder, 80301 Phone: 303-924-6300 Website: ibm.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/IBM Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 2,800* (estimate) Worldwide employees: 426,751 Local executive: Pete Lorenzen 2010 revenue: $99.9 billion 2010 net income/(loss): $14.8 billion Description: Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM provides products and services to build a smarter planet that is instrumented, intelligent and interconnected. Update: IBM celebrated its centennial on June 16, 2011. 2.) Level 3 Communications Inc. Address: 1025 Eldorado Blvd., Broomfield, 80021 Phone: 720-888-1000 Website: level3.com Stock exchange/symbol: Nasdaq/LVLT Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 2,000 Worldwide employees: 5,600 Local executive: James Q. Crowe 2010 revenue: $3.7 billion 2010 net income/(loss): ($622 million) Description: Broomfield-based Level 3 Communications is an international operator of advanced fiber-based communications. Update: None provided. 3.) Ball Corp. (corporate headquarters and parent company of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.) Address: Ball Corp.: 10 Longs Peak Drive, Broomfield, 80021; Ball Aerospace: 1600 Commerce St., Boulder, 80301 Phone: Ball Corp.: 303-469-3131; Ball Aerospace: 303-939-6100 Website: ball.com; ballaerospace.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/BLL Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 1,969 (Ball Corp. corporate: 267; Ball Aerospace: 1,702) Worldwide employees: 14,500 Local executive: Ball Corp.: John A. Hayes; Ball Aerospace: David L. Taylor 2010 revenue: $7.63 billion (Ball Corp.); $713.7 million (Ball Aerospace) 2010 net income/(loss): $468 million (Ball Corp.); Description: Broomfield-based Ball Corp. specializes in the packaging of beverage, food and household items. Its Boulder-based subsidiary, Ball Aerospace & Technologies, develops and manufactures spacecraft, advanced instruments and sensors, components and other technologies for strategic, tactical and scientific applications. Update: Ball appointed John A. Hayes as CEO in January 2011. The company also acquired SAS in Europe and a former JV beverage can plant in China; announced plans for a new beverage can plant in Brazil; sold its plastic packaging business; won the WorldView-3 contract with Longmont-based DigitalGlobe; and issued its second sustainability report with updates on progress. 4.) Oracle Corp. Address: 500 Eldorado Blvd., Broomfield, 80021 Phone: 800-786-0404 Website: oracle.com Stock exchange/symbol: Nasdaq/ORCL Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 1,900* (estimate) Worldwide employees: 108,000 Local executive: None provided 2010 revenue: $35.6 billion 2010 net income/(loss): $8.5 billion Description: Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Oracle provides integrated business software and hardware systems and has more than 370,000 customers, representing a variety of sizes and industries in more than 145 countries around the globe. Update: None provided. 5.) Covidien Address: Covidien Energy-based Devices: 5920 Longbow Drive, Boulder, 80301; Covidien Respiratory and Monitoring Solutions, 6135 Gunbarrel Ave., Boulder, 80301 Phone: Energy-based Devices: 303-530-6100; Respiratory and Monitoring Solutions: 303-305-2400 Website: covidien.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/COV Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 1,790 (Energy-based Devices: 1,379; Respiratory and Monitoring Solutions: 411) Worldwide employees: 42,000 Local executive: Energy-based Devices: Bryan C. Hanson; Respiratory and Monitoring Solutions: Peter L. Wehrly 2010 revenue: $10.4 billion 2010 net income/(loss): $1.6 billion Description: Ireland-based Covidien is a leading global health care products company that creates a diverse range of product lines in three segments: medical devices, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. Covidien maintains offices in more than 60 countries, with product distribution in more than 140 countries. Update: Energy-based Devices continued its record of success in both domestic and global markets as a leading manufacturer of energy-based dissection and sealing devices through the fiscal year of 2010 with the introduction of five new products that competed successfully in 94 global markets to provide double-digit sales gains. A combination of strategic acquisitions and new product introductions provided Respiratory and Monitoring Solutions increased market reach, resulting in double-digit sales gains. 6.) Walmart Stores Inc. Address: 702 Southwest Eighth St., Bentonville, Ark., 72716 Phone: 800-331-0085 Website: walmart.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/WMT Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 1,400* (estimate) Worldwide employees: 2.1 million Local executive: None provided 2010 revenue: $421.8 billion 2010 net income/(loss): $16.4 billion Description: Bentonville, Ark.-based Walmart operates retail stores worldwide and five stores in Boulder and Broomfield counties. Update: Description: Earlier this year, Walmart opened a 206,930-square-foot Supercenter store off Highway 119 and County Line Road in Longmont. Walmart officials said they planned to hire an additional 200 full- and part-time employees for the new store, which replaced a smaller Walmart, at 800 S. Hover Road in Longmont, which closed. 7.) Seagate Technology Address: 389 Disc Drive, Longmont, 80503 Phone: 720-684-1900 Website: seagate.com Stock exchange/symbol: Nasdaq/STX Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 1,104 Worldwide employees: 50,797 Local executive: Jeff Mason 2010 revenue: $11 billion (fiscal year that ended on July 1, 2011) 2010 net income/(loss): $511 (fiscal year that ended on July 1, 2011) Description: Scotts Valley, Calif.-based Seagate designs, manufactures and markets hard disk drives and storage technologies for a wide range of applications, including enterprise, desktop, mobile computing, consumer electronics and branded products. Update: None provided. 8.) Amgen Inc. Address: 4000 Nelson Road, Longmont, 80503 Phone: 303-401-1000 Website: amgen.com Stock exchange/symbol: Nasdaq/AMGN Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 857 Worldwide employees: 17,070 Local executive: Kerry Ingalls 2010 revenue: $15.1 billion 2010 net income/(loss): $4.6 billion Description: Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Amgen is a biotechnology company. Update: Earlier this year, Amgen announced plans to eliminate 93 positions in Longmont and 41 in Boulder. 9.) Whole Foods Market Inc. Address: 1821 30th St., Unit A, Boulder, 80301 Phone: 303-440-5220 Website: wholefoodsmarket.com Stock exchange/symbol: Nasdaq/WFM Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 847 Worldwide employees: 54,000 Local executive: Will Paradise 2010 revenue: $9 billion 2010 net income/(loss): $240.4 million Description: Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market is a leading natural and organic foods supermarket and America's first national certified-organic grocer. Update: Whole Foods opened the first phase of its substantial expansion of its Pearl Street store in Boulder and also acquired the neighboring Ace Wine & Spirits liquor store. 10.) Hunter Douglas Window Fashions Division (a part of Hunter Douglas Group NV) Address: One Duette Way, Broomfield, 80020 Phone: 303-466-1848 Website: hunterdouglas.com Stock exchange/symbol: Parent company's stock trades on the Amsterdam exchange Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 827 Worldwide employees: 17,000 Local executive: Richard M. Pellett 2010 revenue: $2.4 billion (parent company) 2010 net income/(loss): $166.8 million (parent company) Description: Hunter Douglas Window Fashions Division, a part of the Netherlands-based Hunter Douglas Group, is the largest product development and manufacturing facility within Hunter Douglas North America, which is the leading manufacturer of custom-made window fashions and a major producer of architectural products. Update: The company's proprietary Duette Architella collection, which was specifically developed for its enhanced energy-efficiency properties, continued robust sales and is the first and only window shade without add-on insulation systems to be eligible for the Federal Tax Credit for Energy Efficiency in effect through December 31, 2011. 11.) Intrado Inc. (a subsidiary of West Corp.) Address: 1601 Dry Creek Drive, Longmont, 80504 Phone: 720-494-5800 Website: intrado.com Stock exchange/symbol: Privately held Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 786 Worldwide employees: 1,150 Local executive: George K. Heinrichs 2010 revenue: $2.4 billion (parent company) 2010 net income/(loss): $60.3 million (parent company) Description: Longmont-based Intrado, a subsidiary of Omaha, Neb.-based West Corp., is North America's leader in 911 infrastructure, systems and services and has played a key role in defining, building and maintaining this system. Supporting more than 260 million 911 calls annually, Intrado employees work around-the-clock to develop and maintain the systems that allow people to get the help they need when they dial 911. Update: Intrado and the state of Vermont announced a partnership to deploy a suite of new and advanced life-saving 911 services. Also, in a collaborative effort to provide a richer set of information to 911 centers -- including voice, data and video -- Intrado and Verizon are teaming to advance the state of 911 emergency services in the United States. 12.) Target Corp. Address: 612-304-6073 Website: target.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/TGT Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 727 Worldwide employees: 355,000 Local executive: None provided. 2010 revenue: $67.4 billion 2010 net income/(loss): $2.9 billion Description: Minneapolis-based Target classifies itself as an upscale discount retailer with a history dating back to its first store opening in Roseville, Minn., in 1962. Update: None provided. 13.) InfoPrint Solutions Co. (a company of Ricoh Co. Ltd.) Address: 6300 Diagonal Highway, Boulder, 80301 Phone: 877-646-3677 Website: infoprint.com Stock exchange/symbol: Privately held Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 700 Worldwide employees: 109,000* (does not include recently announced 9 percent companywide work force reduction) Local executive: Daisuke Segawa 2010 revenue: $23.4 billion (parent company) 2010 net income/(loss): $237 million (parent company) Description: InfoPrint Solutions, the formerly Boulder-based spinoff of IBM, recently was incorporated with other operations from Japan-based Ricoh to form the West Caldwell, N.J.-based Ricoh Productive Print Solutions. InfoPrint specialized in digital output products and services. Update: Earlier this year, Ricoh announced that as a result of the formation of Ricoh Production Printing Business Group, the headquarters operations for InfoPrint Solutions would move to New Jersey from Boulder. An undisclosed and undetermined amount of employees have been affected by the restructuring and a broader companywide plan to eliminate 9 percent of Ricoh's work force. 14.) Sandoz Inc. (a Novartis company) Address: 2555 W. Midway Blvd., Broomfield, 80038 Phone: 303-466-2400 Website: us.sandoz.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/NVS (parent company) Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 650 Worldwide employees: 23,536 (Sandoz); 100,000 (parent company) Local executive: Gaspar Zuniga 2010 revenue: $8.5 billion (Sandoz); $51.6 billion (parent company) 2010 net income/(loss): $10 billion (parent company) Description: Sandoz, a business of Switzerland-based Novartis AG, is one of the largest manufacturers of generic pharmaceutical products in the United States, offering a broad portfolio of generic medicines. Sandoz develops, manufactures and distributes competitively priced pharmaceuticals from its Broomfield site. Update: In July 2010, Holzkirchen, Germany-based Sandoz introduced the generic of Lovenox, achieving $1 billion in sales during its first 12 months. 15.) Lockheed Martin Corp. (owner of Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Services and Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, which is part of Lockheed Martin Space Systems) Address: Lockheed Martin IS&GS: 6304 Spine Road, Boulder, 80301; Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies: 135 South Taylor Ave., Louisville, 80027 Phone: Lockheed Martin IS&GS: 303-527-0448; Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies: 303-604-2000 Website: lockheedmartin.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/LMT Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 636 (Lockheed Martin IS&GS: 476; Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies: 160) Worldwide employees: 126,000 (parent company) Local executive: (Lockheed Martin IS&GS: None provided; Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies: Paul Engola) 2010 revenue: $45.8 billion (parent company); (Lockheed Martin IS&GS: $9.6 billion; Lockheed Martin Space Systems: $8.2 billion) 2010 net income/(loss): $2.9 billion (parent company) Description: Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. Update: None provided. 16.) DigitalGlobe Inc. Address: 1601 Dry Creek Drive, Suite 260, Longmont, 80503 Phone: 303-684-4000 Website: digitalglobe.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/DGI Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 630 Worldwide employees: 667 Local executive: Jeffrey R. Tarr 2010 revenue: $322.2 million 2010 net income/(loss): $4.1 million Description: Longmont-based DigitalGlobe is a global provider of commercial, high-resolution, world imagery products and services that support a wide variety of uses from mapping and analysis to navigation technology. Update: In August 2010, DigitalGlobe announced plans to develop WorldView-3, its latest imaging satellite. 17.) King Soopers (a division of the Kroger Co.) Address: 65 Tejon St., Denver, 80223 Phone: 303-778-3100 Website: kingsoopers.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/KR (parent company) Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 605 Worldwide employees: 338,000 (parent company) Local executive: Russ Dispense 2010 revenue: $82.2 billion (parent company) 2010 net income/(loss): $1.1 billion (parent company) Description: King Soopers is a division of the Cincinnati-based grocery chain operator Kroger. Update: None provided. 18.) MWH Global Address: 380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 200, Broomfield, 80021 Phone: 303-533-1900 Website: mwhglobal.com Stock exchange/symbol: Privately held Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 562 Worldwide employees: 7,000 Local executive: Bob Uhler 2010 revenue: $1.1 billion 2010 net income/(loss): WND Description: Broomfield-based MWH, globally driving the wet infrastructure sector, specializes in results-oriented management, technical engineering and construction services to create a better world. Encompassing the full range of water-related services, MWH has engaged in the some of the world's largest and most technically significant projects and programs. Update: MWH plays a vital role in helping cities and industries rebuild aging utility systems, improve water infrastructure and manage energy use. MWH continues to expand its services related to hydropower, clean water, climate change and environmental remediation. 19.) Vail Resorts Inc. Address: 390 Interlocken Crescent, Broomfield, 80021 Phone: 303-404-1800 Website: vailresorts.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/MTN Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 555 Worldwide employees: 3,600 (year-round); 16,000-plus (including height of season and hotel operations) Local executive: Rob Katz 2010 revenue: $868.6 million 2010 net income/(loss): $30.4 million Description: Broomfield-based Vail Resorts is a premier mountain resort company in the world and a leader in luxury, destination-based travel at iconic locations. Vail Resorts operates in three separate, but highly integrated segments: mountain, lodging and real estate development. Update: None provided. 20.) WhiteWave Foods (a part of Dean Foods' WhiteWave-Alpro division) Address: 12002 Airport Way, Broomfield, 80021 Phone: 303-635-4000 Website: whitewave.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/DF (parent company) Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 544 Worldwide employees: 1,520 (WhiteWave Foods); 25,780 (parent company) Local executive: Blaine McPeak 2010 revenue: $1.9 billion (WhiteWave-Alpro); $12.1 billion (parent company) ( 2010 net income/(loss): $91.5 million Description: Broomfield-based WhiteWave Foods, a part of Dallas-based Dean Foods' WhiteWave-Alpro division, creates nutritious, innovative and responsibly produced foods including natural and organic brands such as Horizon and Silk as well as other well-known brands including International Delight and Land O Lakes. Update: In June 2011, Silk, the leading plant-based beverage brand in the U.S., announced that all Silk Soymilk, Silk Pure Coconut and Silk Pure Almond products in its beverage portfolio have been officially verified as non-GMO by the Non-GMO Project. Horizon Organic also celebrates 20 years of organic leadership this year. 21.) (tie) Epsilon (an Alliance Data Systems Corp. company) Address: 2550 Crescent Drive, Lafayette, 80026 Phone: 303-410-5100 Website: epsilon.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/ADS (parent company) Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 500 Worldwide employees: 3,000 (Epsilon); 7,600 (parent company) Local executive: Brian Rainey 2010 revenue: $2.8 billion (parent company) 2010 net income/(loss): $193.7 million (parent company) Description: Epsilon, a subsidiary of the Dallas-based Alliance Data, is a multi-channel marketing services provider. Update: None provided. 21.) (tie) Crispin Porter + Bogusky (a member of the MDC Partners network) Address: 6450 Gunpark Drive, Boulder, 80301 Phone: 303-628-5100 Website: cpbgroup.com Stock exchange/symbol: Nasdaq/MDCA (parent company) Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 500 Worldwide employees: 1,000 (CP+B); 5,920 (parent company) Local executives: Andrew Keller, Jeff Benjamin and Rob Reilly 2010 revenue: $697.8 million (parent company) 2010 net income/(loss): ($15.4 million) (parent company) Description: CP+B, a member of the MDC Partners network, has a client list that includes Microsoft, Unilever, Kraft, Phillips, Coke Zero, Discovery Networks, American Express, Domino's Pizza, MetLife, Molson Canadian, Old Navy, SAS and Best Buy. CP+B has more than 1,000 employees worldwide, collaborating across six factories: Boulder, Miami, Los Angeles, Toronto, London and Gothenburg, Sweden. Update: In the past 12 months, CP+B announced the promotions of Andrew Keller to CEO, Jeff Steinhour to president, Rob Reilly to worldwide chief creative officer, Jeff Hicks to vice-chairman and Jeff Benjamin to chief creative officer and signed on new accounts like MetLife, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, Kraft Milka (global), Kraft Jell-O, BIC (Canada), Discovery Networks (U.K.), and American Express. CP+B also acquired leading Canadian agency and fellow MDC Partners network firm Zig, creating CP+B Canada; also opened up a new office location in London; and is gearing up for an expansion of its Los Angeles office this fall. 23.) TransFirst Holdings Inc. Address: 12202 Airport Way, No. 100, Broomfield, 80021 Phone: 303-417-0000 Website: transfirst.com Stock exchange/symbol: Privately held Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 474 Worldwide employees: 778 Local executive: Steve Cadden 2010 revenue: WND 2010 net income/(loss): WND Description: Hauppauge, N.Y.-based TransFirst Holdings provides merchant services and credit card processing. Update: None provided. 24.) Wall Street On Demand (a Markit company) Address: 5718 Central Ave., Boulder, 80301 Phone: 303-417-9999 Website: wallst.com Stock exchange/symbol: Privately held Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 414 Worldwide employees: 2,367 (parent company) Local executive: Jim Tanner 2010 revenue: WND 2010 net income/(loss): WND Description: Boulder-based Wall Street On Demand, a Markit company, designs, develops and hosts content, investment research reports, web-based tools and applications for the financial services industry. Update: In July 2010, Wall Street On Demand became part of New York-based Markit, a global financial information services company. 25.) McLane Western Inc. (a division of McLane Company Inc., a wholly owned unit of Berkshire Hathaway) Address: 2100 E. Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont, 80504 Phone: 303-682-7500 Website: mclaneco.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/BRK (parent company) Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 405 Worldwide employees: 15,000 (McLane Co.); 260,000 (parent company) Local executive: Keith Pearson 2010 revenue: $32.7 billion (McLane Co.); $136.2 billion (parent company) 2010 net income/(loss): $13 billion (parent company) Description: Supply services company McLane Western is a regional division of Temple, Texas-based wholesale food distributor McLane Company, a holding of Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway. Update: None provided. 26.) Crocs Inc. Address: 6328 Monarch Park Place, Niwot, 80503 Phone: 303-848-7000 Website: crocs.com Stock exchange/symbol: Nasdaq/CROX Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 407 Worldwide employees: 4,000 Local executive: John McCarvel 2010 revenue: $789.7 million 2010 net income/(loss): $67.7 million Description: Niwot-based Crocs is a designer, manufacturer, distributor and worldwide marketer of footwear for women, men and children. Update: None provided. 27.) Butterball LLC Address: 150 Main St., Longmont, 80501 Phone: 303-776-6611 Website: butterball.com Stock exchange/symbol: Privately held Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 381 Worldwide employees: 5,500 Local executive: Frank Koekkoek Sr. 2010 revenue: WND 2010 net income/(loss): WND Description: Garner, N.C.-based Butterball produces more than 1 billion pounds of turkey each year, and the company supplies its products to more than 15 countries. Butterball's Longmont facility has become a certified Hazmat provider; developed and implemented a facility-wide recycling program; and has significantly improved safety. Update: None provided. 28.) General Electric (parent to GE Energy Control Solutions and GE Analytical Instruments) Address: GE: Energy Control Solutions: 1800 Nelson Road, Longmont, 80501; GE Analytical Instruments: 6060 Spine Road, Boulder, 80301 Phone: GE Energy Control Solutions: 303-678-2600; GE Analytical Instruments: 303-444-2009 Website: ge.com and gecareers.com (for all job inquiries and applications); GE Energy Control Solutions: ge-energy.com; GE Analytical Instruments: geinstruments.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/GE Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 372 (GE Energy Control Solutions: 212; GE Analytical Instruments: 160) Worldwide employees: 287,000 (GE Energy Control Solutions: 680; GE Analytical Instruments: 280) Local executive: GE Energy Control Solutions: Tracey Sledge; GE Analytical Instruments: Dr. Michael Routh (retiring in August 2011, when David Jellison will take the helm at the local site) 2010 revenue: $150.2 billion (parent company) 2010 net income/(loss): $11.3 billion (parent company) Description: Fairfield, Conn.-based GE operates as a global technology, media and financial services company. GE Energy Control Solutions, a unit of GE Energy, specializes in revitalizing and optimizing the control systems in existing power plants around the world -- bringing cleaner and more efficient power to homes and businesses; GE Analytical Instruments provides scientific instrumentation focused on water-quality analysis. Update: None provided. 29.) Qualcomm Inc. Address: 6180 Spine Road, Boulder, 80301 Phone: 303-247-6000 Website: qualcomm.com Stock exchange/symbol: Nasdaq/QCOM Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 350 Worldwide employees: 17,500 Local executive: Mark Guzzi 2010 revenue: $11 billion 2010 net income/(loss): $3.2 billion Description: San Diego-based Qualcomm, a world leader in 3G and next-generation mobile technologies that power the convergence of mobile communications and consumer electronics, making wireless devices and services more personal, affordable and accessible to people everywhere. For more than 25 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of wireless communications, connecting people more closely to information, entertainment and each other. Update: Qualcomm had a number of highlights in 2010 that included the continued execution of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies; the Snapdragon platform setting the competitive benchmark for smartphone silicon and the company taking a leadership position in chipsets for operating systems such as Android and Windows Phone 7. Company officials say Qualcomm made strong progress in the development of the Mirasol display technology as the first fabrication came on line with officials targeting limited volume commercial 5.7-inch display devices in the first half of 2011. 30.) Safeway Inc. Address: 6900 S. Yosemite, Centennial, 80112 Phone: 303-843-7600 Website: safeway.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/SWY Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 336 Worldwide employees: 180,000 Local executive: Scott Grimmett 2010 revenue: $41.1 billion 2010 net income/(loss): $589.8 million Description: Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway is a retail grocery store chain operator. Update: None provided. 31.) Dot Hill Systems Corp. Address: 1351 S. Sunset St., Longmont, 80501 Phone: 303-845-3200 Website: dothill.com Stock exchange/symbol: Nasdaq/HILL Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 319 Worldwide employees: 330 Local executive: Dana Kammersgard 2010 revenue: $252.5 million 2010 net income/(loss): ($13.3 million) Description: Longmont-based Dot Hill Systems is a manufacturer of RAID storage arrays and controllers, data protection software, storage virtualization products that are sold through OEM partners, integrators and the reseller channel for a applications such as video streaming, video surveillance, data center storage, rugged deployable military storage and health care imaging. Update: None provided. 32.) (tie) Wells Fargo Address: 1242 Pearl St., Boulder, 80302 Phone: 303-441-0314 Website: wellsfargo.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/WFC Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 300 Worldwide employees: 270,200 Local executive: Bill Farrell 2010 revenue: $93.2 billion 2010 net income/(loss): $12.4 billion Description: Wells Fargo, based in San Francisco, is a diversified financial institution. Update: In 2010, Wells Fargo named Bill Farrell as its market president for Boulder and Broomfield counties. Earlier this year, Wells Fargo opened a new LEED-certified branch in Boulder at 1960 28th St. 32.) (tie) Balfour Senior Living Address: 1331 Hecla Drive, Louisville, 80027 Phone: 303-867-6400 Website: balfourcare.com Stock exchange/symbol: Privately held Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 300 Worldwide employees: 300 Local executive: Michael K. Schonbrun 2010 revenue: WND 2010 net income/(loss): WND Description: Louisville-based Balfour Senior Living is Boulder County's only locally owned and managed senior living rental community offering a full continuum of care. Update: None provided. 34.) Research Electro-Optics Inc. Address: 5505 Airport Blvd., Boulder, 80301 Phone: 303-938-1960 Website: reoinc.com Stock exchange/symbol: Privately held Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 283 Worldwide employees: 286 Local executive: Mark Damery 2010 revenue: Greater than $40 million 2010 net income/(loss): WND Description: Boulder-based Research-Electro Optics specializes in the manufacture of thin film coatings, optics and optomechanical assemblies. Update: REO has grown at a compound annual growth rate of better than 17 percent for the past five years. 35.) McKesson Health Solutions (a division of McKesson Corp.) Address: 334 Interlocken Parkway, Broomfield, 80021 Phone: 303-466-9500 Website: mckessson.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/MCK Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 280 Worldwide employees: 32,500 (parent company) Local executive: Judy Smythe 2010 revenue: $112.1 billion (parent company) 2010 net income/(loss): $1.2 billion (parent company) Description: McKesson Health Solutions is a division of San Francisco-based McKesson Corp., which provides a breadth and depth of products and services that include pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, information and automation technologies, and resources and connections that empower our customers and touch the lives of patients in every healthcare setting. Update: For 20 years, McKesson Health Solutions has delivered innovative, effective care management programs that provide holistic management of acute and chronic health conditions, while empowering consumers to make better health decisions. 36.) (tie) Roche Colorado Corp. (a subsidiary of Roche Group) Address: 2075 N. 55th St., Boulder, 80301 Phone: 303-442-1926 Website: rochecolorado.com Stock exchange/symbol: Swiss Exchange/RHHBY Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 270 Worldwide employees: 80,653 Local executive: Don Fitzgerald 2010 revenue: $56.9 billion (parent company) 2010 net income/(loss): $10.6 billion (parent company) Description: Boulder-based Roche Colorado, a subsidiary of the Switzerland-based Roche Group, produces active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates. Update: Roche announced that it plans to divest Roche Colorado with the goal of identifying a buyer for the site's technical development and manufacturing assets that is capable of meeting the company's demands for commercial scale peptides and other medicinal compounds. 36.) (tie) Spectra Logic Corp. Address: 6285 Lookout Road, Boulder, 80301 Phone: 303-449-6400 Website: spectralogic.com Stock exchange/symbol: Privately held Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 270 Worldwide employees: 355 Local executive: Nathan C. Thompson 2010 revenue: WND 2010 net income/(loss): WND Description: Boulder-based Spectra Logic defines, designs and delivers innovative data protection through tape and disk-based backup, recovery and archive storage solutions. Update: Spectra Logic's tape library product line swept the prestigious Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com's 2010 Quality Awards for enterprise and midrange tape libraries, winning first place in all 14 categories. The company continues to lead the storage industry in tape technology innovation and growth, and earlier this year unveiled its new integrated data integrity verification capabilities. 38.) Array BioPharma Inc. Address: 3200 Walnut St., Boulder, 80301 Phone: 303-381-6600 Website: arraybiopharma.com Stock exchange/symbol: Nasdaq/ARRY Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 260 Worldwide employees: 260 Local executive: Robert E. Conway 2010 revenue: $53.9 million (for year that ended on June 30, 2010) 2010 net income/(loss): ($77.6 million) (for the year that ended on June 30, 2010 Description: Boulder-based Array BioPharma is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of targeted small molecule drugs to treat patients afflicted with cancer, inflammatory and metabolic diseases. Update: In June, Array announced plans to lay off 70 people -- about 20 percent of its work force -- as a means to help the company focus on its clinical development programs. 39.) Xilinx Inc. Address: 3100 Logic Drive, Longmont, 80503 Phone: 720-652-3600 Website: xilinx.com Stock exchange/symbol: Nasdaq/XLNX Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 255 Worldwide employees: 3,099 Local executive: Dan Gibbons 2010 revenue: $2.4 billion 2010 net income/(loss): $641.9 million Description: San Jose, Calif.-based Xilinx is a global provider of programmable platforms, with more than 50-percent market share in the programmable logic device segment of the semiconductor industry. Update: None provided. 40.) VMware Inc. Address: 380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 500, Broomfield, 80021 Phone: 303-942-4600 Website: vmware.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/VMW Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 252 Worldwide employees: 9,000-plus Local executive: Doug Smith 2010 revenue: $2.9 billion 2010 net income/(loss): $357.4 million Description: Palo Alto, Calif.-based VMware is the global market share leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure technology. Update: VMware won the following awards in 2010: InfoWorld Technology of the Year; Cloud Computing World Series Award for Best Virtualization Product; and Windows IT Pro Best TechEd award in the virtualization category. VMware has more than 190,000 customers, including 97 percent of the Fortune 1000 and 94 percent of the Fortune Global 500. 41.) Webroot Software Address: 385 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 800, Broomfield, 80021 Phone: 303-442-3813 Website: webroot.com Stock exchange/symbol: Privately held Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 251 Worldwide employees: 458 Local executive: Dick Williams 2010 revenue: $140 million 2010 net income/(loss): WND Description: Broomfield-based Webroot provides Internet security solutions for consumers, enterprises and small and medium businesses worldwide. Update: During the past 12 months, Webroot completed the acquisitions of several cloud technology companies including BrightCloud, a pioneer in Web classification and reputation services, and Prevx, provider of scalable and effective cloud-based anti-malware solutions. Webroot also launched the latest editions of its consumer security products that have received accolades including PCMag's Editors' Choice Award (bestowed upon Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware 7.0) and from independent testing organizations Virus Bulletin and AV-Test.org. 42.) Elevations Credit Union Address: 2300 55th St., Boulder, 80301 Phone: 303-443-4672 Website: elevationscu.com Stock exchange/symbol: Privately held Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 247* (not including employees from result of proposed merger with St. Vrain Valley Credit Union, expected to close in October) Worldwide employees: 255* (not including proposed merger with St. Vrain Valley Credit Union) Local executive: Gerry Agnes 2010 revenue: $46.3 million 2010 net income/(loss): $9.9 million Description: Boulder-based Elevations Credit Union is a provider of financial services. Update: In 2010, Elevations Credit Union launched the Elevations Foundation with $91,000 in contributions to Four Mile Fire Relief; merged with Loveland's Longs Peak Credit Union; and was named Best Financial Institution in the Camera's Boulder County Gold for the 11th time. In July 2011, Elevations announced a plan to merge with St. Vrain Valley Credit Union, a transaction officials expect could close in October. 43.) The Hain Celestial Group (parent to Celestial Seasonings and operator of WestSoy Tofu plant in Boulder) Address: Celestial Seasonings: 4600 Sleepytime Drive (Celestial Seasonings), Boulder, 80301; WestSoy Tofu: 6123 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 80303 Phone: Celestial Seasonings: 303-530-5300; WestSoy Tofu: 303-635-4900 Website: Hain: hain-celestial.com; Celestial Seasonings: celestialseasonsings.com; WestSoy: westsoy.biz Stock exchange/symbol: Nasdaq/HAIN Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 233 (Celestial Seasonings: 200; WestSoy: 33) Worldwide employees: 2,059 Local executive: Celestial Seasonings: Peter Burns 2010 revenue: $917.3 million (fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2010) 2010 net income/(loss): $28.6 million (fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2010) Description: Celestial Seasonings, a business of the Melville, N.Y.-based The Hain Celestial Group, is the largest specialty tea manufacturer in North America, serves more than 1.6 billion cups of tea every year, and sources more than 100 different ingredients from more than 35 countries. Update: None provided. 44.) Key Equipment Finance (an affiliate of KeyCorp) Address: 1000 S. McCaslin Blvd., Superior, 80027 Phone: 720-304-1000 Website: kefonline.com Stock exchange/symbol: NYSE/KEY (parent company) Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 227 Worldwide employees: 575 (Key Equipment Finance); 15,301 (parent company) Local executive: Adam D. Warner 2010 revenue: $5.4 billion (parent company) 2010 net income/(loss): $554 million (parent company) Description: Superior-based Key Equipment Finance, an affiliate of Cleveland-based KeyCorp, is one of the largest bank-based equipment finance providers in the United States. The company -- which specializes in the technology, health care, renewable energy and corporate aviation markets -- provides tailored equipment lease and finance services for small-to-large commercial clients and government entities. Update: In 2011, Key Equipment Finance provided financing for a solar system installation at Princeton University, a SunPower Corp. customer, in one of the largest single solar power installations at a U.S. college or university. Other prominent initiatives included an exclusive long-term program agreement with Hitachi Medical Systems America; a partnership to offer financing to GE Healthcare's European customers; and financing for PV solar systems through Bella Energy for Key Equipment Finance's hometown of Superior. 45.) Oskar Blues Brewery Address: 1800 Pike Road, Longmont, 80501 Phone: 303-776-1914 Website: oskarblues.com Stock exchange/symbol: Privately held Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 210 Worldwide employees: 210 Local executive: Dale Katechis 2010 revenue: $18.5 million 2010 net income/(loss): $2.6 million Description: Longmont-based Oskar Blues is a craft brewery that also operates brewpubs in Longmont and Lyons. Update: Oskar Blues continued to revolutionize craft brew in cans, officials say. Oskar Blues, now No. 49 on the list of Top Breweries in America, also was recognized with the 2011 Director's Award at the Colorado Brewers Guild's annual meeting in July. 46.) Cisco Systems Inc. Address: 5330 Airport Blvd. and 5400 Airport Blvd., Boulder, 80301 Phone: 720-562-6724 Website: cisco.com Stock exchange/symbol: Nasdaq/CSCO Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 200* (does not reflect recently announced layoffs) Worldwide employees: 73,000* (does not reflect recently announced plans to lay off 6,500 employees) Local executive: Phil Harris 2010 revenue: $40 billion 2010 net income/(loss): $7.8 billion Description: San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco Systems is a global leader in networking -- transforming how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Update: In July 2011, Cisco Systems announced plans to reduce its global work force by 9 percent, laying off 6,500 employees. 47.) Leanin' Tree Inc. Address: 6055 Longbow Drive, Boulder, 80301 Phone: 303-530-1442 Website: leanintree.com Stock exchange/symbol: Privately held Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 194 Worldwide employees: 200 Local executive: Tom Trumble 2010 revenue: WND 2010 net income/(loss): WND Description: Boulder-based Leanin' Tree specializes in greeting cards. Update: Leanin' Tree officials say the company expanded into key accounts. 48.) (tie) Zoll Medical Corp. Address: 11802 Ridge Parkway, Suite 400, Broomfield, 80021 Phone: 303-801-0000 Website: zoll.com Stock exchange/symbol: Nasdaq/ZOLL Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 175 Worldwide employees: 1,700 Local executive: David Brown 2010 revenue: $444 million 2010 net income/(loss): $18.9 million Description: Chelmsford, Mass.-based Zoll Medical Corp., a leader in medical products and software solutions, helps responders manage, treat, and save lives in emergency rescues and in hospitals; outside the hospital while at work or home; in doctors' and dentists' offices and schools; in public places and on the battlefield. Update: As the industry leader, Zoll's electronic patient care reporting (ePCR) software, is the first and only product of its kind to achieved 510K approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Zoll acquired Road Safety International with its "black box" and driver modification system to complement it's RescueNet suite of products for emergency medical service agencies and fire departments. 48.) (tie) Omni Financial Services Inc. Address: 380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 800, Broomfield, 80021 Phone: 303-530-7770 Website: omni-financial.com Stock exchange/symbol: Privately held Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 175 Worldwide employees: 175 Local executive: Scott Priesmeyer 2010 revenue: WND 2010 net income/(loss): WND Description: Broomfield-based Omni Financial is a national, business-to-business tax resolution firm that has grown in its 15 years from a seven-employee office at 1900 Folsom St. in Boulder to become one of the pioneers in the industry, assisting more than 27,000 businesses across America. Update: Omni Financial was named a BBB Torch Award Finalist for Marketplace Trust in 2010. Omni donated more than $30,000 to the local community including to The Mount Saint Vincent Home in Denver and re-signed a lease at a 37,000-square-foot office in Broomfield for another six years. 50.) McGuckin Hardware Address: 2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder Phone: 303-443-1822 Website: mcguckin.com Stock exchange/symbol: Privately held Employees in Boulder/Broomfield counties: 167 Worldwide employees: 167 Local executive: Barry Hight 2010 revenue: WND 2010 net income/(loss): WND Description: Boulder-based McGuckin Hardware is a retail hardware store. Update: McGuckin celebrated its 55th year in business in 2010 and is still owned and operated by the founding family. The process To compile the list, the Camera ran announcements seeking entries and also contacted hundreds of businesses. The newspaper ranked the companies by the number of full-time employees based in Boulder and Broomfield counties. The rankings do not include government agencies or nonprofit groups, meaning the absence of large employers such as the University of Colorado, which employs more than 6,800 people; school districts such as Boulder Valley and St. Vrain that each employ more than 2,700 people; hospitals, such as the 800-employee Longmont United Hospital; and municipalities such as the city of Boulder, which employs more than 1,000 people. Companies were asked to submit the number of full-time employees, but some submitted figures that possibly included part-time employees. Walmart's estimate is partly based on a figure that could include part-time workers. This year, some of the area's top employers either could not be reached for participation or declined to disclose local site information. To rectify these issues of non-disclosure and to ensure the area's biggest employers (those with more than 1,000 employees) are represented accurately, the Camera used information from public documents and figures gathered by municipalities and economic development organizations to obtain employment figures. In cases where a business is a division of a larger entity, the parent company's financial information may appear and is noted in that manner. A company's local site or regional headquarters is listed as the address, if it is applicable. In cases where there is no single division or regional headquarters, the parent company's address is listed. If a company is privately held and did not disclose sales or earnings, the term "WND" is used to indicate the company would not disclose information and subsequent research or public documents did not provide an answer. Revenue and earnings from publicly traded companies were obtained via Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Some foreign entities' financial figures have been calculated into dollars using the conversion rates as of the end-date of the full -- or fiscal-year's earnings report. The companies' descriptions have been edited for grammar, clarity and space. Accompanying information submitted by the companies, SEC filings, financial wire service information, financial Web sites, state and local economic development organizations, and the Camera archives were used to compile this list. ___ To see more of the Daily Camera, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.thedailycamera.com./ Copyright (c) 2011, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For more information about the content services offered by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT), visit www.mctinfoservices.com, e-mail [email protected], or call 866-280-5210 (outside the United States, call +1 312-222-4544) |