ARCHIVED  December 1, 1997

LongmontÕs GoldenÕs Cos. retains traditional values

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LONGMONT — More than 93 years ago, when this city was a small village with a railroad stop, it had entrepreneurs with their eyes on the future.Vane Golden, founder of Golden˜s Cos., was one.
In 1904, Golden started a transport, hauling and moving business in Longmont, delivering freight from trains, moving furniture and supplies, and cleaning ash pits. He hauled rock from quarries, specializing in aggregate and concrete supply.
With just one truck, he started Golden Transfer & Taxi Co.
"He had a livery stable, and he hauled just about everything," said Stewart Golden, Golden˜s grandson and current chairman…

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Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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