As economy booms, movers say they’re busier than ever

When business is booming, the moving business is, too.

That’s the word from Boulder County and Denver Metro area movers and less-than-truckload movers (LTL) that, for the last few years, are busier than usual with business and residential moves.

Golden Van Lines of Longmont had a banner year in 1998. Director of Business Administration Larry Owens said the company saw a 50 percent increase in inbound storage over the previous year. The increase was due to mass moves of employees by companies such as Sun Microsystems, Seagate and Level 3, he said.

“What we’ve seen are mostly corporate relocations,” Owens said.…