Former CSU students turn summer job into profits

Editor?s note: McGuyver Painting Specialists and Banister Construction Inc. finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the recent Mercury 100 competition for fastest-growing local private companies. Following are profiles of the companies that did not run in Mercury 100 coverage in the May 14 issue of The Northern Colorado Business Report because of space limitations.

FORT COLLINS ? Craig Horton was drawn to the sales presentation that McGuyver Painting Specialists? Peter Stranathan gave when he bid the exterior painting work on Horton?s Fort Collins home.
Ultimately, Horton chose McGuyver despite the fact that the company was the highest bidder. He had already…