Dozen area firms on watch list

DENVER – Twelve of the 50 companies on the Colorado Companies to Watch list for 2009 are based in Boulder County, with 10 of those based in Boulder.

Boulder-based companies on the list include Cocona Technology Inc., Eco-Products Inc., Pangea Organics, Precision Photonics Corp., Rocky Mountain Sustainable Enterprises LLC, SparkFun Electronics, Justin’s Nut Butter, KMLabs Inc., Log Rhythm Inc. and Namasté Solar.

Longmont companies include RidgeviewTel LLC and Oskar Blues Brewery, which also has operations in Lyons.

The annual list is presented by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade in association with several economic development agencies, foundations and private businesses.

The…