Startups powering new wave in tech sector

Most sectors of the economy have simply sought to weather the recession, but technology industries in Northern Colorado have found a way to thrive during these lean times.

Even as economic growth was slow and unemployment remained high in 2010, Northern Colorado business in clean technology – alternative and renewable fuels and energy efficiency – and bioscience and information technology has developed at a brisk pace.

“We’ve seen literally an explosion of new startup companies,´ said Mark Forsyth, CEO of the Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative in Fort Collins, which supports and promotes new science and tech businesses regionally. RMI2 has fostered…