Boulder Valley mixes great outdoors with vibrant business community

The Boulder Valley is home to a variety of businesses and nonprofits nestled at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, where members of a talented and educated workforce choose to live, work and play.

Its main towns and cities of Boulder, Broomfield, Longmont, Louisville, Superior, Lafayette and Erie are frequently touted among the best places to live in the United States.

With a mix of rural and urban areas, the Boulder Valley is unique to its metropolitan big brother, Denver, 25 miles to the southeast. The air is clearer up here, and the mountains can be just a walk away. Also, because…