Maxey: designer, problem solver

The best piece of business advice Loren Maxey, former president of Maxey Cos., ever received was this: “Hang in there and look for opportunities. They don’t just come to your door, you have to seek them out.”

As obvious as that might sound, it was advice that has helped Maxey and his progeny to land business in the beet, snow sport and pizza industries, among others.

Maxey puts his own additional twist on the point: “You’ve got to look for problems that you can help somebody solve,” he says.

That approach has helped Maxey Cos., a Fort Collins-based custom manufacturing company, grow into…