State awards Boulder, Longmont companies advanced industry grants

Four Boulder companies, one Longmont company and the University of Colorado-Boulder have received grants from the state of Colorado’s Advanced Industry Accelerator Grant Program.

Gov. John Hickenlooper and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade announced Tuesday that the state is awarding the companies and the university a total of $1.9 million in proof-of-concept and early stage capital and retention grants to support key industries.

Early stage capital and retention grantees:

• Ascentia Imaging Inc. in Boulder received $150,000 for its optical digital technology that makes specialized measurements.
• Beneath the Ink Inc. in Boulder was awarded $245,675 for eBooks that allow authors and…