What goes into compiling the BizWest 500

Growth — lots of it, from the 200 companies listed in the Mercury 100 lists of fastest-growing private companies in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado. These are compiled by BizWest Research and vetted by Anton Collins Mitchell, the accounting firm.

Employee counts, as manifested in our list of the 200 largest private-sector employers in the region, and the 50 largest public-sector employers.

Compensation, as displayed in our ranking of the 25 highest-paid executives of publicly traded companies in the region.

Revenue, as seen in the list of the 25 largest public companies in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado.

And research — lots and lots of research. Oh, did we mention research?

This edition of BizWest constitutes our third annual BizWest 500, providing data on 500 employers and executives. We’ve been doing many of these lists in some form for years but assembled and expanded them a couple of years ago into one massive publication. Only in our Book of Lists published at the beginning of the year will readers find information on so many local companies.

Information compiled for the BizWest 500 comes largely from readers, as company officials respond to a wave of surveys from our research department. Some employment estimates come from other publications, company websites, economic-development agencies or other sources.

All data for the Publicly Traded Companies and Highest-Paid Executives lists came from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Of course, we know we’ve missed companies. If you feel that your company should belong on the list of Largest Private-Sector Employers, contact our editor, Chris Wood, at cwood@bizwest.com. Did we miss a governmental organization? Let us know.

In particular, if your company is experiencing rapid growth next year, be sure to provide your data for the next editions of the Mercury 100s for the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado. That next round will be based on growth from 2016 through 2018.

In the meantime, enjoy this edition of the BizWest 500!

Editor and Co-publisher Christopher Wood can be reached at 303-630-1942, 970-232-3133 or cwood@bizwest.com.

See the Lists:

2018 BizWest 500 – Boulder Valley Mercury 100

2018 BizWest 500 – Highest Paid Executives

2018 BizWest 500 – Northern Colorado Mercury 100

2018 BizWest 500 – Private-Sector Employers 1-200

2018 BizWest 500 – Publicly Traded Companies

2018 BizWest 500 – Public Sector Employers

Read about some of the fastest-growing companies in our region.

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For Avior Control, the sky’s not the limit

Skycastle builds dreams on a solid foundation

Liquid Mechanics builds on fermentation and fun

Freedom Folding Bikes profits by peddling pedaling

Builder benefits from niche market of semi-custom homes

Greeley’s Bentley Welding quadruples staff in four years

YouSeeU appealing to multiple generations of users

Huebner Marketing grows manufacturing client base

Happy Tails Dog Ranch expands its services

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