Economy & Economic Development  May 13, 2019

Local companies win Governor’s Minority Business Awards

BOULDER — Brooklyn Barber Academy and the Colorado Tech Shop are among the companies selected as winners of Colorado’s 2019 Governor’s Minority Business Awards.

“The inaugural Governor’s Minority Business Awards will recognize for-profit businesses that have contributed to the economic diversity and success of minority communities across Colorado,” according to a Colorado Office of Economic Development and International trade news release.

Eight businesses from across the state will be recognized Thursday at the 2019 Advance Colorado Procurement Expo luncheon in Denver.

Brooklyn Barber Academy, a Boulder-based barbershop and salon, won the Governor’s Minority Business Award in the microbusiness category. Colorado Tech Shop, a Longmont-based contract manufacturing operation, won in the small business category.

BOULDER — Brooklyn Barber Academy and the Colorado Tech Shop are among the companies selected as winners of Colorado’s 2019 Governor’s Minority Business Awards.

“The inaugural Governor’s Minority Business Awards will recognize for-profit businesses that have contributed to the economic diversity and success of minority communities across Colorado,” according to a Colorado Office of Economic Development and International trade news release.

Eight businesses from across the state will be recognized Thursday at the 2019 Advance Colorado Procurement Expo luncheon in Denver.

Brooklyn Barber Academy, a Boulder-based barbershop and salon, won the Governor’s Minority…

Ken Amundson
Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.
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