Entrepreneurs in Longmont bullish on city as state’s next startup hub

LONGMONT — Boulder, Denver and Fort Collins are usually the names mentioned when out-of-state entrepreneurs talk about the places in Colorado that impress them.

But there’s another Front Range city whose entrepreneurs think it has a role to play as the Centennial State’s next great tech and startup hub.

Longmont is widely seen as having the utility infrastructure, talent pool, quality of life and — perhaps most importantly — cheaper cost of living to lure up-and-coming companies, and the Longmont community is using its Startup Week as a springboard to gain some recognition.

“There’s something…