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local news
Eco-Products inks Amazon.com deal
BOULDER - Eco-Products in Boulder has signed a three-year deal to sell its biodegradable goods via online retail giant Amazon.com.
Eco-Products compostable product line is made from ingredients like corn and sugarcane, and includes utensils, cups, plates and coffee-cup sleeves. The products' zero-waste impact on the environment is what caught the attention of Seattle-based Amazon.com.
"They approached us because they wanted to sell a wider selection of green products," said Luke Vernon, vice president of operations at Eco-Products. "They also wanted to offer more in the food-service category so we were a good fit."
Amazon's cut is 15 percent. What Eco-Products initially sacrifices in margins it eventually expects will be made up for in increased sales volume.
"They have a really easy-to-use interface," Vernon said. "They have very specific requirements on both the size of the files and the look of the images, which created a lot of legwork on our end. Our information had to conform to what other Amazon suppliers have got on the site."
Eco-Products is warehousing the goods at its facilities in California, Pennsylvania and Colorado. It is shipping them to customers who order on the Amazon site, but this could change if and when sales increase.
Founded in 1990, Eco-Products also has plans to open a 9,700-square-foot retail location, tentatively called Ellie's Organic Home Center, in the Village Shopping Center in Boulder.
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Officials ax summer water restrictions
BOULDER - City officials have declared that there will be no water use restrictions this summer.
However, they encouraged the community to continue water conservation efforts.
Officials said there were adequate water levels in the city reservoirs, as well as good snowpack levels on May 1, ranging from 90 to 96 percent of average in the Boulder Creek watershed areas that supply much of the city's water supply.
This year's May reservoir levels are about the same as this time last year.
Water is being stored in the city's Boulder Creek reservoirs, which are anticipated to fill and spill in late May or early June.
"With healthy snowpacks in the mountains, the city's water supply looks solid through 2008," said Director of Public Works for Utilities Ned Williams. "Based on the guidelines in the drought response plan that was accepted by city council in 2003, we are not in a drought stage this year. However, we always encourage our customers to continue conserving water in their daily lives."
The city issued these tips to help conserve water:
* Water your lawn in the evenings or early mornings, after 6 p.m. or before 10 a.m.
* Water your lawn no more than every three days.
* Trees, shrubs and vegetable gardens can be watered more effectively with a hand-held hose or low-volume non-spray irrigation.
More water saving tips can be found at: www.bouldersaveswater.net/ |
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BCBR names fastest-growing firms
BOULDER - An organic skin care product company and an environmental consulting firm were among the fastest-growing companies in Boulder Valley revealed Thursday evening at the Boulder County Business Report's annual Mercury 100 event.
Boulder-based Pangea Organics, selling products such as organic soaps, grew its revenues by 614 percent to $2.7 million from 2005 to 2007, taking the top spot for growth in the category of companies with more than $2 million in revenues.
Rounding out the top five in this category were Boulder-based Spark Fun Electronics Inc. with 372 percent revenue growth, Boulder-based texturemedia with 247 percent growth, Boulder-based Thanasi Foods LLC with 233 percent growth and Boulder-based Rally Software Development Corp. with 227 percent growth.
With the less than $2 million in revenues, Boulder-based Natural Resource Services Inc.'s environmental consulting business brought in the fastest growth at 1,675 percent growth to $781,000 in revenues from 2005 to 2007.
Rounding out the top five in this category were Boulder-based Goozmo with 1,640 percent revenue growth, Louisville-based Design Matters with 714 percent growth, Boulder-based Garth Braun Associates PC with 416 percent growth and Boulder-based Transformance Advisors 348 percent growth.
More than 300 people attended the Mercury 100 event at the Boulder Theater - celebrating the 100 fastest-growing companies based in the Boulder Valley.
For a full ranking of the companies, pick up a copy of the May 9-22 issue of the Boulder County Business Report, or go online at www.bcbr.com Friday afternoon to read stories on the top five companies in each category.
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Sound Surgical Technologies distributing in Asia
LOUISVILLE - Sound Surgical Technologies LLC has named GlobalMed Technologies, a Glen Ellen, Calif.-based company, as the Japanese and South Korean distributor of the VASER Lipo System.
The VASER system is Sound Surgical Technologies' product that uses ultrasonic waves to liquefy fat before removal during liposuction.
"Japan and South Korea have been areas that have had a lot of interest with doctors in the area who wanted VASER," said Kristy Matteson, director of marketing for Sound Surgical Technologies. "We selected GlobalMed because they have a great reach in those markets - they've been a leader in providing advanced technologies to overseas clinicians."
Sound Surgical Technologies' system is distributed in the United States, South America, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Australia and Europe. The company estimates that more than 70,000 liposuction procedures have been performed with its system.
The VASER system has been on the market since 2001, and received final clearance for lipoplasty in 2002.
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Intrepid Travel donates $19,000 to cyclone relief
BOULDER - Intrepid Travel in Boulder has donated $19,000 to cyclone victims in Burma. Located in Southeast Asia and known officially as the Union of Myanmar, the region was hit with a cyclone on May 3.
In an effort to assist the relief work of Médicines San Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders, the Intrepid Foundation, an arm of adventure company Intrepid Travel, donated $19,000 in assistance.
"I have traveled to Myanmar several times in the past, and it's heartbreaking to hear the extent of the destruction," said Intrepid Travel chief executive Darrell Wade. "Intrepid Travel stopped operating trips to Myanmar in 2001 due to its political and human rights issues, but we see this as no reason to withhold aid in this time of absolute crisis."
Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, Intrepid Travel was established in 1989, has 600 employees worldwide and has one U.S. location in Boulder.
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Community Calendar
Casey Middle School presents Steps for Literacy from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. on Friday, May 9. In this fundraiser for the school, faculty and family will march from the school to the Pearl Street Mall, carrying banners and leaflets of sponsors. Contact: 303-245-5948.
The Mental Health Center Serving Boulder and Broomfield Counties offers Beautiful Art for Beautiful Minds from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 9 at the St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St. in Boulder. An evening of fine art, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and music by Holly and the Husbands, featuring an art and silent auction. All proceeds benefit Chinook Clubhouse, a social and vocational support program for adults with mental illness. Cost: $50. Contact: Kelly Cochran, 303-413-6287 or kcochran@mhcbbc.org.
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