Brad Gebhard, president of Los Angeles-based American Apparel, will keynote the 3rd annual Apparel + Lifestyle Manufacturing Summit next Wednesday, September 28 in Denver, Colorado at the newly remodeled McNichols Building in Civic Center park. Gebhard appears at an interesting time not only for the American Apparel, North America’s largest apparel company, but also for […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SALT LAKE CITY, September 30, 2015 — CompanyWeek Media announced this week that Alicia Cunningham has joined the content development team as business writer and market ambassador. Bart Taylor, founder and publisher of CompanyWeek, said Knight will lead local content development efforts with the aim of highlighting Utah’s growing manufacturing sector, in […]
In early April, CompanyWeek checked in with several manufacturers about pandemic-related impacts. A little more than a month later, here’s part two of the series. We asked manufacturers for a quick read on how COVID-19 is impacting manufacturing. Highlights: PPE has provided a bridge for some manufacturers, though suppliers project hospital providers will return to […]
Where: Denver, Colorado / Asia www.alchemybicycles.com Denver Founded: 2008 Privately owned Employees: 12 Industry: Consumer & Lifestyle Products: Bicycles Alchemy changed the game by manufacturing composite bike frames in the U.S. Growth is now driving a global supply chain. Owner Ryan Cannizzaro founded Alchemy Bicycles in Austin, Texas, in 2008 and moved the company to […]
Where: Denver, Colorado www.azurefurniture.com Founded: 2012 Privately owned Employees: 6 Industry: Consumer & Lifestyle Products: Furniture New owners Ricky and Bernhard Opitz eye expansion for a Colorado furniture brand built on beetle-kill pine. Corbin Clay founded Azure in 2009 on the idea of transforming beetle-kill pine into handcrafted, heirloom-quality furniture. In early, Clay sold the […]
On the evening of April 4, CompanyWeek and Manufacturer’s Edge presented the fourth annual Colorado Manufacturing Awards (CMAs) at the University of Denver’s Cable Center. The event has grown every year since inception, with 2019 marking the first to venture beyond Colorado state lines with awards for standout manufacturers in New Mexico and Wyoming. As […]
On the night of April 4, 2019, CompanyWeek is presenting the fourth annual Colorado Manufacturing Awards at the Cable Center at the University of Denver. Every week leading up to the big event, we are publishing short profiles detailing the finalists in 12 different categories. This edition covers: Industrial Manufacturer of the Year, Contract Manufacturer […]
On the night of April 4, 2019, CompanyWeek is presenting the fourth annual Colorado Manufacturing Awards at the Cable Center at the University of Denver. Every week leading up to the big event, we are publishing short profiles detailing the finalists in 12 different categories. This edition covers: Outstanding Craft Brewer, Builder/Construction Co. of the […]
A who’s who of Colorado’s clothing and gear makers converged in Denver to talk cut-and-sew hubs of the future. CompanyWeek‘s fifth annual Apparel & Outdoor Industry (AOI) Manufacturing Summit took place on October 18, 2018, at Cultivated Synergy, a coworking space in the RiNo Art District in Denver. Two themes were front and center: places […]
“Modest growth” is an apt term to describe the trajectory of Colorado manufacturing the past several years, one that continues to accurately describe the sector’s performance year-to-date in 2018. Economic data released the past 30 days or so also speaks to more volatility creeping into the sector as the impact of tariffs threatens Colorado exports, […]