2015 Annual Report - Vital For Colorado

2015
A YEAR IN REVIEW
A Leading Voice for Responsible
Oil and Gas Development
Table of Contents
Letter from the Chairman | 1
Board of Directors & Staff | 2
Mission and Pledge | 3
Chronology: A Look at Vital’s Year | 4
Vital’s Voice | 6
Colorado Congressional Delegation | 8
Lifting Ban on Crude Oil Exports | 10
Letter to COGCC | 12
Our Coalition | 14
Looking Forward | 20
Thank You to Our Friends | Inside Back Cover
Letter from the Chairman
To Our Valued Vital for Colorado Coalition Members
Since its inception two years ago, Vital for Colorado has been committed to promoting the benefits of responsible energy
production in Colorado. We pushed this agenda last year by providing education and advocacy at almost 80 community
events, business meetings, and symposia throughout the state. As a result of these efforts, our coalition of like-minded
citizens, chambers of commerce, trade associations, businesses, and business leaders grew by the end of 2015 to more
than 56,000 coalition members who recognize the positive economic impact this $25 billion-per-year industry has
on our state and local economies and how our regulations preserve those economic benefits and balance the needs
of the many stakeholders.
Instead of the polarized debates of 2014, policymakers, operators and individuals worked together to craft new
regulations to implement the unanimous recommendations of the Governor’s Oil and Gas Task Force. While more of the
extreme efforts continue to pursue hydraulic fracturing bans, many of the mainstream stakeholders, including Vital for
Colorado, continue to work together to develop reasonable and sensible solutions. This is the Colorado Way.
Vital for Colorado continues to provide the “voice of business” by reminding stakeholders and regulators about the
importance of the oil and gas industry to Colorado’s overall economy. This year, we took our advocacy to a national level
by helping to defeat an outdated, 40-year-old crude oil export ban that hampered access to new overseas customers.
Thanks to nearly 100 Vital for Colorado business associations and leaders, we encouraged our federal delegation
members to lift the ban. We also joined with Our Energy Moment to improve access to our liquid natural gas supplies
overseas. As our coalition members know, these opportunities stand to create thousands of jobs and pump more
money into our economy.
These major initiatives can’t be done without support from you, the 56,000+ members of our coalition. For 2016,
we intend to further expand our coalition, improve the quality of our newsletters, refresh our website, and expand our
social media presence to better improve our engagement and get you the information you need.
On behalf of our fifteen-person Board of Directors, thank you for being part of our team. We look forward to working
with you in 2016 and expanding the breadth and impact of our state’s largest issue-based coalition.
Sincerely,
Chairman of the Board
2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW | 1
Board of Directors
Peter Moore
CEO & President
Kelly J. Brough
Gayle Dendinger
President/CEO, Denver
Shareholder
Robinson Waters &
O’Dorisio, P.C.
Metro Chamber of Commerce
Chief Executive Officer
CAP Logistics
Jennifer Diggins
Director, Public Affairs
Nucor Corporation
The Honorable
Michael Dunafon
Mayor
City of Glendale
Loren R. Furman
Senior VP for State and
Federal Relations
Colorado Association of
Commerce and Industry
Robert Golden
Jack Hays
Kittie L. Hook
President/CEO
South Metro Denver
Chamber
CEO and President
Resource West
Managing Director
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Mike Kopp
Michelle Smith
Dana M. Svendsen
Executive Director
Colorado Concern
Director
Rockies President, NARO
Member
Jackson Kelly PLLC
Dr. Becky Takeda-Tinker
Jeff Wasden
Chad Vorthmann
President
Colorado Business
Roundtable
Executive Vice President
Colorado Farm Bureau
Staff
Consultants
Legal Counsel
Rich Coolidge
J.M. Anderson, Esq.
Chelsie Miera
Gwendolyn A. Benevento, Esq.
Accountant
Richard J. Whipple, Jr. CPA, MTax
2 | VITAL FOR COLORADO
President
Colorado State University –
Global Campus
Mission and Pledge
Our Mission
To promote the benefits of energy production
in Colorado, highlight energy resource
extraction as a critical part of Colorado’s
state economy, and support a rational,
well-regulated, and competitive regulatory
1. Recognize Economic Benefit
The oil and gas industry is a key driver of Colorado’s economy. Last
year, the industry supported over 213,000 Colorado jobs and more
than $25 billion in economic activity, helping make Colorado the fifth fastest
growing economy in the U.S.
2. Be a National Leader
Colorado is a recognized national leader in energy regulation. We have the most
comprehensive and stringent environmental rules in the nation, including rules
that require disclosure and ensure the safety and transparency of fracking.
environment which allows energy production
in the state to thrive responsibly.
We Support Responsible Oil and Natural Gas
Development and We Oppose Energy Bans
and Patchwork Regulations
Our coalition agrees with the following seven principles regarding oil
and natural gas development and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
These principles are paramount to a vibrant and successful oil and
natural gas industry in Colorado.
3. Maintain History of Safety
Fracking has been safely used in Colorado for more than 60 years and more
than 90 percent of all wells today are fracked. Fracking is a transformational
technology, opening up more than 100 years of domestic natural gas.
4. Rely on Science, Facts & Data
Policymakers and the public should rely on science, facts and data to guide
discussion, not scare tactics and hyperbole.
5. Integrate Backup Sources
Development of natural gas is indispensable to the continued expansion of
wind, solar and other renewable forms of energy in the state. Because the
wind doesn’t always blow and the sun doesn’t always shine, natural gas is an
integral backup energy source—a cornerstone of Colorado’s “all of the above”
energy policy.
6. Promote Comprehensive Regulation
Colorado should continue to regulate oil and gas development in a comprehensive,
statewide manner, rather than a patchwork quilt of inconsistent regulations. A
comprehensive and consistent approach to oil and gas development is the best
and only way to ensure that Colorado protects our natural environment while
remaining an inviting place for current and future energy investment.
7. Employ Non-Traditional Approach
We oppose attempts to politicize energy regulation, enact wholesale energy
bans or create regulatory chaos by repealing Colorado’s traditional statewide
approach to energy regulation.
2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW | 3
Chronology
A Look at Vital’s Year: Education and Outreach
February ’15
07
Special Olympics Aurora Polar Plunge,
Aurora Reservoir
21
Denver Chinese New Year celebration
22
Anthem Fight for Air Climb, Denver
26
2015 Governor’s Forum on Colorado Agriculture,
Denver
27
Energy Forum & Expo CO, Grand Junction
28
Special Olympics Denver Polar Plunge (City Park)
March ’15
May ’15
02
Cinco De Mayo, Greeley
02–03
Cinco De Mayo, Denver
09
Feel the Energy 5K-Presented by Denver
Association of Petroleum Landmen, Denver
13
Colorado Energy EXPO, Denver
16
19th Annual Erie Town Fair and Balloon Festival
23–25
Stenger Invitational, Arvada
27
“In It Together” with Governor John Hickenlooper
and U.S. Senator Cory Gardner
30
Erie Concerts in the Park
07
Special Olympics Boulder Polar Plunge,
Boulder Reservoir
07
Special Olympics Statewide Skating Competition,
Denver Metro Area
01–03
CCI Summer Conference, Keystone
23
Anadarko Open House, Denver
05–07
26
State of Colorado Division of Water Resources,
Irrigation Symposium, Loveland
Special Olympics State Summer Games,
Grand Junction
06
Johnstown BBQ Day
28
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Denver Big Game
Banquet, Broomfield
06
Berthoud Day
07
2015 Criterium, Wheat Ridge
09
Energy Moving Forward, Denver
11
Summit Great Outdoors Colorado, Denver
13
Pedaling 4 Parkinson’s, Denver
14
Market at the Fort, Fort Lupton
15
Transportation Summit, Greeley
17
Rocky Mountain Geologists Golf Tournament,
Littleton
18
Hispanic Chamber Golf Tournament, Castle Pines
26
Western Conservative Summit, Denver
April ’15
04
Special Olympics Northeast Area Powerlifting
Competition, Greeley High School
09–11 60th Annual Colorado Science & Engineering
Fair, Fort Collins
11
Special Olympics Northeast Area Aquatics Meet,
Mountain View High School, Loveland
16
2015 Colorado Sportsmen’s Heritage Reception,
Denver
23
Special Olympics Weld County Athletics Meet,
Greeley
4 | VITAL FOR COLORADO
June ’15
26–28
28
Bike MS Expo, Westminster
Greeley Stampede “Energy Day”
July ’15
September ’15
03
Independence Eve, Denver
05
Town of Frederick Chainsaw Carving Competition
04
4th at Firestone
12
Mead Community Days
04
The 4th in Fort Lupton
12
Trapper Days, Fort Lupton
June 25–05 Greeley Stampede
13
Fiestas Partrias, Denver
11
Erie Concerts in the Park
18–20
12
Market at the Fort, Fort Lupton
18
Duck Race, Brighton
20
Special Olympics Northeast Area
Bocce Tournament, Boulder
23
BizWest Energy Summit, Loveland
23–26
25
Arapahoe County Fair
Special Olympics Northeast Area
Softball Tournament, Longmont
29–August 03
Weld County Fair, Greeley
August ’15
26
Pedal the Plains, Julesburg, Holyoke,
and Sterling
Carbon Valley – Doggie Dash, Dacono
October ’15
03
Oktoberfest, Berthoud
10
Conserving Nature’s Resources, Loveland
17
Special Olympics State Flag Football, Denver
30
Halloween Safe Night, Firestone
November ’15
01
Special Olympics Plane Pull, DIA
07
Special Olympics Fall Classic, Lakewood
01
Carbon Valley Music Festival, Dacono
19
Gas Processors Association (GPA) Rocky Mountain
Chapter Regional Conference, Denver
July 31–August 04
Larimer County Fair, Loveland
20–21
04
National Night Out, Fort Lupton
08
Erie Air Fair
08
Special Olympics Statewide Summer Classic,
Aurora
09
Market at the Fort, Fort Lupton
05
14
2nd Annual Golf Tournament, Berthoud
07–10
15
Georgia Boys Blues, Brews & BBQ event,
Frederick
14–16
Carnation Festival, Wheat Ridge
21–22
Loveland Corn Roast Festival
28
Colorado Farm Bureau Annual Meeting,
Denver
December ’15
Carbon Valley Holiday Festival, Firestone
Colorado Ag Classic, Loveland
Carbon Valley Golf Tournament, Firestone
28–September 07
Colorado State Fair, Pueblo
2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW | 5
Vital’s Voice: Leading the Way
All of these articles are posted
on vitalforcolorado.com
Extreme Measures Should be
Rejected in Thornton
11 new ballot proposals take aim at
Colorado oil and gas industry, fracking
Dec. 23, 2015 – By: Cathy Proctor
Colorado’s energy industry may feel little
impact from lifting crude oil export ban
Nov. 11, 2015
By: Peter Moore and Tony Gagliardi (NFIB)
Our hope is that the Thornton City Council and staff
will continue to research best practices successfully
used throughout the state and work with operators and
local residents to find appropriate resolutions to issues
that preserve our local communities and our economy.
Dec. 16, 2015 – By: Cathy Proctorr
Colorado business groups seek end to
U.S. ban on crude oil exports
Ban the ban: Colorado coalition calls
for crude oil exports
Sept. 16, 2015 – By: Cathy Proctor
Oct. 20, 2015 – By: Phil Castle
Proposed Colorado amendment would
give locals more say on fracking, wages
Aug. 17, 2015 – By: Cathy Proctor
Denver fracking foes deliver petitions
seeking citywide ban
Grand Junction
Colorado group pushes to
end oil export ban
Oct. 7, 2015
Aug. 8, 2015 – By: Cathy Proctor
Activists demand fracking ban in Denver;
oil and gas backers say they’re ready for
a fight
Feb. 27, 2015 – By: Cathy Proctor
Western Slope Now – Grand Junction
Oil and gas supporters vocal about
export ban
Oct. 7, 2015
OpEd
Lifting ban on crude oil exports helps
Western Slope
Oct. 11, 2015 – By: Kristi Pollard
And why wouldn’t we support lifting the ban? The ban
is a relic of the last energy crisis which originated
in 1975 when the world and our energy situation
looked much, much different. What appeared to be a
rapidly deteriorating supply 40 years ago has given
way to unprecedented abundance, thanks to vast
improvements in technology.
6 | VITAL FOR COLORADO
Activists tweak message, timing
in latest anti-fracking ballot fight
Fractivists renew push for Denver
moratorium with petition delivery
Aug. 21, 2015 – By: Valerie Richardson
Apr. 8, 2015 – By: Jon Murray
Bipartisan leaders build support
for fracking
Colorado anti-fracking groups launch
campaign for statewide ban
May 29, 2015 – By: Peter Moore
Feb. 24, 2015 – By: Bruce Finley
“Our regulations are based on health and safety,
not politics.” This statement made by Weld County
Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer set the stage for a
recent bipartisan event hosted by Vital for Colorado,
a coalition of over 35,000 individuals and local
industries supporting our state’s oil and natural
gas producers. The event featured Colorado’s top
Democrat, Governor John Hickenlooper, and top
Republican, U.S. Senator Cory Gardner, discussing
their support for the industry and hydraulic fracturing.
News Release
Business groups press COGCC to
implement Task Force recommendations
Aug. 11, 2015 – By: Rich Coolidge
Hick, Gardner talk energy future
May 29, 2015 – By: Valerie Richardson
News Release
Hickenlooper, Gardner talk fracking
May 27, 2015 – By: Rich Coolidge
Rare joint appearance: Hickenlooper,
Gardner address future of oil & gas
May 27, 2015
Governor John Hickenlooper and U. S. Senator Cory Gardner
discuss oil and natural gas issues at the “In It Together” event,
May 27, 2015.
2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW | 7
In Support of Lifting Crude Oil Exports Ban
September 16, 2015
Member of the Colorado Congressional Delegation United States Senate/House of Representatives
Address Senate/House Office Building Washington, D.C.
Dear Members of the Colorado Congressional Delegation,
We write to express our support of lifting the outdated ban on crude oil exports. As a state with significant oil
production, we strongly urge all members of the Colorado delegation to support this policy, and by extension,
support one of Colorado’s most important industries.
The benefits to the nation of lifting the crude oil export ban are numerous. According to a study conducted by
Englewood-based IHS, entitled US Crude Oil Export Decision: Assessing the Impact of the Export Ban and Free
Trade on the U.S. Economy, some of the benefits to U.S. citizens would be:
• $746 billion in additional economic investment and an average increase in domestic production of
1.2 million barrels per day
• $265 billion in overall savings for consumers, translating into as much as $391 in annual household savings
• Average increase in annual GDP of $73 billion
• Reduction of net petroleum imports between one and two million barrels per day
• Government revenue of $1.3 trillion between 2016 and 2030
One notable finding from the report is “the additional crude oil supply would lower gasoline prices by an
annual average of 8 cents per gallon.” By providing more oil to the world market, the United States would further
stabilize global supply, which would, in turn, help to insulate hard working Americans from the supply whims of
OPEC. In short, more American oil means less influence from countries that may not share our values, and more
Aurora Chamber of Commerce
American Council of Engineering Companies
of Colorado
Associated Builders and Contractors,
Rocky Mountain
Brighton Economic Development Corporation
Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of Highlands Ranch
Colorado Arborists and Lawncare
Professionals
Colorado Association of Commerce
and Industry
Colorado Assoc. of Mechanical and
Plumbing Contractors
Colorado Bankers Association
Colorado Business Roundtable
Colorado Competitive Council (C3)
Colorado Concern
Colorado Contractors Association
Colorado Farm Bureau
8 | VITAL FOR COLORADO
Colorado Oil & Gas Association
Colorado Republican Business Coalition
Common Sense Policy Roundtable
Craig Chamber of Commerce
Denver Energy Network
Denver Metro Commercial Association
of Realtors
Denver South Economic
Development Partnership
Douglas County Business Alliance
Douglas County Energy Coalition
Evans Area Chamber of Commerce
Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce
FUEL (Fostering Unity Energizing Leadership)
Grand Junction Economic Partnership
Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce
Greeley Chamber of Commerce
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
of Metro Denver
I-70 Regional Economic
Advancement Partnership
Jeffco Economic Development Corporation
Keenesburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Loveland Chamber of Commerce
Metro North Chamber of Commerce
NAIOP-Colorado
NARO Rockies
Northern Colorado Economic
Development Corporation
Northern Colorado Latino Chamber
of Commerce
Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance
Northwest Douglas County Economic
Development Corp.
Parker Chamber
Portland Cement AssociationRocky Mt. Region
Prime Rib Club of Brighton
Progressive 15
money for the American consumer. With the international marketplace, not the U.S. marketplace determining
American gasoline prices, additional crude oil exports will have a stabilizing effect on gasoline prices as those
increased oil supplies put downward pressure on the world marketplace and reduce price volatility for refined
petroleum products.
Taking into account the dramatic increase in domestic oil production—the United States has surpassed Saudi
Arabia and Russia as the world’s leading oil and natural gas combined producer—lifting this outmoded policy
would lead to increased production, more American jobs and economic growth. The nation’s geopolitical interests
are best served by providing a more stable market for international allies and trading partners. Providing U.S.
crude exports to our allies and trading partners weakens the power of unstable and unfriendly nations to manage
crude oil supply, to dictate prices and to use their oil as a lever against our allies to the detriment of our nation’s
international interests.
We represent a broad coalition of business, civic and economic development leaders along with thousands of
Coloradans from across the state. We support and promote the benefits of energy in Colorado, some of which are
listed below (according to a 2012 study conducted by Colorado University Leeds School of Business):
• $9.3 billion of production value
• $1.6 billion in public revenue
• More than 50,000 people directly employed by the oil and gas industry
• Average wages of oil and gas employees exceeding $74,000
As leaders on matters of critical importance to the proliferation of a thriving Colorado industry, we strongly
support lifting the ban on crude oil exports and we urge the members of the Colorado delegation to do the same.
Sincerely,
Rifle Regional Economic
Development Corporation
South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce
Upstate Colorado Economic Development
West Slope Colorado Oil
and Gas Association
Western Energy Alliance
Representative John Becker
Commissioner Rod Bockenfeld
Representative J. Paul Brown
Representative Perry Buck
Senate President Bill Cadman
Representative Kathleen Conti
Commissioner Sean Conway
Commissioner Julie Cozad
Senator Larry Crowder
Representative Tim Dore
Commissioner Nancy Doty
Representative Justin Everett
Commissioner Mike Freeman
Senator Kevin Grantham
Senator Owen Hill
Senator Chris Holbert
Senator Cheri Jahn
Representative Janak Joshi
Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer
Representative Polly Lawrence
Senator Kevin Lundberg
Mayor Roy B. McClung
Commissioner Steve Moreno
Senator Tim Neville
Representative Dan Nordberg
Commissioner Ed Norden
Commissioner Don Rosier
Representative Lori Saine
Senator Ray Scott
Commissioner Libby Szabo
Commissioner Casey Tighe
Representative Yeulin Willett
Mr. John Andrews, Director,
Centennial Institute, former President
of the Colorado Senate
Ms. Kay Cary
Mr. Robert Cary
Ms. Deborah A. Deal, CEO IX Power
Foundation, Inc. V.P. Marketing & Public
Affairs, IX Power Clean Water
Ms. Tamara Door, President and CEO
of the Downtown Denver Partnership
Ms. Simone Potter
Mr. William Potter
Mr. Troy McWhinney,
Chief Investment Officer
& Co-Founder, McWhinney
2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW | 9
Lifting Ban on Crude Oil Exports
Boosts Security
By Dan Nordberg, Colorado State House of Representatives, District 14
Published: October 4, 2015 in the Colorado Springs Gazette
Protection. It’s a powerful motivator.
It’s why we fund defense and intelligence to keep us safe from those in the world who don’t share our values
and wish us harm. It’s why we lock our doors at night to provide confidence and comfort for our loved ones. It’s
the motivation behind keeping us from exporting crude oil. We need to take care of our own first and insulate
ourselves from the vagaries and volatility of an unpredictable global market.
It is this thinking that led to the creation of the 1975 Energy Policy and Conservation Act, which, among other
things, established the ban on crude oil exports. United States oil production seemed to be in permanent decline,
and ensuring that United States citizens had the energy we needed was indeed a noble cause. But something
amazing happened in the last 15 years as the U.S. oil and gas producers seized technology and mounted a
remarkable comeback.
Combining the technologies of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, the U.S. unlocked oil and natural gas
previously thought impossible to extract, and did so in remarkable quantities. Whereas as recently as 2005, we
imported more than 60 percent of our oil (much of that from OPEC), just last year we imported less than 30
percent, much of that coming from our North American allies.
We have even become the leading combined oil and natural gas producer in the entire world, surpassing Russia
and Saudi Arabia. The shale revolution in the United States has changed the global dynamic of energy production,
yet despite this change, our archaic policy of prohibiting crude oil exports remains.
It’s not like energy exports are an alien concept to the United States, either. Exports of refined products such as
gasoline and jet fuel are allowed, yet the prohibition on crude oil remains. Why?
As you consider that question, think again about protection as a motivator. We have our supply shored up, and no
doubt access to additional markets would spur more activity and technological leaps forward from oil and gas
producers, further ensuring U.S. prosperity and energy security, but what has happened with the shale revolution
in the United States has not happened all over the world.
10 | VITAL FOR COLORADO
An opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal this year from former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta summarizes
the precarious nature of many of the world’s leading energy producers. Civil war in Libya, a poorly managed
economy in Venezuela, continual unrest in Iran, and, most notably, Russia’s overwhelming supply dominance over
Europe. Russian gas accounts for more than 25 percent of supply in all of Europe, with many countries in Eastern
and Central Europe exceeding more than 50 percent.
Providing our allies with alternative supply decreases the leverage of unstable and unfriendly nations while
diminishing financing for acts of aggression, such as Russia’s activity in Ukraine and Syria. Since the shale
revolution has galvanized not only our economic, but our national security, we owe it to our allies to provide
them the same level of protection.
Often when we think about security, we think only about military activity and how best to manage violent conflict.
What we should think about more are ways in which our abundance can decrease the power of unfriendly
nations while emboldening the confidence and security of our allies.
Lifting the ban on U.S. crude oil exports can serve a powerful tool in achieving this dual purpose.
This is why I was proud to be a part of the coalition of 90+ co-signers, headed by Vital for Colorado, of a letter
sent to the Colorado congressional delegation encouraging their support of the repeal of the crude oil export
ban. A bevy of nonpartisan organizations have conducted studies touting the economic benefits of lifting the ban,
but they rarely touch on one of the most powerful reasons we should support overturning this well-meaning, but
ultimately counterproductive, prohibition.
Protection. Providing protection to our allies should motivate us to lift this outmoded ban and help us come closer
to realizing our goal of a more secure world.
2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW | 11
Letter to COGCC
August 11, 2015
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
1120 Lincoln St., Suite 801
Denver, CO 80203
Dear Honorable Members of the COGCC,
As business and community leaders from around Colorado, we are writing to deliver a simple message:
keep driving forward on the Governor’s Oil and Gas Task Force’s recommendations.
Thanks to bipartisan leadership from Governor John Hickenlooper and key Republicans in the legislature, a ballot
showdown was averted last year. As part of the deal to withdraw anti-energy initiatives, the Governor empaneled
a diverse group of representatives from local government, civic groups, environmental interests, agriculture and
the energy industry to review Colorado’s oil and natural gas regulations. Already widely viewed as the toughest in
the nation, these regulations were further strengthened by the task force, which found additional ways for local
communities, operators and the state to collaborate before oil and natural gas development even begins.
After an exhaustive and deliberative process, that included substantial public input and hundreds of hours of
deliberation, the task force made the strongest, most comprehensive energy regulations in America even tougher.
12 | VITAL FOR COLORADO
State regulators then held another 11 meetings over the last month to receive further input from local officials
and community members in how best to implement these recommendations.
Now that year-long, thoughtful, balanced and deliberative process has come to end. We urge you to put pen
to paper and finish the job of Governor Hickenlooper’s task force by implementing these recommendations.
Colorado’s economy is strong, and we in the business community want to ensure that the business climate
remains stable and reliable. Drafting these rules to implement the task force’s recommendations will help
keep the industry moving and support Colorado jobs.
Sincerely,
2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW | 13
Our Coalition
ASSOCIATIONS
A
Action 22, Inc.
American Council of Engineering
Companies of Colorado
American Trucking Association
Americans For Prosperity, Colorado
Arvada Chamber of Commerce
Associated Builders and Contractors,
Rocky Mountain
Associated General Contractors of Colorado
Associated Governments of
Northwest Colorado
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Aurora Chamber of Commerce
B
Brighton Economic Development
Corporation
Brush Area Chamber of Commerce
Building Jobs 4 Colorado
C
Cañon City Chamber of Commerce
Carbon Valley Chamber of Commerce
Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce
Centennial Institute
Chamber of Commerce of Highlands Ranch
Childrens Hospital Colorado
Children’s Voices of Colorado
Citizens Action for Safe Energy-CASE
Citizens Supporting Property Rights
City of Craig
City of Rifle
Club 20
Coloradans for Responsible
Energy Development
Colorado Apartment Association
Colorado Arborists and Lawncare
Professionals
Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association
Colorado Association of Commerce
and Industry
Colorado Association of
Conservation Districts
Colorado Association of Home Builders
Colorado Association of Mechanical
and Plumbing Contractors
Colorado Association of PlumbingHeating-Cooling Contractors
Colorado Association of Realtors
Colorado Automobile Dealers Association
Colorado Bankers Association
Colorado Business Roundtable
Colorado Cattlemen’s Association
Colorado Competitive Council (C3)
Colorado Concern
Colorado Contractors Association
Colorado Dairy Farmers
14 | VITAL FOR COLORADO
More than 56,000 Coloradans, businesses, trade organizations
and other groups have signed our pro-energy pledge.
Colorado Farm Bureau
Colorado Hospital Association
Colorado Issues Coalition
Colorado Licensed Beverage Association
Colorado Log Cabin Republicans
Colorado Motor Carriers Association
Colorado Mule Deer Association
Colorado Oil and Gas Association
Colorado Outfitters Association
Colorado Prosperity Project (CO P2)
Colorado Ready Mixed Concrete
Association
Colorado Republican Business Coalition
Colorado Rural Electric Association
Colorado Springs Regional
Business Alliance
Colorado Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
Colorado Tea Party Patriots
Colorado Technology Association
Colorado Timber Industry Association
Colorado Trappers Association
Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Colorado Wool Growers Association
Colorado Wyoming Petroleum
Marketers Association
Colorado Youth Outdoors
Columbine Health Plan
Common Sense Policy Roundtable
Consumer Energy Alliance
Cortez Area Chamber of Commerce
Craig Chamber of Commerce
Craig Hospital
Craig Moffat Economic Development
Partnership
Crowley County
E
D
I
DALTA (Denver Association of Lease
& Title Analysts)
Delta Area Chamber of Commerce
Delta County Farm Bureau
Delta Dental of Colorado
Denver Association of Petroleum Landmen
Denver Chamber
Denver Energy Network
Denver Metro Commercial Association
of Realtors
Denver Metro Young Republicans
Denver Petroleum Club
Denver Safari Club International
Denver South Economic Development
Partnership
Desk and Derrick Club
Dolores Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County Business Alliance
Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc.
Durango Chamber of Commerce
Eagle County Republicans
Economic Development Council
of Colorado
El Paso County Conservative
Republican Club
Elbert County
Energy Council East Weld
Environmental Conscious Consumers
for Oil Shale (ECCOS)
Evans Area Chamber of Commerce
F
Fort Lupton Chamber of Commerce
Fremont County Commissioners
FUEL-Colorado
G
Gluten Free Grand Valley
Grand Junction Area Chamber
Grand Junction Economic Partnership
Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce
Greeley Chamber of Commerce
Green Industries of Colorado
H
Healthy Forests Healthy Communities
Heating, Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration
Professionals of Colorado
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
of Metro Denver
Home Builders Association of Metro Denver
Housing and Building Association of
Colorado Springs
Housing and Building Association
of NorthWest Colorado
Huerfano County Farm Bureau
I-70 Regional Economic Advancement
Partnership
Independent Bankers of Colorado - IBC
J
Jeffco Economic Development Corporation
Jefferson County Business Lobby
Job Creators Network
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain
K
Keenesburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Kersey Chamber of Commerce
L
La Plata County Energy Council
Land Title Association of Colorado
Larimer County Farm Bureau
Logan County Farm Bureau
Loveland Chamber of Commerce
M
Mechanical Contractors Association
of Colorado
Meeker Chamber of Commerce
Mesa County Farm Bureau
Metro Denver Economic
Development Corporation
Metro North Chamber of Commerce
Moffat County Farm Bureau
Montrose Chamber of Commerce
Montrose Economic Development
Corporation
Montrose, Ouray & San Miguel Farm Bureau
Morgan County Economic Development
Corporation
Morgan County Farm Bureau
N
NAIOP-Colorado
NARO Rockies
National Federation of Independent
Businesses
Northern Colorado Latino Chamber
of Commerce
Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance
Northwest Douglas County Economic
Development Corporation
O
Orchard Mesa Irrigation District
P
Parachute Battlement Mesa Area
Chamber of Commerce
Parker Chamber of Commerce
Pikes Peak Association of Realtors
Portland Cement AssociationRocky Mt. Region
Ports-to-Plains Alliance
Progressive 15
R
Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce
Rangely District Hospital
Rangely Rural Fire District
Raptor Education Foundation
Rifle Chamber of Commerce
Rifle Regional Economic Development
Corporation
Rio Blanco County
Rio Blanco County Farm Bureau
Rio Blanco Water Conservancy
Rocky Mountain Association
of Environmental Professionals
S
San Juan Basin Farm Bureau
Sedgwick County Economic Development
Corporation
South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce
Southeast Weld County Chamber
of Commerce
Steamboat Energy Group
Sunrise Republican Women
T
Town of Dinosaur
Town of Meeker
Town of Parachute
Town of Platteville
Town of Rangely
U
Upstate Colorado Economic Development
V
Vital for Colorado
W
Washington County Farm Bureau
Weld County Farm Bureau
West Chamber
West Slope Colorado Oil
and Gas Association
Western Colorado Contractors Association
Western Energy Alliance
Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan
Recreation & Park District
White River Conservation District
Y
Yuma County Farm Bureau
BUSINESSES
4 Play Offroad
4E Energy Services, LLC
4J Farms
4th Street Cleaners
A
A & E Diemoz, LLLP
A & W Water Service
A Robin’s Nest Antiques
A.B. Hirschfeld & Sons
A-1 Heating & Cooling, Inc.
AA Consulting, LLC
AAA Building Maintenance, LLC
AAA Lawn Care
AACWEST
Aaron Birch Family Dental
Abacus Business Products, Inc.
ABC Wholesale
Accounting Resources, LLC
Accurate TDC, LLC
Ace West Trucking, Inc.
Ackley Building Center
ACME Plating
Action Auto Repair & Tire
Action Shop Services
Add Staff, Inc.
Adobe Creek Environmental Services
Adora Inn
Advanced Automotive & Truck Repair Inc
Advanced Refrigeration Inc.
AFB Enterprises
Affordable Trailers Inc.
AGPROfessionals
AHI Home Inspections
Air Compressor Service
Air Pollution Testing, Inc.
Aire Serv of Weld County
All Purpose Rental
All Seasons Rental-Hotsy
All Sound Designs
Alla Express
Allen Unique Autos
Allie Ooop Studio
Allmer Farm & Ranch
Alpine Floral
Altira Group
Alway’s Picken
AM Ellis Consulting
AMC Developing, LLC
AMG National Trust Bank
America It’s Time
American Auto Body
American Black Gold Investments
American Mountain Supply
American Northwest Realty
American Shale Oil, LLC
Americare Services
AmeriRealty, LLC
Amos Counseling
Andrade Tactical Consulting
Angel Transmissions
Anytime Services, LLC
AP Construction, Inc.
APC Construction Co., LLC
Apex Energy Group
Applied Control
Aquifer Tek
ARC Group
Arnett Trucking, LLC
Arriba Mi Negocio!
ARS, Inc.
Asher Associates
Aspen Country Realty
Associated Brokers & Consultants, Inc.
ATI Insulation
ATP Services, LLC
Auctoris
Audio Hospital
Audio Video Experts
Audubon Engineering
Auer & Associates, LLC
Auto Collision Specialists
Automated Business Products
Automation Plus Inc.
Automotive Services of All Sorts, Inc.
Axa Advisors
B
B & L Industries
B & N Performance, Inc.
B&B Welders Supply, Inc.
B.A.M.M. Inc.
B2 Orchards & Tree Farm
B2B CFO
Back Home ‘83-Soap & Candle, Co.
Backcountry Realty
Baker Hughes
Balance Biomechanics
Baldwin Farm
Ballard Cabinetry
Barn Media
Barron’s Oil Field Service, Inc.
Barry E. Walter Sr. CO
Baseline Engineering
Battlement Fabrication
Battlement Mesa Chiropractic Center
Battlement Mesa Company
Bayswater Exploration & Production, LLC
BCS Development, LLC
Beaver Real Estate
Beer Barn II
Begier’s Health Bar
Bell ATM Service, Inc.
Belton Livestock
Berthoud Drug
Best Exploration, Inc.
Best Paper & Ink
Best Sign Systems, Inc.
Bevjac Land & Cattle, LLC
Big D’s
Big O Tires, Cortez
Big Sky Energy Equipment
Bijou Creek Service & Supply, LLC
Biz Card Express
BlacFrac
Black Mountain Glass
Black Mountain Pump Service, Inc.
Blackeagle Energy Services
BlackGold Supply, Inc.
Blue Earth Construction
Blue Moon Bar & Grill
Blue Mountain Inn & Suites
Blue Spruce Inn
Blush Salon and Spa
Bob Johnson Automobile Appraisal
Bolton Construction
Bookcliff Survey Services
Boundary Resource Development, LLC
Bourland & Leverich
Bow River Capital Partners
Brady Trucking
Brand Construction
Brandt Logging, Inc.
Bray Commercial
Brent’s Country DJ and Karaoke
Bridge to Nowhere Tea Party
Brighton Auto Body Inc.
Brooks International
Broomfield 912
BSI-Crowd Control, LLC
Buck n Bull RV
Budget Host
Budget Host- Rangely
Bud’s Signs
Buescher Family Limited Partnership
Builders Door Supply
Bulldog Energy Services
Bulldog Fabrication, LLC
Bulldog Machine & Production Svc., LLC
Bulldog Properties, CO, LLC
Bully Moose Pulpit LLC
Burgess Finance Company
BYG, Inc.
C
C & P Corporation
C.C. Video Production, Inc.
C2 Aerospace Corporation
Cade Drilling, LLC
Calfrac Well Services
Caliber Home Loans
CallLaurence, LLC
CamBe Precision Framing
Camp Bow Wow
Candelaria Construction, Inc.
Cantalamessa Partners, LLC
Canyon Insurance & Financial Services
Capital Connection Partners, LLC
Capital Consulting Services
Car Tech Automotive
Carelli’s Pizzeria & Pasta
Carol N. Coburn Family Partnership LLLP
Cass Farms Co.
Cassidy Turley
Castlebar Real Estate
Catamount Constructors, Inc.
Catch Fire Marketing, LLC
Caterpillar
Caveman’s Iron Art
CC2BL Inc.
C-Cross-C Ranch
CEC Consulting
Centennial Suites
CEO Operating
CertaPro Painters of Colorado Springs
Certek Heat Machine
Certified Electric Supply
2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW | 15
Our Coalition
Challenge for Health, LLC
Champion Boots
Chapman’s Automotive
Charity Meinhart Design
Chemical Weed Control, Inc.
Cheryl & Co Real Estate
Chuck Whiteman and Associates (CWA)
Citadel Advisory Group, LLC
Citadel Security and Investigations
Clark Energy Corp.
Clarks
Clarks Auto
Classic Auto Body
Classic Nails & Day Spa
Claussen Consulting
Clean Fix LLC
Clear Creek Insurance
& Financial Services, Inc.
Clifton Liquors Inc.
CMB Farrier Service
Coleman’s Capco Services, LLC
Colliers International
Colorado Business Consulting Services
Colorado Business Consulting Services
Colorado Fireside, Inc.
Colorado House District 7 Republicans
Colorado Interiors, Inc.
Colorado Kitchens, LTD
Colorado Saddlery
Colorado School of Mines
Columbine Ford
Columbine Hearing Center
Column Commercial Partners
Comet Cleaners
Community Hospital, Grand Junction
CommWest
Compass Equipment Services, LLC
Computer Business Solutions
Concord Energy
Connollly Financial Group
Consolidated Electrical Distributors
COPS Productions
Cornerstone Ventures, Inc.
Coronado Liquor Mart
Cosmo Enterprises Inc. dba Rapid Refill Ink
Coteau Flow Testing
Cottonwood Florist
Couey Cattle Ranch
Country Lodge
Courageux Development
Courtyard and Residence Inn
by Marriott–Grand Junction
Cox Livestock, LLC
Craig and Alisa, LLC
Cranium 360
Cranston Land & Development
Crichton Consulting Services
16 | VITAL FOR COLORADO
Crichton Consulting Services
Cripple Cowboy Cow Outfit, Inc.
CRL Associates, Inc.
Crossfire, LLC
Crown Supply Company
Culinary Corner
Cuppa Joe @ Wendlls
Curl Up & Dye Hair Salon
Currier Ranch
Custom Industries, Inc.
D
D & G Trucking
D & G Wrecker Service
D & P Water, Inc.
D and B Auto
Dan Larson Communication
Dave’s Welding, Inc.
Davetos
David A. Pickett, Realtor
Davis Clothing Company
DC Promotional Products
DeBeque Liquor
Dee’s Pace
Deft Communications
Delta Cabinet Company
Delta Elevator
Delta Timber Company
Denver Machine Shop
DeVinny Jewelers, Inc.
DGP Engineering
Diemoz Construction Co.
Diesel Service & Supply
Dilligaf, Inc.
Diva Team at Keller Williams
Colorado West Realty
Diversified Services, Inc.
DLP Construction
Donaho Oil & Gas Consultants, LLC
Don’s Oilfield Service, Inc.
Dotsero Resources and Marketing
Double D Field Services
Double F, Inc
Double R Associates, Inc.
Downhole Tool Service, LLC
Drive Train Industries
Driver Developments
DTZ
Ducey Electric
Duco, Inc.
Duffys Outdoor Power Equipment
Dunn Family Farm
DW Metal Works
E
E & E Door & Window
EE3, LLC
Eagle County Republicans
Eagle Plumbing & Septic, LLC
Eagle’s Wing Natural Bison
Earth Saving Solutions
East Valley Liquor
Edge Energy
EHL Consulting
Eide Bailly, LLP
EKS&H
Elk Cove, LLC
Elk Mountain Inn
Elk Park Forest Restoration, LLC
Elk Peaks Consulting Group, LTD
Elk River Enterprises
Elkhorn Construction, Inc.
Elm Ridge Exploration Co., LLC
Elwood Staffing
EmTech, Inc.
Energy Field Security, Inc.
EnerPlus
England Fence Co.
Enserca Energy
En-Sim Partnership, LLC
Enstrom Candies, Inc.
Environmental Testing, Inc.
Envision Products, Inc.
Equal Justice Foundation
Erv’s Upholstery
Escape Landscapes, Inc.
Esplin’s Wildlife Studio
Essence Photography
Essential Marketing
E’Toile Designs by Amanda
Event Wizards
Evergreen Environmental Engineering, Inc.
Express Employment
Extinguisher Solutions, Inc.
E-Z Consulting
F
Farrell-Roeh Group
Farthing Ranch
Fashion Firearm Handbags
Fast Frame
FCI Constructors, Inc.
Femme Fatale Handbags, Ltd.
Fidelity Mortgage Company
Fifty Shadz Salon
Final Option
Fireplace West
Fisher’s Liquor Barn
Fisher’s Market, LLC
Flairmont Furniture
Flat Creek Digital
Flat Creek Management, LLC
Flat River Agri, Inc.
Flat Tops Ranch
Flint Personnel
Flower Motor Co., Inc.
Footers Catering
Forbes Certified Welding, LLC
Foreland Resources, LLC
Forethought.Net
Foundation Repair of Western Colorado
Four Sons Logistics, LLC
Four States Gasket & Rubber
Fourpoint Energy
Fox Engineering Solutions, Inc.
Fram Operating
Frank Henry Equipment
Frankie’s Coffee
Free Reign Ent.
Freedom Property Management
Frisco Napa Auto
Fritzler Resources, Inc.
Frontier Appliance
FR’s for Less
Fruita Grand Junction Body & Paint
Fruita Liquor Mart
Funshares RV
G
Galloway & Co.
Gamba & Associates, Inc.
Garfield Steel
Garretson’s Sport Center
Gas Products Corporation
Gateway Self Storage
Gecko Car Wash
General Heating & Air Conditioning
George Dunham Real Estate (GDRE)
George Leing for Colorado
Gilco Petroleum Park, LLC
GJ Auto Sales, LLC
Glacier Ice Arena
Glenwood Partnership LLLP
Global Nitrogen Services
GM Cleaning Services
GMCO Corporation
GMx Consulting, LLC
Gold Eagle Mining, Inc.
GoldLeaf CareGivers, Inc.
Gonzalez Insurance Group LLLC
Gonzo, LLC
Goolsby Brothers & Associates, Inc.
Gordon Graves, LLC
Gosney & Companies
Gould Construction
Grand Valley Power
Grand Valley Production Services
Grand Valley Tools
Granite Source, Inc.
Green N Go
Grett Land Co., LLP
Grimsley’s Upholstery
GSMS Investment, Inc.
Gun Depot
Guthrie’s Floor Covering
H
H & H Enterprises, Inc.
H & H Environmental
H & K Trucking, LLC
H Reed & Company
Hair On Wheels
Hall Media Group, LLC
Hallmark Photos
Hammerhead Paint Services, LLC
Hammond’s Golf
Hands Automotive
Handwerk Arts
Hanson International
Happy Hollidays, LLC
Harrahs Hair-Skin-Nails
Haselden Construction
Hawks Air Service
Hayward Ranch Outfitters
HCE Properties, LLLP
Heads Up Taxidermy
Hejl Trucking
Heritage Building
Higgy INV., LLC
High Country Auto
High Desert Floral
High Desert Outdoor Power
High Plains Cattle Supply, LLC
High Voltage, Inc.
Highland Cycles
Hillside Rental
H-Motel
Holistic Health Options
Hollidays Grill
Home Loan State Bank
Home Stead of Ashton
Homemaker Furnishings
Honnen Equipment
Hops and Grapes
Horizon Power Systems
Horsefly Brewing Company
Hot Water Productions
Hotspur Rident, LLC
HP Lawn Care
HR Dentistry
HRL Compliance Solutions, Inc.
Hunter Welding, Inc.
Hydro Advisors
HyLander
Hy-Way Feed and Ranch Supply
I
IBA Dairy Depot
I Made R. Safe & Compliant
Impact Promotional Products, LLC
Impact Promotions, Inc.
Industrial Hydraulics & Machine
Industrial Inspection Services
Inflection Energy
Inside Nutrition, LLC
Integrated Petroleum Technologies, Inc.
Intermountain Toxicology of Colorado
InterTech Environmental & Engineering, LLC
Inverness Properties, LLC
Invest in Colorado West, Inc.
Irish Innovations Welding
J
J & LL Services
J & M Machine
J. Paul & Debbie Brown Ranch
J.I.M.Z. Industries
Jack Schneider Farms, LLC
James A. Anderson Construction Co., Inc.
James K. Poole, Esq.
James S. Simes Sales
Janet Rowland Consulting
Jan’s Auto
Jasmine’s Coffee & Tea Café
Jason’s Automotive, LLC
Java Jct Coffee House
Jay Slash Bar, LP
Jay’s Butcher Block
Jay’s Steakhouse
JD Carey Construction
Jean’s Printing, Inc.
Jeremiah L. Woodward Authorized
Mac Tool Distributor
Jerrys Outdoor Sports
JJ’s Tire & Automotive
JLH Welding & Repair, Inc.
JMB Marketing
Joe Mason Insurance Agency, Inc.
Johnie’s Garden, Inc.
Jonathan L. Phetteplace
Jones International, Ltd.
The Jones Realty Group
Joni Inman Consulting
Jons Custom Creations Tattoo
Jost & Shelton Energy Group, P.C.
JR’s Carriage Service
JSC, Inc.
Juct’n Square Pizza
J-W Power Company
K
KB Oil Tools
KBrownlee Appraisals, LLC
KE Thompson, LLC
Keane on Safety, Inc.
Kenny’s Welding
Ken’s Reproductions
Kentwood City Properties
Kersey Market
Kersey Pool Hall
Kidds Automotive Repair Service
KM Collections
Koelbel and Company
Kokopelli Liquors
Kop Directional Service
KP Sales & Marketing, Inc.
KR Swerdfeger
KSJ Ventures
Kuersten Construction, LLC
Kuston K-Fab
L
L & J Inspections
L & L Hatch, LLC
L & L Hatch, LLC
La Provence Spa
Lamp Rynearson & Associates
Lancewood Corporation
Laramie Energy II, LLC
Lariat Lee Liquors, Inc.
Larimer Associates
Larson Engineering
Lasting Impressions Hair Designs
Laurie A. Stein DDS, PC
Laursen Repairs & Beyond
Leverington & Associates
LAW Sales, LLC
Lazy D Ranch
Leach’s Industrial Service, Inc.
Leading Edge Financial Group
Leadville Geology, Inc.
Leed Fabrication
Legacy Leadership Center, LLC
LEI Companies, Inc.
Leonard Peeling, Inc.
Liberty First
Life Leadership
Life Light Creative, LLC
Life’s A Peach Enterprises, LLC
Linc Energy Systems
Lincoln & Associates Creative, LLC
Liquor Barn Real Estate, LLC
Liv2Fly, LLC
Lizard King Consulting, LLC
LK Welding & Repair
LM Company
Lo Jo Partnership, LLC
Location Equipment Rentals, LLC
Lochvail Enterprises
Locksmith of Craig
Lockton Companies, LLC
Loco, Inc.
Lone Tree Energy & Associates, LLC
Lonestar Ranch
Long View Systems
Longs Peak Advisors
Loomis Farms and Ranch
Lost Creek Guide
Lost Solar Outfitters, LLC
Louie’s Pizza, Inc.
Loveland Auto Auction
LT, LLC
LTD Consulting, LLC
Lucas Industrial Repair, Inc.
Luckii Productions, LLC
Ludwig And Associates
Luk-Key Ventures, LLC
Lundvall Energy Park
M
M & M Communications
M & M Excavation
M & M Hauling
Majestic Trophy Outfitters
Major Mortgage
MAK Energy, Inc.
Mama’s Cake Classics
Mama’s Restaurant
Marie-Margot Couture
Marquee, LLC
Marsh Trucking, LLC
Master Automotive
Masters, LLC
Mathers Bar & Café
Maves Construction, Inc.
Maxxed Out 4x4
McGowan Consulting
McGuire Auto Parts
McPherson Construction, LLC
McWhinney
Med-Botics
Meeker Café
Meeker Collision Center
Meeker Drugs, Inc.
Meeker Embroidery
Meeker General Merchantile
Meeker Realty, LLC
Meeker Video
Mergelman Enterprises
Merrick and Co.
Merritt & Associates GC, Inc.
Mesa Bearing & Power Transmission
Mesa Crate & Pallet
Mesa Energy Partners
Mesa Moving
Mesa Verde Motors
Mexican House Meeker
MHA Petroleum Consultants, LLC
Michael B. Higginbotham, LLC
2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW | 17
Our Coalition
Michael Burkhard Real Estate
Michael L. Baker Insurance Agency, Inc.
Micro Plastics, Inc.
Mike’s Friendly Delivery Service, LLC
Mike’s Mountain Motors
Mile High Energy Solutions
Miller Pumps/Packers
Millers Grill
Mine Safety Instructor
Miner’s Claim Corporation
MJK Sales & Feed, Inc.
MJS Safety, LLC
Mohr’s Automotive
Monadnock Mineral Services, LLC
Montrose Implement & Motorsports
Montrose Mini Storage
Montrose Tire & Brake
Montrose Water Factory LLC
Monument Cleaners
Monument Garage Door, LLC
Monument Homes
Monument Insurance
Monument Powder
Monument View Lake LLC
Monumental Companies, LLC
Monumental Well Services
Moody Insurance Agency
Moose, LLC
More Air, LLC
Morris Monument
Morris Optical, LLC
Mortenson Construction
Mosnes Consulting
Mountain Chevrolet
Mountain High Paint
Mountain Quality Marketing LLC
Mountain States Welder Repair, LLC
Mountain Transmission
Mountain Valley Realty
Mountainman Home Improvements, Inc.
Mr. Cobbler
Mr. Detector
Mr. T’s Hardware & Building Supply
Mustang Energy Resources
MVR Resources, Inc.
N
Nachos Mexican Fine Dining
Nameloc Construction Management, Inc.
Narrow Gate Ministries
National Geological Services, Inc.
National Marketing Group
National Oilwell Varco
NCPS-Nabors Completion
and Production Services
Networks Unlimited
NexGen Oil and Gas, LLC
18 | VITAL FOR COLORADO
Nichols Insurance Agency
NLS Business Solutions
Northeast Planes Aviation, Inc.
Northern Colorado Real Estate
Northstar Gas Company, Inc.
Northwest Auto Glass
Northwestern Enterprises, LLC
NTL Management Systems
Nucor
Nuss Investigations
O
OAG Holdings, LLC
Oasis Ventures Limited
O’Connor Design Group, Inc.
Olathe Corn Company, LLC
Old Mountain Gift & Jewelry
Old Town Living
Olsen, Reyes & Sauerwein
Olson Strategies & Advertising
Organo Gold
Our Energy Moment
Out West Electric
Outcold Productions, Inc.
Overbrook Resources, Inc.
Overhead Door Company
of Grand Junction
Owens Public Affairs, LLC
Oxford Strategies, LLC
P
P2, LLC
Pachello’s Printing, Inc.
Page-Parsons Jewelers
Pampered Pets Boarding
Parachute Inn
Parachute Mini Storage
Park Street Grill & Bar
Parks Industries Motorsports & Performance
Pathway Communications, LLC
Patrick Davis Consulting
Patriot Artificial Lift
Patriot Truck Wash
Patterson-Uti
Pat-Way Cattle Company, Inc.
Paul Fazzini Agency
Peak Management Consulting & Training
Peak Surveying, Inc.
Pearmain’s Performance & Auto
PEO Concepts, Ltd.
Perfect Weddings & Events
Performance Muffler and Auto
Perkins Precision Developments
Persigo Wash, LLC
Petersens Flooring & Designs, LLC
Petroleum Land Management, LLC
PFS-Petroleum Field Services LLC
Phetteplace Trucking
Phil Vaughan Construction
Management, Inc.
Phill Foster and Company
Phil’s Pro Auto Service
Pikes Peak Energy Network
Pink Zebra Independent Consultant
Pinyon Tree Liquor
Pioneer Energy
Pioneer Mobile Home Court
Pioneer Rig Supply
Pioneer Steel Inc.
Pipher Woodworking
Platt River Tires
Platte Valley Excavating
Pollard Brothers Motors
Polstar Strategies, LLC
Powderhorn Mountain Resort
PowderTek
Power Motive Corp.
Power Service of Colorado
Power Square Design & Architecture
Precision Excavating, Inc.
Precision Printing
Precriptions Salon & Spa
Premier Daylighting
Premier Gold and Games Cyber Café
Premier Gold Buyers
Premier Signs & Neon, LLC
Principled Staffing, Inc.
Pro Space Interiors
Professional Field Services
Professional Touch
Proformance Apparel
Proved Resouces, LLC
Publicity Support
Pucket Land Company
Pure Brand Communications
Q
QRS Outdoor Specialties
QuickPro, LLC
R
R & B Classic Creations
R & R Mechanical
R & R’s Auto Body, Inc.
R & T Oilfield Services
R + M Services
R and L Tires, LLC
R.C. Michael Company, Inc.
Rainbow Consulting, LLC
Rampart Range Trucking, LLC
Rangely Auto Parts
Rangely Collision Center, LLC
Rangely Community Gardens
Rangely Conoco Tire & Auto
Rangely Hardware, Inc.
Rangely Liquor Store
Rangely Trash Service
Razzmatazz, Inc.
RD Media & Design, Inc.
RDI USA
Real Sites Mortgage
Reata Petroleum Corporation-Fort Morgan
Reata Petroleum Corporation-Sterling
Recycle Sports
Red Arrow Gold Corporation
Red Deer Ironworks Inc. USA
Redi Services
Redstone Bank
Regional Oilfield Services, LLC
Reighard & Associates
Reliable Supply
Reliant Roofing, Inc.
Rental Supply Co
Reserve Arms, LLC
Revealing Politics
Review Watch LLC
Rider & Quesenberry, LLP
Ridgeway Valley Enterprises, Inc.
Rifle Performance Motorsports, LLC
Rifle Truck & Trailer
RightWord Consulting
Rio Blanco County Abstract
Rita Hyland Consulting
River Bucking Bulls
River Cattle Hoof Trimming
RM Media Group, LLC
Roaring Fork Glass
Rock Chalk Media, LLC
Rock Worx 4x4
Rocky Mountain Bowstrings, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Diamond Tools, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Machinery
Rocky Mountain Marketing Specialists
Rocky Mountain Oil, Gas & Minerals, LLC
Rocky Mountain Oilfield Warehouse
Rocky Mountain Promotional Products
& Apparel
Rocky Mountain Sanitation, LLC
Rocky Mountain Well Service
Rocky Mtn Electric, LLC
Rocky Tops
Rod’s Dog Training
Ron Begier’s Railroad Consulting
Roper Insurance
Rosas, PLLC
Rubin Brown, LLP
Rule Engineering
Rush Peterbilt
Rusty’s Maps
S
Saddleback Golf Club
Sage Point Financial
SAGE Truck Driving School
Sales Tax Colorado, LLC
Salzmans Shoe Repair
Samson Resources Company
Sands Park Terrace Motel
Sarah B. Jack & Associates
Saunders Construction, Inc.
Sawmill Outlet, LLC
Schauenburg Flexadux Corp.
Schmalz & Co.
Schmitz, Lewis, Kuhn, Swan PC
Schneider’s FR Clothing, Ltd.
Schreck the Tech
Schuck Communities
Screamin’ Eagle Trucking
and Excavating, Inc.
SDL Construction, Inc.
Security First Financial
Seidel Technologies
Seismic Equipment Solutions
ServiceMaster Commercial Clean
Severson Supply Co., Inc.
SG Interests
Shale Country Maintenance, LLC
Shear Creations By Colleen, LLC
Shear Inc.
Shepherd Hosking, PLLC
Shepherd’s Office Outfitters
Sher Long Communications
Shooters Grill
Shurts Property
Silt Café & Grill
Silt Discount Liquor
Silver Sage RV & Mobile Home Park
Silverline Services
Simonson Team, Inc.
Simpson Brothers Garage
Six Sigma Logistics Solutions
SJS Cache, LLC
Sklar Exploration Company
Skyline Sports
Smokin’101 BBQ
Snap Photo Inc.
Snider Woodwork
Sno Biz
Snob Productions
Sorter Construction, Inc.
Special Research Services
Specialized Automation Services, LLC
Speer Commodity Futures
Splinter “A” Trucking
Split Mt. Enterprise & Consulting
SSS Productions
St. Vrain Sanitation District
Stakeholders Strategies, LLC
Stampfel Construction
Starr Western Real Estate
Starview Communications
Starvin Arvin’s Restaurant, Inc.
Stephenson Heating & Cooling
Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC
Sterling Engineering
Stevens Automotive Inc.
Stix’s By D & J Distribution
Storm’s Specialty Services
Stormy Productions
Stevinson Group
Story Welding, LLC
Studley
Success Matters
Summit Midstream
Sun King
Sun West Construction Inc.
Sunfield Oil Services
Sunnyside Production Company, LLC
Sunrise Oilfield Supply
Super 8 Hotel-Grand Junction Horizon Drive
Superior Alarm, Inc.
Superior Body Shop, LLC
Suppes Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Sushitini
Swallow Oil Company
SWS Polifi
Sylvester Farm
T
T&H Parts, Inc.
Tallgrass Energy
Tayshen Automotive
TBG Service Co., LLC
TD Production, Inc.
Team Strategy, Inc.
TempOrthotics, Inc.
TF Strategies
The Bridges (The Bridges Golf Course)
The Bump Shop
The Business Times
The Drug Testing Place
The Encore Shoppe
The Fertilizer Institute
The Flower Mine, LLC
The Foreign Aid
The Goatie Girls Farm
The Hillman Group, Inc.
The Jones Realty Group
The Nefresh
The O.P. Bar n Grill, Inc.
The Quiat Companies
The Rebel Xpress, LLC
The Salon
The Serenity Room
The Shoe Man
The Source
The Sunshine Express
The Turquoise Junction
The Workwear Store
The Yurt at Screwball Ranch
Thompson Solutions, LLC
Three Sigma Corporation
Three Squared, Inc.
Tim’s Car Clinic
TLD Resources, Inc.
TLG Transport
To Dye For Hair Salon
Top Shot LLC
Tri Star Retirement
Trident Well Site Consulting
Trifecta Energy, LLC
Tri-Lakes Shooters Supply
Triple H, Inc.
Triple R Ventures, LLC
Tri-State Supplies
Turner Technical Services
Twin Guns Enterprise
Two Feathers, LLC
Two In The Loop, Inc.
Two M Plus Auto
Two Rivers Mortgage
U
Unicorp, Inc.
Union Medical, P.C.
Unique Properties
United Companies of Mesa County
United Oilfield Company
United Supply of the Rockies
Up Shit Creek Ranch, LLC
Urie Trucking, Inc.
URSA Operating Company, LLC
Usiak Law Firm
V
Valley Ace Hardware
Valley Lumber
Valley Repair & Towing
Valley Vista Inn
Valley Vista Vineyards
Valley Wide Fence
Vecta Oil & Gas
Vic’s Hotshot
Victory Productions
Vietnam Books 4 Kids, Corp.
Vintage Homes and Land
Vitale & Associates
Vortex Engineering, Inc.
W
W.B. Supply Co.
Wade Haerle & Associates, Inc.
Wagner Equipment Co
Wagon Wheel Liquor
Walker Inspection, LLC
Walter S. Fees Jr. Oil & Gas, LLC
Warner Ranch
Water Mountain Plumbing
Weather Guard Building Products
Weatherford
Weld County Auto Sales
Welt Ranch, LLC
Wendell’s Wonderous Things
West Park Truck Equipment
Westek Rentals LLC
Western Canyon Homes, LLC
Western Maintenance and Construction
Western Skies Group
Western Skyway, Inc.
Western Slope Auto & Muffler
Western Slope Plumbing & Welding
Western Slope Radiator
Western Slope Wheels & Deals, Inc.
Western Valley Irrigation
Western Wealth Advisors
Westmeath Global Communication
Westview Place, LLC
Westwater Associates, Inc.
Wheeler Management/Puma Development
WhippleWood CPAs
White River Convenience
White River Inn
White River Liquor
Whitewater Building Materials Corp.
Wholly Stomboli
Widick and Associates, Inc.
Wildflower Tech Creations, LLC
Wildlife Expressions Taxidermy
Willbros Construction
Willow Creek Companies
WillSource
Wilson, Rea, Beckel & Associates CPA’s, LLC
Windshields Express
Wingland Holdings
WizBang Solutions
Wollert Automotive
Wong Strauch Architects, PC
Wyatt Redi-Mix
WYNNE Realty, Ltd.
Wyoming Proppants, LLC
X
XL3 Rigging
2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW | 19
Looking Forward To 2016
OUR GOAL:
Establish Vital for Colorado as the preeminent voice for responsible
energy development among key non-industry stakeholders.
Building the coalition
The Vital for Colorado team will continue its drive to add both breadth and depth to our coalition. Special emphasis will
be given to gaining the support of (a) organizations and associations that have not yet signed the pledge and (b) high
profile business, civic and political leaders and other luminaries from all corners of the state. We’ll also look to expand
our membership and pledge presence among mineral and royalty owners and contractors that support the industry.
In 2015, Vital for Colorado organized, or helped support, approximately 80 events and presentations in conjunction
with Coloradans for Responsible Energy Development. We’ll continue to maintain a robust presence amid a
changing landscape.
Expanding the membership
We want to create a vibrant, exciting organization with a sense of cohesiveness and participation among our more than
56,000 coalition members; build vision of the importance of “belonging” to the coalition; and increase communication
geared toward fostering a common message.
Overall, the goal is to expand and animate Vital’s membership through meetings, educational events, targeted activities,
and more frequent and consistent communications to its membership, which will build cohesion and raise Vital’s profile.
We’ll also look to capture the success of 2015’s marquee event, “In It Together,” that featured Colorado Governor John
Hickenlooper and United States Senator Cory Gardner, by developing a new, high-profile opportunity.
Vital can also bind the coalition by being a high functioning liaison for numerous business groups, trade associations
and chambers of commerce by closely coordinating with partners on briefings, educational events, and other areas to
mobilize collective members.
Build a robust digital community
In 2015, we expanded Vital’s online presence and bolstered its outreach efforts by building a more engaging website
and reaching out to members via email. We’ve also added more social media channels to reach coalition members and
potential members. In 2016, we’ll look to maximize and expand the followers through these social media avenues.
In 2016, we want Vital for Colorado to continue to grow its coalition of supporters and continue to voice support
for responsible energy development across the state.
Sincerely,
The Board of Directors of Vital for Colorado
20 | VITAL FOR COLORADO
Thank You to Our Friends
4950 S. Yosemite St. F2 #236
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
www.vitalforcolorado.com