Top 50 Family-Owned Companies

// TOP 50 FAMILY-OWNED COMPANIES //
RANKED BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
Relatives with
company
’14 ’13
Company
Rank
1
Graebel Cos. Inc.
2 1 American Furniture Warehouse Co.
3 2 Eberl Claims Service
4 4 RK Mechanical Inc.
5 3 RE/MAX Alliance
6 6 OtterBox
7 7 Mile Hi Corporate Services LLC
8
TCSC dba Smoker Friendly/Gasamat
8 11 Johnson Storage & Moving Co. Holdings LLC
10 11 Publication Printers Corp.
11 10 Ralph Schomp Automotive
12 13 Mike Shaw Automotive
13 14 Hercules Industries Inc.
14 16 Merritt Equipment Co.
15 17 Clark’s Market Inc.
16 15 Heggem-Lundquist Paint Co.
17
Ready Foods Inc.
18 18 Tony’s Meats Inc. dba Tony’s Markets
19 19 McGuckin Hardware Inc.
20 21 Swingle Lawn, Tree & Landscape Care
21
FMH Material Handing Inc.
22
Guy’s Floor Service
23 23 Greiner Electric LLC
24 24 Cooper Heating & Cooling Inc.
24 29 Madwire Media LLC
24 20 Oskar Blues LLC
27
Emerald Isle Landscaping
27 28 Good Day Pharmacy
29 32 Horan & McConaty Funeral Service/Cremation
30 26 Source Management Inc. dba Source Office & Technology
31
Johnson’s Corner Truck Stop and
Travel Plaza
32 36 Moody Insurance Agency Inc.
33
American Financing
34 43 Birko
35 34 Innovar Group dba Hire Power Inc.
36
Easter-Owens
37
Fort Collins Brewery & Gravity 1020
38
Qualtek Manufacturing
38 40 Larson Financial Inc.
40 44 The Cain Travel Group Inc.
41 46 Western Slope Industries Inc.
42
Wilderness Aware Rafting Inc.
42 47 Foster Electric Corp.
42
Alpine Buick GMC
45
All Phase Restoration LLC
46
Red Door Interactive
47
Elite Brands of Colorado
47
Numerica Corporation
47
JBlanco Enterprises Inc.
47
Adventures Out West, Marketing Service Inc.
Years
family-owned
No. of
employees
2000+
1,935
1,100
926
796
750
551
500
500
399
366
365
350
295
276
270
260
250
230
200
170
160
150
140
140
140
130
130
124
Generations
in family
Business Type
Company Head
City
Web Site
Mobility management Retail furniture and accessories
Insurance
Mechanical and process piping contractor and fabricator
Real estate sales
Mobile device manufacturer
Distribution center for regional fast food restaurants
Retail tobacco, fuel, liquor
Transportation
Web printer
New/used auto sales, service, parts, accessories
New/used vehicle sales
HVAC manufacturer
Manufacturer of aluminum livestock, commodity and stock trailers
Retail grocery
Commercial subcontractors
Food processing-production
Gourmet markets
Hardware
Landscape care
Interior finishing
Finishing service for design, project management and installation
Electrical contractor
Residential and commercial HVAC, plumbing and electrical contractor
Digital inbound marketing and design
Brewery
Landscape maintenance
Pharmacy
Cremation, burial and funeral services
William Graebel
Jake Jabs
Kirk Eberl
Rick L. Kinning
Chad Ochsner
Brian Thomas
Kristy Taddonio
Terry Gallagher Jr.
Mark Johnson
Gary Rosenberg
Lisa J. Schomp
Mike Shaw
Andy Newland
Everett T. Merritt
Tom Clark Sr.
Ruthanne Lundquist Zueger
Marco Antonio Abarca
Daniel Rosacci
David K. Hight
Tom Tolkacz
John Faulkner
Ed Routzon
Brent Greiner
Michael Cassity
Joe Kellogg and JB Kellogg
Dale Katechis
Rory Lamberton
David Lamb
John J. Horan
Aurora
Englewood
Lakewood
Denver
Arvada
Fort Collins
Denver
Boulder
Centennial
Denver
Littleton
Denver
Denver
Henderson
Aspen
Denver
Denver
Denver
Boulder
Denver
Denver
Denver
Littleton
Broomfield
Loveland
Pike
Centennial
Loveland
Aurora
graebel.com
afwonline.com
eberls.com
rkmi.com
homesincolorado.com
otterbox.com
milehifoods.com
smokerfriendly.com
johnsonstorage.com
publicationprinters.com
schomp.com
mikeshawautomotive.com
herculesindustries.com
merrittequipment.com
clarksmarket.com
heggem-lundquist.com
readyfoods.biz
tonysmarket.com
mcguckin.com
myswingle.com
fmhsolutions.com
guysfloor.com
greinerelectric.com
coopergreenteam.com
madwiremedia.com
oskarblues.com
emeraldislelandscaping.com
gooddaypharmacy.com
horancares.com
5
2
10
2
2
4
4
10
5
7
4
2
7
2
4
5
2
8
6
3
4
9
5
4
9
5
3
3
2
4
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
2
4
1
3
4
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
4
1
2
1
1
63
38
26
50
37
15
100
30
113
34
72
19
52
62
35
64
41
35
58
66
35
71
16
35
4
16
36
28
27
114
5
2
23
Distribution of office supplies
John Givens
Golden
sourceot.com
100
4
3
61
Truck stop and travel plaza
Chauncey Taylor
Johnstown
johnsonscorner.com
96
90
85
81
75
75
70
70
62
56
55
55
55
53
52
50
50
50
50
3
3
1
2
4
5
3
2
2
2
5
4
5
1
2
1
5
1
2
2
41
1
14
3
60
1
13
3
58
2
9
2
13
1
8
2
28
2
1
1
1
27
1
8
1
10
1
12
2
11
2
17
1
10
2
40
Insurance
Direct mortgage and lending
Food safety solutions
National recruitment
Custom manufacturer
Craft brewery
Metals treatment and fabrication
Accounting
Travel agency
Designers and builders of paperboard packaging
Whitewater adventures operator
Electrical contractor
Auto dealer
Water and fire damage restoration
Communications
International beverage distributor
Science
Construction and sustainable energy
Outdoor recreation provider
Evan Moody
Damian Maldonado
Mark Swanson
Diane Pacheco
David Easter
Jan Peters
Tony Fagnant
John (Jack) Larson
Michael Cain
H. Merritt Kinsey
Joe Greiner
Bradley A. Foster
Ivette Dominguez
Jeffrey Mauck
Reid Carr
Terry Cekola
Jeff Poore
Jeanette Blanco-Wellers
Greg Wellens
Denver
Aurora
Henderson
Greenwood Village
Arvada
Fort Collins
Colorado Springs
Westminster
Boulder
Grand Junction
Buena Vista
Colorado Springs
Denver
Windsor
Denver
Denver
Loveland
Sheridan
Colorado Springs
moodyins.com
americanfinancing.net
birkocorp.com
innovargroup.com
easter-owens.biz
fortcollinsbrewery.com
qualtekmfg.com
larson-financial.com
caintravel.com
wslope.com
inaraft.com
fosterelectriccorp.com
alpinebuickgmc.com
aprestoration.com
reddoor.biz
elite-brands.com
numerica.us
jblancoenterprises.com
adventuresoutwest.com
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