Sunday, August 11, 2002 -

Here is a detailed list of The Denver Post Top 100 Performers,

In Order of Ranking:

1. INTRADO INC.
6285 Lookout Road Boulder 80301-3318
303-581-5600
http://www.intrado.com
Ticker symbol: TRDO
Top officer: George Heinrichs, chairman, chief executive officer, president
Description: Provides 911 data management services to incumbent local-exchange carriers, competitive local-exchange carriers and wireless carriers in the United States.
Total employees: 691

2. RAINDANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
1157 W. Century Drive Louisville 80027-1693
800-878-7326
Ticker symbol: RNDC
Top officer: Paul A. Berberian, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Provides integrated Web conferencing services that offer simple, reliable and cost-effective tools for everyday business meetings and events. Sells those services to large- and medium-sized companies.
Total employees: 206

3. QUOVADX INC.
6400 S. Fiddler's Green Circle Suite 1000 Englewood 80111-4950
303-488-2019
http://www.quovadx.com
Ticker symbol: QVDX
Top officer: Lorine Sweeney, chief executive officer
Description: Provides an end-to-end business infrastructure and integration software suites, as well as end-to-nd service capabilities including consulting, transaction hosting and operations management for business-critical applications.
Total employees: 509

4. WESTMORELAND COAL CO.
2 N. Cascade Ave., 14th Floor Colorado Springs 80903-1614
719-442-2600
Ticker symbol: WLB
Top officer: Christopher K. Seglem, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Produces and sells coal from eastern Montana, North Dakota and Texas; develops, owns and Manages interests in cogeneration and other nonregulated independent power plants.
Total employees: 918

5. HORIZON ORGANIC HOLDING CORP.
6311 Horizon Lane Longmont 80503-7176
303-530-2711
http://www.horizonorganic.com
Ticker symbol: HCOW
Top officer: Thomas D. McCloskey, chairman
Description: Produces, processes and markets certified organic milk and a full line of refrigerated certified organic dairy products.
Total employees: 344

6. ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC.
3200 Walnut St. Boulder 80301-2505
303-381-6600
Ticker symbol: ARRY
Top officer: Robert E. Conway, chief executive officer
Description: Conducts chemistry-based drug-discovery research and development and provides such products and services as basic chemical materials, collections of compounds that could become drug candidates, optimization of potential drug candidates, and design services for manufacturing.
Total employees: 202

7. ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
5701 S. Santa Fe Drive Littleton 80120-1838
303-723-1000
http://www.echostar.com
Ticker symbol: DISH
Top officer: Charles W. Ergen, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Provides cable and pay-television services via two business units: the Dish Network, a broadcast satellite subscription television service; and EchoStar Technologies Corp., which designs and sells set-top boxes, antennas and other digital equipment.
Total employees: 11,000

8. STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP.
1 StorageTek Drive Louisville 80028-4309
303-673-5151
http://www.storagetek.com
Ticker symbol: STK
Top officer: Patrick J. Martin, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Designs, develops, manufactures and markets a range of information storage products and provides maintenance and consulting services. It delivers a range of storage solutions for digitized data.
Total employees: 7,800

9. EVERGREEN RESOURCES
1401 17th St. Suite 1200 Denver 80202-5928
303-298-8100
http://www.evergreen-res.com
Ticker symbol: EVG
Top officer: Mark S. Sexton, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Explores, develops, produces, operates and acquires oil and gas properties. Primary focus is on developing and expanding its coal-bed methane properties located on approximately 274,000 gross acres in the Raton Basin in southern Colorado.
Total employees: 215

10. FACTUAL DATA CORP.
5200 Hahns Peak Drive Loveland 80538-8852
970-663-5700
http://www.factualdata.com
Ticker symbol: FDCC
Top officer: J.H. Donnan, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Provides fully automated consumer credit reports, employee screening, resident screening and similar information services for businesses and government-sponsored enterprises; sells credit reports for consumer lending.
Total employees: 249

11. GAIAM INC.
360 Interlocken Blvd., Suite 300 Broomfield 80021-3492
303-222-3600
Ticker symbol: GAIA
Top officer: Jirka Rysavy, chief executive officer, chairman
Description: Provides natural and healthful alternatives to traditional products for the home, the individual and the planet through catalogs, the Internet, and 21,000 retail points.
Total employees: 253

12. ATRIX LABS INC.
2579 Midpoint Drive Fort Collins 80525-4417
970-482-5868
http://www.atrixlabs.com
Ticker symbol: ATRX
Top officer: David Bethune, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Focuses on advanced drug delivery. With five patented technologies, this emerging pharmaceutical company is developing a diverse portfolio of products, including oncology, pain management, growth hormone releasing peptide-1 and oral interferon.
Total employees: 148

13. INFONOW CORP.
1875 Lawrence St., Suite 1100 Denver 80202-1828
303-293-0212
http://www.infonow.com
Ticker symbol: INOW
Top officer: Michael Johnson, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Provides e-business infrastructure services to companies selling through indirect channels. The company's services are designed to resolve channel conflict and maximize sales success.
Total employees: 114

14. DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORP.
551 Aspen Ridge Drive Lafayette 80026-9333
303-665-5700
http://www.dynamicmaterials.com
Ticker symbol: BOOM
Top officer: Bernard Hueber, chairman
Description: Engages in explosion metalworking, in which metals are metallurgically joined or altered by using explosives. Also forms or welds parts primarily for the commercial aircraft and aerospace industries.
Total employees: 230

15. CHAMPPS.
5619 DTC Parkway, Suite 1000 Englewood 80111-3075
303-804-1333
http://http://www.champps.com
Ticker symbol: CMPP
Top officer: William Baumhauer, chief executive officer, chairman
Description: Owns and operates 32 full-service, casual-dining restaurants under the names of "Champps Americana" and "Champps Restaurant" as of Jan. 29. CMPP also franchises 13 restaurants under the name "Champps Americana."
Total employees: 3,826

16. ENCISION INC.
4828 Sterling Drive Boulder 80301-2350
303-444-2600
http://www.encision.com
Ticker symbol: ECSN
Top officer: James Bowman, president, chief executive officer
Description: Develops products that monitor stray electrical energy during laparoscopy and deactivates the electrosurgical unit when the energy is detected under potentially dangerous conditions.
Total employees: 23

17. FIRST DATA CORP.
6200 S. Quebec St. Greenwood Village 80111
303-967-8000
http://www.firstdatacorp.com
Ticker symbol: FDC
Top officer: Henry C. Duques, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Provides payment services, merchant services, card issuing services and emerging payments.
Total employees: 29,000

18. MATRIX BANCORP INC.
1380 Lawrence St., Suite 1400 Denver 80204-2060
303-595-9898
http://www.matrixbancorp.com
Ticker symbol: MTXC
Top officer: Guy A. Gibson, president, chief executive officer
Description: Conducts traditional banking, mortgage banking and trust activities; originates and services residential, commercial and consumer loans; originates, purchases and sells residential mortgage loans.
Total employees: 960

19. MDC HOLDINGS INC.
3600 S. Yosemite St., Suite 900 Denver 80237-1867
303-773-1100
http://www.richmondamerican.com
Ticker symbol: MDC
Top officer: Larry A. Mizel, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Builds homes under the name Richmond American Homes. The company is a major regional homebuilder and also provides mortgage financing, primarily for its homebuyers, through its wholly owned subsidiary HomeAmerican Mortgage Corp.
Total employees: 1,700

20. PATINA OIL & GAS CORP.
1625 Broadway, Suite 2000 Denver 80202-4720
303-389-3600
Ticker symbol: POG
Top officer: Thomas J. Edelman, chief executive officer, chairman
Description: Engages in the acquisition, development, exploitation and production of oil and natural gas. The company's properties and oil and gas reserves are located primarily in the Wattenberg Field of Colorado's Denver-Julesburg Basin.
Total employees: 185

21. TRANSMONTAIGNE INC.
2750 Republic Plaza, 370 17th St. Denver 80202
303-626-8200
http://www.transmontaigne.com
Ticker symbol: TMG
Top officer: Cortlandt S. Dietler, chairman
Description: Provides a broad range of integrated logistical services related to transportation, terminaling, supply, distribution and processing of petroleum products, natural gas and crude oil primarily in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States.
Total employees: 424

22. DELTA PETROLEUM CORP.
555 17th St., Suite 3310 Denver 80202-3905
303-293-9133
http://www.deltapetro.com
Ticker symbol: DPTR
Top officer: Aleron H. Larson Jr., chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Acquires, explores and develops oil and gas properties. The company owns interests in productive wells located in eight states and offshore California.
Total employees: 5

23. CIBER INC.
5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 1400 Greenwood Village 80111-2742
303-220-0100
http://www.ciber.com
Ticker symbol: CBR
Top officer: Bobby G. Stevenson, chairman
Description: Provides management consulting for business/IT solutions, enterprise resource planning implementation services, information technology consulting services and network technology design/integration consulting.
Total employees: 5,000

24. SPECTRANETICS CORP.
96 Talamine Court Colorado Springs 80907-5186
719-633-8333
http://www.spectranetics.com
Ticker symbol: SPNC
Top officer: Emile J. Geisenheimer, chairman
Description: Develops, makes and markets a proprietary excimer laser, the CVX-300, for the treatment of certain coronary and vascular conditions.
Total employees: 141

25. GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL CORP.
4455 Table Mountain Drive Golden 80403-1640
303-215-4600
http://www.acx.com
Ticker symbol: GPK
Top officer: Jeffrey H. Coors, president, chief executive officer
Description: Develops, manufactures and sells value-added paperboard packaging products used by manufacturers as primary packaging for their end-use products.
Total employees: 4,300

26. NAPRO BIOTHERAPEUTICS
6304 Spine Road, Unit A Boulder 80301-3320
303-530-3891
http://www.naprobio.com
Ticker symbol: NPRO
Top officer: Leonard P. Shaykin, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Develops, produces, and licenses complex natural product pharmaceuticals as well as the development and licensing of novel genetic technologies for applications in human therapeutics and diagnostics, pharmacogenomics and agribiotechnology.
Total employees: 189

27. APPLIED FILMS CORP.
9586 E. I-25 Frontage Road Longmont 80504-9458
303-774-3200
Ticker symbol: AFCO
Top officer: Thomas T. Edman, president, chief executive officer
Description: Provides thin film deposition equipment to the flat panel display, the architectural, automotive and solar glass, and the consumer products packaging and electronics industries.
Total employees: 642

28. CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC.
7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 1000 Englewood 80111-6007
303-796-2850
http://www.csgsystems.com
Ticker symbol: CSGS
Top officer: Neal C. Hansen, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Offers its clients a full range of processing services, software and support services that automate customer management functions, including billing, sales support, order processing, invoice calculation, production and management reporting.
Total employees: 2,027

29. KFX INC.
3300 E. First Ave., Suite 290 Denver 80206-5806
303-293-2992
http://www.kfx.com
Ticker symbol: KFX
Top officer: Theodore Venners, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Develops, markets, licenses and installs software that optimizes the combustion performance of coal-fired electric utility boilers.
Total employees: 42

30. AIR METHODS CORP.
7301 S. Peoria St. Englewood 80112-4133
303-792-7400
http://www.airlife.net
Ticker symbol: AIRM
Top officer: George W. Belsey, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Provides aeromedical emergency transport services and systems throughout North America. The company also designs, makes and installs medical aircraft interiors and other aerospace products.
Total employees: 686

31. GART SPORTS CO.
1000 Broadway Denver 80203-2708
303-861-1122
http://www.gartsports.com
Ticker symbol: GRTS
Top officer: John Douglas Morton, chief executive officer, chairman
Description: Operates 120 retail sporting goods stores in 16 states offering a comprehensive assortment of brand-name sporting apparel and equipment. Stores are operated under the Gart Sports and Sportmart names.
Total employees: 7,400

32. NEWMONT MINING CORP.
1700 Lincoln St. Denver 80203-4500
303-863-7414
http://www.newmont.com
Ticker symbol: NEM
Top officer: Ronald C. Cambre, chairman
Description: Produces gold, explores for gold and acquires gold properties. Newmont also has an interest in a copper/gold mine that commenced production in late 1999. Following a recent merger, Newmont is the world's largest gold company.
Total employees: 10,600

33. ULTIMATE ELECTRONICS INC.
321 W. 84th Ave., Suite A Thornton 80260-4803
303-412-2500
http://www.ultimateelectronics.com
Ticker symbol: ULTE
Top officer: William J. Pearse, chairman
Description: Operates 46 stores in 11 states that sell home entertainment and consumer electronics products as of May 9, 2002. Stores operate under the names SoundTrack, Ultimate Electronics and Audio King, and focus on mid- to high-end audio and video products.
Total employees: 3,000

34. CORGENIX MEDICAL CORP.
12061 Tejon St. Westminster 80234-2303
303-457-4345
Ticker symbol: CONX
Top officer: Luis R. Lopez, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Researches, develops, manufactures and markets in-vitro diagnostic products for use in disease detection and prevention. Also, the company sells and distributes health care and related products to consumers via e-commerce.
Total employees: 41

35. WESTERN GAS RESOURCES INC.
12200 Pecos St. Denver 80234-3439
303-452-5603
http://www.westerngas.com
Ticker symbol: WGR
Top officer: Brion G. Wise, chairman
Description: Owns and operates natural-gas gathering, processing, treating and storage facilities, and markets gas and natural-gas liquids. WGR operates in major gas-producing basins in the Rocky Mountain, Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast and Southwestern regions.
Total employees: 639

36. TOM BROWN INC.
555 17th St., Suite 1850 Denver 80202-3918
303-260-5000
Ticker symbol: TBI
Top officer: James B. Wallace, chairman
Description: Explores, acquires, develops, produces and sells crude oil and natural gas, principally in Texas, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Canada. The company also conducts gas marketing, gathering and processing operations.
Total employees: 546

37. FISCHER IMAGING CORP.
12300 Grant St. Denver 80241-3128
303-452-6800
http://www.fischerimaging.com
Ticker symbol: FIMG
Top officer: Morgan W. Nields, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Designs, manufactures and markets specialty digital mammography and general-purpose X-ray imaging systems for diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Total employees: 158

38. CREDO PETROLEUM CORP.
1801 Broadway, Suite 900 Denver 80202-3858
303-297-2200
http://www.credopetroleum.com
Ticker symbol: CRED
Top officer: James T. Huffman, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Operates as an independent energy company headquartered in Denver. Engages in the exploration for and the acquisition, development and marketing of natural gas and crude oil in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions.
Total employees: 10

39. WESTPORT RESOURCES CORP.
410 17th St., Suite 2300 Denver 80202-4458
303-573-5404
Ticker symbol: WRC
Top officer: Donald D. Wolf, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Conducts exploitation, acquisition and exploration of oil and gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico, Rocky Mountain, West Texas, Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast areas.
Total employees: 280

40. LIBERTY MEDIA CORP.
9197 S. Peoria St. Englewood 80112-5833
720-875-5400
http://www.libertymedia.com
Ticker symbol: L
Top officer: John C. Malone, chairman
Description: Owns interests in a broad range of video programming, communications and Internet businesses in the United States, Europe, South America and Asia with some of the most recognized brands, including Encore, Starz, Discovery, USA Networks, QVC and AOL.
Total employees: 7,455

41. SPECTRALINK CORP.
5755 Central Ave. Boulder 80301-2848
303-440-5330
http://www.spectralink.com
Ticker symbol: SLNK
Top officer: Bruce M. Holland, chief executive officer, president
Description: Designs, makes and sells on-premises wireless telephone systems for the workplace. The company's wireless system complements existing telephone systems by providing mobile communications in a building or campus environment.
Total employees: 307

42. CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.
6430 S. Fiddler's Green Circle, Suite 500 Englewood 80111-4976
303-220-7990
http://www.odysseychannel.com
Ticker symbol: CRWN
Top officer: Robert Halmi Jr., chairman
Description: Owns and operates pay television channels dedicated to family programming. The company operates and distributes the Hallmark Entertainment Network internationally and the Odyssey Network domestically, primarily through cable and direct-to-home satellite.
Total employees: 412

43. COBIZ INC.
821 17th St. Denver 80202-3040
303-293-2265
Ticker symbol: COBZ
Top officer: Steven Bangert, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Conducts a commercial banking business through nine locations in the Denver area.
Total employees: 327

44. T-NETIX INC.
67 Inverness Drive East Englewood 80112-5117
303-790-9111
http://www.t-netix.com
Ticker symbol: TNTX
Top officer: Daniel Carney, chairman
Description: Provides specialized call-processing services to major telecommunications service providers, including fraud detection and prevention, customized billing, caller and personal identification, real-time system use reporting, integrated point-of-sale.
Total employees: 413

45. HIGH COUNTRY BANCORP INC.
7360 W. U.S. Highway 50 Salida 81201-2004
719-539-2516
Ticker symbol: HCBC
Top officer: Larry D. Smith, chief executive officer, president
Description: Owns all shares of High Country Bank, a federally chartered savings bank with offices in Salida, Buena Vista and Leadville, and serving Chaffee, Lake, western Fremont and Saguache counties.
Total employees: 66

46. CARBON ENERGY CORP.
1700 Broadway, Suite 1150 Denver 80290-1700
303-863-1555
http://www.carbonenergy.com
Ticker symbol: CRB
Top officer: Patrick McDonald, president, chief executive officer
Description: Independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of natural gas and crude oil. Working interests concentrated in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas and Utah.
Total employees: 36

47. BIRNER DENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC.
3801 E. Florida Ave., Suite 508 Denver 80210-2543
303-691-0680
Ticker symbol: BDMS
Top officer: Frederic W.J. Birner, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Acquires, develops and manages dental practice networks in select markets. As of June 30, 2001, the company managed 55 offices in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona staffed by 72 general dentists and 10 specialists.
Total employees: 474

48. ECOLLEGE.COM
10200-A E. Girard Ave. Denver 80231-5500
303-873-7400
http://www.ecollege.com
Ticker symbol: ECLG
Top officer: Oakleigh Thorne, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Provides technology and services that enable colleges and companies to deliver online courses, course supplements and training over the Internet.
Total employees: 223

49. WILD OATS MARKETS INC.
3375 Mitchell Lane Boulder 80301-2244
303-440-5220
http://www.wildoats.com
Ticker symbol: OATS
Top officer: John A. Shields, chairman
Description: Operates 111 natural food supermarkets under various trade names in 22 Western and Midwestern states and under the Capers trade name in British Columbia. Stores offer a wide variety of natural and gourmet foods and related products at competitive prices.
Total employees: 8,387

50. GOOD TIMES RESTAURANTS INC.
601 Corporate Circle Golden 80401-5622
303-384-1400
http://www.goodtimesburgers.com
Ticker symbol: GTIM
Top officer: Geoffrey R. Bailey, chairman
Description: Develops, owns, operates and franchises hamburger-oriented drive-through restaurants under the name Good Times Drive Thru Burgers. Most of the company's restaurants are in the Denver area.
Total employees: 573

51. BALL CORP.
10 Longs Peak Drive P.O. Box 5000 Broomfield 80021-2510
303-469-3131
http://www.ball.com
Ticker symbol: BLL
Top officer: R. David Hoover, chief executive officer, president
Description: Manufactures metal and plastic packaging, primarily for beverages and foods, and supplies aerospace and other technologies and services to commercial and governmental customers.
Total employees: 9,901

52. McDATA CORP.
380 Interlocken Crescent Broomfield 80021-3464
303-460-9200
Ticker symbol: MCDTA
Top officer: John F. McDonnell, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Provides high-performance enterprise switches and related software for connecting servers and storage systems in a storage area network.
Total employees: 886

53. FOREST OIL CORP.
1600 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver 80202-4966
303-812-1400
http://www.forestoil.com
Ticker symbol: FST
Top officer: Robert Boswell, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Explores for and acquires, develops, produces and markets crude oil and natural gas. The company's principal reserves and producing properties are in Alaska, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming, the Gulf of Mexico, and Alberta, Canada.
Total employees: 493

54. NAVIGANT INTERNATIONAL INC.
84 Inverness Circle East Englewood 80112-5314
303-706-0800
http://www.navigant.com
Ticker symbol: FLYR
Top officer: Edward Adams, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Provides travel management services to corporations, government agencies and the military, and, to a more limited extent, other travel services, throughout the United States, Canada, Brazil, the U.K. and 13 other countries.
Total employees: 4,400

55. INLAND RESOURCES INC.
410 17th St., Suite 700 Denver 80202-4402
303-893-0102 http://www.inln.com Ticker symbol: INLN
Top officer: John D. Lomax, chairman
Description: Explores for, develops and produces oil and gas, primarily in the Monument Butte Field within the Uinta Basin of northeastern Utah. The company discontinued its refinery operations in January 2000.
Total employees: 108

56. ADOLPH COORS CO.
17735 W. Third Ave. Golden 80401-1217
303-279-6565
http://www.coors.com
Ticker symbol: RKY
Top officer: William K. Coors, chairman
Description: Makes and markets malt-based beverage products, including premium beers, Coors and Keystone lines of beer products, George Killian's Irish Red, Blue Moon Belgian White Ale, Zima Clearmalt and specialty beverages.
Total employees: 5,500

57. SIGNALSOFT CORP.
1495 Canyon Blvd. Boulder 80302-5304
303-381-3000
http://www.signalsoftcorp.com
Ticker symbol: SGSF
Top officer: David A. Hose, chief executive officer, chairman
Description: Produces software that enables the delivery of location-based wireless services. The company has designed applications in four categories of mobile location services: information, billing, safety and tracking.
Total employees: 263

58. VAIL RESORTS INC.
P.O. Box 7 Vail 81658
970-476-5601
http://www.snow.com
Ticker symbol: MTN
Top officer: Adam M. Aron, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Operates mountain resorts in North America. As of Feb. 27, 2002, the company's subsidiaries operated the Colorado mountain resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone, and the Grand Teton Lodge Co. in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Total employees: 13,200

59. ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY INC.
265 Turner Drive Durango 81301-7941
970-259-0554
http://www.rmcfusa.com
Ticker symbol: RMCF
Top officer: Franklin E. Crail, chairman, president
Description: Manufactures an extensive line of premium chocolate candies and other confectionary products. Approximately 40 percent of the products sold at RMCF's stores are prepared on the premises.
Total employees: 180

60. OPTIKA INC.
7450 Campus Drive, Suite 200 Colorado Springs 80920-3146
719-548-9800
http://www.optika.com
Ticker symbol: OPTK
Top officer: Mark K. Ruport, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Provides high-performance, client/server, integrated imaging software, as well as software for managing business-to-business commerce transactions.
Total employees: 122

61. ELDORADO ARTESIAN SPRINGS INC.
P.O. Box 445 Eldorado Springs 80025-0445
303-499-1316
Ticker symbol: ELDO
Top officer: Douglas A. Larson, president
Description: Bottles and sells pure spring water from springs located on property in Eldorado Springs; also owns a bottling plant (including building and bottling equipment), associated containers and equipment, and resort buildings.
Total employees: 62

62. VAIL BANKS INC.
108 S. Frontage Road West Vail 81657-5053
970-476-2002
Ticker symbol: VAIL
Top officer: E. Chester Jr., chairman of directors
Description: Conducts, through WestStar Bank, a general banking business through 27 offices and 26 ATMs located primarily in the Western Slope. As of Dec. 31, 2000, Vail Banks, Inc. had consolidated assets of $563.3 million.
Total employees: 270

63. ORALABS HOLDING CORP.
2901 S. Tejon St. Englewood 80110-1314
303-783-9499
Ticker symbol: OLAB
Top officer: Gary H. Schlatter, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Produces Ice Drops brand breath drops, non-aerosol breath sprays, lip balms and candy drops; also distributes dietary supplement products. The company's products are sold in more than 35 countries.
Total employees: 148

64. ROGUE WAVE SOFTWARE INC.
5500 Flatiron Parkway Boulder 80301-2815
303-473-9118
http://www.roguewave.com
Ticker symbol: RWAV
Top officer: John Floisand, chief executive officer, chairman
Description: Provides object-oriented software technology worldwide and derives revenue from licenses of its software products and related maintenance, training and consulting services.
Total employees: 307

65. ENTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.
6795 E. Tennessee Ave., Fifth Floor Denver 80224-1614
303-322-6999
Ticker symbol: ENFN
Top officer: Scott J. Sax, president
Description: Originates residential real estate loans in more than 40 states (including most geographic areas of the United States) and assigns them to various lenders. Revenues consist mainly of loan origination fees.
Total employees: 51

66. ELINEAR INC.
10055 Westmoor Drive Westminster 80021-2568
303-534-1408
http://www.elinear.com
Ticker symbol: ELIN
Top officer: Jon V. Ludwig, chief executive officer, chairman
Description: Develops and markets proprietary software programs for use on the World Wide Web.
Total employees: 11

67. ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO.
1776 Lincoln St., Suite 1100 Denver 80203-1028
303-861-8140
http://www.stmaryland.com
Ticker symbol: MARY
Top officer: Thomas E Congdon, chairman
Description: Explores, develops, acquires and produces natural- gas and crude-oil properties in five core operating areas in the United States:the Mid-Continent region, the ArkLaTex region, onshore Gulf Coast, offshore Gulf of Mexico and the Williston Basin.
Total employees: 197

68. ONLINE POWER SUPPLY INC.
8100 S. Akron St., Suite 308 Englewood 80112-3508
303-741-5641
Ticker symbol: OPWR
Top officer: Kris M. Budinger, chief executive officer, president
Description: Develops patented and patent-pending proprietary technology to produce power supply products for applications in the electronics industry, including the telecommunications, industrial, commercial, medical, government and computer markets.
Total employees: 32

69. HESKA CORP.
1613 Prospect Parkway Fort Collins 80525-9769
970-493-7272
http://www.heska.com
Ticker symbol: HSKA
Top officer: Robert Grieve, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Discovers, develops, makes and sells companion-animal health products, animal health vaccine products and veterinary and human allergy products; also provides diagnostic and patient monitoring instrumentation and supplies.
Total employees: 336

70. TIME WARNER TELECOM INC.
10475 Park Meadows Drive Littleton 80124-5433
303-566-1000
http://www.twtelecom.com
Ticker symbol: TWTC
Top officer: Larissa L. Herda, president, chief executive officer
Description: Provides a variety of telecommunications services, including dedicated transmission, local-switched, long-distance, data and video transmission services and high-speed dedicated Internet access services.
Total employees: 2,661

71. PRIMA ENERGY CORP.
1801 Broadway, Suite 500 Denver 80202-3833
303-297-2100
http://www.primaenergy.com
Ticker symbol: PENG
Top officer: Richard H. Lewis, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Explores for, acquires, develops and produces crude oil and natural gas primarily in Colorado and Wyoming. The company also conducts oil and gas property operations, oil-field services and natural gas gathering, marketing and trading.
Total employees: 144

72. CENTURY CASINOS INC.
200-220 E. Bennett Ave. Cripple Creek 80813-9609
719-689-9100
http://www.cnty.com
Ticker symbol: CNTY
Top officer: Erwin Haitzmann, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Owns and operates the Womacks Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek. The international gaming company owns 65 percent of and operates the Caledon Casino, Hotel and Spa in South Africa and manages Casino Millennium in Prague, Czech Republic.
Total employees: 500

73. TELETECH HOLDINGS INC.
9197 S. Peoria St. Englewood 80112
303-397-8100
http://www.teletech.com
Ticker symbol: TTEC
Top officer: Kenneth Tuchman, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Provides front- and back-office customer management services that help clients build greater brand loyalty. In addition, it offers value-added services designed to optimize the experience of each customer.
Total employees: 27,000

74. ACT TELECONFERENCING INC.
1658 Cole Blvd., Suite 130 Golden 80401-3304
303-233-0895
http://www.acttel.com
Ticker symbol: ACTT
Top officer: Gerald D. Van Eeckhout, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Provides high value-added conferencing services to organizations such as professional service firms, investment banks, high-tech companies, law firms, investor relations firms and other domestic and multinational companies.
Total employees: 440

75. LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC.
1025 Eldorado Blvd. Broomfield 80021
720-888-1000
http://www.level3.com
Ticker symbol: LVLT
Top officer: Walter Scott, chairman
Description: Operates as a communications and information services company that is building the first international network optimized for Internet Protocol technology.
Total employees: 3,727

76. TITANIUM METALS CORP.
1999 Broadway, Suite 4300 Denver 80202-5743
303-296-5600
http://www.timet.com
Ticker symbol: TIE
Top officer: J. Landis Martin, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Produces titanium sponge, the basic form of titanium metalused in processed titanium products; titanium ingot and slab, the result of melting sponge and titanium scrap, either alone or with other alloying elements.
Total employees: 2,410

77. UNITED STATES EXPLORATION
1560 Broadway, Suite 1900 Denver 80202-5153
303-863-3550
Ticker symbol: UXP
Top officer: Bruce D. Benson, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Produces oil and gas and operates oil and gas gathering systems. Operations are conducted in northeastern Colorado and southeastern Kansas.
Total employees: 7

78. STARTEK INC.
100 Garfield St. Denver 80206-5597
303-361-6000
http://www.startek.com
Ticker symbol: SRT
Top officer: A. Emmet Stephenson, chairman
Description: Provides outsourced process management services, including supply chain management services, high-end inbound technical support, provisioning management for complex telecommunications systems and e-commerce support and fulfillment.
Total employees: 4,225

79. ROYAL GOLD INC.
1660 Wynkoop St., Suite 1000 Denver 80202-1161
303-573-1660
http://www.royalgold.com
Ticker symbol: RGLD
Top officer: Stanley Dempsey, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Acquires and manages precious metals royalties. The company seeks to acquire existing royalties or to finance projects that are in production or near production in exchange for royalty interests.
Total employees: 10

80. QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.
1801 California St. Denver 80202-2658
303-672-2700
http://www.qwest.com
Ticker symbol: Q
Top officer: Richard C. Notebaert, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Provides local telecommunications and related services, wireless services and directory services in the local-service areas of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Washington.
Total employees: 61,000

81. NEW FRONTIER MEDIA INC.
5435 Airport Blvd., Suite 100 Boulder 80301-2309
303-444-0632
http://www.noof.com
Ticker symbol: NOOF
Top officer: Mark H. Kreloff, chief executive officer, chairman
Description: Distributes adult entertainment content via cable, satellite, Internet, broadband and video-on-demand. As of Oct. 31, 2001, the company's Erotic Networks provided pay-per-view and subscription TV networks to more than 33 million cable and direct broadcast customers.
Total employees: 180

82. FRONTIER AIRLINES INC.
7001 Tower Road Denver 80249-7312
720-374-4200
http://www.flyfrontier.com
Ticker symbol: FRNT
Top officer: Samuel Addoms, chairman
Description: Operates as the second-largest jet-service carrier at Denver International Airport, serving 30 cities coast to coast with a fleet of 30 aircraft and employing approximately 2,400 aviation professionals.
Total employees: 2,866

83. UNITEDGLOBALCOM INC.
4643 S. Ulster St., Suite 1300 Denver 80237-2876
303-770-4001
http://www.unitedglobal.com
Ticker symbol: UCOMA
Top officer: Gene W. Schneider, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Develops, acquires and manages foreign multichannel television, programming and telephone operations. It holds ownership interests in, and provides management services to, existing television and telephone operating and development systems.
Total employees: 12,500

84. HATHAWAY CORP.
8228 Park Meadows Drive Littleton 80124-2742
303-799-8200
http://www.hathawaycorp.com
Ticker symbol: HATH
Top officer: Eugene E. Prince, chairman
Description: Designs, manufactures and sells advanced systems and instrumentation to the worldwide power and process industries, as well as motion control products to a broad spectrum of customers throughout the world.
Total employees: 352

85. ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC.
1625 Sharp Point Drive Fort Collins 80525-4423
970-221-4670
http://www.advanced-energy.com
Ticker symbol: AEIS
Top officer: Douglas S. Schatz, chief executive officer, chairman
Description: Designs, manufactures and supports a group of key subsystems for vacuum process systems. The company's customers use its products in plasma-based thin-film processing equipment.
Total employees: 1,185

86. KEY PRODUCTION CO. INC.
707 17th St., Suite 3300 Denver 80202-3433
303-295-3995
http://www.keyproduction.com
Ticker symbol: KP
Top officer: Francis H. Merelli, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Explores for and develops oil and gas properties primarily in the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma, the Mississippi Salt Basin, southern Louisiana and northern California.
Total employees: 97

87. MESA LABORATORIES INC.
12100 W. Sixth Ave. Lakewood 80228-1252
303-987-8000
http://www.mesalabs.com
Ticker symbol: MLAB
Top officer: Luke R. Schmieder, president, chief executive officer
Description: Makes and markets instruments and systems used in industrial applications and hemodialysis therapy such as the DATATRACE and ELOGG recording systems; NUSONICS Concentration Analyzers, Pipeline Interface Detectors and Flow Meter products.
Total employees: 52

88. ADVANCED NUTRACEUTICALS INC.
106 S. University Blvd. Denver 80209-3232
303-722-4008
http://www.advancednutraceuticals.com
Ticker symbol: ANII
Top officer: Gregory Pusey, chairman
Description: Formulates, manufactures and packages encapsulated and compressed tablets and powder-blended vitamins and related nutritional supplements.
Total employees: 114

89. CANYON RESOURCES CORP.
14142 Denver West Parkway, Suite 250 Golden 80401-3186
303-278-8464
http://www.canyonresources.com
Ticker symbol: CAU
Top officer: Richard H. DeVoto, chief executive officer
Description: Explores, acquires, develops and mines precious metal and mineral properties in the western United States, Latin America and Africa.
Total employees: 91

90. J.D. EDWARDS & CO.
1 Technology Way Denver 80237-3000
303-334-4000
http://www.jdedwards.com
Ticker symbol: JDEC
Top officer: Robert M. Dutkowsky, president, chief executive officer
Description: Provides business-to-business software and services to enable companies to engage in collaborative commerce with their suppliers and customers.
Total employees: 4,713

91. EQUITEX INC.
7315 E. Peakview Ave. Englewood 80111-6701
303-796-8940
http://www.eqtx.com
Ticker symbol: EQTX
Top officer: Henry Fong, president, chief executive officer
Description: Operates as a mortgage lender in 29 states offering both retail and wholesale mortgage financing and as a financial services marketing company with various financial products targeted to the subprime consumer.
Total employees: N/A

92. RAMTRON INTERNATIONAL CORP.
1850 Ramtron Drive Colorado Springs 80921-3620
719-481-7000
http://www.ramtron.com
Ticker symbol: RMTR
Top officer: L. David Sikes, chairman
Description: Develops, makes and sells specialty high-performance semiconductor memory devices that include nonvolatile ferroelectric random-access memory products and high-speed dynamic random-access memory products known as Enhanced-DRAMs.
Total employees: 117

93. COORSTEK INC.
16000 Table Mountain Parkway Golden 80403-1640
303-277-4000
http://www.coorstek.com
Ticker symbol: CRTK
Top officer: John Coors, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Designs and makes components and assemblies for the semiconductor capital equipment market and for industrial, telecommunications, electronics, automotive and other applications.
Total employees: 2,361

94. UNION BANKSHARES LTD./CO.
1825 Lawrence St., Suite 444 Denver 80202-1817
303-298-5352
Ticker symbol: UBSC
Top officer: Charles R. Harrison, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Conducts a general commercial banking business through seven offices in the Denver area. The company's main focus is on commercial business lending to small- and medium-sized businesses.
Total employees: 170

95. MAIL-WELL INC.
8310 S. Valley Highway, No. 400 Englewood 80112-5806
303-790-8023
http://www.mail-well.com
Ticker symbol: MWL
Top officer: Paul Reilly, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Competes in the commercial printing, envelope, label and printing for distributor segments of the printing market, with products that include advertising literature, direct mail, corporate identity materials, annual reports, calendars and greeting cards.
Total employees: 13,150

96. COLORADO MEDTECH INC.
6175 Longbow Drive Boulder 80301-3205
303-530-2660
http://www.cmed.com
Ticker symbol: CMED
Top officer: Stephen K. Onody, chief executive officer, president
Description: Provides advanced medical products, critical components and comprehensive outsourcing services, including device and disposables development, software, medical device connectivity, manufacturing and system components for medical imaging.
Total employees: 535

97. SAMSONITE CORP.
11200 E. 45th Ave. Denver 80239-3000
303-373-2000
http://www.samsonite.com
Ticker symbol: SAMC
Top officer: Luc Van Nevel, chief executive officer, president
Description: Makes and sells luggage, including suitcases, garment bags, casual bags, business cases and other travel bags, sold mainly under the Samsonite and American Tourister names.
Total employees: 5,900

98. TANNING TECHNOLOGY CORP.
4600 S. Syracuse St., Suite 1200 Denver 80237-2750
303-220-9944
http://www.tanning.com
Ticker symbol: TANN
Top officer: Larry G. Tanning, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Operates as an information technology services provider that develops and deploys mission-critical business systems that are engineered to integrate, perform and scale reliably and predictably.
Total employees: 376

99. UQM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
425 Corporate Circle Golden 80401
303-278-2002
http://www.uqm.com
Ticker symbol: UQM
Top officer: William Rankin, chairman, chief executive officer
Description: Develops and produces power-dense, high-efficiency motors,gear assemblies and electronic assemblies for the automotive, aerospace, telecommunications, medical and industrial markets.
Total employees: 137

100. SPORT-HALEY INC.
4600 E. 48th Ave. Denver 80216-3212
303-320-8800
http://www.sporthaley.com
Ticker symbol: SPOR
Top officer: Robert G. Tomlinson, chairman
Description: Designs, contracts for the manufacture of, and markets men's and women's fashion golf apparel. During fiscal year 2001, the company's golf apparel consisted of a men's line, a women's line and the Elements line that included both men's and women's lines.
Total employees: 103