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Colorado Cleantech Industry Association Announces Finalists for Inaugural 'Colorado Cleantech Awards Celebration'

The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association (CCIA) has released names of the finalists for its inaugural "Colorado Cleantech Awards Celebration," honoring leadership in advancing cleantech.

2010-10-11
DENVER, CO, October 11, 2010 (Press-News.org) The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association(CCIA) has released names of the finalists for its inaugural "Colorado Cleantech Awards Celebration" recognition event, honoring leadership in advancing cleantech. "Winners will be announced at our now officially sold-out event on Tuesday, October 19, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Denver Marriott City Center," Christine Shapard, CCIA Executive Director announces, "We're extremely pleased to share the twenty finalists who emerged from our statewide call for nominations."

CCIA - Leadership in Advancing Cleantech Awards - Finalists:

* High-Impact Cleantech Company of the Year
Abound Solar (Loveland, CO) - http://www.abound.com
Advanced Energy Industries, Solaron Business (Fort Collins, CO) - http://www.advanced-energy.com
CoorsTek (Golden, CO) - http://www.coorstek.com
Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (Littleton, CO) - http://www.infinitepowersolutions.com

Tendril (Boulder, CO) - http://www.tendrilinc.com
* Breakout Cleantech Company of the Year
Ice Energy (Windsor, CO) - http://www.ice-energy.com
OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. (Boulder, CO) - http://www.opxbiotechnologies.com

ZeaChem, Inc. (Lakewood, CO) - http://www.zeachem.com
* Emerging Cleantech Company of the Year
Green Garage (Boulder, CO) - http://www.greengarage.com
RavenBrick LLC (Denver, CO) - http://www.ravenbrick.com
VanDyne Super Turbo (Fort Collins, CO) - http://www.vandynesuperturbo.com

* Colorado Cleantech Entrepreneur of the Year
Raymond R. Johnson, Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (Littleton, CO) -
http://www.infinitepowersolutions.com
Doug Schatz, Advanced Energy Industries (Fort Collins, CO) -
http://www.advanced-energy.com/en/Officers_Board.html
Adrian Tuck, Tendril (Boulder, CO) -
http://www.tendrilinc.com/about/management-team

* National Cleantech Leadership
Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory - http://www.coloradocollaboratory.org
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden, CO) - http://www.nrel.gov
Rocky Mountain Institute (Snowmass, CO) - http://www.rmi.org

* Governor's Award for Excellence in Cleantech Leadership
Ron Bernal, NEA (Boulder, CO) - http://www.nea.com/Team/Default.aspx?id=27
Richard Franklin, Clean Tech Open (Denver, CO) - http://www.linkedin.com/in/dickfranklin
Paul Nelson, Saoradh Energy (Boulder CO) - http://www.saoradh.com

Further, according to Shapard, "We've simply been overwhelmed by the response for advance reservations and thank the industry and business community at large for welcoming our new awards event with such gusto."

Ira Ehrenpreis, noted venture capitalist and cleantech industry expert is the keynote speaker.

About the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association

The CCIA represents the interests of the state's cleantech industry. Its mission is to further establish Colorado as a world leader in clean technology. Visit http://www.coloradocleantech.com.

Contacts:

Shelly Curtiss, CCIA Communications Director, 303-623-2690, shelly@coloradocleantech.com

Maggie Chamberlin Holben, Absolutely PR - http://www.absolutelypr.com - 303-984-9801, maggie@absolutelypr.com

More About Absolutely PR

Absolutely Public Relations specializes in media relations, the strategies and tactics necessary to achieve impactful editorial placements in the national, trade press and local media. Maggie Chamberlin Holben, owner, is accredited by the Public Relations Society of America and is a member of its Counselors Academy.  In addition, Holben is now certified as an industry analyst relations practitioner. Holben brings more than 25 years experience to her clients and is frequently interviewed by the media as a Public Relations Expert.  The ideal client for Absolutely PR has an interesting story to tell, executive commitment to and understanding of PR, and plenty of news hooks.  You can learn about news hooks at the website http://www.AbsolutelyPR.com. Absolutely PR also offers http://www.PublicRelationsNewsroom.com, http://www.DenverPRNewsroom.com, and http://www.Expert411.com to help clients achieve media awareness success.  

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[Press-News.org] Colorado Cleantech Industry Association Announces Finalists for Inaugural 'Colorado Cleantech Awards Celebration'
The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association (CCIA) has released names of the finalists for its inaugural "Colorado Cleantech Awards Celebration," honoring leadership in advancing cleantech.