ColoradoBiz: The Colorado Tech Tour 2016 explores the Western Slope

By Gigi Sukin

The Colorado Technology Association’s Tech Tour rolled into Grand Junction, known for the Colorado National Monument and Book Cliffs of the Grand Valley, extreme mountain biking and its legacy in the oil and gas industry.

The first stop took the tour group to Leitner-Poma, one of only two cable transport system manufacturing companies in the world. From their hub in Grand Junction, they manufacture ski lifts and gondolas, employing a shop of structural, mechanical, electrical and civil engineers. [Read More]

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