Business View Magazine | February 2019

291 AT A GLANCE CITY OF LONGMONT, COLORADO WHAT: Sustainable community, population just under 100,000 WHERE: Front Range of the Rocky Mountains between Boulder and Denver, Colorado WEBSITE: www.longmontcolorado.gov T he City of Longmont, Colorado embraces diversity, innovation, and savvy strategic planning in its mission to excel and grow as a thriving, sustainable community. Founded in 1871 and located northeast of the county seat of Boulder, and 33 miles north-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Longmont offers residents and visitors a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere for living life to the fullest, while just minutes away, the pleasures of hiking, biking, fishing, boating, and golf await at Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park. Among its many accolades and achieve- ments, Longmont is one of 38 communi- ties in the U.S. recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as a silver-level bicycle-friendly community and in 2018 was awarded the prestigious All-America City Award from the National Civic League (NCL). The award recognizes Longmont for identifying its most challenging is- sues and working collaboratively with the community to create innovative and effective problem-solving strategies. Downtown, the Main Street core, which suffered severe decline during the 1980s, now exemplifies the power of ongoing revitalization–home to over 300 shops, galleries, restaurants, and hotels. Also noteworthy is Longmont’s reputation as the Biggest Little Beer Town in Colorado with world-class, award-winning brewer- ies, such as Left Hand and Oskar Blues, 300 Suns, Großen Bart, Shoes & Brews, Bootstrap Pumphouse, and Wibby Brew- ing. For recreation enthusiasts, the City has three public golf courses, 1,500 acres of parks, five skateboard parks, two dedicated dog parks, and two indoor and two out- door swimming pools.