For more than six years, Dynamic Foam Products, a Steamboat Springs-based footwear company, has been working to find new materials for its insoles that will help cushion the impact the manufacturing process they use has…
It’s no surprise that Steamboat Springs-based outdoor equipment brand Big Agnes has committed to using 100% renewable energy to power each of its three U.S. facilities.
Honey Stinger beekeepers, from left, Emily Scott, Kate Burleson and Shannon Grasser inspect some of the bees in the company’s new hive hosted at Colorado Mountain College Steamboat Springs. (Courtesy photo by Stephanie Stocking)
After 20 years as a Steamboat Springs-based company specializing in energy foods made from honey, Honey Stinger now has its first local, company-managed beehive.
In partnership with Colorado Mountain College Steamboat Springs and biology professor Becky Edmiston, the Honey Stinger hive was installed last month in an electrified enclosure on the hillside above the college campus. The location is home to three other hives managed by Edmiston and the college’s student Beekeeping Club that started in 2012.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS It’s easy to fall in love with the hand-knit sweaters offered by Alpaca Imports.
But it wasn’t just the classic designs, the warm cozy feel or that soft fabric that pushed Julia Hebard and Katie Haynes to purchase the Steamboat Springs-based business in 2019. Hebard, who grew up in Steamboat, said it was more about the opportunity to continue long-time relationships with partners in Peru and Nepal and follow the type of business practices she thinks will be rewarded moving forward.
“I believe the way businesses are run is changing,” Hebard said. “Beyond profits, there is increasing emphasis placed on how companies impact the environment, the communities in which they operate, and the people who work for them. Alpaca Imports can make a difference through working with our partners to further our social and sustainable objectives.”