Left Hand Brewing co.

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SNAPSHOT: Left Hand Brewing Co. brews and sells craft beer.

LEADERSHIP: Jon Eric Wallace is president of the Longmont company, founded in 1993

WORKFORCE: 31 full-time equivalent employees in 2009, projected to grow in 2010.

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COMPANY STRENGTH: Recognized among competitors as a high-quality brewery with a wide range of well-brewed beers that have received numerous awards at the world's most competitive beer competitions, including the World Beer Cup, the European Beer Star awards and the Great American Beer Fest.

GREEN SCENE: A more efficient brew house and steam boiler was installed in 2008. Spent grains are sent to cattle farms, and cardboard, paper, glass and shrink-wrap to Eco-cycle. Left Hand was the first business in Longmont to receive a city and state...