[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 112 (Tuesday, August 3, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1725]
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                      HONORING NEW BELGIUM BREWERY

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                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 3, 1999

  Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a unique 
entrepreneurial enterprise in the Fourth Congressional District of 
Colorado, The New Belgium Brewing Company of Fort Collins. Recently I 
visited the brewery and saw firsthand the innovation that is the key to 
this successful company. Employees participate, manage, and run the 
business providing a stimulating and diversified job experience, and a 
competitive, first-rate product.
  Mr. Speaker, the New Belgium Brewery recently received the 
distinguished honor of the 1999 Ernst & Young Rock Mountain 
Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the manufacturing category, and also 
won the ``emerging entrepreneur'' category in the past. Their output 
increased 31 percent in 1998, maintaining their prominence within the 
competitive market of micro brewers.
  I hereby commend the success of this outstanding Colorado 
entrepreneurial company, New Belgium Brewing Company of Fort Collins, 
Colorado.

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