[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 19306-19307]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      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

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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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