Grand Junction companies rank among top private firms in Colorado

Four Grand Junction-based companies rank among the top 200 private firms in Colorado, according to the latest results of an annual magazine listing.

Compiled for Colorado Biz magazine, the 2021 rankings are based on self-reported gross revenues for 2020. Companies must be headquartered in Colorado to make the list.

Dalby, Wendland & Co., a public accounting and business consulting firm, ranked 59th. The firm reported a 13 percent increase in gross revenues between 2019 and 2020 to $19.8 million, but fell five spots in the 2021 ranking. The company has made the list eight consecutive years.

Dalby, Wendland & Co. operates the largest public accounting firm headquartered in Western Colorado with offices in Grand Junction as well as Aspen, Glenwood Springs, Montrose, Rifle and Telluride and a total of 93 employees.

Bray & Co., a real estate and property management firm, ranked 71st in its first appearance on the list. The company reported more than $13.8 million in revenues in 2020, down 4 percent from 2019. 

Celebrating its 75th year in business in 2021, Bray & Co. employs 110 people.

Comfort Keepers, a home care services provider, ranked 109th. The firm reported a 28 percent increase in revenues between 2019 and 2020 to more than $7 million, but fell four spots in the ranking. Comfort Keepers employs 250 people.

Rocky Mountain West Insurance made its first appearance on the ranking at 180th. The firm reported revenues of more than $2 million in 2020, a 452 percent increase over 2019.

A retail insurance agency with branch agencies across the country, Rocky Mountain West Insurance ranked 755th in the Inc. magazine list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States for 2021. The firm employs 12 people.

Other companies headquartered in Western Colorado also made the 2021 list of the top private firms in the state.

Alpine Bank made its first appearance on the list at 33rd. The bank reported revenues of more than $51.1 million in 2020, down 12 percent from 2019.

Headquartered in Glenwood Springs, Alpine Bank operates locations across Colorado and employs 790 people.

Mayfly Outdoors, a fishing equipment manufacturer based in Montrose, ranked 74th. The company moved up three spots with revenues of  nearly $12.9 million, up 30 percent. Mayfly Outdoors employs 109 people.