“We’re fortunate to be representing Longmont on a world level, in some cases,” said Mike Murfitt, co-founder of Traction Coffee Roasters. The company started in Lyons, in a horse stable that ...

For a start, her father, Nigel Lawson, was Margaret Thatcher's chancellor of the exchequer for many years, while her mother, Vanessa Salmon, was an heiress born into the Lyons Coffee House dynasty.

Some Longmont residents might be surprised to hear the city is home to a coffee roasting company that ships its beans not just throughout the U.S., but to over 30 countries. Traction Coffee Roasters, ...