CTS Makes Top 50 Minority-Owned Companies in Colorado List


Colorado Springs, CO—June 29, 2008—Combat Training Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of non-pyrotechnic Battlefield Special Effects and live training solutions, earned an elite spot among the Top 50 Minority-Owned Companies in Colorado ranked by ColoradoBiz. With a year-over-year revenue increase of 85 percent, the 5-year-old company posted revenues of $4.8 million last year which secured its ranking as the 29th top earning minority-owned company in Colorado.

This distinct honor places the company among the top 30 most successful minority-owned businesses in the state. The Top 50 list is sponsored by ColoradoBiz Magazine and is published once a year. The listing represents the most exhaustive compilation of business information on both public and privately held minority-owned businesses in the state of Colorado.

President and CEO of Combat Training Solutions, Antonio Colón said today, "I am very proud of the company we have built and I’m extremely pleased to have been recognized for all of our hard work." He went on to say that, "we consider this a reaffirmation of our philosophy that success can come to you if you work hard, make solid business decisions, assemble a team of very smart people around you, and then give the market the types of products and services that it needs."

Combat Training Solutions is an award-winning, solutions-oriented company specializing in IED awareness and defeat, first-response training and simulation, international and federal defense programs, and live training solutions. The company has earned a reputation as an industry leader in non-pyrotechnic training technology that enables direct contact in a live training domain. Combat Training Solutions’ products incorporate instrumented weapon systems that provide sound, smoke and blast effects interacting on training, test and exercise ranges. These products provide a level of realism to military training environments that better simulate warfighter experiences during actual operational conditions.

About Combat Training Solutions

Combat Training Solutions is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business providing Non-pyrotechnic simulation devices and training aids for military and security organizations around the world. The company designs, manufactures and integrates Battlefield Special Effects that provide the safest and most realistic effects available for direct contact training. These highly effective and versatile simulators produce sustainable performance improvements and ensure that Warfighters are better prepared to combat evolving terrorist threats.

For more information on Combat Training Solutions’ non-pyrotechnic products and training services, call 719- 380-1527 Ext.1