By James R. Healey, USA TODAY

When Honda Motor in 1980 announced its then-radical decision to build cars in the U.S., the industry collectively said, "What?"

Volkswagen, alone among foreign car companies, was trying limited U.S. production, assembling Rabbit compacts at a Pennsylvania factory, and struggling to get it right.

While auto buyers now take for granted that many European- or Asian-brand vehicles are made in the heart of the U.S., 30 years ago, it was a stunning notion.

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THE CORPORATE GROWTH AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED for the

10^TH ANNUAL

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CORPORATE GROWTH CONFERENCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 23, 2012(Denver, CO) - ACG Denver proudly announces the winners of the 2012 Corporate Growth Awards, which will be presented at the Rocky Mountain Corporate Growth Conference on March 13th and 14th at the Inverness Hotel. Schomp Automotive won the Outstanding Corporate Growth Award and Alpine Waste & Recycling was named winner of the Emerging Corporate Growth Award.

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