Printer familiar face to Golden groups

You could say he has printer's ink in his blood, but Chris Quoyeser definitely has the city of Golden in his heart.

A Your Hub "Faces of Golden" edition would not be complete without a mention of the man who everybody looks to when they have an event - or issue - they want to promote. He has been the town's principal printer for 20 years.

As the partner/manager of AlphaGraphics, 1217 Miner's Alley, Quoyeser's business is at the forefront of the town's paper advertising and print communication, handling posters, newsletters, postcards, invitations and fliers for the most prominent of Golden's civic and other non-profit organizations. These include the City of Golden itself, Astor House and the Clear Creek History Park, Buffalo Bill Museum, Colorado Trail Foundation, Foothills Art Center, Golden Firefighters, Golden Civic Foundation, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden Urban Renewal Authority, Golden Visitor's Center, Golden Kiwanis, Golden Lion's Club, Golden Rotary, Golden Pioneer Museum, Jefferson County Department of Health, Jefferson Symphony, Miner's Alley Playhouse and others.

Promotional work for the Chamber alone covers the annual Golden Fine Arts Festival, Olde Golden Christmas celebration, Golden Farmer's Market, Wild West Auto Round-up and various Downtown Merchants Association holiday and special promotions.

Quoyeser, 47, came to Golden in 1988 "to start a printing business."

"I liked it because it was centrally located without the 'big city' atmosphere," said Quoyeser, a native Louisianan whose father and one brother are also printers. His first company, Quejac, became Apex Printing in 2002, which was operated as a small partnership until becoming one of three AlphaGraphics business centers owned by WetInk, Inc., owned by Ed Rothschild of Arvada. The "sister" stores include Rothschild's AlphaGraphics at 8290 W. 80th Avenue in Arvada and 1050 17th St. in Independence Plaza in downtown Denver.

"Chris was well integrated into the community. His standing in the community was important to us in moving into the Golden market," Rothschild explained.

While focused on the attention-demanding aspects of running his business, Quoyeser himself is as active in various community groups as time allows. He is a member of the Chamber's Ambassador's group, a Lion's Club member, a member of the Miner's Alley Playhouse board of directors, and very active in the Westside Connection Business Network International chapter.

"I feel like if you have a business in the community, you have to give back to the community that supports you," said Quoyeser, who adds, he's worked with the various groups "long enough" he's gotten to be able to anticipate their needs and work together on rapid turnaround and fair pricing.

"He's very supportive of the civic organizations and takes care of them as best he can," said Gary Wink, president and CEO of the Golden Chamber.

"Discounts and underwriting are possible because a portion of the stores' operating budget is formally set aside specifically to work with non-profits," said Rothschild, who sits on the board of the Table Mountain Animal Center.

Quoyeser and his wife, Teresa, live in Golden.

- Terry Perrin is a former jounalist and current prepress manager at AlphaGraphics in Golden