Economy & Economic Development  October 1, 1995

The search (or lack thereof) for jobs

Roland Mower could come to envy Bill Argo.

Mower, president of the Fort Collins Inc. economic-development agency, finds his desire to promote high-paying “primary” jobs stymied by anti-growth sentiments and the perception that unfair tax policies push companies away.

Not so with the president of the Greeley/Weld Economic Development Action Partnership Inc. Argo’s Weld County boasts ample land, a far-reaching enterprise zone that provides businesses with lucrative tax breaks and training incentives, and county and municipal governments that embrace his pitch for high-paying jobs.

“We’re probably the most aggressive economic-development operation in the state of Colorado,” Argo said.

Mower and Argo reflect the divergent…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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