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…