May 1, 1996

Enterprise zones do more good than harm

COUNTERPOINT

Denver media have used the start of the current legislative session to feature several exposes on the problems associated with the state’s

enterprise-zone tax incentives.

These articles have consistently featured the negatives and have failed almost completely to mention the positives brought about by EZs. Perhaps

someone has a plan to influence legislation expected in the 1996 General Assembly.

Northern Colorado is now home to two enterprise zones. The Greeley/Weld County Enterprise Zone became active Dec. 21, 1987. The Larimer

County Enterprise Zone started June 25, 1993. Businesses located in the zones are entitled to Colorado income-tax credits which can be earned for…

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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