December 1, 1996

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: HP deserves city’s thanks

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Hewlett-Packard recently received a rebate of $232,000 in development fees from the Fort Collins City Council. HP immediately awarded this nearly one-quarter of a million dollars to the Poudre R-1 School District in the form of Technology Grants. With this act, HP sets a high standard of corporate citizenship within Fort Collins.

Donation of returned monies, whether it be to the school district, for the purchase of open space, for the restoration of a historic site, for the development of a new community park or a new community facility, is a Legacy Grant. A Legacy Grant such as this bespeaks an…

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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