ARCHIVED  February 1, 1997

Publisher’s Notebook: Don’t miss warning signals Region must work to cure economic-development ailments

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Northern Colorado often compares its economic performance and statistics with other regions of the state, at times finding itself lacking when stacked up next to high-tech hotbeds such as Boulder County.
True, growth here outpaces the state as a whole, but other factors, such as the level of education and per capita income, lag.
But how do Larimer and Weld counties compare to similar regions around the country? Quite well in some areas but with important elements of concern, according to a just-completed study by BBC Research & Consulting of Denver. BBC’s Colorado Economic Development Strategic Planning Interim Report for…

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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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