ARCHIVED  March 1, 1997

Monfort to Excel, meat plants bring money, taxes, jobs

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One whiff, and many visitors to Greeley ask: “What’s that odor?” And since the early 1960s, the answer has been, “The smell of money.”Though the odor problem continues to be a bone of contention for Greeley’s citizenry, the truth of the matter is, meatpacking and feedlots -ConAgra-owned Monfort of Colorado being the largest in the county – contribute substantially to Weld’s economy. And the same is true for Morgan County, where Excel Corp. is the area’s largest employer.
“Combine packing plants with feedlots with the wholesale sale of meat, and they’re a major employer across all industries 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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