ARCHIVED  May 1, 1997

World Wide Weld

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Greeley and Weld County have become exporting dynamos.

Just how dynamic? In 1993, county exports totaled $276 million, jumping to almost $502 million in 1994 and $583 million in 1995, according to a September 1996 report on metropolitan area exports by the International Trade Administration, Office of Trade and Economic Analysis.

The Greeley/Weld County market ranks seventh for export values in the Mountain Region, which includes Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. It ranks 105th in the nation for export values.

The six metro areas that outpace Greeley/Weld for export values in the Mountain Region are Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz.; Salt Lake City-Ogden,…

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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