February 1, 1998

Exec’s hobby is for the birds

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It˜s not unusual for Dick Maxfield of Greeley, president of Maxfield Services Corp., to pull off the road on business trips to Fort Morgan, open his briefcase and pull out his binoculars to observe a hawk or other raptor on a power pole.
"Whenever I travel, I always observe what˜s going on out there, especially when I˜m in different regions," he said.
In addition to his binoculars and field guide, Maxfield dictates notes on a tape recorder to later input into a computer program.
"Anyplace you go will have birds, even downtown New York City," he said.
And that˜s…

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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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