ARCHIVED  July 12, 2002

Windsor approaching development balance

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WINDSOR — It’s hard to believe that 10 years ago Windsor’s population was just cresting at 5,000. Today, town officials estimate its population at 12,500 and still growing. Ten years ago — even five — residents resigned themselves to driving to Greeley or Fort Collins for most of their shopping.

That’s all changing. And fast. Now, shopping trips out of town are most likely for fun rather than necessity. A lot of that is due to the 55,000-square-foot Safeway that opened its doors almost two years ago in west Windsor. Grocery options may double if King Soopers opens its…

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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