October 28, 2005

A look back, a look ahead

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We’re here to stay.

That message, conveyed in my first column on this page in October 1995, carried two purposes: to relate our determination to succeed in the business-publishing arena in the face of intense competition, and to reassure would-be advertisers who couldn’t decide which of a handful of new business publications would survive.

The confidence evident in that message was real, but it was mixed with some trepidation. This newspaper was born at the very best possible time, as communities of Northern Colorado were beginning to realize that their fates were tied together. Businesses were beginning to expand from one community…

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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