Woodward HQ moves to Fort Collins

FORT COLLINS – Woodward Governor Co. will begin 2007 by becoming officially headquartered in Fort Collins.

The giant energy control company (Nasdaq: WGOV) announced today that it would move its headquarters from Rockford, Ill.

“Today, the Colorado site is the location of a number of our senior executives who have the primary responsibility for the majority of our global business activities,´ said Woodward President and CEO Thomas Gendron. “In the past several months, we have relocated a few key leaders and functions to Colorado, which we believe has improved communication and realized efficiencies.”

Woodward operates a facility in Fort Collins and one in…