September 28, 2012

30 years later, BCBR remains all about ideas

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It began with an idea. Zan Gripman wanted to publish listings of new businesses in Boulder and did so through a new publication, the Boulder Business Report.

That initial offering quickly expanded in scope to include columns, news, data and feature articles analyzing the local economy — bringing a full-fledged business journal to the city.

A few years later, the paper’s scope was expanded geographically to include all of Boulder County (including Broomfield). Ownership changed over the years, from Zan to Fred Ayers to Boulder Business Information Inc., led by Jirka Rysavy, Jerry W. Lewis and Jeff Schott. That’s when I came…

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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