September 16, 2013

Leprino, Stryker make Forbes’ list of billionaires

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Forbes Magazine has identified seven Coloradans on its global list of billionaires, including Leprino Foods founder James Leprino and Bohemian Foundation’s Pat Stryker, ranking fourth and sixth, with fortunes valued at $3 billion and $1.6 billion respectively.

Leprino Foods is one of the largest employers in Weld County and Stryker, who inherited a medical-devices fortune from her grandfather, is a well-known philanthropist and real estate investor known for supporting the arts, Colorado State University, and dozens of other causes.

Charlie Ergen, who founded Dish Network Corp., earned the No. 1 spot on the Colorado list, with assets of $10.6 billion; railroad and…

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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