Leprino, Stryker make Forbes’ list of billionaires
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 communications investor Phil Anschutz, was No. 2, at $10 billion; John Malone, a cable television magnate, came in third, at $6 billion; James Leprino, head of cheese maker Leprino Foods, came in fourth, with a $3 billion fortune; Gary Magness, another cable giant, tied with Stryker, with a fortune worth $1.6 billion, and Thomas Bailey, founder of Janus Mutual Funds, came in seventh, with a fortune worth $1 billion.
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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…
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