Economy & Economic Development  March 23, 2018

Greeley MSA’s growth ranks third-fastest nationwide

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The Greeley Metropolitan Statistical Area’s 3.5 percent population increase last year was the third-highest percentage growth of any MSA in the country. That’s according to July 1, 2017, population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Growth in the Greeley MSA — which consists of all of Weld County — was topped only by the St. George, Utah, MSA, and the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach MSA in North Carolina and South Carolina, which grew by 4 percent and 3.7 percent respectively.

The Greeley MSA added 10,390 people from 2016 to…

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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