ARCHIVED  October 1, 1995

Chambers seek common ground

Northern Colorado’s once-bickering chambers of commerce and economic-development agencies are finding new ways to cooperate.

The emergence of Northern Colorado as one big economy vs. three or more smaller ones has forced area officials to work together on a variety of issues, from legislative positions to tackling shortages in skilled labor and promoting economic development.

“I think 10 years ago, if a company was going to look at Fort Collins or Greeley, it was put on the boxing gloves and go at it,´ said Lyle Butler, president of the Greeley/Weld Chamber of Commerce. “But today, the way we’re looking at it is…

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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