Whither Symbios? Fort Collins waits

FORT COLLINS – Symbios Logic Inc. faces a difficult decision.

By the end of the year, the manufacturer of computer-logic chips, and Fort Collins’ fourth-largest employer, is expected to decide whether to:

” Remain in Fort Collins, where Symbios operates its largest facility and owns a 98-acre site next to Hewlett-Packard Co.

” Move to Colorado Springs, where the company employs 675 people.

” Relocate to Wichita, Kan., where it employs 350 people.

” Move to Eugene, Ore., where parent company Hyundai Electronics America is building a $1.3 billion memory-chip manufacturing facility.

” Relocate somewhere else in the United States.

Regardless of which option is chosen, a…