January 1, 1998

Rocky Mtn. Instruments to build in Lafayette

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Longmont’s Rocky Mountain Instrument Co. is leaving its home of 13 years at 1501 S. Sunset St. to build in Lafayette.

The company finalized the purchase of 8.27 acres at South Boulder Road and Highway 287 in late December. According to Sales Director Debbie Hunt, groundbreaking on a 90,000-square-foot building is scheduled for January or February, with completion in July or August.

Hunt says Rocky Mountain Instrument, which employs 100 and expects to add another 30 workers in 1998, simply outgrew its leased space in Longmont. Lafayette got the nod for the…

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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