Fort Collins, Colorado: A Model City
11 June 2001 - 8:00am
This Colorado town doesn't need tax incentives to lure business -- it offers a lifestyle instead.
"What's remarkable about Fort Collins is not all it has done to lure companies; it's all it hasn't done. The city has sat out pricey bidding wars for corporate trophies, instead spending its money on schools, parks and other local services. The result: Fort Collins has landed plenty of corporate trophies anyway -- and is in the middle of an uncharacteristic American boom.During a time of economic slowdown across the country, the Rocky Mountain region is emerging as an island of surprising prosperity and growth."
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Wall St. Journal, June 6, 2001
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