BizWest is a print and electronic business paper in Northern Colorado.

BizWest
TypeMonthly
Owner(s)BizWest Media
Founder(s)Jeff Nuttall and Chris Wood
PublisherJeff Nuttall and Chris Wood
EditorChris Wood
Managing editorKen Amundson
Staff writers4
LanguageEnglish
CityBoulder, Colorado
CountryUnited States
ISSN2334-5721
Websitebizwest.com

History

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In 2010, Brown Publishing Company, the owner of the newspapers Boulder County Business Report and Northern Colorado Business Report declared bankruptcy and, in September, sold them to Ohio Community Media. In February 2011, the publishers of the two papers formed BizWest Media to acquire their publications, the Wyoming Business Report, and ancillary other assets from Ohio Community Media.[1][2] In March 2014, the Boulder County Business Report and Northern Colorado Business Report were merged into a biweekly printed paper called BizWest, with initial circulation of 9,000 to cover Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties, as well as the Denver-Boulder corridor.[3][4]

In September 2016, BizWest reduced its print publication frequency to monthly and laid off four of its eighteen staff, including one writer. The company cited subscribers shifting to digital-only subscriptions and management's desire to focus on growth areas of the business as reasons for the changes.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Publisher-led group buys Colorado business newspapers". Denver Business Journal. February 13, 2011.
  2. ^ Wallace, Alicia (February 14, 2011). "Boulder publishing company acquires Boulder County Business Report". The Daily Camera.
  3. ^ "Northern Colorado Business Report to form BizWest with Denver publication". Fort Collins Coloradoan. February 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "Colorado business papers combine into biweekly newspaper BizWest". The Denver Post. Digital First Media. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. ^ Castle, Shay (September 14, 2016). "BizWest lays off 4, shifts to once-monthly print schedule". The Daily Camera.
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