Ferrier, senior biz reporter at Coloradoan, is retiring

Pat Ferrier, senior business reporter at the Coloradoan in Fort Collins, is retiring after 23 years at the newspaper.

She has covered business, growth and development, health care, and the economy.

Ferrier writes, “When Coloradoan editor Dave Greiling called me in 2002 about becoming his business editor, I thought he’d lost his mind. I’d never read an earnings report or studied a city’s sales and use taxes. I’d never analyzed the economic impact of rising interest rates and couldn’t have told you the difference between a bank and credit union. But, he said I knew how to develop a beat and could learn the rest.

“I spent my first six months terrified that my bosses and readers would discover I was a fraud.

“Fortunately, I found a community of Realtors, economists, business owners, city officials, economic developers, nonprofits, builders, planning and zoning officials, tech workers, bankers, tourism folks and many, many others willing to answer my questions and teach me about Fort Collins. I am forever grateful to those who gave their time, shared their expertise or trusted me enough to share their stories.”

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