Article: Wild Oats' buyout offset by notable newcomers.

Wild Oats' acceptance of a buyout offer by Whole Foods and Western Union's spinoff from First Data were the biggest newsmakers among Colorado's publicly traded companies in the past year. But there were others.

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Among them, two companies with combined 2006 revenues of more than $1 billion joined the state's public-company roster. Denver-based energy firm Veneco Inc. went public in November, and Woodward Governor Co., relocated to Fort Collins from Rockford, Ill., early this year.

Veneco, an acquirer and developer of oil and gas interests, employs 250 and last year posted revenues of $280 million.

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