by Fort Collins Chamber | Aug 28, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
What role should the community have in retaining primary employers? Should the government have a role in trying to keep such employers and should taxpayer money be used? These kinds of questions are being raised regularly now in Fort Collins. The Great Recession of...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Aug 21, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Leadership
Have you ever thought about serving your community by running for public office? Specifically, have you ever thought about being on the City Council? In our community of 140,000 people, seven are elected as our representatives. We put a significant amount of power and...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Aug 14, 2012 | Regional Focus
If you have a business in downtown Fort Collins or have had a reason to go downtown over the past few weeks, you know what a traffic snarl it has become due to work along Mason Street. Two construction projects have been underway. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jul 31, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Where will the jobs come from? As American workers struggle to recover from the Great Recession, they aren’t alone. According to Gallup polling, the number 1 issue on the minds of people everywhere in the world is a good paying job. As I mentioned last week, in...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jul 24, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
First, a book recommendation: Consider reading The Coming Jobs War by Jim Clifton. The author is the Chairman of Gallup, the international polling firm. His back contention is that the number one issue on the minds of the vast majority of people on the planet is...