by Fort Collins Chamber | Jul 17, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Leadership
Over a three-week period (July 16- August 5) the Chamber is encouraging members and the public to patronize businesses along the Mason Street Corridor in the downtown area. As you know, between work being done on the railroad tracks by Burlington Northern Santa Fe and...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jul 9, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Leadership
The High Park Fire is out and the recovery is underway. One of the unknowns is how many businesses were impacted by the fire. When comparing notes recently with a Larimer County official, we speculated that dozens of businesses – many of them home-based –...
by chambergeneral | Jul 3, 2012 | Community & Quality of Life
We take care of each other. Dr. Hank Gardner of Colorado State University shared that thought with me during a conversation last week about the High Park Fire. He’s right, of course. If there is anything positive about a fire that burned 88,000 acres and 260...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jun 26, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Leadership
Crowdfunding” is a relatively new term that describes the ability of small investors to pool financial resources to invest in an enterprise and is enabled by the internet. Crowdfunding was part of the JOBS Act, which President Obama signed into law in April....
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jun 19, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Economic growth and prosperity are driven by innovation. Based on a new report titled “Enterprising States: Policies that Produce,” Colorado is one of the top 10 states for entrepreneurship and innovation. Colorado also ranks 8th as a ‘future boom...
