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October Economic Data Available Now

It’s time again for our monthly update to the Economic Tracker. Your Fort Collins Area Chamber, working with other economic development and business support organizations across the region created a tool to track the economic recovery in Northern Colorado.

This valuable resource is a set of indicators that represent critical aspects of the Larimer and Weld County economies, is based on data that is accessible in a useable format and is updated frequently with little lag time. The Economic...

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Fort Collins Area Chamber Hosts Year End Celebration – Great Progress Announced!

The Fort Collins Area Chamber hosted a Year End Celebration with investors and volunteers last week.  We had a great time networking and celebrating the tremendous work of volunteers.

A few highlights from the event (also featured in the 2023 Annual NCP Report attached and Our Video):

We reminded our investors that the Fort Collins Area Chamber fully engaged decision-makers on policies and issues that matter to you including stopping local minimum wage, addressing the housing cri...

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We made it through Elections, what’s next?

A week ago we were still fully entrenched in the conversation and activity of Fort Collins Elections.  Now that we've had a week of respite - some thoughts and reactions:

 THANK YOU to all of the individuals that put their name on a public ballot.  The tremendous civic step you took to offer to lead our community and to share your vision is one that I certainly appreciate and celebrate.  We may or may not agree on overall visions, but I absolutely value your willingness to be part of th...

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Fort Collins Area Chamber Leader Yvonne Myers Selected for Economic Mobility Work

Happy Election Day - I know that I've been posting this weekly for a bit - but please, please, please, VOTE!  If you haven't returned your ballot and still need local insight, check out our great resources available here:  https://fortcollinschamber.com/business-advocacy/elections/

And moving on to new topics, I am happy to announce that Yvonne Myers, our Vice President for Strategic Initiatives has been selected to participate in the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) Foundatio...

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November Election Featured Resources

At the Nov. 8, 2022 General Election, Fort Collins voters approved a Charter Amendment moving the regular City election to November in odd-numbered years. In 2023, the election will be conducted as a part of the Larimer County Coordinated Election.  Voters have seven days to return their ballots for the 2023 election.

The November 2023 ballot invites all voters to elect a mayor, and voters in Districts 2, 4, and 6 to elect City Council representatives while presenting two state issues and f...

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