by Fort Collins Chamber | Apr 23, 2013 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Leadership
City Manager Darin Atteberry has put a big, bold proposal on the table to support the redevelopment of the Foothills Mall. The price tag: $53 million. In serious decline for nearly a decade, the Foothills Mall was purchased last year by Denver-based developer Alberta...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Apr 9, 2013 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Primary employers are a big net benefit to the community. That should be self-evident, but apparently that is not the case based on some of the comments made recently during the City Council deliberations about the so-called ‘incentive package’ to retain...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Apr 2, 2013 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
I have two topics for you this week. First, today is Election Day. Hopefully, if you are a resident and registered voter in Fort Collins, you have already sent your mail-in ballot. If not, hand-carry them to one of the three ballot drop-off locations by this evening....
by Fort Collins Chamber | Mar 26, 2013 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Fort Collins’s top private sector employer, Woodward, is on the City Council agenda this week. After months of negotiations between Woodward and city government, a proposal is on the table said to be worth $23 million. It will be used to secure the...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Feb 18, 2013 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment
In honor of Presidents’ Day, here’s a story on Inc.com about six publicity lessons from Abraham Lincoln. Writer Steve Cody says the six lessons are: 1. Nurture the brand of you. 2. Share the wealth. 3. Embrace new technology. 4. Use comedy to defuse a...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Feb 17, 2013 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment
Here’s a great resource for our small business members that explains how health care reform wil impact them. It’s a Health Care Reform Toolkit for Small Employers produced by Flood & Peterson.
