by Fort Collins Chamber | Jul 9, 2013 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Would you rather be living and working in Fort Collins or Detroit? While the once mighty ‘Motor City’ continues to implode, the gods continue to smile down on the ‘Choice City’ of Fort Collins. Clearly different choices by the communities are...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jun 25, 2013 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
How much control do we have as a community to create a vibrant local economy? As I noted before, there is a long list of issues and trends that can impact us that are beyond our control.Fortunately, through the deliberate process of economic development, we can do a...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jun 4, 2013 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Leadership
Good news, bad news. The good news is that Fort Collins has a lot of money to put towards street maintenance and construction projects. The bad news is that it can be hard to get around town and your business can be harmed if access is cut off.Here are a few things...
by Fort Collins Chamber | May 21, 2013 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment
This morning I attended the City of Fort Collins’ Inaugural Business Appreciation Breakfast at the Marriott. There were about 200 people in the room. Businesses that had been operating for 75 years or more in Fort Collins were recognized. The underlying theme of...
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...
