by Fort Collins Chamber | Jan 22, 2013 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
The Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce is very focused on creating a climate where businesses can locate here, expand and invest. In the process of doing so, jobs are created for area residents. Chamber leaders are in the revising our ‘jobs agenda’ but...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Dec 28, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Another year has come and gone. Thank you for making 2012 a great one for the Chamber. In a future post I’ll update you on our key accomplishments. The short version is that the community continued to enjoy a strong reputation as a great place to live and the...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Dec 9, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Many people hoped after the presidential election that the sense of uncertainty gripping the country would decline. That is not the case according to small businesses responding in November to the quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index survey. Small...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Nov 13, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
A common phrase in the media at the present time is the fiscal cliff. It refers to a set of tax increases, new taxes and federal budget cuts that in combination threaten to tip an already soft economy into recession. On tap are five new taxes due to the Affordable...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Oct 30, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
As you know, the Chamber is in the middle of a major fund raising campaign. One of the initiatives being proposed is called Fort Collins Works. By way of background, by most standards Fort Collins is a wonderful place to live. There is a long list of community...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Oct 22, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Hats off to the Fort Collins City Council for supporting an incentive package for Avago last Tuesday evening by a vote of 7 to 0. The no-growth community was out in force to block the package, which they feared would cause population growth. A strong showing from the...
