by Fort Collins Chamber | Jan 4, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
On this blog and in the local print media, I’ve repeatedly advocated for and defended the merits of capitalism. In that spirit, here’s an opinion piece on Bloomberg.com by Clive Crook in which he argues that we suffer a crisis of leadership, not a crisis...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Dec 13, 2011 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
A consulting report titled “City of Fort Collins: Economic Health Strategic Plan, December 2011” has been submitted to the City by Austin-based consultant TIP Strategies, Inc. I’m going out on a minor limb, but I think this is probably the first-ever...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Nov 29, 2011 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
On November 28 Governor John Hickenlooper announced the creation of a public-private-academic collaboration called the Colorado Innovation Network. It will be headed by Dr. Ajay Menon, dean of Colorado State University’s College of Business. Menon will keep his...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Nov 1, 2011 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
We celebrate our victories, but we learn from our failures. It’s probably an evolutionary adaptation. When our beetle-browed ancestors made a mistake around a pride of cave lions, they became lunch The fast learners survived and the slow learners were expunged...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Oct 17, 2011 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Jobs and the economy are the big topics everywhere you go. Usually mentioned at the same time are topics like the role of the federal government to get out of the way or to attempt to stimulate the economy with larger government expenditures and, of course, the...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Sep 27, 2011 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
The Colorado State University Engines and Energy Conversion Lab (EECL) on North College Avenue is one of our community’s great success stories. EECL is located in the old Fort Collins power plant building on the north edge of downtown. The building was built in...
