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 | Mar 19, 2013 | Economy, Elections
Ballots for the City Council elections have been sent and are due back by April 2. This is the time when people in the business community turn to us for our recommendations about who to support. We announced our endorsements two weeks ago. They are: Mayor –...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Mar 12, 2013 | Economy, Government & Policy
The Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce has launched a new jobs initiative called Fort Collins Works. Fort Collins Works is a multi-faceted, multi-pronged communications program for communicating the business community’s economic vision of the community to key...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Mar 5, 2013 | Economy, Elections
A recent telephone poll conducted by Behavior Research Center of Fort Collins registered voters revealed support for job creation, retaining Woodward and increasing water storage. The poll was conducted February 16-20. In-depth interviews were completed with 301...
