by Fort Collins Chamber | Jan 21, 2020 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
As a function of my job, I am a professional talker. Several times a month I speak to local groups about the economy and key trends in the area. A few gems from a recent presentation: 27 percent of our two-county workforce commutes here everyday from the Denver area...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Oct 22, 2019 | Economy, Elections
During the 2019 Legislative Session, Democratic state leaders referred Proposition CC to the fall ballot. Proposition CC would override the part of the provision in the state constitution in the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) that requires the state to reimburse...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Sep 24, 2019 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Work in Northern Colorado (aka Talent 2.0) is a major initiative of the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce. In broad terms, it is focused on three major things: putting tools in the hands of human resource staff and recruiters to help with their talent recruitment...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Sep 3, 2019 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Finding workers is a big, big challenge for many employers, as you probably already know. It’s a regular point of conversation with our members. In light of that, an interesting story in the July 1 edition of the Wall Street Journal caught my eye. In a story titled...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jan 15, 2019 | Economy, Government & Policy
The Colorado General Assembly session opened January 4, and Governor Jared Polis has been sworn in and has delivered his first ‘State of the State’ address. A few minor partisan jabs have been made by various members of the legislature, but for the most part comity...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Nov 13, 2018 | Economy, Elections
Last Tuesday voters in Colorado said ‘no’ to both ballot measures to fund transportation. Both Proposition 109 (Fix Our Damn Roads, a $3.5B bonding program, no tax increase) and Proposition 110 (Let’s Go, Colorado, a 0.62% state sales tax increase with a bonding...
