by Fort Collins Chamber | Jan 31, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Fort Collins-based Poudre Valley Health System and the University of Colorado Hospital announced today the details of their new partnership, which include: A new name: University of Colorado Health New logos New executive leadership structure @ PVHS’s President...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jan 23, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Fort Collins is the new “motor city?” Well, maybe so, at least according to a profile piece January 23 on Fox News about the Colorado State University’s Engine and Energy Conversion Lab. It’s titled “America’s New ‘Motor...
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...