by Fort Collins Chamber | Sep 22, 2020 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Last week the Chamber announced its annual Talent Summit. It will be Wednesday, September 30. We quickly got over 50 registrations. What’s with that? Aren’t we in a Covid-19 induced recession? The answer can be found in an editorial on the 13th by the Editorial Board...
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 | 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 | Sep 18, 2018 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Finding workers is a big challenge for many employers in the area. In that regard, we’re not unique as this is a national problem. As you know, to meet this challenge we launched Talent 2.0 in conjunction with other community partners. You can find more at...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jul 31, 2018 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Finding workers is a special challenge for employers across America, including here in Northern Colorado. The Chamber has been working with other partners to provide information and tools you can use in your recruitment efforts. Take a look at www.NoCoTalent2.com...
