by Fort Collins Chamber | Apr 10, 2018 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Now here’s a fun topic: the Economic Census! Okay, maybe not real fun, but it is an obligation and the time to act is coming up soon. Instructions to electronically complete the 2017 Economic Census will be delivered to businesses in May and a response (required by...
by chambergeneral | Jan 2, 2018 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Chamber News, Infrastructure, Talent
2017 was an ambitious year for the Fort Collins Chamber. In addition to a list of significant goals and projects, we also undertook fund raising for a major 5-year key strategic initiative called Northern Colorado Prospers. Here’s a summary overview: The Chamber...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jun 20, 2017 | Education & Professional Development, Talent
Two seemingly unrelated opinion pieces crossed my electronic transom this morning that are in fact closely tied together. The first is from MarketInsider.com and is titled The big lesson from Amazon and Whole Foods: Disruptive competition comes out of nowhere. The key...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Feb 21, 2017 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Last week, a local coalition of organizations released a 60-page document titled “TALENT 2.0: Regional Workforce Strategy, Fort Collins-Loveland Metro Area. Don’t be put off by the dry, academic-sounding title. It’s actually an historic document, the first-ever...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Nov 8, 2016 | Education & Professional Development, Talent
Not a surprise to anyone doing business in the Fort Collins area, but higher education is important to the area’s economy. This is true in several ways: education and training generally make people more economically valuable and productive; collaboration between...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Dec 9, 2014 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Last Saturday the Fort Collins City Council had a planning retreat. One of the items on the Council’s agenda was discussion about an update to the City’s economic strategy. Let me go to the bottom line first: based on that discussion, it is and will...
