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 | Jan 22, 2013 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
The Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce is very focused on creating a climate where businesses can locate here, expand and invest. In the process of doing so, jobs are created for area residents. Chamber leaders are in the revising our ‘jobs agenda’ but...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Dec 28, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Another year has come and gone. Thank you for making 2012 a great one for the Chamber. In a future post I’ll update you on our key accomplishments. The short version is that the community continued to enjoy a strong reputation as a great place to live and the...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Dec 9, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Many people hoped after the presidential election that the sense of uncertainty gripping the country would decline. That is not the case according to small businesses responding in November to the quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index survey. Small...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Nov 13, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
A common phrase in the media at the present time is the fiscal cliff. It refers to a set of tax increases, new taxes and federal budget cuts that in combination threaten to tip an already soft economy into recession. On tap are five new taxes due to the Affordable...
