by Fort Collins Chamber | Aug 28, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
What role should the community have in retaining primary employers? Should the government have a role in trying to keep such employers and should taxpayer money be used? These kinds of questions are being raised regularly now in Fort Collins. The Great Recession of...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jul 31, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Where will the jobs come from? As American workers struggle to recover from the Great Recession, they aren’t alone. According to Gallup polling, the number 1 issue on the minds of people everywhere in the world is a good paying job. As I mentioned last week, in...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jul 24, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
First, a book recommendation: Consider reading The Coming Jobs War by Jim Clifton. The author is the Chairman of Gallup, the international polling firm. His back contention is that the number one issue on the minds of the vast majority of people on the planet is...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jun 19, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Economic growth and prosperity are driven by innovation. Based on a new report titled “Enterprising States: Policies that Produce,” Colorado is one of the top 10 states for entrepreneurship and innovation. Colorado also ranks 8th as a ‘future boom...
by Fort Collins Chamber | May 15, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
“No, Mom, Dad, really. Beer is, like, you know, important and stuff like that. It can be a job.” How about this?! The 20-something’s dream is real! You really can have your beer and a career, too! According to a study by Colorado State...
by Fort Collins Chamber | May 14, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
As you know, I’ve made the point several times on this blog that regulations and economic policy uncertainty dampen economic activity. Economic history says that at this point, after a sharp economic contraction, there should be a very strong recovery underway....
