by Fort Collins Chamber | Dec 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Another year come and gone. In its roles as a catalyst, convener, and champion, the Chamber had a positive and proactive impact on the prosperity and livability of the Northern Colorado region. Following are a few highlights. Champion for stronger communities North...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Dec 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
SmartAsset just came out with the top Boomtowns in America and Colorado claims seven of the 50 top boomtowns nationwide, including the number one boomtown. More importantly, three of the top 15 are cities to the north of Denver. The rankings are as follows: Longmont...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Dec 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
When I do business retention and expansion interviews with primary employers, the main issue most of them want to talk about is labor force. More specifically, the lack of workers and how that’s impacting their companies. The Chamber teamed up with other partners...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
With the financial model for the news media, particularly newspapers, under duress, good local journalism is hard to maintain. Credit the Coloradoan for a recent story about the performance of the City Council elected in April. The article by Jacy Marmaduke is titled...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Nov 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you attended the Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance (NCLA) Regional Issues Summit this morning at the Embassy Suites in Loveland you might agree the theme for the morning was: Collaboration. And that would mostly be true. Speaker after speaker talked about how...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Nov 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
The origin of the saying ‘You’re either at the table or you’re on the menu’ is unknown to me, but it is frequently used when talking about business and its relationship with government. In a way it’s equal parts sad, cynical, and realistic. It’s sad that sometimes...
