by Fort Collins Chamber | Apr 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
I hope you and your families are doing well. All of us who experienced the COVID-19 pandemic panic will remember this for the rest of our lives. While this has been a significant health event, one that has yet to run its course, it remains to be seen whether this was...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Apr 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Yesterday a good article was published on the Harvard Business Review site with insights on small businesses and the COVID-19 crisis along with some recommendations. The article is titled A Way Forward for Small Businesses by Bartik, Bertrand, Cullen, Glaeser, Luca,...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Apr 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear Members, You all continue to impress me with your humanity, engagement and perseverance during a very difficult time. Our Chamber team has tried to reach all of you via email and phone. Those we’ve been able to talk with are appreciative of the personal contact...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last week Congress passed the CARES Act, which President Trump signed into law on Friday. CARES stands for ‘Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security’ Act. It is a $2.1 TRILLION emergency aid bill with three broad buckets: loans, direct relief and supplemental...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Mar 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
At the Chamber our COVID-19 response is focused in six broad categories. Getting customers to your business. To flatten the trajectory of the spread of COVID-19, public officials have imposed various restrictions on business. In response, we created “Open for...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Mar 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
A frequent topic for me is funding for transportation. With the Legislature in session, we believe it should pursue a four-pillar integrated strategy including: make a long-term commitment to transportation, especially roads, from the General Fund to the tune of $300M...