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On November 28 Governor John Hickenlooper announced the creation of a public-private-academic collaboration called the Colorado Innovation Network. It will be headed by Dr. Ajay Menon, dean of Colorado State University’s College of Business. Menon will keep his day job at CSU while volunteering about 20 hours per week to the network.

In the season of giving thanks, there’s a lot for which to be thankful. So, if the headlines of the day are getting you down, here’s the cure: with paper and pencil in hand find a quiet place for 15 minutes and list things for which you’re thankful. If you’re like me, there’s a lot, big stuff and small.

Some of the things on my list this year:

At the Chamber we field many questions every day from the public, visitors and businesses on a variety of topics.

For small companies in the greater Fort Collins region, the Chamber can be a great resource.

The elections have come and gone and picking over the results is underway. The short version of what happened is ‘yes’ to ban marijuana and ‘no’ to more taxes.

We celebrate our victories, but we learn from our failures. It’s probably an evolutionary adaptation. When our beetle-browed ancestors made a mistake around a pride of cave lions, they became lunch The fast learners survived and the slow learners were expunged from the gene pool. In a way, failure is good because it makes us stronger in the long run.

Today is Election Day. If you still need to vote, you’ll need to hand-deliver your ballots by 7:00 PM. The drop-off location in Fort Collinsis on the first floor of the Larimer County building at 200 W. Oak Street. Go here for more voter information.

The Chamber recommends ‘Yes’ on Question 300 to ban marijuana dispensaries in Fort Collins and ‘Yes’ on Referred Issue 1A to fund public safety.