Member News

Teaching Tree's 4th Annual Fundraiser "Little Plates for Little People" will be held on Friday, April 26 from 7:00 to 10:00 am at Northside Aztlan Community Center.

Open Door HR offers options to provide local companies with custom service packages

Be Local Northern Colorado announces the first annual BE LOCAL BOUNTY & BREWS FARM DINNER. This event will be hosted at Fort Collins Nursery, 2121 East Mulberry, on Saturday, October 27th from 5-10 pm. The event pairs 6 local breweries with 7 local chefs, who are collaborating to create a farm-to-table beer dinner extraordinaire. Food will be served farm to table fashion at common tables, decorated elegantly with seasonal plants and produce.

Colorado State University scientist John Volckens will spend the next four years trudging through dairies, feedlots, metal machine shops and refineries to measure industrial dust particles that can cause health problems.

Producing Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest takes a lot of volunteers to make it happen and the Fort Collins Downtown Business Association still needs interested service groups and individuals to volunteer. The volunteer roles are fun and help out our Downtown, the festival and community. Click here:https://www.volgistics.com/exportal.dll/ap?AP=566741049  to volunteer today. If your service group would like to volunteer as a team, please contact JoAnn Caddoo at jcaddoo@downtownfortcollins.com or (970) 484-6500.

Guaranty Bank and Trust invites the community to join them for a BBQ Open House on Friday, July 27, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Harmony Branch, 1550 E Harmony Rd.  The BBQ Open House will feature food and the opportunity to visit with your local banker to find the right solutions to help you meet your financial goals.

AlterMed Research Foundation is pleased to offer this special invitation to Fort Collins Chamber members and their families to learn more about AlterMed at a FREE outdoor event.

In the spirit of having some fun while supporting the good work at the Education & Life Training Center (ELTC), we're having a trivia fundraiser at Odell Brewing Company on July 25. Everyone in the community is invited to participate in this event. Enjoy a trivia team competition, door prizes, light food and bottomless beer courtesy of Odell Brewing Company—all for one low price!

In response to the High Park and Estes Park fires, the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado and SERVE 6.8 have created a fund that will provide resources for families and communities suffering loss as a result of the High Park and Estes Park fires in Northern Colorado.

DaVinci recently added automated channel letter equipment to it’s production facility.

For the month of July, Poudre Valley Air would like to offer other businesses who participate in the Fort Collins Chamber, a free and comprehensive evaluation of their complete HVAC systems.  An in depth report on how to operate, manage and maintain their heating and cooling systems. 

The Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies has begun an expansion and remodeling of its Fort Collins facility, a project that will improve patient care. 

Restaurant Group offers support to those in need.

Revised due to High Park Fire.

Staff from the Colorado Division of Insurance will be at the Disaster Recovery Center.

In response to the High Park Fire, the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado has created a Public Lands Restoration Fund that will support the long-term sustainability of natural resources in our region.

High Park fire evacuees discouraged from entering evacuated areas to reclaim animals

CenturyLink Offers Free Emergency Call Forwarding to Customers Impacted by High Park Fire in Colorado. 

The Board of Larimer County Commissioners today approved a ban on the sale and use of fireworks and public fireworks displays for unincorporated western Larimer County.

Join us at all Larkburger restaurants to raise money that will support Red Cross relief efforts surrounding the High Park Fire in the Fort Collins area.

A video presentation of World-renowned leaders is coming to Northern Colorado!     

InnovatioNews.com, a new online news magazine spotlighting the latest innovations in
Colorado, launched June 1.

Please find below updated information on our current needs as we assist animals displaced by the High Park fire.

Dogs can be taken to Advanced Animal Care - 1530 Riverside Avenue

Larimer Humane Society is currently housing over 110 animals displaced by the High Park fire.

West Pavilion at The Ranch Ready for Evacuating Animals from Growing Fire West of Fort Collins.

Otis, Coan & Peters, LLC congratulates member Brett Payton, Esq. on his election to President of the Weld County Bar Association, Inc.

Fort Collins, has been selected by Where to Retire, as a top retirement destination.

The Division of Insurance from the Department of Regulatory Agencies has issued a warning concerning a possible scam that is targeting Colorado consumers.

The Pursuit Church hosts All Star Kids Games, a sports and activity camp promoting teamwork, compassion and loving relationships.

In observance of Dairy Month in June, Peak Performance intends to have a C.O.W.!

We are excited to announce that we have finalized the  line-up for the 2012 Lagoon Summer Concert Series! We have some great bands coming this year to rock your socks off and get you up and dancing!

The Colorado Ice Professional Indoor Football team and Chick-fil-A, Fort Collins are bringing the fans a chance to see their favorite indoor football team for a preferred ticket price.

The Larimer County Workforce Center is offering two new workshops to local employers: “Hiring Independent Contractors-What Every Employer Needs to Know� for $39 and “Recruit Outstanding Candidates with Social Media� for $49.

FirstBank Continues Support of Affordable Housing with $15,000 Grant to Funding Partners

Shipwrecked! An Entertainment - The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself) by Donald Margulies

Jeanette Meyer of RE/MAX Alliance in Fort Collins, CO has repeated the previous year’s achievement of being granted the highest level of service achievement in the real estate industry, Quality Service Certified® Platinum. 

Otis, Coan & Peters, LLC is pleased to announce that effective May 1, 2012 it has expanded its Fort Collins office, located at 103 W. Mountain Avenue, to incorporate an additional 1,762 square feet of usable office space.

Sandler Training will host a workshop for professional service providers who hate to sell but need to build their businesses. The three-hour workshop titled "Overcoming the Stigma of Selling," will be held Friday, June 1 at the Chase Bank Building, downtown Loveland. 

GoFrequent solves the need for the use of physical punch cards by allowing customers to keep track of their rewards on their phones. Customers receive points and then have the opportunity to redeem new rewards with merchants they already use.

Donate fresh water and protein bars to the men and women of our local fire departments and National Guard.

A classic Western-style BBQ with beer, featuring Colorado Micro Brews, will be accompanied by a DJ spinning your favorite tunes and lots of outdoor activities for the whole family.

CollegeAmerica Fort Collins is pleased to announce the promotion of three of their employees.

Sign-A-Rama Fort Collins has just introduced the Green Message ™ line, an array of fully recyclable banner and display signs.

Education & Life Training Center’s Must Have Career Tools One Day Preview on May 23 or July 24 for an overview of the current job search process.

“Up, Up and Awayâ€� with Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, JR. at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse

Faculty Manager to Provide Structured Support for Staff Personnel and the Vice President of Education at the Institute of Business & Medical Careers.

All three national bond rating agencies have assigned AA ratings to Platte River Power Authority’s $66 million series II power revenue bonds scheduled to price February 27, 2012.

Brain Injury and the Benefits of Functional Neurology. Dr. Shawn VanWinkle welcomes you to the amazing world of functional neurology.

MidtownArtsCenter, northernColorado's premier cultural and performing arts center and the community's home for the holidays, is providing an entertaining way to ring in the New Year.  Midtown's Rockin' New Year's Eve event includes the show ”˜White Christmas' complete with a delicious holiday dinner and an after party in the Ballroom.  The event begins at 6:00 p.m.

The Group, Inc., Real Estate, announced that Christie Wilbur and Natalie Davis have joined as Broker Associate/Partner. 

Meals on Wheels is kicking off our end of year campaign. Our organization is hoping to raise $40,000 to help support our mission!

Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins provides hot, nutritious meals, a friendly visit and a wellness check from a volunteer 5 days a week to home bound individuals in our community.

Come support the Education and Life Training Center! Attend our Totally Trivia event at its new location. Join us Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 7:00-9:00pm at Odell Brewing Company, located at 800 East Lincoln Avenue in Fort Collins.

A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas, adapted by Philip C. Sneed and The Foothill Theatre Company, directed by Bruce K. Freestone

Thrilling more than 8 million people worldwide since the show premiered in 1999, Dralion is the fusion of ancient Chinese circus traditions and the avant-garde style of Cirque du Soleil. The name Dralion (pronounced “Drah-lee-on”�) is drawn from its two main symbols: the dragon, representing the East, and the lion, representing the West. Dralion derives much of its inspiration from Eastern philosophy with its perpetual quest for harmony between humankind and nature. The international cast features 52 world-class acrobats, gymnasts, musicians, singers and comedic characters.

The Parlour hosts a Charity Hair Show Benefiting amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research

Amelia Caruso announced today that she has a new partnership with SkinIt.com.  Eight of the local artist's designs are available for purchase and use as electronic skins on phones, computers and other electronic devices.

Brinkman Construction has begun exterior renovations at Ram's Crossing @ Campus. Located at 914 West Lake Street, these student apartments lie right on the perimeter of the Colorado State University campus.

Poudre School District (PSD) in collaboration with the Sustainable Living Association presents Future Friday on September 16th. Future Friday, now in its third year, is a day dedicated to Sustainability topics and concepts for all students from Fort Collins area schools from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

September 20, 2011 Doors open 6pm, curtain at 7:30pm

Come hear all your favorite Candlelight performers in a special benefit concert.  “Cabaret by Candlelight: Dream with Me”� will be performed at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse on September 20, 2011.  Tickets are $20 per person.  A portion of proceeds will benefit KIDD ™: Kid Initiative Defeat Diabetes® (Defeat Diabetes Foundation, Inc.)  Order tickets by calling (970) 744-3747 or (877) 240-4242.  Doors open at 6pm for bar service, and seating begins at 6:30pm with appetizers and desserts for purchase.  The concert begins at 7:30pm.  The evening will consist of classic and contemporary musical theatre favorites performed by Tracy Kaufman and fellow Candlelight regulars, including: Dominque Simmons, Heather Lacy, Katie Rhoades, Nattia Trout, Sarah Wigley, Adrianna Adams, Bren. Burron, Samantha Staggs, Rachel Propst, Janelle Orsborn, Tim Kennedy, Patrick Sawyer, Thomas Castro, Mark Lively, Pat Sawyer, Broc Timmerman, Scott Severtson, Brian Burron

We look forward to all of you participating in this artistic and philanthropic endeavor.

A World Food Prize laureate who was raised in a thatched hut in Ethiopia and later used his training as a plant breeder and geneticist to abate hunger in Africa will deliver an invited talk about food security at Colorado State University. Gebisa Ejeta, distinguished professor of agronomy and world-renowned sorghum researcher at Purdue University, will discuss "Global Food Security in the Face of Growing Challenges" during the 12th annual Thornton-Massa Lecture. The event begins at 3 p.m. Sept. 11 in room 131 of the Behavioral Sciences Building on the CSU campus; it is free and open to the public. The lecture is sponsored by the CSU College of Agricultural Sciences and College of Natural Sciences.

Ag Day, a Colorado State University trademark event that celebrates the state's agricultural industry and the bounty of food it provides, began as a small beef barbecue launched by CSU athletics legend Thurman “Fum”� McGraw. The event, marking its 30th anniversary on Sept. 10, has grown dramatically through the years and now annually draws some 3,500 people for a football-day feast of Colorado-grown food. Ag Day showcases many commodities that have blossomed in Colorado with knowledge gained from CSU research.

Even more, Ag Day proceeds provide critical funding for scholarships granted to deserving students in the College of Agricultural Sciences. Each year, the event typically funds between 12 and 15 student scholarships amounting to $2,000 each, said Dennis Lamm, event coordinator. In just one sign of Ag Day's stature, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper proclaimed Sept. 10 “CSU Ag Day”� in the state of Colorado. The official proclamation reads, in part, “CSU and its partners continue to help ensure a positive future for Colorado's agricultural industry - an industry that plays a vital role in our state's economy.”�

On its 30th anniversary, Ag Day is scheduled 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 10, and precedes the home-opener football game pitting the CSU Rams and the University of Northern Colorado Bears. The event will offer a bountiful meal and a variety of entertainment and activities, including a brief program that includes Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar and recognizes people who have contributed to Ag Day's success through the years

 Brinkman Construction, of Fort Collins, Colorado, has completed renovations on an existing building that will now be home to ITT Technical Institute's newest location. The 26,914 SF, three-story space is part of Westminster's Sheridan Park 7. It is located on the east side of Highway 36, south of 88^th Avenue at 8620 Wolff Court.

Fort Collins, CO 8.30.11- Weekend Weather, Lindsey O'Brien Band and The Patti Fiasco are the vibrant artists lined up to play at the 2011 SoPro Music Fest held on September 10th from 5-10pm. The event is presented by El Monte Grill & Lounge, a sister restaurant to the beloved Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant, in the parking lot on the southwest corner of Prospect and College. 

Loveland, CO --- The McKee Masters Golf Tournament will be held Friday, September 9 at Mariana Butte Golf Course in Loveland, CO. Players will tee off for 18 holes at 8 a.m. in a scramble format.

Fort Collins, Colorado - OpenStage Theatre is coming full circle for its 39^th Anniversary Season as they return home with 4 shows in the newly remodeled Lincoln Center Magnolia Theatre and go back to their 1973 grassroots with 3 shows in locations throughout Fort Collins.

Season tickets range from $80 to $120 and are available through the Lincoln Center box office, 970-221-6730, and online at LCTIX.com.

Fort Collins, Colorado - August 25, 2011 - Cassidy Turley Fuller Real Estate, with offices in Denver and Fort Collins, announced today the addition of Brian Mannlein to the Northern Colorado office.  Mannlein is a multi-family specialist, focusing primarily on the purchase and sale of multi-unit housing properties 4 units and greater.  Mannlein, previously with Realtec of Fort Collins, and Marcus and Millichap, a national investment specialty brokerage, becomes the 10^th member of the northern brokerage team of Cassidy Turley Fuller, further strengthening their presence in the northern Colorado market.

Fort Collins, CO, August 23, 2011:  As evidenced by the recently released Multifamily Housing Vacancy and Rental report put out by the Colorado Division of Housing, Fort Collins is in great need of one thing:  apartments.  With vacancy rates at an all-time low, housing experts are calling for new units to ease the apartment shortage.

Fort Collins, Colorado, August 19, 2011: The Sustainable Living Association presents the Blue & Green Ball on Friday, September 16th at the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado.  This will be the Kick-Off event for the 12th annual Sustainable Living Fair held September 17-18 at Legacy Park.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - August 15, 2011 - The 12th Annual Sustainable Living Fair in Fort Collins combines rural traditions with urban revival and offers it up in an energetic, community oriented, educational event. With over 75 free workshops, 5 extended hands-on workshops, 9 Old Thyme contests, 250 exhibitors and 5 keynote speakers; there is something for everyone.

Do you find Downtown parking a challenge for your vehicle or bike? We want to know how you park and what you think needs improvement. The community raised questions about the difficulty in finding on street parking, the lack of employee parking, and the locations of bicycling parking. We hear you. To capture your thoughts, please take a short online survey and share your parking needs, desires, and concerns. Your comments will help us in preparing the City's Parking Plan and in managing parking Downtown. To take the survey, visit fcgov.com/parkingplan before September 30, 2011.

August 22, 2011 - Since 1989, the Alzheimer's Association has mobilized millions of Americans in the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk^®; this year the organization which serves every county in Colorado is asking supporters to register for Walk to End Alzheimer's, the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research. The Larimer County Walk to End Alzheimer's will start and end in Spring Canyon Park on Saturday, August 27, 2011. 

175 triathletes participated in the Loveland Little Sprint Triathlon held Saturday, July 23, raising $8100. One hundred percent of registration fees and sponsorships benefited the KidSelf Pediatric Therapy Program at McKee.

Gerald Gates recently joined the staff at Goes Funeral Care in Fort Collins as Funeral Counselor.

Northern Colorado real estate and business law firm Otis, Coan & Peters, LLC is proud to announce the promotion of attorney Michael C. Payne, Esq. to senior associate with the firm. 

KidSelf Pediatric Therapy Program at McKee Medical Center will hold its first ever Cowboy Cookout at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch in Loveland, Saturday, Aug. 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Loveland, CO. - Cornerstone Construction LLC will present Red Shirt Fridays - Support Our Troops! taking place at Denver Avenue Commercial Park on July 1^st, 2011, and featuring Julie DeSena with FoCo Red Shirt Fridays.

Entrepreneur.com Columnist Will Provide Tactics for Marketing Your Business on a Limited Budget.