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moving to Fort Collins before the Paulsen said the company, Located in The Orchards Tech publisher end of the year with its 100 which signed a five-year lease shopping center for the past two employees. with building owner Don decades, Penton employees will Group to embrace to move from The company will vacate the Taranto, had been looking for a soon be working in a building ﬁner future for area building at 221 E. 29th St. it has new home for a while. surrounded by tall trees and next Embrace Northern Loveland soon occupied for the last 22 years and “The (Loveland) lease was to a small lake bordering a resi- Colorado modeled move into a two-story building at coming to an end,” she said. “It’s dential neighborhood. after Envision Utah By Steve Porter 748 Whaler’s Way in the been a great location, but it was “It’s just a beautiful setting,” Page 3 [email protected] Boardwalk Lakeside Business just time for a change. We really Paulsen said. “We did look at a lot Park in southeast Fort Collins, needed more of a collaborative of buildings. There was nothing LOVELAND — Penton according to Kim Paulsen, environment. We were looking wrong with Loveland — it’s a fab- Technology Media, a longtime Penton’s senior vice president for for a new design layout plan, and ulous place — but there weren’t Loveland publishing business, is technology markets. we found it.” See PENTON, 24

THE EDGE Arrowhead points To cover or not to cover employees? Employers consider all options as new to past and future health law unfolds Page9 project with his father, Bob, and SPECIAL Upscale condos son, Aaron. Stan Everitt said the project, REPORTS to fill out space which features 10 living units per Tough task: Awaken building, offers many amenities, Twins Peaks Mall in tech center including choice of finish of New management countertops, flooring and other mulls options for By Steve Porter design aspects. An on-site interior ailing retail space [email protected] designer will help residents make Page 17 their selections. FORT COLLINS — A new “The interior design and the condominium project called materials are up to the owner,” he LISTS Arrowhead will offer present-day said. “They can select their own Region’s largest: residents of Fort Collins a luxuri- materials, so they are custom ous home at the foot of the units. It’s not at all a huge project, Advertising and PR mountains that the first inhabi- but it’s very upscale, a mid-rise in firms tants of Colorado could never a midtown location.” Page 16 have imagined. Individual condos are all two- The project, which is expected bedroom units and range in size to break ground early next year, from 1,341 square feet — the Commercial printers will initially include two three- Arapahoe floorplan with two and Page 19 story buildings with drive-in a half bathrooms — to the 3,792- garages at ground level. A third square-foot Apache plan with Radio stations with building is planned for the site three bathrooms and four sun- locations in Courtesy Everitt Cos. but will be built later, said Stan rooms on the upper level. Prices Everitt, who is developing the Northern Colorado FAMILY DEVELOPMENT — Three generations of the Everitt family are working together See ARROWHEAD, 26 Page 20 to develop Arrowhead, a new condominium project planned for the Centre for Advanced Technology development in west-central Fort Collins.

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Richardson feels Grant information charitable arm part Organizations interested in applying for grants from OtterCares can get more of Otter’s culture information on the foundation’s website, www.ottercares.org. By Anne Cumming Rice [email protected] employees received a $200 grant voucher FORT COLLINS — The desire to to give to a charity of their choice. start a charitable foundation runs deep For three weeks, employees were chal- for OtterBox founders Curt and Nancy lenged to grow the donation through a Richardson. personal match, collecting outside dona- They have been involved in commu- tions for the organization, offering a nity volunteer work for the 35 years they commitment of time, or even hosting an have lived in Northern Colorado. Since event to raise extra money or goods. they became business owners in the Results from the campaign — and mid-1980s, they have thought about Courtesy OtterBox where the donations ended up going — translating that community involvement will be announced next week. TEAM OTTER — Employees of OtterBox have always been encouraged to participate in charitable activ- Allowing the employees to give is part into a charitable foundation. ities to beneﬁt the Northern Colorado community, such as the SuperStars sports challenge for Partners That desire has become reality this Mentoring Youth. This year’s team won the challenge and raised $8,324, which was matched by the of the company’s desire to put them at week with the launch of OtterCares, the OtterCares foundation for a total donation of $16,648 to Partners. the forefront of OtterCares, Richardson charitable arm of OtterBox, the compa- said. ny that makes protective covers for months, the company has bought five Funding right now will come from a “As a company we can only do so handheld technology. properties west of Old Town to accom- percentage of OtterBox’s profits. In the much,”she said. “But we believe an army “We’ve always lived by the motto, ‘To modate anticipated expansion to 500 future an endowment may be set up, of Otters can really move mountains.” whom much has been given, much is employees. OtterBox also recently Lemmer said. The foundation will also set up part- required,’” Nancy Richardson said. “We opened an office location in Ireland to OtterCares focuses on giving to nerships with nonprofits that serve youth, feel like it’s a privilege to give back to the manage expansion into markets in efforts that educate and empower youth. allowing OtterBox employees volunteer community.” Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In the past OtterBox has participated in opportunities with those organizations. OtterBox is Northern Colorado’s OtterBox has a history of charitable events with the Boys and Girls Clubs, It’s all part of fostering a culture of giving fastest growing company, and its explo- giving and involving its employees in Partners Mentoring Youth and Realities within the company, Richardson said. sive growth during the past few years volunteer opportunities with nonprofit for Children, Richardson said. “Our employees are already geared precipitated the creation of OtterCares, organizations. The launch of OtterCares and wired to be givers,” she said. “The Richardson said. means charitable donations will come Give it, grow it, give it foundation will provide more opportu- Founded in 1998, OtterBox has about through the foundation rather than the For the launch of OtterCares, the nities and expose what’s out there. A lot 200 employees, more than 60 of them company, said Tricia Lemmer, develop- company started the “Give it, grow it, of times employees want to give but they hired this year alone. Over the past few ment director for OtterCares. give it” campaign, in which each of its just don’t know how to get involved.”

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EYE region’s quality of life for Organization, said Embrace Northern Embrace Northern generations to come. Colorado is a spinoff of the MPO. It’s called Embrace “The reason they spun us out is the Area radio Colorado modeled Northern Colorado, and MPO can’t do it all,” he said. “All they can its overriding mission is do is transportation. They can’t look at after Envision Utah to find that path to a bet- water and housing and health care and all stations say ter future through those things.” By Steve Porter regional planning and Daggett said the model for Embrace [email protected] cooperation. Northern Colorado is Envision Utah, an nay on ads John Daggett, DAGGETT effort that focused initially on improving By 2050, it’s projected Northern Embrace Northern Utah’s transportation system along the foot Listeners listened, they Colorado will have almost 1 million more Colorado’s executive director, said the non- of the Wasatch Mountain range where 85 voted, then they heard — residents than it does now. partisan, nonprofit organization’s goal is percent of the state’s population lives. nothing? With looming potential water shortages, about moving the region forward together That effort is credited with helping to Yea! transportation gridlock and an uncertain while preserving the identities of its com- provide — through two broadly supported Political ads used to at jobs outlook in a rapidly growing region, munities that make them distinctive. sales tax increases — a light-rail transit sys- least mention the issues, and the future can appear grim. “There’s things to celebrate about every tem that improved transportation and maybe what the candidates But there’s a group of Northern community in Northern Colorado,”he said. reduced pollution. planned to do for the voters Colorado residents who are stepping up to “This undertaking is trying to move every- Daggett said the key to Envision Utah’s once elected. But more and try to steer the course toward a brighter one forward in a positive way.” success was a broad consensus of citizen more, those commercials future, and they’re looking for others com- Daggett, a former planner with the and interest groups behind common val- have been about slinging as mitted to preserving and improving the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning See EMBRACE, 27 much mud as possible onto the opposition. And this FOCUS election had more players than ever piling into the mud-wrestling ring. After what seems like years of fear and loathsome- From Robby to hobby, robots become helpers ness — were the primaries only back in August? — radio listeners started voting RoBeDo Robotics yea or nay by switching the dial. The Eye, for one, tuned designs its machines in the death-metal station just to get a break from the with PCs for brains ugly political ads. In honor of the blessed By Luanne Kadlub break from political adver- [email protected] tisements until the next election cycle, Townsquare Remember how Rosie the Robot on Media Inc. radio stations in “The Jetsons” was like a member of that Greeley and Fort Collins family from the future? Or when R2-D2 — held an ad-free moment of undeniably the most famous of movie silence Nov. 3. Well, it was robots — made its debut in 1977 in the actually a 24-hour period of first “Star Wars” episode? silence, but it only seemed If not, you’ve seen the reruns, or at the like a moment in compari- very least, heard your parents talk about son. them. “The ads have been so Now hop onto the time machine and nasty,” said Mark jump to the year 2010 and the workshop of Callaghan, operations man- William Self. Here you’ll find the software ager for the cluster of local developer/advanced hobby robot enthusi- stations owned by ast hard at work creating one of his many Townsquare, in a prepared robots that he sells to like-minded geeks. statement. “This is one way Potentially you. Yes, un-geeky you. we can thank our listeners Time has come when robots no longer for sticking with us.” are the playthings of people with gobs of So, listeners to K99, Tri- money. Robots are here and now. Yes, they 102.5, Max-FM, 99.9 The still cost thousands of dollars, but we’re Point and Rock 102.9 heard talking “within-reach” thousands, not nothing but sweet, sweet “when-you-win-the-lottery” thousands. music all day, starting at What could you do with a personal midnight after the polls robot? Imagine waking up to freshly closed. brewed coffee served to you in bed. Or how Despite the 24 hours of about a bowl of popcorn waiting for you commercial relief, who chair-side when you get home from the swears they still heard “This office? A pipe dream? Not in William Self’s is Tom Shane … located world. If you can imagine it, or dream it, just off Arapahoe on you can make it happen. Self owns Emporia Street…” at the RoBeDo Robotics. top of each hour? “The name started from plans to build fully customizable robots that can accomplish actual tasks,” he explained. “So the INSIDE theme became the name: *Ro*bots that Briefcase ...... 12 will *Be* what you want them to be, *Do* Calendar ...... 13 what you want them to do. Ro Be Do.” Classiﬁeds ...... 30 Working on robots that can help people Commentary ...... 28 is a gargantuan task. But if you look at Courtesy RoBeDo Robotics Health ...... 6 them as machines — say a machine that OnTheJob ...... 10 CAN MR. COFFEE DO THAT? — RoBeDo Robotics’ Morph Machine stands 30 inches tall and can fetch and carry washes dishes — it becomes do-able. And up to 30 pounds, as well as perform other household tasks. Using a personal computer as its processor, it can yes, Self said dishwashers, vacuums also be programmed to make coffee — and deliver it to humans still in bed. Watch it in action at www.robedo.com See ROBBY, 22 4 | Northern Colorado Business Report www.ncbr.com | Nov. 5-18, 2010

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INTRODUCING THE COMPANY — Frank Curtis, Limagrain Cereal Seeds executive vice president and chief operations ofﬁcer, talks to the press on Oct. 28 about why Group Limagrain – Europe’s largest plant breeder and seed company, based in France – chose Fort Collins to be the headquarters for its American-based subsidiary. Europe’s biggest seed breeder picks Fort Collins

market the seeds it develops under the Limagrain Cereal LG brand. Frank Curtis, Limagrain Cereal Seeds Seeds setting up for executive vice president and COO, said the main reason for choosing Fort U.S. distribution Collins was its quality-of-life reputation. “We wanted to find a town where people By Steve Porter want to live,” he said. “We’re going to be [email protected] recruiting some very talented people from all over and it had to be a place in FORT COLLINS — Creating a prof- which people would enjoy living.” itable exchange of research and market- Curtis said several other attributes ing possibilities is the impetus behind a also factored into his choice of Fort French company setting up its first Collins, including a centralized location American headquarters in Fort Collins. in a state that produces wheat and is Group Limagrain, Europe’s biggest near or within a half-day’s flight to other plant breeder and seed company, wheat-producing states. announced Oct. 28 it had selected Fort Another factor was accessibility to Collins and Northern Colorado to be its world-class wheat research going on at base for Limagrain Cereal Seeds, a sub- Colorado State University. sidiary company that is serving as the “CSU came out on top when I company’s U.S. cereal seeds base. researched it, which surprised me Limagrain Cereal Seeds, which is because I hadn’t heard of it at the time,” operating in leased space at the he said. Anheuser-Busch brewery in north Fort CSU’s wheat research program is cur- Collins, will focus on wheat research and See LIMAGRAIN, 30

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Schmid. Sound and lighting In 2005 Davis and his wife saw the need for a company that could deliver to home theater, what today’s technology could provide, so they opened myHDTV Electronics myHDTV turns it on and Entertainment, a professional electronics integration company. By Maryjo Morgan The current economy has given [email protected] myHDTV a boost, because more people are enhancing their existing homes LOVELAND — Craig Davis enjoys rather than upgrading to a higher-end watching motion pictures. He always has. dwelling. And as more people open As the owner of myHDTV home-based businesses, they need better Electronics and Entertainment in technology to run them efficiently. Loveland, Davis shares that enjoyment “People are getting very creative on how — and his passion for electronics — they use their space,” Davis explained. with his clients. Whether he is installing Davis said Smart Home technology Smart Home technology in new con- offers advantages to other types of struction or retrofitting an existing homeowners as well. home with an integrated media server, “Snowbirds who travel like the Davis enables homeowners to customize advantage of checking their security their dwellings. His expertise stems from cameras from a website, iPad, iPod experience, certifications and hands-on Touch or an iPhone,” he said. “Some training throughout the evolution of want convenience during convalescence, consumer electronics. so we automate things to make it easier “I started in 1976 as a delivery and for the elderly, add sound systems so installer tech for a small mom-and-pop they can hear better. Adult children can appliance and electronics retailer in check on their parents through cameras Loveland,” Davis said. “My father even- and the Internet. For environmentally tually bought this company; he and I ran conscious living, we give our home own- Courtesy myHDTV it through the mid 1980s. For almost 35 ers the power to be green by helping them manage lighting and temperature MOVIE NIGHT — A home theater is one of the most popular installation projects for clients of myHDTV years I have been associated one way or Electronics and Entertainment in Loveland. The company also specializes in home automation integra- another with this industry.” control in their homes. tion, allowing on-touch control of systems ranging from lighting to temperature as well as audio-visual Davis and his dad opened stores in “As for the homeowner who seems to components. Loveland, Fort Collins and Longmont. have everything, we install the latest They were the first to offer movie rentals gadgets, control lights, temperature, of an automated home to more people The company’s services range from a in Northern Colorado, which attracted movies and music from a touch of a but- with solutions that are affordable, easy to simple single-room lighting control sys- customers from Cheyenne to Denver. He ton or from any of our intuitive inter- use and designed to adapt into any home tem, which can cost as little as $500, to a has also managed retail stores for Fred faces,” he added. “We bring the benefits or personal lifestyle.” See ELECTRONICS, 23

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Four deaths in five “There is a pretty months has health severe strain officials concerned circulating in the FORT COLLINS — The sky isn’t falling, but Northern Colorado resi- community.” dents are living under a shadow of potentially deadly bacterial meningitis. Two young, healthy Colorado State Adrienne LeBailly, M.D., director University students living in Larimer County health department Fort Collins were admitted to Poudre Valley or saliva transfer. LeBailly advised against Hospital within sharing eating utensils, drink containers, hours of each toothbrushes and cigarettes. other on the She even recommended against kiss- evening of Oct. ing to help avoid spreading the 19, both exhibit- meningococcal bacteria. ing symptoms of “There is a pretty severe strain circu- meningitis. One, a HEALTH CARE lating in the community,” LeBailly said. 19-year-old man Steve Porter “Certainly deep kissing lots of people is from Parker, was frowned upon.” treated and released As of press time on Nov. 2, no new within a few days. The other, a 23-year- meningitis-related cases have been old woman from Evans, died three reported. But LeBailly said the bacteria hours after her admission. can remain in a community for months It now appears the 19-year-old stu- and that the deaths in June and in dent contracted viral meningitis — a October were likely outbreaks of the much more common form — and his same infection. admission to the hospital on the same night as the woman who died was pure- Booster shots recommended ly coincidental. LeBailly said the woman’s death was By the time this is published, more the first for someone who had been details may be known about the victim vaccinated against meningococcal dis- and whether there was any connection ease. But she received her vaccination between her and three players on a Fort in 2006, and LeBailly said it appeared Collins Adult Hockey League team who the case confirmed the results of new died after apparently contracting bacte- studies showing the vaccine loses its rial meningitis during a hockey game in effectiveness within five years. June. “Unfortunately, the effectiveness of Two of the three men, ages 28 and the vaccine decreases as time passes, 29, died later that month. Another man, and it appears that after five years, anti- age 52, held out until Oct. 11. The first bodies decline to pre-vaccination lev- and only other fatality in Colorado els,” she said. from the bacterial infection this year For those worried about contracting occurred in April — a student at Metro the disease, shots are generally available State College in Denver. at most family physician offices, LeBailly said. Same strain, conflicting reports Those who have already had a vacci- Adrienne LeBailly, M.D., director of nation might consider getting another the Larimer County Department of inoculation. On Oct. 26, the Advisory Health and Environment, held a press Committee on Immunization Practices conference Oct. 27 to try to clear up some of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control of the confusion that developed following in Atlanta voted to recommend a boost- the latest death and conflicting reports to er shot at age 16 for children who had the media on the cause of death. been vaccinated at age 11 or 12. LeBailly told reporters that test Ironically, at least from Northern results from the state health department Colorado’s viewpoint, the committee laboratory confirmed that the woman’s only narrowly approved the recommen- death was caused by the same bacterial dation on a 6-to-5 vote because cases of strain that killed the three hockey play- bacterial meningitis are considered to ers. That strain is known as Group C be at historic lows, with only 11 cases meningococcal bacteria. reported last academic year across the But tying the deaths together proba- nation and only three deaths. bly won’t be possible, LeBailly said. LeBailly said the particular strain of “We know that for each case of meningococcal bacteria that killed four meningococcal infection, there are likely people in Fort Collins in five months is dozens of asymptomatic carriers of an new and will simply have to run its outbreak strain who never become ill but course. can transmit the bacteria to others, most “How long it will take to do that, we of whom will also never become ill,”she just don’t know,” she said. said. “This makes direct connections between cases impossible to identify.” Steve Porter covers health care for the The potentially deadly bacteria live Northern Colorado Business Report. He inside the nose and throat and can only be can be reached at 970-232-3147 or at passed from person to person by sneezing [email protected]. We think locally. Because we’re local.

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On The Job Employers consider Benefits now People in the news, While some of the provisions of the on the move all options as new Affordable Care Act that became law on Page 10 health law unfolds March 23 won’t take effect until as late as 2018, some changes have already kicked in. Briefcase By Kate Hawthorne As of Sept. 23, health plans can no Regional [email protected] business longer: developments I Deny coverage to children younger Page 12 The one word everyone, even the experts, than age 19 with pre-existing condi- uses to describe employer-provided health tions, like asthma. benefits under the new health-care reform I Put lifetime limits on benefits. Calendar law is “unclear.” I Cancel a policy without proving fraud. Events, seminars “We’re still trying to understand what it is I Deny claims without a chance for appeal. and dates to look and what it means before we can get the Consumers can demand that a health forward to information out to our members,” said plan reconsider a decision to deny pay- Page 13 Tammeron Trujillo, director of Human ment for a test or treatment, including an Resource Services for Mountain States external appeal to an independent Employers Council. MSEC is updating its reviewer. Daily in Review benefits class for HR professionals, but it A look back at won’t be ready until 2011. By then Trujillo Consumers can: top news stories I Receive preventive services, such as screenings, vaccinations and coun- Page 14 hopes she will have more specifics from federal regulators charged with interpreting the seling, without any out-of-pocket costs. law. I Keep young adults on a parent’s plan until age 26. Which leaves small businesses weighing I Choose a primary care doctor, ob/gyn and pediatrician from the plan’s their options for continuing employee cover- provider network; ob/gyn appointments do not need a referral from age very carefully. another doctor. LISTS “No one has made a final decision yet, but I Use the nearest emergency room without penalty. No prior approval needed before seeking emergency room I have three clients contemplating dropping services from a provider or hospital outside the plan’s network — and no higher copayments or co-insurance for Region’s largest out-of-network emergency room services.

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Commercial the landlord walked in wearing cutoffs printers He says: Don’t be afraid to do and flip flops, Mike asked him, Page 19 “Shouldn’t you be at work?” anything, everything you want The landlord answered, “I am at work. This is what I do.” Radio stations Mike Jensen purchased Fort Collins Real Estate in 2003 This gave Mike an early glimpse into with locations in at the ripe age of 28. In September 2008, he merged with who he wanted to be. In 1996, while Keller Williams Realty, and currently has 36 employees. pursuing his degree in real estate and Northern Colorado His focus is on urban infill redevelopment projects, finance at Colorado State University, he Page 20 mixed-use development and transit-oriented develop- started his first company, Housing JENSEN WHAT’S ments, all with sustainable and green technology compo- Helpers. It was a simple business model: WORKING nents. find students who needed a place to rent, then find rentals Brian Schwartz He always had the entrepreneurial bug, starting a lawn or acquire the properties to rent to them. He grew the business when he was young. As a teenager he worked as a company from two employees to more than 50, before carpet cleaner and in the middle of the afternoon, when See JENSEN, 23

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NONPROFIT The National Institute of General Medical The Colorado-Wyoming Science appointed Karolin Luger, a Colorado State Chapter of the National MS University Distinguished Professor of biochemistry Society announced the addi- and molecular biology, to serve on the advisory tion of new trustees Brian council. Luger will offer advice and recommenda- Helling, Kyle Ocasek and tions on policy and program development, program Richard Raymond to its implementation and evaluation, and serve a four- board. The chapter also con- year term performing the second level of peer ferred emeritus status upon review for research and research training grant former board trustees HELLING applications. The council is composed of leaders in Janet Savage and David the biological and medical sciences, education, Lord for their commitment, health care and public affairs. outstanding contributions and past service. They join The Institute of Business and Medical Careers Emeritus Trustees Ralph Greeley Campus promoted Jerry Mitchell to lead Holden and the late Joanie business instructor at the Fort Collins campus. Hartman, who were the Mitchell will support the business program at the first-ever recipients of this Fort Collins campus with the responsibilities of sup- honor last year. porting curriculum standards and classroom experi- OCASEK ence for IBMC students. IBMC promoted Jeffery A. At its annual Blue Jean Baumgardner, M.D., M.S., to lead allied health Ball on Oct. 23, Weld Food instructor for the Fort Collins Campus. Baumgardner Bank honored Troy Weber will be supporting the Allied Health program at the and the National Fort Collins campus with the responsibilities of set- Association of Letter ting and supporting standards concerning policies, Carriers with its Donor of procedures and curriculum for faculty members. the Year award, and Lee INSURANCE Anne Peck, Ph.D., and the Cans to Candelaria Team as Colorado Insurance Commissioner Marcy Innovative of the Year. RAYMOND Morrison received the Excellence in Consumer Advocacy award, presented by the National The Fort Collins-based Association of Insurance Commissioners Consumer ChildSafe board of directors added Barb Etherton, Representatives. Commissioner Morrison was rec- Dawn Marsh and Sara Stieben as members. The ognized for her work on behalf of insurance con- new board members, along with the agency’s nine sumers. other members, will help guide ChildSafe as it goes into its 25th year of providing treatment to sexually MISCELLANEOUS abused children, their non-offending family members, and adults who were molested as children. Richard Albair joined the Colorado Office of FINANCE Economic Development & International Trade as the business development representative serving the Central Region. Albair’s territory includes the coun- Bank of Colorado added ties in the center of the state, including Larimer and Matt Beck as vice presi- Weld. Albair has more than 25 years’ experience in dent of lending for the business development and corporate management. Loveland/Fort Collins area. Beck brings over eight The BBB Bureau years’ lending experience Operations Committee rec- and is responsible for all ognized Pam King, presi- aspects of lending including dent/CEO of the Better consumer, real estate, and BECK Business Bureau serving commercial opportunities in Northern Colorado and Northern Colorado. Kim Dei Wyoming, for her work as a was promoted to branch co-evaluator at a recent manager of the Harmony onsite hearing. branch in Fort Collins. Dei is KING now responsible for the Bent Fork the grill in day-to-day operations of Loveland hired Executive the branch and the con- Chef Scott “Manno” sumer lending. Manning. Manning is a Colorado native and gradu- Jim Bernecker joined DEI ate of the Western Culinary First National Bank in the Institute in Portland. He has residential mortgage loan department. Bernecker won several awards, includ- has managed offices within the industry areas of ing the 2010 Beet Street mortgage banking, credit reporting, and the title “Battle of the Burners” and insurance industry over the past 25 years. He is a MANNING in 2009, the Beet Street Colorado State University alumnus with a degree in “Chef Challenge.” Industrial Construction Management. ACADEMICS

Kirk Hallahan, professor in the Department of Journalism and Technical Communication at Colorado State University, was named the Public Relations Society of America 2010 Outstanding If you have an item to share about a promotion, Educator of the Year Award at the PRSA 2010 job change or career news of note, International Conference in Washington, D.C. This e-mail it to Noah Guillaume at award honors a PRSA member who has made a sig- [email protected], or mail it to On The nificant contribution to the advancement of public Job at NCBR, 141 S. College Ave., Fort Collins, relations education through college or university CO 80524. teaching. Nov. 5-18, 2010 | www.businessreportdaily.com Northern Colorado Business Report | 11 TIME OUT

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WORK/LIFE BALANCE – 1. Inspirational speaker and trainer Jep Enck discusses finding balance with attendees at the Women, Wealth and Wellness event Oct. 20 at Embassy Suites in Loveland. 2. Philanthropist Dave Edwards, left, chats with Nick Christensen, president of Chrisland Commercial Real Estate Inc., at the Legacy Land Trust Art for Conservation Show and Sale Oct. 30 at the Poudre River Arts Center in Fort Collins. 3. Dan Wilson, left, vice president of Weld Food Bank Board; Julie Wilson; and Molly McIntosh, wife of past president Greg McIntosh Weld Food Bank, recognize the accomplishments of local food vendors at the Blue Jean Ball on Oct. 23. 4. Andy Leach, left, co-owner and principal of Clay Pot Creative, and Brett Holmes, a longtime client, reminisce at Clay Pot Creative’s 10th anniversary party on 10.10.10 in Fort Collins.

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KUDOS track performance in 14 different categories includ- nal characters to the global iConji vocabulary. ing electrical, mechanical, sheet metal, masonry, Visit http://www.iconji.com/community/artist/ to Nonproﬁt notes The Global Reporting Initiative notified Fort drywall and excavation. learn more about becoming an iConji artist. Collins Utilities that its 2009 Sustainability Report The second annual Community-Wide meets GRI’s standards for successfully completing Rehabilitation and Visiting Nurse The Loveland Chamber of Commerce Shoe Drive will be accepting new and gently an increased level and depth of reporting, docu- Association has been named to the 2010 HomeCare launched the MasterMind group aimed to help its used footwear through Nov. 30. The three Fort menting Utilities progress to establish a sustainable Elite, a compilation of the top-performing home investors brainstorm possible solutions to chal- Collins dropoff locations are: Brown’s Shoe organization. The GRI was formed in 1990 to help health agencies in the United States. Winners are lenges brought forth in group discussion. The group Fit Co., northeast corner of Horsetooth Road organizations unify the mechanism for reporting ranked by an analysis of performance measures in will be able to offer advice, support and examples of and College Avenue; Keller Williams Realty economic, environmental and social impacts and to quality outcomes, quality improvement, and finan- how to deal with issues such as marketing and of Northern Colorado, northeast corner of increase transparency and accountability in these cial performance. social media, hiring/firing employees, sales process- College Avenue and Pitkin Street; andCraig C. areas. es, financial problems, legal issues, etc. Time will be Campbell Agency, in the Mitchell Block on the NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES provided each session for open dialog. Visit corner of East Mountain Avenue and Walnut Interstates Cos. In Fort Collins ranked No. 191, www.loveland.org for more information. Loveland-based Over the Sun LLC, the devel- Street. The goal this year is to collect 1,500 up from No. 243 in 2009, in Engineering News- oper of iConji — a vocabulary of pictographs whose NEW LOCATION pairs of shoes. Record Magazine’s 2010 list of the Top 600 meanings are translated into several languages — Specialty Contractors.Each year, ENRrates specialty launched the Artist Community Program, an open ProEnergy Services, an integrated service contracting companies based on their dollar volume platform for the creation and contribution of origi- provider to the global energy industry, recently of business from the previous year. The rankings unveiled its 12th line of business, ProEnergy What: Webinarseries Controls Solutions, tooperate from offices in Fort Collins and at the corporate headquarters in When:Tuesdays, 10/26-11/23 Sedalia, Mo. ProEnergy Controls Solutions works Where: Your desk across multiple industries to design, integrate, How: Registerat install and maintain control systems for virtually all http://tiny.cc/gan5h makes and models of gas and steam turbine-driven generators and mechanical drive systems. Series cost: $25 DEADLINES For more information call Lindsay Gilliland at 970-221-5400 ext. 203 Entries are being accepted for the Greeley Lights the Nights holiday parade at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27. Any business or organization may enter a float or display in the brief parade which egies – precedes the official lighting ceremony in downtown Lincoln Park. All entries must be lighted. Awards will Business Succession & Exit Strat be given for best lighted entry, judge’s favorite and best depiction of the theme A Picture Perfect Key Components to Building Value in Your Business Christmas. For more information, or to enter your group, contact Kim Parker or Pablo Perez at the October 26th, 12pm-1pm – Meet the Presenters – Overview of the Series – Q&A Greeley Chamber of Commerce, 970-352-3566. Wednesday, Nov. 10, is the deadline to apply for an opening on the Estes Valley Planning November 2nd, 12pm-1pm – Features Sandy Blaha Commission. This is a joint planning commission between Larimer County and the Town of Estes Park Failsafe Exit Strategy – Driving Business Valuation & Wealth Creation with Sandy Blaha. and is made up of Estes Valley and Town of Estes Park residents. They advise the Town Board and Sandy Blaha Performance Consulting is a performance management, leadership development and succession/exit planning company. An Board of County Commissioners on land-use mat- author, presenter, trainer, facilitator and coach she builds organization capacity with a focus on strategy, leader development, talent assessment ters and applications for the area. Application and execution discipline. She works with owners and senior executives nationwide to insure their companies’ legacies. online is available at www.larimer.org/boards. ANNIVERSARIES

Marketing firm Clay Pot Creative celebrated its November 9th, 12pm-1pm - Features Susan Johnson 10th anniversary on Oct. 10. Julia Leach started the custom marketing solutions firm known for customer- Build Your Value and Plan Your Future focused philosophy and hand crafted graphic design, Susan Johnson, CPA, is the Director of Tax of Brock and Company, CPAs, P.C. Susan joined the firm in 1978 branding, marketing, and Web development services. and works primarily with privately-owned businesses and individuals. Her areas of expertise include the construction and real estate industries, and estate and fiduciary tax planning. She has worked with numerous clients as they transition PROJECTS their businesses to both family members and outsiders. Energy engineering and MEP design firm Beaudin Ganze Consulting Engineers Inc. helped the National Outdoor Leadership School in Lander, November 16th, 12pm-1pm - Features Tony King Wyo.,reduce its impact on the environment with energy audit services for NOLS’ existing 51,000 square foot Legal Considerations and Issues in Business Successions and Exits administrative office building and developed eight Energy Conservation Measures for the facility to Anthony A. King is a leading transaction attorney in the Rocky Mountain Region working with business owners improve the overall thermal comfort and operating in successfully transferring businesses to key employees, family members and third parties, as well as advising efficiencyof the mechanical and electrical systems. business owners on other business issues. Tony joined the firm in 1993 and has been an owner and Director since 1999. His practice centers on mergers and acquisitions, business transitions, corporate and business planning, MISCELLANEOUS financings and executive compensation planning. Be Local Northern Colorado welcomed new and renewing members Wild Iris Living, Massage of the Rockies, Armstead Construction Inc., and November 23rd, 12pm-1pm - Features John Clagett Northern Colorado Artisan Collective.For a complete list of more than 270 members and benefits, Key Strategies for Creating Sustainable Wealth for Today's Business Owner visit www.belocalNC.org. John Clagett is the owner of Q4 Wealth Management, Inc. a full-service firm whose client-centered business model delivers customized advice, financial strategies, and personalized service to many Northern Colorado business-owners. With over seventeen years If you have an item to share about name in the investment industry, John brings a unique approach to managing the many areas of clients’ financial lives by proactively changes, new products or business news of conferring with their team of investment, tax, legal, and insurance professionals to ensure objectives are met. note, e-mail it to Noah Guillaume at nguil- Securities and Advisory Services offered through Nations Financial Group, Inc.(NFGI), member FINRA/SIPC, a Registered Investment Advisor. John Clagett is a Registered [email protected], or mail it to Briefcase at Representative of NFGI. Q4 Wealth Management, Inc is a separate entity and not affiliated with NFGI. NCBR, 141 S. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80524. Nov. 5-18, 2010 | www.businessreportdaily.com Northern Colorado Business Report | 13 CALENDAR

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Editor’s note: Daily in Review is a par- The company paid $21.77 million for ence center and employee work stations. Short, who resigned in October to take a tial digest of stories reported in the the 102,000-square-foot building. It also similar job in Mesa, Ariz. Business Report Daily online service purchased a second 32,000-square-foot Lyle named DBA interim director between Oct. 18 and 29. Follow Business building adjacent to the main building FORT COLLINS — Peggy Lyle has Architect selected for medical center Report Daily each day at www.ncbr.com for $7 million from Loveland-based been appointed interim director of the FREDERICK — A new medical cen- — click on “Breaking News” on the home developer McWhinney. Fort Collins Downtown Business ter to be built jointly in Frederick by page — or subscribe to have each day’s top JBS USA has been leasing the build- Association while the board of directors Poudre Valley Health System and items delivered to your inbox twice a day. ing at 1770 Promontory Circle since its conducts a comprehensive search for a Longmont United Hospital will be parent company purchased the business new executive director. named Indian Peaks Medical Center. GREELEY — JBS USA, the American from Swift & Co. in July 2007. Lyle, who has been the DBA’s event, The two health-care organizations, subsidiary of Brazil-based meatpacker JBS spokesman Chandler Keys said marketing and programming director through a joint venture called Carbon JBS S.A., has purchased its headquarters another 34,000-square-foot addition to for the last 10 years, will serve until a Valley Healthcare Holdings Corp., building in the Promontory develop- the 20-acre campus in Promontory will replacement can be found for David announced the selection of Denver- ment in west Greeley. house a fitness center, cafeteria, confer- based H&L Architecture/Turning Point Healthcare Advisors to provide master campus planning and design services for the new medical center. The first phase of design and development of Indian Peaks will focus on an urgent care center of about 20,000 square feet. Architectural designs are expected to be complete by early 2011 with construction of the urgent care center beginning in early summer. McWhinney to build retail at Centerra LOVELAND — McWhinney and RED Development LLC will partner to develop retail throughout Centerra at Interstate 25 and US Highway 34. RED Development is an Arizona and Missouri-based shopping center development and management company with centers throughout the nation. McWhinney and RED officials expect future retail sites at Centerra will range from single stores to large centers with multiple tenants. McWhinney had previously paired up with Poag & McEwen Lifestyle Centers out of Memphis, Tenn., to develop the Promenade Shops at Centerra. The property went back to the bank in a foreclosure auction in June and McWhinney officials have refused to dis- cuss any further involvement with the center. New CEO joins Bank of Choice GREELEY — Joseph C. Bonner has been appointed CEO for Bank of Choice Holding Co. and its affiliate banks Bank of Choice and Palisades National Bank, replacing Darrell McAllister as the bank’s president and CEO. Thomas J. Roche, a current bank director and president/CEO of Roche Constructors Inc., will replace McAllister as chairman of the board for the holding company. McAllister has served as CEO and chairman since April 2003. Bonner is coming to Bank of Choice from Credit Risk Management LLC, a community bank consulting firm based in Raleigh, N.C. Brock leaving PVHS FORT COLLINS — Pam Brock, who has served as vice president for marketing and strategic planning for Poudre Valley Health System for the past seven years, is resigning her post effective Nov. 10. Grace Taylor, PVHS’s director of business development and outreach, will take over Brock’s role on an interim basis until a permanent replacement is hired. Nov. 5-18, 2010 | www.businessreportdaily.com Northern Colorado Business Report | 15

COVERAGE, from 9 market will bear is up for debate. Hergenreter pegs it at about 3.5 percent caused by more coverage for more their employee plans,” said Jessica people with more medical demand. Hergenreter, director of Colorado oper- Large employers with generous benefits ations for Employer Solutions Group in — so-called Cadillac plans — are claim- Loveland. ing the 40 percent tax on “excess” cover- Whether it makes financial sense to age set to start in 2018 has driven their stop offering health insurance to premiums up as much as 50 percent for employees depends on a whole range of next year. factors, from the size of the company to “There’s no direct line between the health status of individual workers. health-care reform and premium About 150 million Americans currently increases,” Hergenreter said. receive coverage through a family member’s place of employment. Decision time The relationship between wages and But there is a pretty direct line benefits is complex, especially under between reform and hard choices for provisions of the reform act signed into some employers. law in March by President Obama. On Hergenreter outlined the situation of the one hand, employers can still deduct one local firm that had been offering the cost of workers’ health-care benefits coverage only to its key managers. As from their taxes. Drop the plan, lose the long as the plan stayed as it was on deduction, and face a fine of $2,000 per March 23, the day the law was signed, it worker. could be offered in its current form — And, if employers give workers a pay “grandfathered.” raise to cover the cost of buying their However, the company is facing a own insurance, either on the individual premium increase of 27 percent — a market or in the insurance exchanges change significant enough to cause it to created by the health-care reform law, lose grandfathered status. Now, under they will pay more payroll taxes, includ- the new law, it must offer a plan to all ing workers’ comp, Social Security and employees or face a fine of $100 per day Medicare, as well as higher income taxes per uncovered employee up to $500,000. from the lost deduction. The employer’s cost of extending coverage to all 32 employees would be More coverage, less healthy individuals $210,000. Dropping the plan altogether On the other hand, the law requires could be an option, but because of employers to offer coverage to individu- underlying health issues, the owner of als they may have never covered before. the company cannot buy coverage on the “For example, beginning on Sept. 23, individual market. Joining the state-run adult children of employees became eli- Cover Colorado plan would cost him gible for coverage up until age 26,” alone $33,000 a year. Hergenreter pointed out.“In many cases, After some individual research, the the children who will go on their par- key managers said they would be willing ents’ plan are the ones who can’t get to buy their own insurance — but individual coverage,” because of pre- expected the owner to kick their wages existing conditions. If they haven’t had up 15 percent to 20 percent to cover the access to coverage for a while, they are costs. also likely to have left illnesses untreated, “And how will offering no health ben- increasing their demand for services efits affect his recruitment and retention once coverage begins. of key employees?” she asked. Insurers can no longer decline to That’s only one part of the equation, cover sick kids under age 19 or set a life- which pencils out differently for differ- time limit on benefits paid, so an ent companies. Large employers like employer’s plan must now cover more AT&T, which employ hundreds of thou- — and perhaps less healthy — people. sands of workers, could theoretically And that means costs will go up, but not save billions of dollars by paying the so much in Colorado, which had allowed penalties instead of insurance premiums dependents up to remain on their par- between now and 2014, when higher ents’ plan until age 24 before reform. fines will be assessed and the insurance How much of the premium increases exchanges are due to be operational. employers will see this year can be “Large employers are covered by dif- directly attributed to the provisions of ferent rules,” Hergenreter said. “Small health-care reform and how much to the employers, those with fewer than 50 insurance industry testing what that employers, are getting lost in the debate.” 16 | Northern Colorado Business Report www.ncbr.com | Nov. 5-18, 2010 Largest Advertising and PR Firms Ranked by billings

COMPANY ADDRESS BILLINGS 2009 EMPLOYEES 2010 E-MAIL PERSON IN CHARGE RANK PREV RANK PHONE/FAX BILLINGS 2008 NO. ACCOUNTS PRODUCTS/SERVICES WEB SITE YEAR FOUNDED BURNS MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS INC. 4848 Thompson Parkway $6,000,000 28 Full-service marketing, advertising, [email protected] Laurie Steele 1 Johnstown, CO 80534 $6,000,000 N/A interactive/Web, social media, public www.burnsmarketing.com Vice president 1 970-203-9656/970-203-9657 relations. 1972 Lisa Malmquist LIGHTSOURCE CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS Full-service marketing agency offering Gordon MacKinney 121 W. Laporte Ave. $1,500,000 9 identity and messaging development, graphic [email protected] Colleen Greshock 2 3 Fort Collins, CO 80524 $1,500,000 50 design, event support, interactive demos and www.LightsourceCreative.com Owners 970-224-2806/970-224-2814 Web design. 1996 Smart marketing services - including LINDEN research, Web development and design, Susie Cannon 223 S. Howes St. $1,225,000 9 branding, strategy, advertising & media [email protected] Owner 3 2 Fort Collins, CO 80521 $2,000,000 N/A planning, public relations, design, multimedia, www.golinden.com 1996 970-221-3232/970-221-0375 copy writing and printing. Complete marketing communications William Neal AMG CREATIVE INC. services, including graphic design, website Terry Fine 2038 Caribou Drive, Suite 200 $959,000 8 design and hosting, brand development and [email protected] Owner 4 5 Fort Collins, CO 80525 $964,000 N/A all forms of print and online advertising www.amgci.com VP of sales & marketing 970-221-5756/970-498-0011 including social media and PPC campaigns. 1992 TOOLBOX CREATIVE Dawn Putney 325 Cherry St., Suite 104 $674,618 7 Advertising and design (including web [email protected] Tom Gallo Campbell 10 Fort Collins, CO 80521 $543,558 32 design); specializing in market www.toolboxcreative.com Co-owners 5 970-493-5755/970-419-0070 communications. 2002 ONE TRIBE CREATIVE 314 E. Mountain Ave., Suite 201 $630,000 7 Branding, marketing, public relations, [email protected] Paul Jensen 7 Fort Collins, CO 80524 $664,000 29 websites, product packaging, presentations, www.onetribecreative.com Creative director, Owner 6 970-221-4254/970-224-1448 trade-show booths. 1985 A-TRAIN MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS INC. 215 W. Oak St., Suite 800A $610,000 6 Branding, research, strategic planning, public [email protected] Gretchen Gaede 9 Fort Collins, CO 80521 $571,000 N/A relations, print materials, websites, event www.atrainmarketing.com President, CEO 7 970-419-3218/970-482-3442 planning and non-profit marketing. 1998 THE MANTOOTH CO. 2715 Sage Creek Road $528,096 19 Full-service marketing company and event [email protected] Connie Hanrahan 12 Fort Collins, CO 80528 $491,000 42 planning. www.mantoothcompany.com Owner 8 970-482-7644/970-204-9307 1995 BONNIE DEAN ASSOCIATES 5754 W. 11th St., Suite 201 $400,000 1 Marketing communications services, Bonnie Brown Dean 11 Greeley, CO 80634 $500,000 N/A including advertising, public relations and [email protected] Owner 9 970-356-3221/970-356-5721 research. 1972 THE TENFOLD COLLECTIVE Christopher McLaughlin 231 W. Fourth St. $386,992 4 Graphic design, branding, interactive Web [email protected] Josh Emrich 16 Loveland, CO 80537 $234,000 25 design, and consulting. www.tenfoldcollective.com Principals 10 970-744-4221/970-449-1243 2006 CLAY POT CREATIVE Julia Leach 323 W. Drake Road, Suite 120 $360,000 7 Graphic design, Web development, marketing, [email protected] Andrew Leach 15 Fort Collins, CO 80526 $356,854 N/A and branding. www.claypotcreative.com Owners 11 970-495-6855/970-495-6896 2000 J. P. MORAN DESIGN INC. 1112 Oakridge Drive, Suite 104 $219,133 1 Graphic design and consulting services for [email protected] J. Patrick Moran 17 Fort Collins, CO 80525 $221,430 22 print, Web and trade shows. www.jpmorandesign.com President 12 970-481-8489/970-207-9889 2000 JET MARKETING LLC 1929 W. County Road 56 $200,000 2 Full-service marketing agency generating on- [email protected] Jackie O'Hara NR Fort Collins, CO 80524 N/A 15 time, on-budget, and on-brand solutions. www.jetmarketing.net Owner, Account Manager 13 970-218-4797/970-224-1047 2009 CRIDER & CO. LTD. 2625 Redwing Road, Suite 130 $140,000 8 [email protected] Randy Crider 4 Fort Collins, CO 80526 $1,400,000 800 Promotional advertising and programs. www.cridercoltd.com President 14 970-223-7101/970-223-7434 1985 Region surveyed includes the City of Brighton and Larimer and Weld counties. Based upon responses to Business Report survey researched by Ross Manley N/A-Not Available To be considered for future lists, e-mail [email protected] NR-Not Previously Ranked Nov. 5-18, 2010 | www.businessreportdaily.com Northern Colorado Business Report | 17 RETAIL Tough task: Manage life into Twin Peaks Mall New management mulls options for ailing retail space

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LONGMONT — The man charged with turning around the fate of the struggling Twin Peaks Mall in Longmont said a quick rebound is not likely, and he will focus on boosting holiday sales and improving the tenant mix while new management creates a long- term plan. NewMark Merrill Mountain States LLC, the Fort Collins- based division of NewMark Merrill Cos. LLC of Woodland Hills, Calif., took over the mall Oct. 1. The company was selected by owner Panattoni Development Co. to GINSBORG manage the mall and create a long-term vision plan. Doug Storum, Boulder County Business Report NewMark Merrill managing director SLOW DAY AT TWIN PEAKS — Fort Collins-based NewMark Merrill Mountain States LLC has been hired to breathe life into the 556,000-square-foot Twin Peaks Allen Ginsborg, who works out of Fort Mall in Longmont. Mall ofﬁcials did not release the vacancy rate, but the building is riddled with empty retail spaces, and clerks at many stores mill around wait- See TWIN PEAKS, 18 ing for customers. Make it Your Business to Make a Difference This Holiday Season. Realities For Children is a marketing and promotional company, dedicated to serving the needs of abused and neglected children in Larimer County. Through business membership, we are able to provide the following: ongoing emergency funding, education, sponsorship support and special activities for at-risk children when there are no other resources available.

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TWIN PEAKS, from 17 other direction. The trend line has not food court is largely abandoned and been positive,” Ginsborg said. clerks at many stores mill around waiting Year-to-date revenue through July for customers. “We’re just plodding Collins, said his company has been meet- was down 8.2 percent, according to the The anchor space formerly occupied ing with retailers, Longmont elected offi- latest sales-tax report from the by J.C. Penney was to be the home of a away, doing our jobs. cials and city staff as it assesses what the Longmont Division of Finance. Through new 25,000-square-foot Sprouts Farmers mall needs for a rebound. July 31, the mall reported revenue of Market, a natural foods grocer based in In this economy, Ginsborg characterizes the work as $19.1 million, down from $20.8 million Phoenix that announced its move-in research and due diligence, and he said it in 2009 for the same period. plans in August 2009. But that is now on there’s a little more is too early in NewMark Merrill’s tenure In all of 2009, the mall reported tax- hold, Ginsborg said. to have an answer for the now perennial able sales of $37.4 million, down 18.8 Sprouts vice president for store devel- plodding than we’d question of how to save the 556,000- percent from the $46 million reported in opment Seth Brown said the grocer con- square-foot mall that was built in 1983. 2008. In 2007, the mall reported sales of tinues to look at adding a location in like.” “I don’t want to pretend that I’ve got $54.7 million. From 2007 to 2009, rev- Longmont, but he would not commit to the answer, yet,” Ginsborg said. enue dropped 31.6 percent. opening at the mall. “These things are incremental and “We are continuing to evaluate our Alan Ginsborg, managing director take a lot of patience,”he said.“We’re just Twin Peaks struggling opportunities in Longmont; we’re hope- plodding away, doing our jobs. In this A visit to Twin Peaks Mall confirms ful,” he said. NewMark Merrill Mountain States economy, there’s a little more plodding the impression it is struggling. Spaces set Management’s immediate task is to than we’d like.” aside for two anchor stores are vacant, get people back into the mall, especially LLC There is a sense of urgency, though. and one end of the mall has been closed as the crucial holiday shopping season “The mall’s definitely at a tipping off to patrons. Vacant storefronts are nears, Ginsborg said. The mall has munity events including ones sponsored point. It needs to start moving in the scattered throughout the building, the scheduled a number of holiday and com- by the American Cancer Society and a blood drive for the Bonfils Blood Center. A successful season could build momentum and restore the confidence of retailers that the mall is a good place PAYS to locate. FREE Twin Peaks Mall “has to get retailers to see that this can work, that we can Hometown have success,” Ginsborg said. Management also is aware the mall % has lost the favor of many area residents. Rewards APY ** “A shopping center should be an extension of the community and a place 1.35on your balance up to $25,000 where people have a good experience Checking that’s not just buying something,” Ginsborg said. While the economy has hit all retailers hard, some parts of Longmont are doing relatively well. Year-to-date sales % across the city have been up 2.4 percent ** APY from last year, according to the latest 0.75on your balance over $25,000 sales-tax report. The shopping centers on the periphery of Twin Peaks Mall have reported modest increases in year- to-date sales. City willing to help % The city of Longmont is willing to do ** what it can to help boost the mall’s rev- APY enue, said Brad Power, the city’s director 0.10Even when you don’t meet the of economic development. three easy steps A successful mall means more sales- tax revenue for the city and more options for residents, Power said. “Part of being a full-service community is you offer as much shopping to residents as possible,” he added. Plus, A successful redevelopment project ATMs could also spur new development in the FREE * area. Nationwide! “The motivation is to try to reposi- tion Twin Peaks in a way that comple- Three easy stepss ments the other stores in the area,”Power said. to earn 1.35%APY** Longmont City Council in 2008 approved a redevelopment plan that recommended the area become a mixed-use ® Make 10 or more VISA Use one monthly direct Get your monthly development with retail, office space and 1 Check Card purchases 2 deposit or one automatic 3 checking statement residential homes on mall property. posted within the monthly withdrawal electronically Whether those recommendations come to fruition is unclear. The mall is private- qualification cycle ly owned, so its future ultimately is in the hands of Panattoni, Power said. Panattoni, based in Sacramento, *ATM fees charged nationwide are refunded when account requirements are met during the monthly qualification cycle. To Calif., bought the mall in 2007 for $33 qualify for bonus rates and nationwide ATM refunds: make 10 or more Visa Check Card purchases posted within million. the monthly qualification cycle; use monthly direct deposit or automatic withdrawals; receive your monthly statement electronically. **1.35% Annual Percentage Yield (APY) paid on balances up to $25,000 and 0.75% APY paid on all It is also unclear whether or not amounts above $25,000 each monthly qualifying cycle that the minimum account requirements are met. If you do not Panattoni will be able to receive tax meet the minimum requirements during the monthly qualification cycle you will not earn bonus rates but your account will increment financing for the project. still function as a free checking account earning 0.10% APY on the full balance, however, ATM fees will not be refunded. To qualify, Visa Check Card purchases must post during the qualification cycle. ATM transactions and Online “We can’t negotiate that until we Banking Bill Pay transactions or other forms of electronic transfers do not count toward Visa Check Card purchases. Monthly know what project they are bringing www.homestatebank.com direct deposit and automatic withdrawal means automated clearing house (ACH) transactions. Qualification cycle means forth,” Power said. 970-203-6100 the period beginning one day prior to the current statement cycle through one day prior to the close of the current statement cycle. Interest rate and APY are subject to change after account is opened. Minimum deposit of $50 NewMark Merrill and Panattoni are required to open this account. $3 minimum balance required to obtain advertised 1.35% APY. No monthly service far from the point where they could charges; customer purchases checks. Available for personal accounts only. Advertised rates as of February 1, 2010. present such a plan, Ginsborg said. Nov. 5-18, 2010 | www.businessreportdaily.com Northern Colorado Business Report | 19 Largest Commercial Printers Ranked by number of employees

PERSON IN CHARGE W/ PREV COMPANY EMPLOYEES 2010 REVENUES 2009 E-MAIL TITLE RANK RANK ADDRESS EMPLOYEES 2009 REVENUES 2008 PRESSES: KIND (NUMBER OF EACH) SPECIALTIES WEB SITE YEAR FOUNDED

QUAD/GRAPHICS INC. B Terry Gren 380 W. 37th St. 200 N/A Cold-web presses Directories, catalogs, magnetic [email protected] Plant director 1 1 Loveland, CO 80538 200 N/A components www.qg.com 1971

THE GREELEY PUBLISHING CO. 501eighth Ave. 140 N/A N/A Newspaper printing [email protected] Bart Smith 2 NR Greeley, CO 80631 170 N/A www.greeleytribune.com 1870

Maroland 906 lv 40" x 56" six-color (1), Manroland 706 Catalogs, maps, plastic, books, marketing- Mark Allen VISION GRAPHICS INC. 80 $13,750,000 plv 28"x40" six-color (2), Manroland 506 luv 23" x 29" agency & corporate, complete mailing [email protected] Steputis 2 5610 Boeing Drive 94 $12,000,000 six-color (1), Manroland 702 p 28" x 40" two-color (1), facilities, digital one-one marketing. Short www.visiongraphics-inc.com CEO, President 3 Loveland, CO 80538 Xerox Igen3 four color digital (1). run color and store front capabilities 1952 Steve Beddoe FRONTIER PRINT CENTER Douglas Iszler 1400 Webster Ave. 11 $765,840 Heidelberg (3), Xerox (3) Commercial printing, embroidery, ad [email protected] Owner 4 NR Fort Collins, CO 80524 9 $394,533 specialties www.frontierprintcenter.com CEO 1982 Diane McIntosh ALPHAGRAPHICS INC. 10 N/A Digital printing, offset printing, graphic [email protected] Guy (Skip) NR 115 E. Harmony Road, Suite 220B N/A N/A 1 AB Dick 9970 (1), Ryobi 3302 H (1) design www.agnoco.com McIntosh III 5 Fort Collins, CO 80525 1998

COREN PRINTING INC. Karen Kunz 631 Birch St., Suite A 7 N/A Two-color presses (2). Thermography, graphic design, advertising [email protected] President 6 NR Windsor, CO 80550 7 N/A specialties www.corenprintinginc.com 1978

GREELEY PRINTERS INC. Richard Lopez 806 Ninth St., Plaza 4 N/A Offset two color (1), letter press (1). Commercial Printing [email protected] Owner 7 NR Greeley, CO 80631 N/A N/A N/A 2004

Business cards, letterheads, envelopes, Steve HARVEST PRINTING / SUNSHINE GRAPHICS 4 N/A Ryobi 14 x 20 2 color (1) AB Dick - 2 color (2) AB Dick - 1 booklets, letterpress numbering, die [email protected] Bojanowski NR 2611 11th St. Road 4 N/A color (1) Hamada 665 - 2 color (1) cutting, scoring, single color to full color www.HarvestSunPrinting.com President 8 Greeley, CO 80634 printing 1980

CONCEPT GRAPHICS INC. Small runs of screen printing on metal, George Neil 1805 E. Lincoln Ave., No. A-1 1 $75,000 Hopkins 4 station front panels, cabinets, plastics and some [email protected] Owner 9 NR Fort Collins, CO 80524 1 $80,000 fabrics, decals and vinyl labels www.conceptgraphics.biz 1985

NICHOLS FAMILY PRINTING C Mark Nichols 316 18th St. 1 $100,000 Offset; Digital duplicators (2); Digital copiers, single or Very quick turn around [email protected] Owner 10 NR Greeley, CO 80631 3 $150,000 mutli-color (3) www.nicholsfamilyprinting.com 1973

Region includes the City of Brighton, Larimer and Weld counties. Based upon responses to Business Report survey researched by Ross Manley Mountain Media declined to participate. To be considered for future lists, e-mail [email protected] N/A-Not Available NR-Not Previously Ranked Revenues from corporate parent. B Formerly Quebecor World Loveland Inc. C Formerly Pony Xpress Printing

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DIAL POSITION COMPANY % WEEKLY AUDIENCE SHARE SPRING 2010 NETWORKS CARRIED E-MAIL OWNER RANK PREV RANK ADDRESS % WEEKLY AUDIENCE SHARE FALL 2009 STATION NAME WEB SITE HEADQUARTERS

KUNC 91.5 Community Radio for Northern 822 7th St., Suite 530 6.0% NPR, APM, PRI comment@kunc.org Colorado 1 2 Greeley, CO 80631 6.1% KUNC www.kunc.org Greeley

KUAD 99.1 FM 600 Main St. 5.2% Independent [email protected] Townsquare Media 2 1 Windsor, CO 80550 5.7% K99 www.k99.com Greenwich, Conn.

KTRR 102.5 FM 600 Main St. 5.2% Independent [email protected] Townsquare Media 3 3 Windsor, CO 80550 5.5% TRI-102.5 www.tri1025.com Greenwich, Conn.

KPAW - AM 107.9 FM 4270 Byrd Drive 4.2% None [email protected] Clear Channel 4 NR Loveland, CO 80538 3.7% The Bear www.1079thebear.com San Antonio

KCOL- AM 600 AM 4270 Byrd Drive 3.6% Fox News, ABC, Westward [email protected] Clear Channel 5 NR Loveland, CO 80538 4.1% KCOL www.600kcol.com San Antonio

KSME - FM 96.1 FM 4270 Byrd Drive 3.6% None [email protected] Clear Channel 6 NR Loveland, CO 80538 2.9% KISS FM kissfmcolorado.com San Antonio

KKPL 99.9 FM 600 Main St. 2.8% Independent [email protected] Townsquare Media Inc. 7 4 Windsor, CO 80550 1.8% THE POINT www.999thepoint.com Greenwich, Conn.

KXBG - FM 97.9 FM 4270 Byrd Drive 2.0% None [email protected] Clear Channel 8 NR Loveland, CO 80538 2.2% Big Country BigCountry979.com San Antonio

KMAX 94.3 FM 600 Main St. 1.8% Independent [email protected] Townsquare Media 9 7 Windsor, CO 80550 1.4% MAX-FM www.943maxfm.com Greenwich, Conn.

NEWSTALK 1310 KFKA 1310 AM P.O. BOX 460 1.0% CBS, FOX [email protected] Justin Sasso 10 6 Greeley, CO 80631 1.0% NewsTalk 1310 KFKA www.1310kfka.com Greeley

KIIX - AM 1410 AM 4270 Byrd Drive 0.8% ABC [email protected] Clear Channel 11 NR Loveland, CO 80538 1.0% KIIX 1410kiix.com San Antonio Regions surveyed included the City of Brighton and Larimer and Weld counties. Based upon responses to Business Report survey researched by Ross Manley KCSU and KARS failed to complete survey. To be considered for future lists, e-mail [email protected] N/A-Not Applicable NR-Not Previously Ranked Nov. 5-18, 2010 | www.businessreportdaily.com Northern Colorado Business Report | 21 Holiday venues range from urban to homey New spaces open for time of parties, shopping getaways

The mid-term elections have finally arrived and passed, leaving the denizens of Northern Colorado wondering where the heck October went. Indeed, the first serious winds of winter had blown away all the leaves of fall before Election Day and delivered a blus- tery reminder that the time for making holiday plans STEPPING OUT in upon us. Jane Albritton Even though the business of holiday parties remains flat, despite the fact that the Great Recession was recently declared over in June 2009, those who think they might want to host a seasonal fête had better get with it. Available options weren’t what they were last year, what with Fort Collins’ Lincoln Center’s remodeling now expected to stretch into open for consideration, venues with next summer. atmospheres from an urban speakeasy Kate Hawthorne, Northern Colorado Business Report The Armory Event Hall on to home on the range. Even better, pro- prietors have ideas for how to ease HOSTS WITH THE MOST — Missy and Steve Levinger behind the bar at Ace’s Gillett’s Lounge. The owners Mountain Avenue will be holding of the Armstrong Hotel in downtown Fort Collins converted the basement into a swank subterranean events through the end of the year, guests into the rushing currents of the gathering spot, turning the old boiler room into a kitchen and storage space into meeting rooms. according to owner Amy Satterfield, but season, from holiday shopping to eating is under contract for sale in 2011. or even spontaneously tying the knot. Many other choices also remain See STEPPING OUT, 25

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work from the get-go. going to stay in a continuous state of ROBBY, from 3 “Five years ago most of my experi- churn. In my opinion, of course.” ments failed. In the last two years I’ve Steven Gentner, founder of Los (Roomba, anyone?) and other appli- been able to make it happen,” Self said. Angeles-based Roborealm, has worked “The whole do-it- ances can be classified as robots. with Self in developing robot software for He will happily sell you parts to make Robotics as hobby the past six months. The partnership is yourself market is a robot or make it for you as long as you “The hobby community is pretty “working quite well,” Gentner said. “He’s understand that you’re the one who will ‘wild west’ right now,”said writer Dennis definitely a great engineer, he knows what just going crazy.” program it. Of course, you’ll need anoth- Clark, an active member of the robotics he’s doing. I know the characteristics er commonplace item that once only hobbyist community for the last 12 or so attributed to a good engineer and their existed in the movies — a computer. years. There are no set standards, no one passion and enthusiasm for the field and William Self, owner Self’s robots don’t care which operating is standing out as a monopolistic leader William definitely exhibits the traits.” system you use. showing a “way forward” like, for Gentner said the robotic industry is RoBeDo Robotics Self markets primarily to the advanced instance, Microsoft back in the 1980s. heading in the area Self has already mas- hobby robot enthusiast, a market that he “We have not reached that turning tered: PC-based robotics. says continues to grow.“The whole do-it- point perhaps because no company has “The PC is getting cheaper every day, yourself market is just going crazy.” yet demonstrated a clear need for, or and given the advent of netbooks and And it’s growing past a robot that is clear solution to, a problem that a robot the smart-phone market, devices that are good only at performing a few tricks on can solve,” Clark said. “Until we have the smaller but incredibly more powerful a complex task that’s not accomplished the floor. He also will market the robots robotic equivalent to VisiCalc (consid- than existing electronics typically used, easily. Adding a PC, that’s what’s he’s to those in education and research. ered the application that turned the comes more functionality,” he said. “If been doing, and that’s what attracted us It’s one thing to think up a design for microcomputer from a hobby for enthu- you look at it from a Robotics 101 appli- to him.” a robot, it’s another thing to make it siasts into a serious business tool), we’re cation, ‘Get me a beer from the fridge’ is It’s all about the power — and the software. “Our robots are powered by portable computers, not microchips,” Self explained. “This provides the advantages of powerful hardware, full operating systems and therefore nearly unlimited access to software.” Self said his new focus is with large robots, “large enough to fetch and trans- port items for people. Items weighing pounds, not ounces. Many small robots really cannot lift or carry anything at all. Most robots are built only for learning the basics of robots and are too small to help people.” Childhood interest Self has a degree in mechanical engineering and spent 20 years writing software. He moved to Colorado five years ago for the outdoor lifestyle and to work at EMC in Fort Collins. He left to start his own company. His love of all-things-robotic began as a child when he built an indoor kite flyer and went on to repurpose myriad “found” things into whimsical wheeled vehicles. And yes, he remembers watching “The Jetsons” along with “Lost in Space.” While those robots resembled humans, Self said humans tend to be more accepting of robots if they look like machines, not people. His robots don’t have eyes, per se, but they do have Web cams. For brains, laptops fill in nicely. Arms? They’re called actuators. And yes, even non-humanoid robots need something to use to reach and grab. Self’s Morph Machine is 30 inches tall, about 18-by-18-inches square, and can easily haul up to 30 pounds. The Morph Machine can be programmed to fetch and haul — even serve coffee! Self and his wife, for example, often rise early on Saturdays to hike in the nearby Rocky Mountains. The robot knows when to start the coffee and deliver it.“To have a robot smarter than me is a nice feature,” Self said with a laugh. He’s now working on a robot that can run 12 or more hours without power. Minimizing the need to plug in, he explained, could easily benefit humans who need assistance doing daily tasks. The next step is robot kits, now in research and development and expected to be ready in a few months. The kits will allow robot enthusiasts to build and program their own robots. Self concedes that his business is small and has a long way to go. 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PENTON, from 1 building but is open to any offers. Johnson said he’s sorry to see Penton leave. as many options. This place (Whaler’s “It’s not good for Loveland that Way) is just phenomenal.” they’re leaving, and we tried to make it work,” he said. “They’ve been great ten- Collaborative feel ants. But the building functionally did But Paulsen said the biggest factor in not meet their needs.” choosing the new building was its more Penton Media, which has its head- open floor plan. The Loveland building quarters in New York City, purchased was more broken up with private offices. Duke Communications International — “This place has a collaborative feel, formerly one of Loveland’s largest with social areas, lots of conference employers with about 300 employees — rooms and places to get together both in 2000 from its founder, David Duke, inside and out,” she said. for an undisclosed sum. Taranto, who also owns TST Inc., At the time of the purchase, Penton which was formerly headquartered in Media published trade magazines that the Whaler’s Way building, said he was ranged from aviation to health foods, glad to lease the entire 19,383 square feet while Duke specialized in high-tech Free! to Penton. trade journals. “I was happy to find somebody who Under Penton, the Loveland office came in and liked what we did,” he said. has focused on a variety of both print Business Business “There’s very little changes to be made and online technology publications. because they liked what we did.” Paulsen said Windows IT Pro, an online The interior of the building has a product, is the Loveland office’s biggest playful feel to it, with, among other property with 2.5 million unique visitors Report amenities, a giant fish tank on the first each month.” Report “A lot of our business is online,” she floor and a slide connecting the two levels. said. “And we also produce technology Taranto said the building’s lease came conferences, with our biggest in Las through word-of-mouth. “I got contact- Vegas but also in Amsterdam, Prague, Daily Daily ed,” he said.“I was constantly looking for London and Germany. people to come in, but I never put it on “Most importantly we do education,” the market.” she added. “We help people to learn and TST will move next door to another manage technologies. Penton is one of Early building Taranto co-owns. the biggest business-to-business pub- Edition Meanwhile, Cliff Johnson, building lishers in the world.” INSIDE YOUR manager said Penton’s former Loveland Paulsen said the local company is INSIDE YOUR headquarters, a 40,000-square-foot, two- prospering after a difficult 2009. “We are A.M. INBOX P.M. INBOX story building, is being listed for sale for really doing well,” she said. “Publishing $3.6 million. Johnson said the owner of took a beating in 2009, but we are recov- the building, Matador-Orchard LLC, ering quickly.” will also consider another lessee. Parent company Penton Media Inc. THE INSIDE SCOOP. “If a tenant wants it, the owner is filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier willing to provide tenant finish to make this year, hoping to relieve itself of an it work for whatever configuration the estimated $270 million in debt. NOW, TWICE A DAY. new tenant may require,” he said. “This restructuring will allow us to Johnson said the building can be achieve a debt level that is more sustain- leased for $8 per square foot. He said the able in the current economic environ- location features proximity to shopping, ment,” Sharon Rowland, Penton’s CEO, Get late breakinglocal and regional business a bus transfer station, and 300 parking said in a statement released in February. news in your email.... Delivered twice a day. spaces. The building will be available “With a strengthened capital structure, Jan. 1. we will be better positioned to fully Stay informed with credible and reliable news leverage our operations, which have and information...Subscribe today! Sorry to see Penton go been and continue to be profitable.” Johnson, a real estate agent with The company announced on March Sign up at NCBR.com . Coldwell Banker, said he’s currently 10 that its restructuring plan had been negotiating with a potential user of the approved and it had exited bankruptcy. Nov. 5-18, 2010 | www.businessreportdaily.com Northern Colorado Business Report | 25

who really do not want to go through “We are starting our fifth year of All good. Now that farmers have an STEPPING OUT, from 21 the thrill of wedding planning: The winter market,” said Gailmarie Kimmel outlet they can count on, they can plant Elopement Special. No chilly court- of Be Local Northern Colorado, who, more late crops, often root crops and For starters, an old friend is offering house here, but a two-hour window of with Hill Grimmet, came up with the winter squashes. Poultry, beef, eggs and new options. time to celebrate a wedding with 10 idea of matching holiday shoppers with cheese know no season, nor do salsas, “Originally we were going to have guests, officiant services by Happy Feet vendors from the summer farmers’ dried beans and baked goods. one big area for events and banquets in Weddings, and champagne for toasting. markets. “In our second year, we started The original market featuring 40 the basement,” said Steve Levinger, who Over the past couple of years, pro- bringing farmers, chefs and vendors vendors, in the Opera Galleria, opened with his wife, Missy, owns and nurtures prietors Bobbie and Mark Randolph together to see what was possible to do Oct. 30 and will run twice a month until the Armstrong Hotel in downtown had noticed an increase in “pop-up,” in winter. In year four, we counted the April. A second venue will open in the Fort Collins. “Instead we created three last-minute events, so why not facilitate number of people who came to our 10 lobby of the Northern Hotel on Nov. spaces with access from the street.” that trend? Book 30 days out (appropri- markets from November to March. We 13. And on Nov. 7, the summer market In their original renovation of the ate for an elopement), and pick any averaged 1,800 per market. That meant from Harmony Road and Lemay Avenue historic hotel, the Levingers carved out a available day. Plan further in advance, 18,000 people and roughly $213,000 in moves into the Foothills Mall space small event space by removing some of and the special is limited to Monday the pockets of small producers.” once occupied by B. Dalton Bookseller. the interior rooms on the third floor. through Thursday mornings. Easy. Grimmet noted two encouraging Books to beets. Perhaps a giant local “But mixing rooms and banquets was trends for the winter markets. food court would do the old mall good. not ideal,”he said. “So we returned that Winter markets for the holidays “There are new producers coming space to rooms and this year transformed If it were possible to catch a bit of on the scene who weren’t here last year,” Jane Albritton is a contributing writer the basement into Mantz Hall — named summer good enough to eat, then the he said. “And farmers are revisiting the for the Business Report. Her monthly for Charles and Carolyn Mantz who built place to stock up would be at the winter use of root cellars for the storage of column features restaurant and hospitali- the Armstrong Hotel — the Chandler markets: two of them in three locations root crops. We might see the develop- ty industry news. She can be contacted at Post Conference Room and Ace Gillett’s in Fort Collins this year. ment of more greenhouse farming.” [email protected]. Lounge.”Gillett once owned both the Armstrong and The Northern Hotel. Bravo! Entrepreneurs The Mantz Hall banquet room, clever- ly designed with big presentation screens Loveland hidden behind silky formal curtains, can 1998- 2010 hold up to 72 people. Its doors open up 2010 ...... Aubrey Poore into Ace Gillett’s lounge and dining ...... Numerica Corporation room, allowing for a flow in either direc- 2008-2009...... Clayton Schwerin tion. The flexible basement spaces that ...... Alliance Construction Solutions may be used together or separately fills in the missing pieces for the Armstrong. 2007 ...... Linda Ligon ...... Interweave Press The hotel now has a kitchen and a place for guests to relax in the evening. 2006 ...... Susan Jessup Those additions make the Levinger’s ...... Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch annual six-week Shop & Stay for the 2005 ...... Jerry Donnan Holidays promotion — starting Nov. 15 ...... Kroll Factual Data, Inc. and ending Dec. 30 — all the more 2004...... 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Poore, For festive souls who fancy pumpkin Numerica Corporation pies baked in other ovens, and who have no interest in keeping the number for the Butterball Hotline (or the therapist) at the ready on Nov. 25, Sylvan Dale’s stress- free Thanksgiving buffet offers up all the traditional trimmings. No dishes to wash, no remote to fight over. Time out from the gridiron or from the family embrace is just a stroll away along the river. Marketing manager Troy Clark noted that while company holiday parties have declined in the past couple of years, Sylvan Dale had one of its best summer seasons ever and expects to do well this fall. “People aren’t traveling as far for their summer vacations and winter holidays,” he said. “We are close and beautiful. 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EMBRACE, from 3 Who’s on board with Embrace? ues. Embrace Northern Colorado board members: More than 35 that have signed on as organizational supporters, including: “Government wasn’t the key to the I Angela Milewski, co-chair, principal, BHA Design Inc. I Rocky Mountain Institute process for them,”he said. “I think it was I Mike Guile, co-chair, former Weld County commissioner I Town of Eaton the citizens and business and environ- I Rep. Glen Vaad, vice chair, state House District 48 I Town of Berthoud mental interests that got together and I Rep. John Kefalas, board director, state House District 52 I Town of Milliken pushed for it.” I Milan Karspeck, secretary, former Berthoud mayor I Phelps Tointon Inc. I John Coppom, treasurer, Del Camino Junction Development Corp. I Xcel Energy Diverse board I Gordan Thibedeau, board director, United Way Larimer County president I Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District One of the first goals of Embrace and CEO I United Power Northern Colorado was to assemble a I K-Lynn Cameron, board director, former director of Larimer County Open I Broe Land Co. LLC strong and diverse board of directors to Lands I TST Consulting Engineers lead it. Angela Milewski, a planner for I David Jessup, board director, Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch owner I Poudre Valley Health System BHA Design Inc. in Fort Collins, is one I Gene O’Hara, board director, vice president, VHA Inc., and former CEO, I Community Foundation of Northern Colorado of two co-chairs. North Colorado Medical Center I Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County “I’m a planner and I place great value I Kim Larson, board director, financial advisor, Edward Jones I North Colorado Medical Center in planning for where we’ll be in 30 to 40 I Ed Goodman, board director, Spiral Experiences LLC I Poudre Valley REA years,” she said. “Taking that high-alti- I Teresa Tellechea, board director, UNC anthropology professor I Institute for the Built Environment, Colorado State University tude view of where we’re headed in the I Susan Magnuson, board director, Weld county rancher I CSU Center for Public Deliberation next few decades is critical for making appropriate decisions today.” Milewski said Embrace Northern overpass at Colorado Highway 392 and Colorado is not just about transporta- Interstate 25 as an example. “We worked tion planning. “It’s about determining really hard to cooperate with Windsor Business Report Events what are the common values we have as on that interchange,”he said. “There’s an 2011 a region,” she said. “We tend to focus on example of regional cooperation for two our differences, but I personally think we cities with mutual interests. 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PUBLISHER With more than 200,000 Coloradans Jeff Nuttall ext. 201 looking for work, someone just spent Direct: 232-3131 [email protected] more than $5.5 million on three job CONTROLLER Cindy Nosko ext. 221 interviews. Direct: 232-3151 [email protected] That’s about what the major guber- NEWS natorial candidates ponied up for the Editor Kate Hawthorne ext. 212 2010 election — in one race, in one Direct: 232-3142 [email protected] state. Taken collectively, while about 30 Reporter million Americans remain jobless, bil- Steve Porter ext. 217 lions and billions of dollars changed Direct: 232-3147 [email protected] Copy Editor/Web Editor hands to fill a couple hundred positions, Noah Guillaume ext. 222 only a few of which were actually Direct: 232-3152 [email protected] vacant. Chief Researcher Through the magic of dead-tree Ross Manley ext. 207 Direct: 232-3137 [email protected] communications, although you are MARKETING reading it three days after the election, Marketing Director this editorial will go to print about two De Dahlgren ext. 202 Better brain maps can help Direct: 232-3132 [email protected] hours before the polls close, so we can’t analyze the results. But we can make ADVERTISING Advertising Director some informed observations of the Sandy Powell ext. 214 process that has already reset for 2012. Direct: 232-3144 [email protected] I injured soldiers, civilians When the obituary for advertising- Senior Account Executive Lindsay Gilliland ext. 203 supported broadcast media is written, Direct: 232-3133 [email protected] the Supreme Court decision that Account Executive unleashed an unrelenting geyser of neg- Combat veterans, now equipped for these soldiers and civilians who suf- Julie Constance ext. 218 ativity on the viewing public will be list- with better body armor and armored fer brain injuries, we need to know Direct: 232-3148 [email protected] ed as proximate cause of death. Stations vehicles, are surviving injuries that were more about the brain. Janet Hatfield ext. 215 Direct: 232-3145 [email protected] may love the oodles of campaign cash, once fatal, but are often returning from Scientists once believed that an PRODUCTION but traditional radio and television out- war zones with brain injuries. For those injured brain was irreversibly damaged Production Manager lets are already losing their most desir- who are shown a and that its function could not be Bernie Simon ext. 210 Direct: 232-3140 [email protected] able demographics to a growing num- conventional recovered after being lost. It now Art Director ber of alternatives — and listeners and image of their appears, however, that the brain has the Chad Collins ext. 211 viewers are driven further away by the brain that reveals remarkable ability to rewire itself. If one Direct: 232-3141 [email protected] slime that starts airing earlier and earli- no damage, it can pathway is damaged, another may be ADMINISTRATION I.T. Director er in each cycle. Congress and the be extremely frus- able to take over. With better images of Chris Sullivan ext. 206 Federal Communications Commission trating that science the brain, we may be able to identify Direct: 232-3136 [email protected] need to stem the tide of anonymous cannot demon- specific areas of the brain that can Office Manager / Front Desk strate what they adapt to injury. Tiffanie Moore ext. 200 attacks before the next presidential race, Direct: 232-3130 [email protected] know: that they Recently, the U.S. Department of or there will be no such thing as an CIRCULATION engaged electorate for 2014. suffer from cogni- GUEST Defense funded a $5.3 million study at Circulation Manager I The process of placing amend- tive impairment. Saint Louis University to address this Rhonda Doyle ext. 216 COLUMN Direct: 232-3146 [email protected] ments on the state ballot has to be As a doctor in problem, aiming to improve the care of Col. Jeffery Bailey, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS burned to the ground and rebuilt. The Iraq, I was charged patients with brain injuries. Under the Jane Albritton, Michael Davidson, John Green, with making the call M.D. leadership of Richard Bucholz, M.D., a Luanne Kadlub, John Martie, Maryjo Morgan, current lax system has turned our Anne Cumming Rice, Brian Schwartz Colorado Constitution into the play- as to when soldiers world-renowned neurosurgeon, we will thing of small groups who want to pro- were healthy enough to return to duty. I gather data using several types of tect their own income stream, impose seldom had soldiers come to me and advanced imaging technology simultane- their own philosophical views, send say, “What’s wrong with me, doc?” ously to create better maps of the brain. their own message to Washington, or see Instead, I frequently heard, “When can I If we can show soldiers a map of just how gullible state voters really are. If go back to my unit?” their brain and point to a location that any of this year’s amendments got more Soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines is causing memory loss, or if we can tell votes than Dan Maes, the answer is want to go back to their units, their a football player with a concussion he encouraging for anyone in the business work and their friends and they are needs to sit out the next game to avoid of sending e-mails on behalf of dying often reluctant to acknowledge cogni- further damage, we will have made real Nigerian widows. tive problems, especially when they strides in understanding these injuries Secretary of State Bernie Buescher aren’t objectively verified by a doctor. and improve our chances for both pre- has called for possible jail time for any- Some people simply know they can’t vention and recovery. one who abuses the petition process. concentrate as well as they used to or Veterans with combat injuries who While the ungentlemanly Douglas seem to be having trouble performing would like to find out whether they Bruce has refused to acknowledge pater- the way they did in the past. qualify to participate in the study nity of Amendments 60, 61 and Civilians suffer from traumatic brain should call the Saint Louis University Proposition 101 since their conception injuries as well. In the United States, Advanced Neurosurgical Innovation in early 2009, the issue may be settled approximately 1.4 million people suffer Center (SANIC) at 314-977-8560 to conclusively once the votes are counted, traumatic brain injuries each year. Of speak with a member of the research but to what end? these, 230,000 are hospitalized and sur- team or send an e-mail to Unless the system is reformed, we vive, while another 50,000 die. Lessons [email protected]. will be doomed to repeat this exercise learned in evaluating and treating TBI every two years. And couldn’t all that in veterans also have a positive impact Col. Jeffrey Bailey, M.D., practices at money be spent on better things, like within the civilian population. the Saint Louis University Medical growing jobs? In order to develop better therapies Center in Missouri. Nov. 5-18, 2010 | www.businessreportdaily.com Northern Colorado Business Report | 29 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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The Business Report reserves the right to edit for 19% length, and to reject letters that are potentially libelous. These results reflect responses to the online poll at E-mail letters to Kate Hawthorne, www.ncbr.com Oct. 18 – Nov. 1. [email protected] or submit comments through our website, www.ncbr.com. Snail mail to 141 S. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80524. Hockey Pucks Slow-pay issues dog Grove developer Employment remains flat (Steve Porter, As I see it) (NCBR, Oct. 22, 2010) (Business Report Daily, Oct. 22, 2010) Wimbledon would probably triple its Did CSURF engage in due diligence So if unemployment remains flat, ratings with a good “cat fight’’ every on this project? Poor use of foundation why is it in the sheet metal industry that once in a while! I never watched a full funds, in my opinion. we are desperate to hire people, but can- hockey game, either. My max is about 3 Lynne Warner not find anyone who wants to go off the minutes, one time. The article made me North Fort Collins easy road of unemployment insurance smile and laugh out loud a few times — and come to work every day???????? good job! Fort Collins planning board continues Sylvia Haun Ron Stickler Fort Collins Campus Crest project Fort Collins (Business Report Daily, Oct. 22, 2010) Credit logjam hurting job creation Board member Gino Campana is a developer and should have recused him- (Business Report Daily, Oct. 20, 2010) self. As he stated in the meeting, he goes Access to capital is definitely a prob- along with the staff if they recommend lem. Using our largest revenue month approval. Can Windtrail file a cease-and- (September 2010) as a base, we have desist order based upon water problems? averaged 6 percent per month revenue Could this set the opportunity for the growth month-over-month and no bank HOA to sue the city if future water prob- will even consider providing a loan. So lems develop? There is a lot of “pressure” we cannot expand our service area nor on the Windtrail area because of all the add capacity. In one and a half years of apartment sites the city has approved operation, we have provided employ- from Windtrail west to Taft Hill. ment to 60 people and can easily put 40 Dick Thomas more to work if we could get a loan to Fort Collins purchase six used (or new) vehicles. It is simply a crazy situation. The whole project is based upon Bob Flynn, Green Ride Colorado packing as many tenants as possible into Fort Collins this area above a FEMA floodplain. Why should the city and P&Z go out of their Kendall appointed to state’s first Food way to grant multiple variances to allow Systems Advisory Council this kind of operation to enter our com- (Business Report Daily, Oct. 20, 2010) munity? They don’t pay their subcon- Pat Kendall is a great selection for tractors, the BBB rates 10 of 20 facilities such a council. I am curious why a K-12 with an F on an A-through-F scale, and educator isn’t on the council. A contact they have sustained “substantial finan- with our children would be beneficial it cial losses” over the past five years seems. (according to their recent IPO filing). LuAnn Ball The majority of their proceeds were used Loveland to pay off existing debt. They are great at marketing, but do not deliver in terms of Wind farm turbines could top 400 construction quality, maintenance and management. Our community deserves (NCBR, April 23, 2010) better. The existing Cedar Creek Wind farm Sarah Burnett has already ruined the scenic vista of the Fort Collins Pawnee National Grasslands and the Twin Buttes. How sad! That said, if Technology and the myth of enough free expansion is to be permitted, it should at least support Colorado based jobs. I time believe the County planning commis- (NCBR, Oct. 22, 2010) sion should make approve conditional I couldn’t agree more with (colum- on using Vestas equipment. nist Kai Staats). “Every day I witness Ronald L. Watkins people emerging from an airplane, the- Littleton ater, classroom, even a river trip, and instantly checking their messages.” We live in an age of strange over-communi- BLOG COMMENTS cation. Thierry Nicola Editor’s note: Yes, we have blogs, on every- Luxembourg thing from bicycling and professional sports to sales strategies and looking for a job. Stop by and let us know what you think with your comments at www.ncbr.com. 30 | Northern Colorado Business Report www.ncbr.com | Nov. 5-18, 2010

LIMAGRAIN, from 4 “We don’t want to NCBR Reports rently funded in large part by a fee paid by Colorado wheat growers. Colorado is dominate the system. perennially in the top 10 of wheat-producing states and this year produced a We want to integrate record crop, thanks to good weather and Tuesdays CSU-produced seeds. with it.” Curtis said Limagrain intends to 10:00 p.m. work with other U.S. universities — including Oregon State University and Frank Curtis, the University of Nebraska — but CSU is its first target for academic collabora- chief operations ofﬁcer tion. “We’re starting with CSU and are Limagrain Cereal Seeds determined to make them a major partner,” he said, specifically mentioning Kate Scott Haley, professor of soil and crop sciences. “The relationship with Hawthorne — Colorado State is absolutely critical to us.” NCBR Editor Haley said he could not yet comment on the specifics of a Limagrain partner- the country.” ship. Peterson said the combination of “We’re having discussions with French and American seed research will NoCo 5 covers Northern Colorado Limagrain and negotiations are pending, yield benefits to both. “We’re bringing but that’s all I can tell you right now,” he together a worldwide germplasm base Fort Collins/Loveland >>>>>>>>>>>>Comcast Digital Channel 8 said. and bringing those genetic traits to the U.S. to breed new products,”he said.“We Greeley >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Comcast Digital Channel 14 Two dozen to be hired want to contribute to the advancement Curtis said Limagrain’s business of the wheat industry as a whole.” US Cable 5 focus will be to create and market pro- Curtis said while Group Limagrain is prietary wheat seed varieties to sell to well-known around the world and is Dish and DirecTV >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Channel 3 professional seed producers, who will considered the largest plant breeder in then market the new varieties to their Europe and No. 4 in the world, it is just customers. now entering the U.S. and North Northern Colorado 5…The Only Curtis said that will involve hiring American region in an aggressive way to about two dozen people by the end of develop new varieties and new markets. TV Station Committed to 2011.“The business plan is to have about “We’re not invaders,” he said with a a dozen people by the end of the year smile. “We don’t want to dominate the Northern Colorado and double that by the end of next year.” system. We want to integrate with it. Jim Peterson, Limagrain’s head of “We want to do as much as we can to research, said the company is also setting be known locally and established local- up breeding fields and research stations ly.” across America. “We’re building a breed- Group Limagrain was established in ing company,” he said. “We’re piecing 1942 and remains a farmer-owned coop- together a business of partners around erative with about 7,000 employees.

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