Media Wars Heat up in Region Apply Information BERTHOUD — for the Past Three Page 9A Years, Tiny Berthoud Has Been a Two- Newspaper Town

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Inviragen receives support for vaccine Gates Foundation Powertech’s taxing issues gives $55 million for Dengue vaccination Page 3A into the local economy through jobs Jim Bonner, Powertech USA’s vice years as more nuclear power plants Health insurance Severance system as well as property and other taxes president for exploration, said he have been built in the United States costs could go up paid to local and state governments. expects the company to produce and around the world. Last sum- Employer council may give firm pass Whether the Vancouver, Canada- more than $19 million in annual ura- mer, uranium reached a record estimates 12 percent based company will pay any sever- nium sales but couldn’t predict with price of nearly $140 a pound. The increase for 2008 on mining taxes ance taxes — the taxes incurred by certainty how much it might earn. latest price on the spot market for Page 3A businesses that extract Colorado’s Bonner said the company’s earn- uranium oxide — U3O8 — was $78 By Steve Porter resources such as oil, gas and coal — ings would depend on the market per pound on Oct. 15. Coalition works [email protected] remains an open question. price for uranium when it’s sold. In addition to the first $19 mil- to keep labs local Under Colorado’s severance law, “We could certainly reach that ($19 lion in gross sales being tax-free, CO-LABS Inc. NUNN — Powertech USA hopes companies that mine metallic min- million per year), I would think. Powertech would also be able to formed to fight for to earn millions of dollars from ura- erals, including uranium, pay a tax Under our plans right now, I’d say deduct 50 percent of its county taxes labs after setbacks nium mining operations in Weld of 2.25 percent on gross income that would be the case.” under the state’s ad valorem tax rule. Page 5A County, which company officials after the first $19 million earned in The price of uranium has Mark Couch, public information have promised would inject money a given year. increased dramatically in recent See POWERTECH, 30A THE EDGE IT jobs in a state of transition Employees need Two-paper town to know how to Media wars heat up in region apply information BERTHOUD — For the past three Page 9A years, tiny Berthoud has been a two- newspaper town. Dailies, weeklies, In June 2004, the Berthoud Weekly SPECIAL Surveyor was launched as a local alter- REPORT Web sites battle native to the Old Berthoud Recorder, owned by Chicago-based News Media for readers, ads Corp. But trouble arose in July, when Sur- By Kristen Tatti veyor co-owners Greg and Sharlynn Wamsley filed suit against their partners, [email protected] Becky Hemmann and Robert Justice, alleging fraud, breach of fiduciary duty You can get your news at the Health care and asking for an injunction to keep front door, in your mailbox, from them away from the paper. Acupuncture your computer or on your televi- Over the summer, the owners battled sees sharp rise sion screen. Northern Colorado it out in court, with Hemmann and Jus- Page 19A media consumers are getting it from tice filing a counterclaim and seeking an everywhere. injunction to keep the Wamsleys away Lately, a flood of new publica- from the Surveyor. The Wamsleys pur- LISTS tions and products has hit the Illustration by Chad Collins, Northern Colorado Business Report chased the Old Berthoud Recorder and Region’s largest: region’s marketplace, in some cases Old Lyons Recorder in September. Computer-training filling a new niche, in others creat- MULTITUDE OF MULTIMEDIA — With the introduction of several new publications and Web sites The parties could not comment on ing new competition. by the region’s largest media corporations, competition for the attention of the Northern the suit, but neither feels that it is inter- programs Colorado news consumer has ratcheted up several notches in the past year. Page 7A The most recent addition is fering with the publications. Loveland Connection, a creation of Sharlynn Wamsley said that she and Medical-product the Fort Collins Coloradoan newspa- Connection is adults 20 to 50 years online community for parents call her husband were able to purchase the suppliers per owned by Gannett Co. Inc. The old. The paper will be mailed to ed NoCo Moms in May. In October, Recorder papers because of increasing Page 23A twice-weekly Lov eland Connection 20,000 Loveland residents, and it followed up by launching a maga- competition. They have also separated published its first issue Nov. 17. 5,000 will be placed in racks around zine to complement the online ser- the staffs of the Berthoud and Lyons Pharmacies Coloradoan publisher Christine the city. vice. A majority of NoCo Moms’ papers, and relaunched the Web sites. She said she hoped there would be Page 24A Chin said that the idea of launching “The goal is to provide a mecha- audience is in Fort Collins, but Chin a Loveland paper has been around nism for busy people to get news said that there are some in Loveland some resolution by the start of next year. for a while. The Coloradoan has also and information about Loveland,” and Windsor as well. However, Hemmann doesn’t see an Hospitals end in sight. She doesn’t feel that the Page 24A reserved the names Fort Collins Chin explained. To that end, the publication will F ort Collins competition competition will drive either publication Connection, Greeley Connection and out, based on subscription renewals and be an online product first and a The Coloradoan is facing We ld County Connection with the community support. print publication second. This phi- increased competition on its home Colorado Secretary of State, but Wamsley sees it a little differently. Chin would not comment on plans losophy is one that the Coloradoan front. The Fort Collins Weekly, Rocky “We’re hoping that it will be a one- for such publications. has taken with several of its new Mountain Chronicle and several paper town again,” she said. The target audience for Loveland products. The company started an See MEDIA, 22A

2A | The Northern Colorado Business Report www.ncbr.com | Nov. 23-Dec. 6, 2007 Deltek Systems blows onto Nasdaq scene with IPO

strategic communications, of the acquisi- vin, a vice president for Deltek and former Former Wind2 sells tion trail. “It’s really about being able to Deltek Systems Inc. Wind2 CEO. He explained that there were expand the product portfolio.” certain aspects of Wind2’s products that 9 million shares Acquisition isn’t the only growth strate- could be integrated into those developed by gy for Deltek, though. Brown said that Founded: 1983 Deltek. at $18 each Nov. 1 organic growth has also been very impor- Management: Kevin Parker, president and CEO At the time of the acquisition, Wind2 tant to the company and that new product Headquarters: Herndon, Va. had about 3,000 customers — a substantial By Kristen Tatti development is ongoing. Pr oducts/Services: De velops enterprise manage- number, considering that Deltek today [email protected] Nor will the IPO speed up or slow down ment software for product-focused professional boasts a customer list 12,000 strong. the company’s acquisition ambitions. services firms. But Marvin said the acquisition was FORT COLLINS — The public can now “Acquisition really isn’t linked to the Total employees: 1,250 about more than the product offerings. get a piece of one of Fort Collins’ big soft- IPO,” Brown said. “Our overall strategy has L ocal employees: 75 “We had a lot of good people, and find- ware success stories. not changed. It’s just business as usual.” Stock symbol: PROJ (Nasdaq) ing good people isn’t easy,” he explained. Deltek Systems Inc., which purchased Web: www.deltek.com Keeping those employees was a major con- Fort Collins-based Wind2 Software Inc. in Growth in market predicted cern for the company. late 2005, made an initial public offering on Business as usual has a pretty good out- “We worked very hard prior to the close the Nasdaq exchange Nov. 1. The enter- look. Brown cited a report from research SOURCE: BUSINESS REPORT RESEARCH of the deal to develop a good integration prise-software management company sold firm IDC that predicted the worldwide plan,” Marvin said. “The goal was maxi- 9 million shares at $18 per share. market for enterprise-management soft- waiting to be filled, according to the com- mum employee retention.” The company earlier had anticipated the ware would grow from $17.5 billion in 2005 pany’s Web site. Wind2 employed about 85 people at its offering to be priced between $17 and $19. to $23 billion in 2010. Wind2 came to Fort Collins as a spin-off five locations when it was acquired. Today, The stock faltered slightly in its first few Deltek serves a niche of that market, from Laramie, Wyo.-based Mariah Associ- the Fort Collins location alone employs 75. weeks, down to under $16 as of Nov. 15. But with a focus on project-driven professional ates Inc., an environmental-consulting Only the Florida location was discontinued, the IPO allowed the company to shed the services firms, such as architecture and con- firm. The company pulled its name from with offices in Toronto, Los Angeles and private equity owner it gained only a few struction companies. In its segment, Deltek the predecessor company, which came from Minneapolis still active. years earlier. is the market leader. In 2006, the company a Native American word for wind. The Overall, the integration of Wind2 into For most of Deltek’s 24 years, the reported revenues of $75 million and a net company grew from two original employees Deltek took only six months and was rather business was family owned. However, in income of $15.3 million. to more than 75 in five locations across the seamless. Brown, who joined Deltek after April 2005, private equity firm New Moun- By maintaining its focus, the company country and about $10 million in revenue the Wind2 acquisition, said he had no idea tain Capital gained 75 percent ownership of hopes to continue its dominance in the leading up to the acquisition. that it was once part of a separate company the $123 million company. The deal provid- market and continue its growth. Brown when he was hired. Marvin attributes this ed the funds Deltek needed to begin a fairly said Deltek would likely reach 2,000 Former competitors seamlessness to the extensive pre-acquisi- aggressive acquisition campaign that netted employees by the end of 2008 although Wind2 was an obvious acquisition for tion planning. five companies in two years. there are no acquisition targets on the Deltek, as the two companies actually com- “It’s about doing something together “That’s a part of our operating struc- screen right now. Deltek has 75 employees peted in the same market space. that’s bigger than what you can do apart,” ture,” said Warren Brown, vice president of in Fort Collins, with a couple of vacancies “We were competitors,” said Dave Mar- he said. Nov. 23-Dec. 6, 2007 | www.businessreportdaily.com The Northern Colorado Business Report | 3A

THE Water-court ruling leaves more questions

many respects a month after its release. designed to augment, or replace, water removed Appeal ruling could “We understand it up to a point, but the from the river for irrigation. problem we’re facing is there’s still a lot of Immediately after Klein’s ruling, Central EYE take another year, unknowns as to what the order meant,”Hertzke issued a memo to WAS members saying they said. “We don’t yet know what the ultimate had prevailed on several contested issues, maybe more, if filed (water) decree will look like.” including allowing WAS to continue to lease In his ruling, which came about five months water for augmentation and use wells as part of Wagons ho! By Steve Porter after a 30-day trial, Judge Klein declared that its augmentation plan. [email protected] more than 200 wells shut down since May 2006 “The issues WAS won were the issues it could resume pumping — but only if they can needed to win to operate,” the memo said. Mechanic’s GREELEY — Uncertainty over the exact meet strict requirements for replenishing the But the district acknowledged that it had lost implications of a ruling in Greeley Water Court South Platte and not injure senior water-rights on other issues, including having to repay prior- last month will likely continue to frustrate own- holders. year depletions and those caused by illegal hobby gets ers of shut-down irrigation wells along the The trial had pitted Central’s Well Augmen- pumping that took place last year after State South Platte River. tation Subdistrict — in which the shut-down Engineer Hal Simpson ordered the wells shut supersized Greg Herztke, external affairs manager for wells were located — against nearly two dozen down. the Central Colorado Water Conservancy Dis- cities, sanitation districts, ditch companies and Hertzke said the district is still waiting to see trict based in Greeley, said the 101-page, Oct. 18 other interested parties. At issue was a plan, what specifics a final water decree will contain Wesley Messick’s ruling by Judge Roger Klein remains unclear in filed by WAS after the shut-down order, motto could be: Go big or See WATER, 31A stay home. Actually, the mechanic for UPS in Fort Collins F OCUS has done both. When he’s Health-insurance not fixing delivery trucks by night, he’s in his home shop building a 10-foot premiums could tall replica of a little red wagon. Although the Radical Flyer has become an Eye- go up 12 percent catching local landmark parked at the end of his driveway near Terry Lake, this wagon’s made for Increase slightly draggin’, with a 350- horsepower pickup truck higher than 2007 engine providing the locomotion. Messick says but lower than past he’s had it up to 70 mph on the track at Bandimere By Steve Porter Speedway in Morrison [email protected] and hasn’t tipped it once. “I built it to be street- As the new year approaches, one thing legal,” explained Messick, that’s as certain as New Year’s Day parades, who raced motorcycles football games and hangovers is an increase in competitively in his Michael D. Wailes, Northern Colorado Business Report health-insurance premiums. younger years. “But A SHOT IN THE ARM — Inviragen scientist Tim Powell tests one of the company’s vaccine constructs in its Fort Collins lab. Jan. 1 is the day that most premium hikes because I built it myself, Inviragen has been successful in landing investor and public funding for several of its projects, including vaccinations for go into effect, and 2008 promises to be no out of Chevy parts, the dengue fever and avian influenza. exception for many insurance providers offer- state patrol says it’s a 2007 ing coverage in Colorado. model and needs things The good news for employers? The estimat- like airbags and ABS ed average rate increase in Colorado in 2008 is brakes. So I just drive it Gates Foundation, PDVI 12 percent, according to the Mountain States around the property.” Employers Council based in Denver. (Google “Radical Patty Goodwin, Mountain States’ director Flyer” to watch it go on of surveys, said employers reported expected video.) rate increases of between 1 percent and 40 per- He also takes it in a fund Inviragen research cent in 2008, for an average increase of 12 per- semi-trailer to events as cent on employer-sponsored health-care cov- far away as the Nostalgia erage. Drags in Bakersfield, tiative is to accelerate introduction of a dengue Mountain States’ survey was based on the Calif., with a stop in his Dengue-fever vaccine vaccine for humans. responses of 417 employers, with 91 percent hometown of Barstow in The mosquito-borne dengue viruses — expecting rate increases and only 9 percent not See THE EYE, 10A closer to human trials there are four different strains — are a public expecting a change. health problem in Southeast Asia, the Pacific Goodwin noted that the 2008 average rate with financial support Islands, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and increase is slightly higher than the 11 percent South America and parts of Africa. Dengue or average rate increase seen over the last three By Kristen Tatti bonebreak fever threatens more than 2.5 bil- years but far lower than the average 27 percent [email protected] lion people throughout the world, with about hike in 2002. But that’s little consolation to INSIDE 100 million to 150 million infected with the ratepayers, she said. Briefcase ...... 13A FORT COLLINS — Inviragen Inc. is one disease annually. “The overall average increase remains in Calendar ...... 14A step closer to testing its vaccination for dengue Inviragen is working on a vaccine to protect the double digits, which is not surprising Classifieds ...... 33A fever in humans, thanks to financial support against all four strains, with help from the fed- because of all the new technology driving costs Commentary ...... 34A from the international Pediatric Dengue Vac- eral Centers for Disease Control and the Uni- up,” Goodwin said. Daily Review ...... 15A cine Initiative. versity of Wisconsin. The PDVI funding will No doubt, inflation is a factor in the Health ...... 19A The Fort Collins-based company, headed by help cover the cost of manufacturing the vac- increase, although the annual increase in Leads ...... 36A Dan Stinchcomb, officially began its relation- cine for trials. insurance rates continues to far outstrip infla- Economic Indicators . . .39A ship with PDVI in September. The Interna- “That’s one of our biggest costs,”Stinchcomb tion. This year’s national inflation rate was On The Job ...... 11A tional Vaccine Institute, based in Seoul, South explained. The company is not releasing infor- recently adjusted to 3.6 percent, largely due to Technology ...... 6A Korea, launched the PDVI program in 2001. In mation on the exact amount of the funding, but skyrocketing energy prices. July 2003, it received major financial backing Stinchcomb said it would cover about half of the A report by the Kaiser Family Foundation from a $55 million grant from the Bill & manufacturing costs during the clinical trials. released in September said health-insurance Melinda Gates Foundation. The goal of the ini- See INVIRAGEN, 32A See PREMIUMS, 28A 4A | The Northern Colorado Business Report www.ncbr.com | Nov. 23-Dec. 6, 2007

Courtesy Joe Palieri TIME TO LEGO — Renovations to the façade of the former Water Pik Inc. building are only half complete, showing the facility’s past and future looks. The building’s old look was inspired by its original use, when Samsonite Corp. used the facility to manufacture Lego building blocks. Water Pik building gets facelift, expansion plans

Bargain rates for Editor’s Note: Tom Hacker’s Real Estate column is on hiatus and space nudge new will return soon. development ahead square feet. By Kristen Tatti “Their space is all but complete,” Palieri [email protected] said. But to passersby, the building might not L OVELAND — Loveland’s decision to look quite ready. Only half of the façade is extend its enterprise zone to include a swath done, making for an interesting combina- in the southern part of the city sprung from tion of Lego-inspired industrial gray with a desire to bolster economic activity along retro-style stucco. Palieri expects to finish an increasingly vacant thoroughfare. the façade work in the next few months, A little more than a year later, signs of and predicts that the building will look life along 14th St. S.W. are seeping back in. completely different. The former Water Pik Inc. building is about Plans call for more than façade renova- halfway through a facelift and will see a tion. Power lines along the east side of the 65,000-square-foot addition as soon as next building will be buried, and landscaping year. will soften up the edges of the property. “We’re revamping the whole property,” In addition to the exterior work, the said Joe Palieri, a commercial broker with interior was entirely gutted. The idea, Chrisland Inc. who is part of Sitestone Palieri explained, is to provide a turnkey Holdings LLC, the group that purchased space for users. Parties who are really inter- the property in June. Already, major ested in the space meet with the project changes are taking place. architect before the deal is finalized to ham- When the group bought the building, it mer out the finish work. In the case of TDP, already had a tenant lined up. Loveland- there was a big need for office and engineer- based Technology Driven Products Inc. is ing space as well as clean manufacturing. leasing 40,000 of the building’s 140,000 See ENTERPRISE, 37A

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To help quantify the economic impact of CU conducting that money to Colorado, the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. is funding a study on overall $25,000 study being conducted by the CU Leeds School of Business. economic impact “They are such an amazing asset to Col- orado, and we want to educate the public By David Clucas about the impact they create both in fund- Boulder County Business Report ing and research,”said Holli Baumunk, vice president of economic development at BOULDER — A coalition of local eco- Metro Denver EDC. nomic development groups, businesses, At the state level, the Colorado Econom- universities and politicians are looking to ic Development Commission granted CO- raise $150,000 to increase awareness of Col- LABS $150,000 in funding during the next orado’s federal scientific labs. three years if the group can match that The formation of CO-LABS Inc., which money. The group received $75,000 this includes the Boulder Economic Council year. It is slated to receive $50,000 in 2008 and the University of Colorado, is a formal and $25,000 in 2009. Draper said CO-LABS effort to keep the federal labs and their eco- will raise the matching funds primarily nomic benefits in the state after several from private organizations. recent setbacks. The state’s goal is to have CO-LABS A year ago Colorado lost a bid to become a self-sustaining operation, she Wyoming to host a $75 million federal said. supercomputing lab. Three years ago, the state fended off Oklahoma’s attempt to Technology transfer goal move several labs out of the state. Next year, One of CO-LABS’ goals will be to the Boulder-based University Corporation improve the technology transfer process of Atmospheric Research could face com- between the federal labs and private busi- petition to manage the National Center for nesses. Technology transfers involve the Atmospheric Research. labs licensing their intellectual property to Any reduction of federal labs in Col- businesses or seeking help from the private orado could cause significant economic sector to create new technologies. losses for the state, said Frances Draper, “Each lab has its own slightly different executive director of both the Boulder Eco- mission when it comes to technology trans- Courtesy University Corporation for Atmospheric Research nomic Council and CO-LABS. The seven fer,” said David Allen, associate vice presi- KEEPING LABS LOCAL — CO-LABS Inc., a coalition of federal laboratories, businesses, universities and econom- Front Range labs that are part of CO-LABS’ dent for technology transfer at the Univer- effort represent more than $700 million of ic development groups, was formed to keep and grow federal labs in Colorado. In addition to facilities in Fort sity of Colorado, and member of CO- Collins, Golden and Boulder, the federal labs have a 35,000-square foot research aviation facility at the Rocky federal investments per year, Draper said. See CO-LABS, 32A Mountain Metropolitan Airport (formerly Jefferson County Airport). O!ce SpaceAvailable For Lease

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Inc.com is the main collecting point for “It’s a concept that consumers are lov- Forsyth said he felt a bit like a proud Restaurant database nominations, according to Inc. senior edi- ing,” he said. “I think I showed people they parent, as three of the presenting compa- tor Rod Kurtz. In addition to online nomi- had a problem they didn’t know they had.” nies are from the incubator program run competing for Inc. nations, the magazine gathers potential The site is ever-evolving. Most recently by the RMII. honorees throughout the year in the nor- added was a message board where people “We’ve been practicing for the past cou- Entrepreneur award mal course of reporting. can register to leave comments about ple of weeks,” he said. A group of volunteer In the December issue of the magazine restaurants, the site, etc. Another addition advisers and investment experts helped the When Brandon Tompkins’ co-workers — due out in late November — Inc. will was a “Kids Specials” section. companies prepare their presentations. And at Bank of Choice in Fort Collins are get- feature its Entrepreneur of the Year and Tompkins isn’t sure how the site will the prep work appears to have paid off. ting ready to go to honorable mentions. Additionally, the grow geographically, but that’s something “All three of them made some valuable lunch they often magazine’s online version will feature read- he expects to happen organically without contacts with investors and plan to follow make a stop by his er favorites as ranked on the Web site too much urging. up with them,” Forsyth said. office first. throughout the year. After the presentations, investors and They assume that MealTicker.com seems to be doing pret- More startups in spotlight companies were given an opportunity to the creator of ty well with the readers. It has a 9.4 out of A handful of entirely different technolo- get some facetime in breakout rooms. One MealTicker.com has a 10 at Inc.com. gy startups were recently in the spotlight of the companies had so many investors depository of local For Tompkins, assistant vice president too. waiting to learn more that it went over its restaurant specials of lending at the bank, MealTicker.com At the inaugural Angel Capital Summit allotted time in the room. stored in his head. was a relatively simple way to enter the on Nov. 13, four Northern Colorado com- In all, Forsyth felt that the region had But Tompkins said TECHNOLOGY world of entrepreneurship. It required little panies had the opportunity to present their good representation at the event. that the point behind Kristen Tatti startup capital — basically just the cost of business plans to a gathering of accredited “I think our companies were among the the Web site is that hosting and having the site designed — investors. best there,” he said. no one can remember which restaurants and it allowed him to keep his day job. In all, five companies from Larimer And Northern Colorado will have are offering what specials. Mealticker.com is backed by a database County were selected to be among the 40 another chance to shine coming up on Tompkins launched MealTicker.com in that allows restaurant subscribers to presenting at the event. Loveland-based Dec. 7, when Fort Collins-based Solix Bio- August 2006 after the idea simmered in his update their specials in real time. They can VisuaLock had to cancel its presentation fuels will be one of six companies present- head for about three years. MealTicker.com set recurring or one-time only specials, due to extenuating circumstances. The ing at the BioWest Venture Showcase Com- aggregates the daily specials and other offers and a more recent upgrade to the site other companies included Clear Path Labs, petition. at restaurants in Fort Collins in a search- allows them to post printable coupons. Firefly Medical, Privacy Networks and The winning company, as determined able, easy-to-use format. Tompkins is one of Tompkins has done some initial leg- Sprig Toys, all of Fort Collins. In all, nearly by a panel of venture capital representa- several hundred nominees from around the work to get the site launched, researching 200 companies applied to present. tives, will receive the $10,000 Faegre & country up for Inc. magazine’s Entrepre- specials on his own so that traffic would “The event itself was a huge success,” Benson Venture Showcase award. The 2005 neur of the Year honor — and he’s been grow. There are about 85 restaurants on said Mark Forsyth, executive director of recipient of the award was Fort Collins pretty popular with the viewing public. the site, with 60 to 65 showing specials on the Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative. bioscience firm Inviragen Inc. Inc. started the Entrepreneur of the Year any given day. Tompkins now has about 20 As a result, the presenting companies had a award in 1989; however, it went on hiatus restaurant subscribers, who pay around sellout audience of 380 paid attendees, Kr isten Tatti covers technology for the from 1995 until 2003. Upon its return, the $20 per month for access to the database. with an additional 150 trying to sign up Northern Colorado Business Report.She honor incorporated a new element — a It’s now garnering 210 to 250 hits per after registration was closed. Attendees can be reached at 970-221-5400, ext. 219 or Web site. week. came from as far as Japan. [email protected].

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A promotional video developed by A-Train Market- NONPROFIT NOTES ing Communications Inc. in Fort Collins has been selected from over 4,000 entries from around the world Tynan’s Saab in Fort Collins donated a 2007 as a 2007 Davey Awards winner. The video, which Saab 9-7X to be raffled of at the C olorado State earned a silver award in the Film and Video category of University Ram Good Time Auction on March 1. Health and Wellness, profiled the Larimer Center for Raffle tickets for the Saab, valued at $38,000, are Mental Health, which provides affordable mental $10 each and no more than 5,000 tickets will be health services. sold. The Good Time Auction provides scholarship support for more than 350 student-athletes. The Colorado chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects presented EDAW in Fort Collins with six awards for design, planning, urban design and land stewardship. EDAW is a global land and communi- DEALS ty-based consulting firm. Colorado State University has joined the Kuali Journey magazine in Fort Collins has been award- Foundation as an investing partner. The foundation is ed the Northern Colorado Media Award from the Multi- a nonprofit organization that coordinates the develop- ple Sclerosis Society, Colorado Chapter for the cov- ment of open source administrative software. CSU joins erage on MS in its July/August issue. Journey, the only other investing partners including Carnegie Mellon print publication awarded for 2007, features local University, Univ ersity of California–Berkeley, and women, their lives and experiences. IBM. Aspen Homes of Colorado Inc. in Loveland ANNIVERSARIES received two Built Green Home of the Year Awards at the annual Colorado Home Builders Association Turning Point in Fort Collins recently celebrated 40 meeting in Denver last month. The awards were for years of helping high-risk youth and their families. Over homes in Loveland’s Enchantment Ridge subdivision the years Turning Point has evolved from an emergency and Fort Collins’ Maple Hill subdivision. Aspen Homes shelter into a multi-service agency offering licensed has received three prior Built Green awards in the past residential care, outpatient and in-home treatment pro- three years. grams and therapies, tracking and aftercare services, and more. NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Advanced Roofing Technologies celebrated 14 Amy’s Green Dry Cleaning in Loveland is now years of serving Northern Colorado and the first offering environmentally friendly dry cleaning services anniversary of its Loveland location off the intersection with the GreenEarth cleaning system. In place of the of Interstate 25 and Crossroads Blvd. petroleum-based solvent used in traditional dryclean- ing, the GreenEarth system uses pure liquid silicon, MISCELLANEOUS essentially liquid sand, to clean clothes. Wadoo Furniture and Cool Gifts, 314 E. Mountain In the next few months the south Transfort fueling Ave. in Fort Collins, has expanded its retail floor space station will have the only hydrogen and hythane fuel from 600 square feet to 1,100 square feet by adding the pump in the state. Hythane is a mixture of compressed retail space across the hall. The current retail show- natural gas and hydrogen. Reserved for city vehicles, room for the handcrafted art furniture and gifts store the pump will produce hydrogen by splitting water mol- now runs across the entire front of the Armory Building. ecules in an electrolyzer. The expansion has allowed space to carry a wider variety of furniture artists and gifts. Loveland’s BBQ Bob’s can now be found online at www.b-b-q-bobs.com. The site, designed by The Dande- Funding Partners in Fort Collins was recently cited lion Group in Loveland, provides a menu, information in a study conducted by the C enter for Community about catering service, location, hours and how the Development Investments at the Federal Reserve business was born. The menu can also be downloaded. Bank of San Francisco. In the report FP was highlight- ed as an example of the relative credit strength of com- The new Northside Aztlan Community Center munity development lending institutions. at 112 E. Willow St. in Fort Collins is now open for drop- in activities. Activities include use of the 50,000- JBS Swift & Co. in Greeley has adopted the Pak- square-foot fitness center, basketball courts, indoor Sense TXi Label to monitor time and temperature of track, computer lab and lounge. Through Jan. 2, youth product during distribution. The labels, produced by ages 6-19 will be admitted into the facility free of PakSense Inc. in Boise, Idaho, contain visual indicators charge. to allow customers to verify that acceptable temperature ranges were maintained during shipping. Data from NEW LOCATION the label can then be downloaded and graphed.

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Meldrum St. in Fort apply them during class. You are required to bring sents Greeley Chamber of Commerce Business Dec. 7 - 9 — Christmas at The Farm, from 4 to 7 p.m., The Collins. The Health District of Northern Colorado your document and paperwork to organize during Before Hours, from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m., Weld County Farm, 600 N. Sherwood St. in Fort Collins. Attendees invites residents to come out and discuss the health the two-hour class. Cost: $25. Contact: MSF at 970- Health Department, 1555 N. 17th Ave. in Greeley. Cost: will return to simpler holiday pleasures including needs of the community. Issues may include access 494-3307. Free. Contact: GCC at 970-352-3566. hayrides, warm refreshments, and meeting Santa to health care, cost of insurance and prescriptions, Nov. 30 - 1 — Rabbit Shadow Greenhouse Holiday Show- Dec. 5 — ABC Nothern Colorado Holiday Social, from 5:30 Claus. The festivities will return Dec. 14-16. Cost: Free. preventative services and more. 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Benefitting the McKee the Chamber featuring topics and presenters that Laura Faeth, nonfiction author/essayist will read Emily Musselman at 970-667-5531 or emily@rabbit- Medical Center, Mitzi Moran, President / CEO of the are essential to your business’ success that come selections of their published works. Cost: Free. Con- shadowfarm.com. Center will be present to accept the donation. Cost: complete with a provided lunch. Cost: $20/members, tact: Gretchen Gaede at 970-419-3218. Dec. 1 — Realities for Children - 20,000 Nightlights Cele- $40. Registration Deadline: Dec. 3. Contact: Kristin $25/non-members. Contact: Erin Collins at 970-482- Nov. 28 — Right Start I - Business Registration and Enti- bration, from 6 to 7 p.m., 531 S. College Ave. in Fort Hoffman at 303-832-5812 or [email protected]. 3751 or [email protected]. ty, from 7 to 9 a.m., Key Bank Tower, 125 S. Howes St., Collins. The free community tree light ceremony fea- Dec. 6 — Loveland Chamber of Commerce Business Dec. 8 — Winter Farmers’ Market & Holiday Gift Show, Suite 150 in Fort Collins. This early morning two-hour tures live musical performances, tasty treats and After Hours, starting at 5:30 p.m., Co’s BMW, 4150 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Boulder County Fairgrounds, workshop covers startup basics: Business registra- the light of a 50-foot NightLights tree featuring Byrd Drive in Loveland. Cost: $12 if pre-registered, Barn A, 9595 Nelson Road in Boulder. Enjoy fine arts tion and forms (with an on-line demo); business 20,000 LED lights. Visit www.RFCnightlights.com for $15 at the door. Contact: LCC at 970-667-6311. and crafts from Colorado artists, winter delicacies entity-type selection; and other timely tips every more information or to donate. Cost: Free. Dec. 6 — Business Planning for Success, from 8:30 a.m. from local farmers, and gourmet foods. Cost: Free. prospective entrepreneur needs before starting a Dec. 3 — NoCoNet presents “Presenting a Strong, Confi- to noon, Key Bank Tower, 125 S. Howes St., Suite 150 Dec. 11 — Northern Colorado Human Resources Associa- new business venture. Guest presenter is Geoffrey dent Image in Job Interviews,” from 8 to 10:30 a.m., in Fort Collins. Participants will learn the basics of tion presents Building a Recognition Culture for the Goudy, CPA specializing in accounting and taxation Faith Evangelical Free Church, 3920 S. Shields in Fort developing a comprehensive business plan for their Fast Lane, from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cottonwood Club, for small and medium-sized businesses. Cost: $20. Collins. Katy Piotrowsky will present. NoCoNet is a business start-up, expansion or financing. They will 6813 S. College Ave. in Fort Collins. Register online at Contact: SBDC at 970-498-9295 or [email protected]. networking, skill-building group for professionals also receive information about how to access small www.nchra.com. Nov. 28 — Business Plus Speakers Series – “Leadership looking to find new opportunities with top local business assistance from the SBDC and other state Dec. 12 — Saving Green Seminar - How to do business That Makes a Difference,” from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., companies. New members are always welcome. Con- and local resources. Cost: $40 if pre-paid, $45 the profitably and help the environment, from 7:30 to 9 University of Northern Colorado’s University Center, tact: NoCoNet at [email protected]. day of the event. Contact: SBDC at 970-498-9295 or a.m., Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce, 225 S. 10th Avenue and 20th Street in Greeley. Keli McGr- Dec. 4 — Northern Colorado Human Resources Associa- [email protected]. Meldrum St. in Fort Collins. 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just technology companies.” That’s because data mining is a tool that “From information and can be used to better understand what’s going on in any business. Dick’s Sporting decisions you make Goods is an example of a company that successfully uses data mining to make intelli- with information, you gent decisions about what people are buying what products at what volume at what time. get knowledge.” By capturing knowledge, you don’t run the risk of losing that knowledge if, say, you lose your purchasing or marketing expert. Shari Plantz-Masters, assistant “I remember we used to always think, what if this expert got hit by a bus, what are professor of IT management we doing to do?” Plantz-Masters said. Regis University “Because all the knowledge of this project goes away. Because things are moving so quickly, you have to capture it.” Plantz-Masters said business has always IT JOBS, from 9A had knowledge. What’s new is understanding how to capture it. Perhaps as a result of the expanded role much more on the ability of professionals for IT professionals, Regis has been seeing to apply information toward improving more students in Fort Collins, Greeley and organizational performance. Windsor interested in pursing master’s As such, Regis has had to completely degrees in the field. !*OY lLLED(OLIDAY revise its graduate program so that students 'IRLFRIEND%XPERIENCE Tremendous opportunity coming in immediately start to understand 4UESDAY $EC s PM business process, and that IT personnel Jon Clark, chairman of the Computer 'REELEY#OUNTRY#LUB don’t work in a vacuum any longer. Information Systems department at Col- #OMELEARNMOREABOUTOURCHAPTERMEMBERS “They’re not order takers any more,” orado State University, has been seeing just ANDENJOYTHEIRMANYHIDDENTALENTS Plantz-Masters said. “They’re solution the opposite. He agrees that the number of )TSh'REELEY)DOLFORTHE(OLIDAYSv providers.” IT jobs is up, but says enrollment is down. E7OMEN.ETWORK3TYLE And, they’re knowledge workers. While “It’s a tremendous opportunity for the the term can be applied almost as broadly graduates we do have,”he said.“The salaries &ORMOREINFORMATION CONTACT !N%VENINGOF-USIC )NSPIRATION that CIS students are receiving today are as “creative class,” Plantz-Masters thinks of &UNTO#ELEBRATE/UR3UCCCESS a knowledge worker as someone who cap- higher than any other major in the college, +RISTI(ELZER'REELEY tures information and uses that toward but they have been historically. The prob- 7EDNESDAY $EC s PM effective decision-making. lem is we don’t have enough students to fill &ORT#OLLINS(ILTON “From information and decisions you the demand, so we’re working very hard to !NN#LARKE&ORT#OLLINS !NIGHTOF"EAUTYAND'RATITUDE make with information, you get knowl- attract more students.” WITHTHELOVELYMELODIESOF edge,” she said. “That’s where this idea of Graduates are consistently getting placed +ATHRYN-OSTOWINTERWOVENWITH 21st-century knowledge worker comes in. with companies in a range of fields, every- WWWE7OMEN.ETWORKCOM PROSEBY+RIS"OESCHABOUT It’s taking data and translating that into thing from manufacturing and consulting THEBLESSINGSOFE7OMEN.ETWORK solutions that can be satisfied. We’ve shifted to banks, insurance companies and market- +ATHRYN +RIS the focus from the technology to the value ing firms. The idea that CIS students would that you provide with technology.” all wind up with tech companies is a mis- That would seem to be a skill well-suited conception, Clark said. to professionals in the Fort Collins-Love- “At one time you would have thought land metropolitan area, which was included most of our graduates were going to HP in Expansion Management’s list of cities and those sort of companies, but they are in with a high knowledge worker quotient in fact going to all sorts of companies that are They’re 2005 and 2006. just using computing,” he reported. “That’s Regis cites global corporation Pharmion really the strength of computer information as one that has contacted the university systems. We combine our technical skill back! about recruiting IT professionals. Jeff development with knowledge of how Davis, vice president for Information Tech- business is carried on.” nology, said the company — which cur- The demand, he thinks, is simply attrib- Same great service at the rently has a few IT openings in Boulder — uted to a rebound in the economy. Manny, Brian & Kado same great place since 1940. strives to hire people with extraordinary “There was the IT bust that took place technical skills. That of course includes cer- around 2001, and basically the infrastruc- tifications. ture had been overbuilt and it’s rebounded SHIRTS. . . DRESSES. . . SKIRTS. . . “That said, we also try to balance techni- again,” he said. “Certainly some of the pro- SLACKS. . . SWEATERS. . . LINENS. . . cal experience with innate affective skills,” gramming has been sent offshore, but not BLOUSES. . . TIES. . . LEATHERS. . . Davis said via email. “We look for people all of it by any stretch of the imagination. DRAPES. . . who have the confidence and presence to be We still need people here.” able to keep the CEO interested during a Especially people who are skilled at data (970) 482-4355 • 210 EAST OAK STREET • FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80524 conversation. If we can find people who fit mining, and business intelligence, which he within the IT team, have the skills to apply calls an extension of data mining. to their job and the ability to see a larger “We’re beginning to craft our own picture, everybody wins.” degree programs to combine functional areas in business, such as marketing, supply Data mining changes everything chain and accounting with computer infor- This IT role is where people in the field mation systems. We think that will be quite are finding the most meaningful, long-term successful.” work. Part of this shift is fueled by the new According to CSU Career Services, Lock- trend that is data mining, and Plantz-Mas- heed Martin, Accenture and Raytheon are ters thinks it will prove a lasting change that some of the corporations that consistently will continue to provide an increasing recruit for IT positions. number of jobs in the field. The Northern Colorado Economic In the past, she said the industry would Development Corp. recently released the look to big tech companies like Hewlett- results of a primary employer survey for Packard Co., and when they stopped hiring, Larimer County that found 52 percent of people assumed the industry was in trou- employers were having recruitment diffi- ble. But it’s not just tech companies that culties. Stacy Miller with NCEDC said, need these kinds of skills. however, that most of the companies in that “People still need to manage informa- 52 percent were looking for blue-collar tion and understand what’s happening in workers. Only 18 percent were looking for their business,” she said. “Any company white-collar workers, and 14 percent were mid-size to larger can use this, and it’s not looking for both. 18A | The Northern Colorado Business Report www.ncbr.com | Nov. 23-Dec. 6, 2007

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It’s their ability to work A more appealing portrait together, understand their common goal, I also wonder who identifies with all grasp unexpected situations quickly, of those look-alike racing jackets in that improvise, and regain control when sailing poster. To me, all that make- things go wrong. believe homogeneity and lockstep “team- How will your crew respond when a work” is a real turnoff. Columbine cares for seniors squall hits and visibility is suddenly Here’s a far more inspiring image of a reduced to zero? How smoothly will your winning team. Last week our creative caring – to watch over, to be business team respond when a product or partners at Sam Cooper Design finished a service failure suddenly becomes very package of collateral materials for a responsible for, to attend to, to act on, public? Do you have a solid Crisis PR ground-breaking product from a large conscientious effort to do something right, Plan in place? high-tech client in Seattle. 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FEATURES Acupuncture sees spike in interest Hospitals shy to share data

Officials claim Medical doctors as well as they fear possible misinterpretation general public now accept Page 20A ancient Chinese treatment By Anne Cumming Rice LISTS [email protected] Region’s largest: When Diana Hermann first went to school to study acupuncture 10 years ago, people asked her, “Acupuncture — what’s that?” Largest Medical-Product Suppliers Today when Hermann tells people she’s an Ranked by number of employees EMPLOYEES: LOCAL 2007 acupuncturist, she hears things like, “Oh, my mom COMPANY EMPLOYEES: LOCAL 2006 ADDRESS NO. OF ACCOUNTS 2007 RANK PHONE/FAX NO. OF ACCOUNTS 2006

CARESTREAM HEALTH COLORADO 750 2000 Howard Smith Ave. W. N/A Windsor, CO 80550 N/A tried that, and it really worked for her.” 1 970-686-4102/970-686-4447 N/A

DAKO COLORADO INC. 250 4850 Innovation Drive 200 (1) 2 Fort Collins, CO 80525 N/A 970-226-2200/970-226-0107 N/A The acceptance of acupuncture as a method of GOOD DAY PHARMACY - CORPORATE 80 653 Denver Ave. 76 3 Loveland, CO 80537 4,250 970-669-7500 x7/ 4,200 treatment is growing among the general public and MAGNUM PLASTICS INC. 36 425 Bonnell Ave. 30 Erie, CO 80516 N/A 4 303-828-3156/ 66

SCOTT ORTHOTIC LABS INC. 25 1829 E. Mulberry St. 20 the medical community. According to the 2002 Fort Collins, CO 80524 N/A 5 970-484-5017/970-498-9529 3,000

BANNER HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 23 6 1990 59th Ave., Suite 300 28 National Health Interview Survey, an estimated 8.2 Medical-product million adults in the United States had used suppliers acupuncture at some point in their lives. Page 23A The number of acupuncturists is also growing. Courtesy Steve Glass, Glass Photography. All rights are reserved. There are about 11,000 certified acupuncturists in “When I first started, most of my patients were half later, she opened another office in Loveland. the United States. About 3,000 U.S. medical doctors people who wanted to try the latest fad. Now more use acupuncture as part of their practices, according everyday Joes are coming in because they’ve heard Energy flow Largest Pharmacies to www.MayoClinic.com. Chiropractors make up from someone that acupuncture works,” said Her- Acupuncture is just one part of traditional Chi- Ranked by number of employees

PHARMACY STREET ADDRESS mann, who opened her practice, Acupuncture of nese medicine, an ancient system that also uses CITY, STATE/PROVINCE POSTAL CODE EMPLOYEES 2007 the largest number of acupuncture practitioners. RANK PHONE/FAX EMPLOYEES 2006 PRODUCTS/SERVICES

GOOD DAY PHARMACY - SPECIAL CARE Full-service pharmacy for long-term care and assisted 497 Denver Ave. 19 living, medical equipment and supplies, insurance billing 1 Loveland, CO 80537 12 and home delivery. 970-461-9101/970-461-9089 The typical acupuncture patient is also changing. the Rockies, in Fort Collins in 2002. A year and a See ACUPUNCTURE, 26A GOOD DAY PHARMACY - BOISE Full-service retail pharmacy including prescriptions 2033 N. Boise Ave. 10 online, prescriptions and packaging options for nursing Loveland, CO 80536 10 homes, specialty compounding, durable medical 2 970-669-7500/970-667-1095 equipment and supplies. DACONO DRUG 901 Carbondale Drive 7 Pharmacy, over-the-counter medications, gifts, cards Dacono, CO 80514-0219 7 3 303-833-4016/303-833-4700 GOOD DAY PHARMACY - SPRING CREEK 2001 S. Shields St. 7 Full-service community pharmacy, medical equipment Fort Collins, CO 80526 7 and supplies, delivery, long-term care medication 4 970-224-1212/970-224-3113 programs, gifts and cards. GOOD DAY PHARMACY - EATON 122 Oak Ave. 6 Full-service pharmacy and medical equipment supplier, Eaton, CO 80615 6 home delivery, seasonal, home decor, cards and gifts. 5 970-454-2110/970-454-1943 COLUMBINE DRUG - CARDS & GIFTS 2295 W. Eisenhower Blvd. 6 Full-service pharmacy, new prescriptions, refills, Loveland, CO 80537 6 compound drugs and medical equipment rentals. 6 970-663-4600/N/A GOOD DAY PHARMACY - JOHNSTOWN 7 1 N. Parish Ave. 6 Full-service pharmacy and medical equipment supplier. Pharmacies Page 24A Pandemic would threaten regional response

Influenza” of 1918 that killed more than a half million people in Largest Hospitals Plan to cope with deadly flu the United States and an estimated 50 million worldwide. Ranked by total licensed capacity

HOSPITAL ADDRESS LICENSED BEDS RANK PREV RANK PHONE/FAX AVAILABLE BEDS 2006 But many may recall the Asian flu of 1957-58 that killed

NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER 1801 16th St. 398 1 1 Greeley, CO 80631 285 (970) 352-4121 & (970) 350-6567/ outbreak whenever it comes about 68,000 and the Hong Kong flu in 1968-69 that caused an POUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL 1024 S. Lemay Ave. 281 2 Fort Collins, CO 80524 266 2 (970) 495-7000/(970) 495-7600 LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL estimated 34,000 deaths — all in the United States. 1950 W. Mountain View Ave. 168 3 Longmont, CO 80501 147 3 (303) 651-5111/(303) 678-4050

MEDICAL CENTER OF THE ROCKIES 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave. 134 The sky is not falling — yet. Because flu viruses are constantly mutating, there’s no telling 10 Loveland, CO 80538 N/A 4 (970) 624-2500/

MCKEE MEDICAL CENTER 2000 Boise Ave. 103 5 4 Loveland, CO 80538 101 Talk to anyone involved in preparation for a flu pandemic when the next big lethal outbreak will occur. Some predict that a (970) 669-4640/(970) 635-4066

PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 1850 Egbert St. 58 6 5 Brighton, CO 80601 54 and they’ll admit it’s not easy getting people to take seriously the sudden mutation of the avian flu now infecting birds mostly in Hospitals idea of a raging influenza epidemic. Asia could cause it to jump to humans and perhaps result in Page 24A But this isn’t about a few more people than normal being waves of deadly flu that could kill untold numbers of people HEALTH CARE home sick for a few extra days. No, we’re talking about business- across the planet. es shutting down, basic necessities of life interrupted, hospitals Steve Porter If that sounds scary, it’s because it is. And because pandemics overwhelmed and people dying. roll around with frightening regularity. Lots of people dying. Adrienne LeBailly, M.D., director of the Larimer County Very few people alive today remember the so-called “Spanish See PANDEMIC, 25A

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orado Hospital Association, but CHA what we’re going to do,” Sutton said in a Officials claim spokesman Rick Haugh said he could not Business Report interview shortly before release anything without a hospital’s per- Hospital beds MCR opened Feb. 14 about three miles they fear possible mission. from McKee. “The data we collect is not publicly North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley is misinterpretation accessible because it’s a voluntary submis- by far the biggest hospital in Northern Col- How stack up? sion by the hospitals,” Haugh said. orado when it comes to patient beds: So how do the four hospitals — and the By Steve Porter NCMC 326 beds two systems — stack up against each other? [email protected] Shift in relationship PVH 241 beds When the Business Report sought infor- James Hertel, publisher of Colorado MCR 136 beds mation on hospital admissions, discharges, W ith the addition of Medical Center of Managed Care, a newsletter that surveys the McKee 132 beds outpatient registrations and patient demo- the Rockies in February, hospital competi- health-care scene in the state, said he’s not graphics for this story, both systems were tion in Northern Colorado has begun to surprised that the two systems are wary SOURCE: INDIVIDUAL HOSPITAL WEB SITES reluctant to release the data. heat up more than ever before. about making their numbers public. McKee did agree to release its patient In the Larimer-Weld county area, two “Given the nature of the competition of discharge numbers through 2006 (5,290) systems are battling it out for patients and the two systems now that they overlap in patients. The biggest fusillade fired between and for the period of February through health-care dollars. Phoenix-based Banner the Loveland market, it’s not surprising the two occurred just last spring when September of this year (4,191) to provide a Health, which owns and operates North they’re reluctant to release current statisti- PVHS opened its $250 million, 136-bed comparison with MCR still in its first year Colorado Medical Center in Greeley and cal data,” he said. Medical Center of the Rockies in the Cen- of operation. However, McKee declined to McKee Medical Center in Loveland, and Hertel said he’s noticed a definite shift in terra development in east Loveland. release any information that might identify Fort Collins-based Poudre Valley Health how the two systems relate to each other Built near the intersection of Interstate patient demographics. System, which owns and operates Poudre over the past decade. 25 and U.S. Highway 34 — considered by Sister hospital NCMC was more forth- Valley Hospital in Fort Collins and Medical “In the first years we felt there were three many as the “epicenter” of Northern Col- coming, releasing not only discharges for Center of the Rockies in Loveland, are going distinct markets for health-care services in orado’s commercial development and pop- 2006 (16,210) and the February-through- head-to-head to capture market share in the the Northern Colorado region,” he said. ulation growth — MCR made Loveland a September period (10,959) but also its out- surrounding region. “What’s happened is we’ve seen both hospi- two-major-hospital town, the only one in patient registrations for procedures done at But how that battle is going is difficult to tal systems expand their reach across the region. PVHS officials have played the hospital for the same periods. determine, as both systems are reluctant to Northern Colorado, with a significant down the significance of the location, say- Bill Munson, NCMC’s CFO, said outpa- release much information to the public. number of affiliations with outlying hospi- ing instead that it simply made the most tient registrations – 178,699 for 2006 and “We can’t release specific numbers,” said tals, and we’re now watching one large com- sense given the region’s growth patterns. 128,141 for the eight-month period in 2007 Pam Brock, PVHS’s vice president for mar- petitive market instead of three distinct Rick Sutton, McKee Medical Center’s – were both up about 8 percent over the keting and strategic planning. “We find that markets.” CEO, has said he is not afraid of the compe- prior year. sometimes when we do that they can get In the last few years the two systems have tition presented by the brand-new hospital But like McKee, NCMC declined to misinterpreted.” spent hundreds of millions of dollars to opening on what had been McKee’s turf. release any demographic-related informa- Hospitals voluntarily submit informa- expand existing facilities and add new state- “McKee is good enough and big enough tion such as payer mix that might suggest tion on their discharge numbers to the Col- of-the-art medical equipment to draw more to compete with anybody, and that’s exactly See HOSPITAL, 31A If you’re seriously overweight and want to gain control of your obesity and the debilitating medical problems it creates, look no further than North Colorado Medical Center. 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from 1A “We’ve always viewed ourselves as a gen- version of the publication launched in early it was natural to do a video marketplace in MEDIA, eral interest, community newspaper,” he November, and the company started a sim- Fort Collins,” he explained. said. ilar publication serving the mountain Amundson said that the R eporter-Herald other publications have been offering Fort Dyer said that Fort Collins Now isn’t towns in Colorado. Weaver feels that La Tri- has no other immediate plans to launch new Collins residents another source of news, looking to expand to compete with the new buna’s demographic is one that retailers are publications. He feels that the region is not entertainment and other information. That products from the Coloradoan. increasingly interested in reaching as the yet receptive to a truly regional publication. competition heated up in August, when the “That’s the path they’re going down. It’s community grows. He added that his publication has yet to feel F ort Collins Weekly par tnered with North- a Gannett thing,” he said. “I don’t think it “Certainly, competition is good,”Weaver the pressure of increased competition. ern Colorado Communications, publisher really impacts what we’re doing.” said. “It drives the existing media compa- “We’re seeing increased competition of the Greeley Tribune, to create Fort Collins nies to be stronger.” with media, but we’re not seeing it with the Now. Now, everywhere publications,” he said, explaining that print “We thought it was a good move to align Meanwhile, Northern Colorado Com- Loveland on video is competing more with other media rather ourselves with Northern Colorado Com- munications has been busy increasing the The Loveland Reporter-Herald hasn’t faced than with other newspapers. munications,” said Joel Dyer, publisher of competition with other publications, too. too much competition in recent years, but now the rebranded paper. On July 4, the company launched Windsor the paper is looking at rivals Loveland Connec- National trend The partnership calls for the papers to Now — a three-day-per-week publication. tion and the N orthern Colorado Tribune. I t’s a trend that is affecting newspapers share content and cross-sell to advertisers. It replaced the Windsor Tribune, a zoned For its part, the Reporter-Herald contin- nationally. Publicly traded media compa- “We do everything we ever did before, edition of the G reeley Tribune. ues to add to its offerings. The company nies are seeing continuing declines in print only more of it,” Dyer said. The paper “Windsor deserved its own locally launched its lifestyle paper RH Weekly a cou- advertising revenue. In its third quarter, added a community section that includes owned, community newspaper,” said Steve ple of years ago, and just launched a new Gannett saw a 4 percent decline in newspa- obituaries and other local-focused content. Weaver, manager of Northern Colorado publication called Northern Colorado Go that per publishing revenues. Since transitioning to Fort Collins Now, the Communications. Windsor Now is delivered aggregates events and entertainment from all Newspapers around the country are see- paper has boosted circulation from 33,700 to nearly all Windsor homes, for a circula- over the region. It is distributed in the Friday ing competition from the Internet, television weekly to 45,000 on Wednesdays and 40,000 tion of 8,000. edition of the Reporter-Herald and at various and radio. Competition from other publica- on Saturdays. Fort Collins Now is distributed “It’s probably the best example of a local locations around the community. tions only adds to the crunch. free in racks and through home delivery. paper in our group,”Weaver said, explaining Additionally, the paper recently Jim Landers, a journalism professor at The paper was able to expand its staff that it produces local content with a staff launched a new Web product — Video Colorado State University, said that the because of its alliance with Northern Col- that all live in the town. Since its launch, the Loveland.com and VideoFortCollins.com. increasing competition in Northern Col- orado Communications, adding several paper has expanded its content to include The sites are touted as an online market- orado is nothing new. It’s part of a histori- full-time staff members in editorial and more columns from Windsor residents. place, and registered users have already cal cycle that is more than a century old. sales. With additional resources, Fort Collins In August, the company launched a posted videos free of charge to sell homes, “One weekly or daily newspaper would Now is focusing more on its Web presence. regional effort — the Nor thern Colorado automobiles and other merchandise. Other set up shop, the community grew, and “We’re now posting a considerable Tribune. The paid-subscription and rack videos can be posted, too, making the new another newspaper opened,” he explained amount of information every day,”Dyer said. publication is printed daily and mostly con- sites like a regional YouTube. in an e-mail interview. “Fort Collins had “We’ve taken an Internet-first approach.” tains news from Fort Collins, Loveland and The Reporter-Herald staff began dis- two daily newspapers decades ago; Denver He explained that the paper considers Windsor. The company has also reserved cussing the possibility of launching such a had four or five until the 1930s.” itself a daily Internet-based paper that the name Loveland Now. service only about a month ago, according The main difference now is that the new comes out twice per week in print. He “To some degree, the Northern Col- to general manager Ken Amundson. The publications are free to consumers. added, though, that print content is not just orado economy being softer has had some paper tapped Internet video service firm “The next phase of this cycle will be the a regurgitation of the Web articles. impact on newspapers here,” Weaver said. Realpeoplerealstuff to launch the sites. demise of many of the new publications,” The partnership puts the paper in line to “So they’re looking to grow.” As for offering the service in Fort he predicted. “Although free to readers, compete more aggressively with the daily Northern Colorado Communications is Collins, Amundson indicated it was a these publications rely on ad revenue, and Coloradoan, the paper that Dyer considers focused now on growing its Spanish-lan- vacant niche. when too many publications are chasing ad Fort Collins Now’ s main rival. guage La Tribuna newspaper. The online “We felt that demographic was such that dollars, some will lose the race.”

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EMPLOYEES: LOCAL 2007 PERSON IN CHARGE, TITLE COMPANY EMPLOYEES: LOCAL 2006 E-MAIL ADDRESS NO. OF ACCOUNTS 2007 %BUSINESS FROM: MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WEB SITE RANK PHONE/FAX NO. OF ACCOUNTS 2006 % BUSINESS FROM: GENERAL PUBLIC PRODUCTS YEAR FOUNDED

CARESTREAM HEALTH COLORADO 750 Chris Schmachtenberger 2000 Howard Smith Ave. W. N/A N/A [email protected] Windsor, CO 80550 N/A N/A Medical X-ray films. www.carestreamhealth.com 1 970-686-4102/970-686-4447 N/A 2007

DAKO COLORADO INC. 250 Jes Ostergaard, President 4850 Innovation Drive 200 (1) N/A Instrumentation and reagents for biomedical research [email protected] Fort Collins, CO 80525 N/A N/A and cancer diagnostics. www.dako.com 2 970-226-2200/970-226-0107 N/A 1988

GOOD DAY PHARMACY - CORPORATE 80 Full-service pharmacies (10 in Northern CO), medical Vicki Einhellig, President 653 Denver Ave. 76 10% equipment / supplies sales & rentals, online Rx refills, [email protected] Loveland, CO 80537 4,250 90% prescription compounding, delivery, LTC & ALF www.gooddaypharmacy.com 3 970-669-7500 x7/ 4,200 programs & services. 1985

MAGNUM PLASTICS INC. 36 Dave Miller, President 425 Bonnell Ave. 30 N/A Precision molds and intricate molded components for [email protected] Erie, CO 80516 N/A N/A the medical industry processed in a 100,000-class www.magnum-plastics.com 4 303-828-3156/ 66 clean room. 1993

SCOTT ORTHOTIC LABS INC. 25 Casey Bradshaw, President 1829 E. Mulberry St. 20 N/A Orthotic and prosthetic appliances, components, [email protected] Fort Collins, CO 80524 N/A N/A orthopedic goods, materials and fabricating supplies. www.scottorthoticlabs.com 5 970-484-5017/970-498-9529 3,000 1976

BANNER HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 23 Peter Holt 1990 59th Ave., Suite 300 28 N/A [email protected] Greeley, CO 80634 3,450 N/A Home medical equipment. www.bannerhealth.com 6 800-752-4074/970-506-6422 3,250 1996

RAND-SCOT INC. 15 Erin Thames, Manager 401 Linden Center Drive 15 N/A EasyPivot patient lifts, BBD wheelchair cushions and [email protected] Fort Collins, CO 80524 2,600 N/A Saratoga exercise cycles. www.randscot.com 7 970-484-7967/970-484-3800 2,500 1981

CERTIFIED REHAB SERVICES INC. 12 Larry Bradshaw, President 1831 E. Mulberry St. 12 N/A Orthotics, prosthetics, custom foot orthotics, [email protected] Fort Collins, CO 80524 4,000 N/A custom-made shoes, power wheelchairs, walkers, www.certifiedrehab.com 8 970-482-7116/970-498-9529 4,000 scooters and lift chairs. 1985

PVHS - HOME MEDICAL SUPPLY 11 Home oxygen, C-Pap, wheelchairs, hospital beds, bath Douglas Coleman, General manager 1438 Riverside Ave. 5 N/A safety products, ostomy, braces and supports, lift [email protected] Fort Collins, CO 80524 N/A N/A chairs, walking aids, wound supplies, physical therapy www.pvhs.org 9 970-484-6616/970-224-2883 1,000 supplies and ortho-med supplies. 2005

AIRGAS INTERMOUNTAIN INC. 9 Bruce Heckel, Manager 305 Airpark Drive 10 N/A N/A Fort Collins, CO 80524 N/A N/A Medical gases. www.airgas.com 10 970-484-3680/970-484-5354 N/A 1982

THE MEDCOM GROUP LTD. 8 Steven Barnett, VP 541 E. Garden Drive, Unit Q 6 100 Continuous Passive Motion (CPM), AV Impulse Systems [email protected] Windsor, CO 80550 25 N/A (foot pumps), Sequential Compression Devices (SCD), www.medcomgroup.com 11 970-674-3032/970-674-3061 10 orthopedic & vascular rehabilitation products. 1988

MARKET CENTRE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 7 Eric Taylor, General manager 802 W. Drake Road, Suite 123 7 N/A Respiratory oxygen, wheelchairs, rehab, hospital beds, [email protected] Fort Collins, CO 80526 N/A N/A ostomy, urological, incontinent, wound-care products www.columbinehealth.com 12 970-221-1453/970-490-2754 2,000 mastectomy, bi-pap and electric lift chairs. 1997

PRAXAIR - LINDE WESTERN DIVISION 7 N/A 950 Des Moines Ave. 7 N/A N/A Loveland, CO 80537-5105 N/A N/A Cryogenic and liquid oxygen. www.praxair.com 13 970-669-7800/ N/A 1981

MOBILITY AND MORE 7 N/A 1447 N. Denver Ave. 8 N/A Home medical equipment, powerchairs, walkers, [email protected] Loveland, CO 80538 N/A N/A hospital beds, scooters, lift chairs, vehicle lifts, stair www.mymobility.biz 14 970-461-8400/970-461-8118 N/A lifts and platform lifts sales and service. 2003

COLUMBINE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INC. 7 Eric Taylor, General manager 802 W. Drake Road 7 N/A [email protected] Fort Collins, CO 80526 N/A N/A N/A www.columbinehealth.com 15 970-221-1453/970-490-2754 2,000 1997

ORTHOTIC PROSTHETIC SOLUTIONS LLC 6 Leroy Cynkar, General manager 1015 Robertson St. 13 N/A [email protected] Fort Collins, CO 80524 3,575 N/A Custom orthotics and prosthetics. www.opscolorado.com 16 970-484-8388/ 3,600 2001

GENERAL AIR SERVICE & SUPPLY CO. 5 N/A 1918 Heath Parkway 5 N/A Compressed gases for medical, specialty and industrial [email protected] Fort Collins, CO 80524 N/A N/A purposes. www.generalair.com 17 970-221-0697/303-522-0906 N/A 1970

GREENMAN LABORATORIES INC. 4 N/A 434 Mountain Ave., No. C 4 N/A N/A Berthoud, CO 80513 N/A N/A Dental prosthetics. N/A 18 970-532-4663/970-532-4591 N/A 1991 Region surveyed includes Brighton, Larimer and Weld counties. Based upon responses to Business Report survey researched by Kathleen Chaballa N/A - Not Available To be considered for future lists, e-mail [email protected] (1) Business Report estimate

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PHARMACY STREET ADDRESS PARENT COMPANY CITY, STATE/PROVINCE POSTAL CODE EMPLOYEES 2007 E-MAIL PERSON IN CHARGE W/ TITLE RANK PHONE/FAX EMPLOYEES 2006 PRODUCTS/SERVICES INSURANCE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION WEB SITE YEAR FOUNDED GOOD DAY PHARMACY - SPECIAL CARE 497 Denver Ave. 19 Full-service pharmacy for long-term care and assisted Insurance accepted and billed including Good Day Pharmacy - Corporate Amy Johnston, Pharm.D. Loveland, CO 80537 12 living, medical equipment and supplies, insurance billing Medicare and Medicaid. [email protected] 2002 1 970-461-9101/970-461-9089 and home delivery. www.gooddaypharmacy.com GOOD DAY PHARMACY - BOISE Full-service retail pharmacy including prescriptions 2033 N. Boise Ave. 10 online, prescriptions and packaging options for nursing N/A N/A Loveland, CO 80536 10 homes, specialty compounding, durable medical N/A [email protected] 1984 2 970-669-7500/970-667-1095 equipment and supplies. www.gooddaypharmacy.com DACONO DRUG 901 Carbondale Drive 7 Pharmacy, over-the-counter medications, gifts, cards N/A Helen McMurray, Owner Dacono, CO 80514-0219 7 and liquor. All insurance accepted. N/A 1981 3 303-833-4016/303-833-4700 N/A GOOD DAY PHARMACY - SPRING CREEK 2001 S. Shields St. 7 Full-service community pharmacy, medical equipment Insurance accepted and billed including Good Day Pharmacy - Corporate Marla Worley, R.Ph. Fort Collins, CO 80526 7 and supplies, delivery, long-term care medication Medicare and Medicaid. [email protected] 1984 4 970-224-1212/970-224-3113 programs, gifts and cards. www.gooddaypharmacy.com GOOD DAY PHARMACY - EATON 122 Oak Ave. 6 Full-service pharmacy and medical equipment supplier, Insurance accepted and billed including Good Day Pharmacy - Corporate Sharon Melvin, R.Ph. Eaton, CO 80615 6 home delivery, seasonal, home decor, cards and gifts. Medicare and Medicaid. [email protected] 2001 5 970-454-2110/970-454-1943 www.gooddaypharmacy.com COLUMBINE DRUG - CARDS & GIFTS 2295 W. Eisenhower Blvd. 6 Full-service pharmacy, new prescriptions, refills, Most major plans accepted including N/A Paul Hewlett, Owner and Dianne Hewlett, Loveland, CO 80537 6 compound drugs and medical equipment rentals. Medicaid and Medicare. [email protected] Owner and Pharmacist 6 970-663-4600/N/A www.columbinerx.com N/A GOOD DAY PHARMACY - JOHNSTOWN 1 N. Parish Ave. 6 Full-service pharmacy and medical equipment supplier. Insurance accepted and billed including Good Day Pharmacy - Corporate Melinda O'Brien, R.Ph. Johnstown, CO 80534 7 Home delivery, seasonal, home decor, cards and gifts. Medicare and Medicaid. [email protected] 2000 7 970-587-4611/970-587-2404 www.gooddaypharmacy.com GOOD DAY PHARMACY - PVH 1024 S. Lemay Ave. 5 Full-service retail pharmacy servicing the local Most major plans including Medicaid and Good Day Pharmacy - Main Street Market Katherine Janson Fort Collins, CO 80524 5 community and outpatients of Poudre Valley Hospital. Medicare. [email protected] 2001 8 970-495-8040/970-495-7616 www.gooddaypharmacy.com CLINIC PHARMACY 1900 16th St. 4 Most major plans including Medicare and N/A Tom Brotherton, General manager Greeley, CO 80631 4 Full-service pharmacy, new prescriptions and refills. Medicaid. N/A N/A 9 970-350-2413/N/A www.greeleymedclinic.com CITY DRUG STORE 101 S. College Ave. 4 Post-mastectomy forms, bras, medela breast pumps, Most major plans including Medicaid and N/A Charles Wilkins Fort Collins, CO 80524 4 diabetic product line, hospital equipment, rental and Medicare. N/A 1992 10 970-482-1234/970-482-2412 sales, new prescriptions, refills. www.choicecitydrug.com GOOD DAY PHARMACY - SUNFLOWER MARKET 2601 S. Lemay 4 Full-service community pharmacy, medical equipment N/A Lori Hennis, Pharm.D. Fort Collins, CO 80525 4 and supplies, insurance billing, delivery, gifts and cards. N/A [email protected] 2005 11 970-225-1234/970-225-1914 www.gooddaypharmacy.com GOOD DAY PHARMACY - HARMONY 2121 E. Harmony Road 3 Full-service community pharmacy, medical equipment Insurance accepted and billed. Medicare and Good Day Pharmacy - Corporate Vicki Einhellig Fort Collins, CO 80528 3 and supplies, insurance billing, delivery, long-term care Medicaid. [email protected] 2001 12 970-204-9111/970-223-3375 med programs, gifts and cards. www.gooddaypharmacy.com Region surveyed is Brighton. Larimer and Weld counties. Based upon responses to Business Report survey researched by Kathleen Chaballa N/A-Not Available To be considered for future lists, e-mail [email protected] Walgreens, Safeway, King Sooper, Albertsons, Wal-Mart corporate offices would not disclose local numbers. Largest Hospitals The Twist No. 1 based on no. of full-time employees: Ranked by total licensed capacity Poudre Valley Hospital with 2,303.

HOSPITAL ADDRESS LICENSED BEDS NO. OF FTES 2006 OPERATING REVENUE 2006 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS ADMINISTRATIVE PERSON RANK PREV RANK PHONE/FAX AVAILABLE BEDS 2006 AVG. DAYS OF STAY 2006 OPERATING REVENUE 2005 OUTPATIENT VISITS TITLE OF PERSON IN CHARGE

NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER 1801 16th St. 398 1,852 $286,340,187 16,313 Gene O'Hara 1 Greeley, CO 80631 285 3.6 N/A 453,505 CEO and President 1 (970) 352-4121 & (970) 350-6567/

POUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL 1024 S. Lemay Ave. 281 2,303 $325,760,896 17,458 Kevin Unger 2 Fort Collins, CO 80524 266 3.8 N/A 404,298 President/CEO 2 (970) 495-7000/(970) 495-7600

LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL Mitchell Carson 1950 W. Mountain View Ave. 168 907 $131,967,308 10,073 President and CEO and 3 Longmont, CO 80501 147 3.8 $132,326,214 242,289 President/CEO 3 (303) 651-5111/(303) 678-4050

MEDICAL CENTER OF THE ROCKIES 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave. 134 600 B N/A N/A George E. Hayes 10 Loveland, CO 80538 N/A N/A N/A N/A CEO and President 4 (970) 624-2500/

MCKEE MEDICAL CENTER 2000 Boise Ave. 103 771 $102,408,447 6,022 Richard O. Sutton 4 Loveland, CO 80538 101 3.6 N/A 266,539 CEO 5 (970) 669-4640/(970) 635-4066

PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 1850 Egbert St. 58 357 $55,181,173 2,914 John R. Hicks 5 Brighton, CO 80601 54 2.8 N/A 57,082 President and CEO and 6 (303) 659-1531/(303) 654-8170 President/CEO

COLORADO PLAINS MEDICAL CENTER 1000 Lincoln St. 50 178 $30,232,728 1,979 Michael A. Anaya, Sr. 6 Fort Morgan, CO 80701 50 2.8 N/A 44,615 CEO 7 (970) 867-3391/(970) 542-3306

STERLING REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 615 Fairhurst St. 50 253 $33,698,878 1,697 Larry Learning 7 Sterling, CO 80751 50 3.5 N/A 104,164 CEO 8 (970) 521-3100/(970) 521-3182

EAST MORGAN COUNTY HOSPITAL 2400 W. Edison St. 25 103 $13,111,633 391 Larry Leaming 8 Brush, CO 80723 15 2.8 N/A 59,062 CEO 9 (970) 842-5503/(970) 842-3572

ESTES PARK MEDICAL CENTER 555 Prospect Ave. 16 181 $18,901,925 605 Karna Schofer 9 Estes Park, CO 80517 14 2.5 N/A 34,103 Administrator 10 (970) 586-9513/ Source: Colorado Health and Hospital Association Based upon responses to Business Report survey researched by Kathleen Chaballa N/A-Not Available To be considered for future lists, e-mail [email protected] B Hospital estimate Nov. 23-Dec. 6, 2007 | www.businessreportdaily.com The Northern Colorado Business Report | 25A

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ACUPUNCTURE, from 19A with the merits of the treatment. Many people are afraid of needles, despite the fact All about acupuncture once, and I can reduce my rates in half,” said Diana that acupuncture needles are smaller and Hermann of Acupuncture of the Rockies, who started herbs and non-needle therapies to bring much thinner than the needles used for a community clinic in her offices last summer. about balance in a person’s chi (also spelled vaccinations, for example. In fact, many I How are acupuncturists trained? To become I What does it help? The combination of qi and pronounced “chee”), or energy force. people who undergo acupuncture say it’s so fully certified, acupuncturists must complete acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine has been That force travels throughout the body relaxing, they fall asleep during treatment. between 2,000 and 3,000 hours of training in one of used to treat back pain, sore throat, cough, along pathways, or meridians. Some acupuncture is now done with several independently accredited master’s degree headaches, allergies, irritable bowel syndrome, fertili- The same concept is part of other tradi- lasers, but needles are still the preferred programs. They must also successfully complete ty issues for both women and men, menopausal board exams conducted by the National Certification tional Chinese practices including tai chi form because they are more effective, symptoms, insomnia and fatigue. For a complete list, Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. and feng shui. acupuncturists say. go to www.acupuncture.com. In Colorado, medical doctors can use acupuncture in But chi in the body is difficult to explain I Do you have to believe in it for it to work? Growing acceptance their practices without additional training. Colorado to those accustomed to Western-style med- chiropractors using acupuncture are required to have Acupuncturists say there’s no connection between a Acupuncturists attribute the growing icine, Hermann said. 100 hours of theoretical study and supervised clinical person’s faith in acupuncture and its ability to heal. acceptance of their field first and foremost “Chi is a part of life just like joy or pain,” instruction in acupuncture. They point to the growing practice of animal she said. “It’s the thing in us that animates to word of mouth. I What does it cost? On average acupuncture in acupuncture “Horses don’t believe in acupuncture, us, makes us alive.” “Word of mouth is the biggest factor,” Northern Colorado costs $55 to $75 per visit. It and it works for them,” said Rachel Blunk, an Traditional Chinese medicine practi- said Rhett Tusken of Tusken Chiropractic in acupuncturist at the Aspen Wellness Center in Fort Loveland, who has been a chiropractor for involves half-hour treatments two or three times a tioners believe when chi becomes blocked, week. Some clinics offer community or group clinics, Collins. 30 years and an acupuncturist for 20 years. deficient, excessive or unbalanced, illness where several people undergo acupuncture at one “Medical doctors hear that their patients and injury occur. Acupuncture needles time in one room. “I can monitor several people at SOURCE: BUSINESS REPORT RESEARCH placed along certain pressure points get the went to an acupuncturist to stop migraine energy flowing correctly again. headaches or other ailments.” An article on www.MayoClinic.com, Some of those doctors then recommend It can also be cheaper than Western Hermann tells the story of a patient who “Acupuncture: Sharp Answers to Pointed that other patients try acupuncture. For medicine, which is one reason Blunk’s hus- came to her with vomiting and a severe Questions,”explains that the Western expla- chiropractors, the increasing acceptance of band Scott, an acupuncturist who special- headache. She suspected he had viral nation of acupuncture incorporates mod- acupuncture in the medical community izes in pain management, is seeing an meningitis and told him to go to the emer- ern concepts of neuroscience. Researchers holds some irony. increasing number of workers’ compensa- gency room for a spinal tap. Sure enough, are looking at three possible explanations “Chiropractors have been fighting for tion patients, Blunk said. he had viral meningitis. for how acupuncture works: credibility in the medical community for “Doctors are starting to send patients to I Acupuncture may release endorphins years. Some doctors have long said, ‘Chiro- Working with Western medicine acupuncturists for headaches and other that are part of the body’s natural pain-con- practic doesn’t make sense,’” Tusken said. “I H ermann and Blunk say they work in things that are hard to treat,” she said. “At trol system. This reduces pain like taking know doctors who now say,‘I’m still not real tandem with Western medicine to find what the same time, I’m not going to take a medication. fond of chiropractic, but I like acupuncture.’ works best for a patient. Blunk said she chance on a patient who really needs a I Acupuncture may stimulate the nerves Now that doesn’t make sense to me.” works closely with infertility clinics in Western doctor.” in the spinal cord to release pain-suppress- More people also want to find alterna- Northern Colorado. Ultimately, acupuncturists say more ing neurotransmitters. tive, more natural ways to treat their mal- Hermann said when she first started as people are waking up to the effectiveness of I Acupuncture needles may increase the adies, said Rachel Blunk, an acupuncturist an acupuncturist, she thought it could cure the treatment because it’s been a viable amount of blood flow in the area around at the Aspen Wellness Center in Fort Collins anything. Now she said she knows better. therapy for more than 2,000 years. the needle. This blood flow may supply who focuses on treatment of infertility. “I’m not anti-Western medicine or against “There’s an interesting cultural mystique additional nutrients or remove toxic sub- Some insurance companies now cover people taking prescription drugs,” she said. associated with it,” Tusken said. “Who are stances, thus promoting healing. acupuncture, something that was unheard “My philosophy is to recommend whatever is we to lambaste the Chinese for a system The biggest objection to acupuncture of when Tusken first added acupuncture to best for the patient. Acupuncture and Western that’s existed longer than Western medicine among the general public has little to do his practice in the late 1980s. medicine can be a fantastic combination.” has been around?”

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has been the kitchen,” he said. “I just didn’t with another tenant and fill their side with Old favorites happily have the time to run the restaurant and the hard-to-find market goods from England, kitchen at the same time.” Italy and France. When the other tenant team with new items Enter Chef Scott Hoffner, a Johnson vanished, the Synders decided to take the and Wales University graduate who had space for specialty beer and wine. Then in from innovative chef always liked Colorado. Having made his (apricot-glazed chicken breast). order to offer cheeses and meats in the mark as an innovator with Texas chic in “My favorite new menu item is called deli, they put in the required commercial Jonathan Rashleigh moved from Grand Roundrock, Texas (recently featured in the the Cajun Kiss appetizer,” Hoffner said. kitchen, which in turn led to expanding Junction to Fort Collins in 1994 to earn his New York Times), and in California’s Ojai “It’s jalapeno peppers stuffed with shrimp the store to include the café. degree in Valley, Hoffner wanted to move his young and cheese, wrapped in bacon, then deep- “We opened on July 20, and we’re restaurant/resort man- family someplace more affordable. As luck fried. It’s hot.” watching it morph into whatever it’s going agement from Col- would have it, one of his childhood friends For more information on Beauregard’s, to be,” Snyder said. “We lived in England orado State University. was working as a server at Beauregard’s. go to www.beausrestaurant.com for three years in the military, and we got “I moved to “It was serendipity,” Rashleigh said. used to little markets with interesting Wellington to live in Hoffner agreed. items. When people come in with special 2001,” he said. “But “It is beautiful here. Ojai is beautiful, requests or good ideas, we will try to my plan was to open too, but we were paying $100 more for an ä include them, like the Alaskan salmon my own restaurant in 800-square-foot apartment than we are Some Olde World for Old Town jerky. We’ll carry the specialty beer you can Fort Collins. It took paying in Wellington for a 3,000-square- After 15 years as co-owner of the Vil- get in local restaurants and the wines from five years and a STEPPING OUT foot home on a quarter of an acre,” Hoffn- lage Vidiot (perhaps Northern Colorado’s wine tastings. We want to coordinate.” neighbor saying ‘I Jane D. Albritton er said. “When I talked to Jonathan, he best source for anime and quirky CD Good plans. Meanwhile, the shelves are wish we had another said, ‘We don’t do fois gras here.’ I said, ‘I titles), Doug Snyder sold his share to his filled with all manner of mustards and place to eat’ to make can do amazing fried chicken.’” partner and went in search of a business sauces and other items common in me realize there was a need right here.” And so it was that Beauregard’s came to with his wife Dena. Europe. And sometimes customers get The location at 3724 Cleveland Ave. that have a successful chef with an affection for “Both of us are from here, and we extra surprises. was to become Beauregard’s (named for both French-Caribbean/Cajun cuisine and wanted to put something in Old Town that “A lady came in and sees the Feldkamp Beau the golden lab) had been home to a chicken-fried streak. would contribute to what is already there,” bread. She picked it up and held it and rough-and-tumble bar, a bistro ahead of its “Already Scott has brought consistency Snyder said. “We were going to go into the said, ‘My father started this company in time and a sports bar that had lost its and quality to the kitchen,” Rashleigh said. Northern Hotel and buy the Rocky Moun- Germany in 1920,’” Snyder recalled. “‘My liquor license. “I can’t meet the salary he has been used tain Chocolate Factory, but we couldn’t family no longer owns it, but the company “The owner of the sports bar sold it to to, but I can offer him an opportunity to come to terms.” kept the name and the recipes.’” me on April 7, 2006,” Rashleigh said. “I was become part of the business. And maybe So they walked around Old Town until The Olde World Market is open from 8 undercapitalized, so I did all the remodel- there is another little restaurant for they saw the “For Lease” sign on the old a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, ing. We opened July 1, 2006, and I have Wellington in the stars.” firehouse at 236 Walnut St. and from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and been learning ever since.” In November, Rashleigh and Hoffner “Think about how important this build- Saturday. The first thing he learned was that own- introduced a new menu at Beauregard’s. ing is to Fort Collins,” Snyder said. “We ing a restaurant is much different from Regulars will see their favorites — BLTs and wanted to have people coming into it.” Jane Albritton’s monthly column features running one. mac and cheese, among others — alongside The original plan for what is now the restaurant and hospitality industry news. “From the beginning, my Achilles heel Mediterranean scampi and Sticky Chicky Olde World Market was to split the space Contact her at [email protected].

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noted that Colorado is a “file-and-use state,” meaning that the insurance division 25 Health insurance premium increase “The overall average has 30 days to study, review and question Average annual insurance rate hikes in Colorado in any proposed rate hike. “If we don’t get recent years have been less than half what they were increase remains in back to them within 30 days, they can go 20 in 2002, according to employer surveys taken by the ahead (and put it into effect).” Mountain States Employers Council. the double digits.” Last year, Colorado consumers paid more than $25 billion to more than 1,500 15 Patty Goodwin, director of surveys insurance companies licensed to do business in the state. Of that number, 31

Mountain States Employers Council companies accounted for more than 50 per- Percent cent of the premiums, according to the 10 insurance division. Five companies had more than 50 per- PREMIUMS, from 3A cent of the market share: United Healthcare 5 Insurance Co., based in Minnesota; United premiums “have consistently grown faster Concordia Cos. Inc. based in Pennsylvania; than inflation or workers’ earnings,” with a Humana Insurance Co. based in Kentucky; cumulative 78 percent growth in premiums PacifiCare Life Assurance Co. based in Cal- 0 from 2002 to 2007 compared with a cumu- ifornia; and Connecticut General Life 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 lative inflation growth of 17 percent and Insurance Co. based in Bloomfield, Conn. SOURCE: MOUNTAIN STATES EMPLOYERS COUNCIL cumulative wage growth of 19 percent. United Healthcare and PacifiCare merged in 2005 but are listed separately in Must be licensed terms of Colorado market share. Costs going up, up, up I nsurance companies that offer coverage None of the top five companies respond- The average annual cost of health coverage across in Colorado must be licensed with the Col- ed to telephone requests to be interviewed the nation has more than doubled between orado Division of Insurance, and rate for this story. 10,000 1996 and 2005. increases must be approved by the division. However, data provided by the insurance Employee-only premium Family premium Julie Hoerner, the division’s director of division shows that, as of Nov. 15, of the external affairs, said most companies seek- state’s biggest health insurers, United 7,500 ing a rate increase do so by November to Healthcare (the largest in the state with a

meet a Jan. 1 planned implementation date. 23.26 percent market share last year) had $ filed for a 3 percent increase in its major When a company files for a rate increase, 5,000 Hoerner said, the insurance division gives medical coverage in 2008. the request careful scrutiny. Humana filed for an 11.5 percent “We have a statutory obligation we take increase in its major medical coverage, and very seriously,” she said. “We review the PacifiCare filed for an 8 percent increase in 2,500 rates and make sure they’re not excessive, its small group HMO and POS medical and inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. Our Rx plan. actuaries will challenge a company on a reg- Denver-based Rocky Mountain Hospital 0 ular basis if (the proposed rate increase) and Medical Service Inc., one of the state’s 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 largest small-group insurers, filed for rate seems too high.” SOURCE: MEDICAL EXPENDITURE PANEL SURVEY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES But Colorado’s review of insurance hikes increases of up to 13.7 percent on its indi- is user-friendly to companies. Hoerner vidual PPO plans. We’re Getting Ready...

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than the actual physical gift,” he explained. From locally crafted “It’s a way of demonstrating that you value the relationship and it can be done in a to way over the top, number of ways. It’s my preference, and the “That was before the housing market overall McWhinney approach.” “It’s a point of contact gifts reflect culture crashed,” he noted. In turn, Lind recalls giving an associate a Goodwill to customers with our customers, By Luanne Kadlub new tractor with a loader filled with peanut Kristen Luca, secretary/treasurer at CMS [email protected] M&Ms. Mechanical Services Inc. in Windsor, said but in a friendly, the company has always given gifts. This S ure, you could turn to the annual Chipping in for a cause year owner Nick Luca will once again per- goodwill way.” grownups wish book, aka the Neiman Mar- But for the last 10 years, Lind has chosen sonally deliver the holiday gifts — carbon cus catalog, to shop for business associates to fund a benevolent cause rather than give monoxide detectors. this holiday season. What executive would- huge gifts. The latter, he said, doesn’t make “It’s a point of contact with our cus- Kristin Luca, secretary/treasurer n’t want his or her own Triton submarine a difference one way or another. But helping tomers, but in a friendly, goodwill way,” CMS Mechanical Services Inc, valued at a cool $1.4 million? other people can make a huge impact. Kristen Luca said. OK, a swami conversational robot may With that in mind, Lind and others in While they’ve received comments of set you back $75,000, but imagine all the the Water Valley organization chip in to appreciation, they’ve also received letters good business advice it might hand out. Or fund several causes. This year they’re sup- from companies whose policies do not perhaps a special edition 2008 IS-F Lexus, porting a family where the father is a allow acceptance of such gifts, she said. tired of the same format year after year, valued at $68,000, would be a better fit for reservist in the military and the daughter But CMS has received some nice gifts in then Heather Bohlinger of Windsor, an the new company president. was severely hurt in a car wreck. “They’ve return over the years. Two that stand out, independent “Cadillac-driving” senior sales But that’s what makes Needless Markup been hit both financially and emotionally,” she said, is a 3-foot-tall poinsettia and a director for Mary Kay Cosmetics, has an and other pie-in-the-sky catalogs so much he said. “huge” gift basket filled with items from idea that business executives can’t resist: 12 fun: You may not be able to afford it, but Lind has also chosen to help a family in The Cupboard in Fort Collins. boxes piled one atop the other, to be opened you know somewhere some big-biz guy or Bridgeport, Neb., where five small boys are Maury Dobbie, owner of MediaTech on each of the 12 days of Christmas (that gal has already pulled out his or her check- struggling following the death of their Productions as well as president and CEO starts on Dec. 25, by the way). book for just such a gift. father. Helping other people, Lind says, of the Northern Colorado Economic Devel- Bohlinger typically fills eight of the So if submarines are out of reach, what beats giving “anything over the top.” opment Corp., has given a few creative gifts boxes with Mary Kay products, including kind of gifts are business owners and exec- Rocky Scott, president at Centerra, said over the years as well. lotions, scrubs and scents. The other four utives planning to hand out this year? Glitzy McWhinney sends out letters to business One year, she recalled, she gave flight she fills with items ranging from a gift cer- trips to Vail or Beaver Creek? Tickets to next associates that a gift to a nonprofit has been lessons to a client. One year it was privately tificate for a half-hour massage to a pair of year’s World Series? Golf memberships? made in their name. “It’s a good way to get labeled wine, and she has done her share of movie passes. Water Valley developer Martin Lind has good results for those who have needs.” gift baskets as well. “I usually try to make The package of 12 boxes usually runs been the happy recipient of several over- Scott said the type of gift given during them healthy and not all junk,” she said, and between $200 and $300, she said, though it the-top Christmas gifts from business part- the holidays often reflects the business cul- if possible, she fills them with locally grown can be tailored to most any budget. ners, including an Alaskan fly-fishing trip, a ture. At McWhinney, that would be low-key. or made items. Recipients include very lucky adminis- jet boat and a Harley Davidson motorcycle. “Here the gesture is more important If you like the idea of gift baskets but are trative assistants “or really great clients.”

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Colorado’s severance taxes Colorado taxes extraction of its natural resources, including oil and gas, metallic minerals (which includes uranium), molybdenum, oil shale and coal, at the following rates: Oil and gas Gross income under $25,000: 2 percent $25,000-$99,000: $500 and 3 percent over $24,999 $100,000-$299,000: $2,750 and 4 percent over $99,999 $300,000 and above: $10,750 and 5 percent over $299,999 Metallic minerals 2.25 percent of gross income above $19 million with a credit for ad valorem taxes up to 50 percent of severance tax liability Molybdenum 5 cents per ton after the first 625,000 tons produced each quarter Oil shale 1 percent to 4 percent on gross production beginning 180 days after commercial via- bility, with an exemption of 15,000 tons of oil shale or 10,000 barrels of shale oil per day, whichever is greater Coal 54 cents per ton, with an exemption of the first 300,000 tons produced each quarter. Underground production is allowed a 50 percent tax credit and lignite coal is given another 50 percent credit.

SOURCE: COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Photo courtesy of Powertech NO SEVERANCE TAX? — C olorado’s severance tax law allows for companies extracting metallic minerals — including uranium — to not pay any severance tax on the first $19 million in annual gross sales and deduct ad val- POWERTECH, from 1A value — and has no initial or ad valorem orem taxes from their total tax liability. Opponents of the project worry that Powertech may pay no severance deductions, said Cindy Rice, solid mineral tax as a result. work leader for the Wyoming Department officer for the Colorado Department of of Revenue. and that’s a pretty tall order,” he said. Revenue, said his understanding of the sev- Wyoming, with no state income tax, Fischer said the state’s “numerous “It was a directive erance-tax breaks is that they were included depends heavily on its severance taxes, Rice exemptions and credits” could mean that in the 1977 law to help mining companies said. “We do rely pretty heavily on our min- Powertech — which still must obtain a per- from the Legislature make the investment to get started. eral industry to support us,” she said. mit to begin mining operations in 2010 — “It was a directive from the Legislature With interest growing in uranium min- might be able to extract uranium without to get a break to to get a break to promote their industry,” ing, along with public concerns about how much of a tax liability “and the people won’t Couch said. it might impact water supplies and human see much economic impact.” promote their Colorado now collects more than $240 and animal health, Colorado legislators “It’s doubtful they’ll be paying any sever- million in severance taxes each year — have been looking at possible changes in the ance tax at all,” he said. industry.” mostly from oil and gas operations. Critics severance-tax laws. But Stewart Sanderson, president of the of the system say that could be much high- Rep. Randy Fischer, D-Fort Collins, said Colorado Mining Association, said Pow- er if the state would update its severance- an interim committee that looked into the ertech shouldn’t be criticized for benefitting Mark Couch tax rates and get rid of the ad valorem rule. state’s severance-tax system last summer from the state’s severance-tax system. concluded that any effort to raise the rates “There will be property taxes assessed Public information officer Colorado generous would require a statewide vote under with the operation, and if it gets above $19 Colorado Department of Revenue Colorado is generous when it comes to TABOR and would likely be a difficult bat- million, there will be additional severance uranium severance taxes when compared to tle. taxes,” he said. “For some to claim that its neighbor to the north. Wyoming charges “The problem is, to change the severance they’re not getting a fair shake, the fact is some very rigorous standards to do a higher percentage — 4 percent of taxable tax would have to go to a vote of the people, there isn’t any uranium mining yet. Let’s business in the state,” he said. “Let’s wait bring in a company and then determine until we get some uranium mines in pro- what level of tax is appropriate.” duction before we start tinkering with the Sanderson said the mining industry feels tax structure, which would tend to discour- it would “not be wise” to increase the sever- age uranium mining.” ance tax, adding, “We think the severance Sen. Gail Schwartz, D-Snowmass, is vice- Creating comfortable, productive tax is set at a reasonable level.” chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee and chairs an interim spaces for Health Care Providers Could discourage mining committee that is looking at possible Sanderson said Colorado legislators changes in the severance-tax system. and their patients. should tread lightly when it comes to rais- Schwartz said the committee’s work ing severance taxes. “Colorado’s already a would likely focus more on how severance- tough state to do business — there’s no tax collections are distributed than whether OfficeScapes offers unequaled question about that,” he said. “That’s why I they should be raised due to state restric- expertise in providing products think regulators should exercise caution tions on new taxes and spending. and let the permitting process work in this But, Schwartz said, with rising oil prices and services for health care, state.” and increasing oil and gas pumping along business and education. Sanderson said he believes Colorado with growing interest in uranium mining, already has sufficient safeguards and a fair the time is approaching when a revamping The Denver Business Journal and the tax structure to ensure an ongoing mining of the taxes may be a fight worth making. industry that pumps millions into local and “We need to make sure all of our extrac- Northern Colorado Business Report state economies. tor industries are paying their fair share in ranks OfficeScapes as the number one “A mining company coming in to oper- Colorado, which is not the case right now,” commercial furniture dealer in ate in Colorado is going to have to meet she said. Colorado. • Authorized Steelcase Dealer • Recipient of the Steelcase Exemplary Performance Award

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WATER, from 3A that, but there isn’t any great outrage on Greeley’s part.” Other major objectors included the and how much well owners will be able to cities of Boulder, Sterling, Thornton, the ,) <28 7+,1. ,7¶6 ,03266,%/( pump — if any — in 2008. city and county of Denver, and Centenni- “The best-case scenario is we probably al Water and Sanitation District — which 7+,1. $*$,1 won’t get a decree until March or April, supplies water to Highlands Ranch — which definitely leaves the farmers up in and South Adams Water and Sanitation the air,” he said. “So that’s bad timing for District, which provides water to Com- them.” merce City. Hertzke said farmers won’t know exact- Hertzke said he hasn’t heard any talk ly what their allowable pumping quota will of an appeal of Klein’s decision on the be until Klein enters a final decree. district’s part but wouldn’t rule it out. “The decree will basically set out para- “You just never know,” he said. meters of what we can pump in the future “There’s a chance for what could be a provided the district can show it has the long appeal process with this complicated (water) supplies on a yearly basis that won’t of a trial and so many participants. It’s injure anybody by allowing pumping,” he something that could happen on both said. sides, but our own board hasn’t decided on any appeal just yet.” Greeley satisfied with ruling If an appeal were filed, it would go :+$7 :28/' <28 '2 :,7+ $ )(: 025( +2856 ,1 7+( '$<" The city of Greeley was one of the directly to the Colorado Supreme Court :KDWLI\RXKDGPRUHWLPHWRZRUNRQ\RXUEXVLQHVVLQVWHDGRILQ\RXUEXVLQHVV" objectors to the WAS plan during the and would probably take at least a year or +RZDERXWQHYHUKDYLQJWRZRUU\DERXWRSHUDWLRQVEHFDXVH\RXKDYHZKDWLWWDNHVWR trial. John Munson, the city’s water and more before a ruling was issued, accord- JHWWKHMREGRQHZLWKVHDPOHVVSUHFLVLRQ"6XFKGUHDPVEHFRPHUHDOLW\ZLWK,7, sewer department manager, said Klein’s ing to the district. $W,7,ZHGRQ¶WVLPSO\KHOS\RXPDQDJH\RXUGRFXPHQWVZHKHOS\RXPDNH\RXU Oct. 18 ruling is viewed mostly favorably Hertzke said all of that spells contin- EXVLQHVVEHWWHUE\SURYLGLQJVXSHULRUGRFXPHQWPDQDJHPHQWVROXWLRQV by the city. ued uncertainty and the likelihood of a “We’re pretty pleased with Judge lack of irrigation water again next planti- 6DYHWLPH Klein’s ruling because the more-moder- ng season. /RZHURSHUDWLQJFRVWV ate positions we were pushing were most- “Some guys might be able to operate ,QFUHDVHVHFXULW\ ly sustained by the judge,” he said. depending on their crops,” he said. “The ,QFUHDVHFXVWRPHUVHUYLFHUHVSRQVHWLPH Munson said the city’s position was corn growers will be in a really tough sit- not to seriously harm local agriculture if uation” because of that crop’s greater 6WUHDPOLQHWKHZRUNÀRZSURFHVVLQZD\VWKDW\RXQHYHUWKRXJKWSRVVLEOH it could be avoided. “We are an agricul- need for water. 6WD\FRPSHWLWLYH:RUNVPDUWHU tural community and didn’t want to see Hertzke said some owners of shut- agriculture get hurt. On the whole, I down wells likely will move away from think it was a fairly balanced ruling.” the area if they want to continue in agri- Munson said the city has no plans to culture, or simply sell out and get out of appeal the ruling, nor has he heard of any farming. other plan objectors who are presently “It’s getting tougher and tougher on planning to do so. “We have not discussed those guys,” he said. '2&80(17 /,)(&<&/( 6(59,&(6 3K:HEZZZLWHFKFRORUDGRFRP HOSPITAL, from 20A vice area,” she said. 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Steve Porter The recent defeat of dual transportation- [email protected] Research Director funding ballot measures in Greeley should give Kathleen Chaballa new impetus to the drive for a Regional Trans- [email protected] portation Authority. Copy Editor/Web Editor Noah Guillaume Greeley voters earlier this month over- [email protected] whelmingly rejected proposals for increasing MARKETING the sales tax to fund transportation and bus- Marketing Director system improvements, which would have Jim Rath raised $10 million annually. [email protected] The Greeley-centric proposals were put on ADVERTISING A dvertising Director the ballot after Northern Colorado communi- Sandy Powell ties, along with Larimer and Weld counties, [email protected] failed to agree on terms for an RTA. Se nior Account Executives Lindsay Gilliland Failure of the Greeley proposals should [email protected] send a message to local government leaders: A Account Executives regional approach to transportation funding is Aubrey McCarthy best, and one that surveys show voters would [email protected] support. Going it alone is not the answer. Business leaders get green light James Burns A survey of Northern Colorado chamber- [email protected] of-commerce members found 73 percent sup- Timiry Krieger port for regional transportation funding, and [email protected] a poll of likely voters earlier this year found from high fuel costs, technology Advertising Assistant Suzanne Maestri-Walters that a majority supported a two-county RTA. [email protected] Hundreds — perhaps thousands — of C lassified Account Executive hours went into negotiations that involved Going green can help a business stay in leaders are more willing to accept that global Ashlan Geer [email protected] most Northern Colorado communities. Nego- the black. climate change is indeed occurring. They’re PRODUCTION tiation of revenue-sharing and other issues That’s the message from proponents of concerned by September weather in Novem- Pro duction Manager was at times tortuous, with the region’s many “green business,” a prac- ber — what happened to Northern Col- Bernie Simon [email protected] municipalities and counties in the end failing tice whereby businesses orado’s typical Halloween blizzard? They’re Art Director to come to agreement. operate in an environ- worried about historic droughts in the Chad Collins Now is the time, however, for business, gov- mentally friendly man- Southeast. And melting glaciers and polar ice [email protected] ernment and civic leaders — bruised though ner. caps provide a pretty good hint that some- Creative Director James Schlichting they might be from the long RTA battle — to Although some “see thing drastic is occurring. [email protected] regroup and try again. Greeley City Manager red” when they hear Business wants to be part of the solution, ADMINISTRATION Roy Otto recently expressed interest in com- “going green,” believing not the problem. But altruism only gets you Accounting Cindy Tyrell bining Greeley’s bus system with that of neigh- it to be a mere fad, it has so far. Change needs to make economic [email protected] boring Fort Collins and Loveland. become increasingly sense, too. Current energy costs give busi- I.T. Director While a regional bus system should be a no- obvious that “going PUBLISHER’S nesses the financial excuse they need to make Chris Sullivan [email protected] brainer, advantages of regional funding for green” represents a NOTEBOOK changes in their own operations. transportation should be equally obvious, as transformation in how That might mean switching to more fuel- CIRCULATION Christopher Wood Circulation Manager Northern Colorado’s residents increasingly businesses operate, not efficient vehicles for a company fleet, pur- R honda Doyle shop, live and work in multiple communities. just a passing fancy. chasing wind energy, adding solar cells to a [email protected] The North Front Range Metropolitan Plan- Northern Colorado Business Report Manag- building, or something else. Circulation Consultant Joe Chafey ning Organization, the lead agency pursuing ing Editor Kate Hawthorne writes in this We wrote in a Nov. 9 editorial about the [email protected] an RTA, will decide early next year whether to issue about Green Drinks, essentially a social advantages that a cluster of clean-energy CONTRIBUTING WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS take another stab at the issue. and educational networking group for com- companies can bring to Northern Colorado. Jessica Centers, Don Condit, Luanne Kadlub, John Green, Anne Cumming Rice, Jane Albritton, We urge them to do so. While it’s true that panies wanting to do business in an environ- And companies such as Vestas Wind Systems Paige Ingram, Michael D. Wailes, Kay Rios

Gov. Bill Ritter’s transportation task force will mentally friendly manner. The group is hav- A/S and AVA Solar Inc. will indeed help this For article reprints, please contact our Reprint be making recommendations for increasing ing instant success attracting attendees. region become a global player in the emer- Coordinator at Wright’s Reprints – 1-877-652- state funding for transportation, and that a But the momentum extends beyond gence of new technologies. 5295. statewide ballot measure is possible in 2008, Green Drinks. Talk with business leaders But NoCo companies aren’t waiting for it’s important for our two-county effort to from any industry — construction compa- something new. They’re ready to effect resume as quickly as possible. nies to real estate firms, cleaning companies change now. You see it at events such as Statewide efforts will not address all the to paper-supply firms — and you’ll hear the our Green Summit, which we inaugurated problems we have locally. And, as we saw in the same message: Cut costs while helping the last spring. You see it in companies such as recently failed effort, negotiations among our environment, too. Wal-Mart and its own environmental ini- own municipalities and counties will be A lot of this has gained impetus from tiative. extremely difficult. So it’s important to resume soaring prices for fossil fuels, and by new And you see it in groups such as Green discussions as soon as possible. technologies that make solar, wind and other Drinks, now meeting at a location near you. Then, supporters can decide whether to sources of energy more affordable. It’s also promote a ballot measure in 2008, or some- true that reducing energy consumption and Christopher Wood can be reached at 970- time in the future. Every jurisdiction will need encouraging recycling can add to a business’ 221-5400 or via e-mail at [email protected]. to compromise to make it happen, but it must bottom line. Catch his blog, Woody’s World, at happen. There’s no question, either, that business www.ncbr.com.

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Only one of five Colorado health care moths — UnitedHealth, Wellpoint and tion with their physicians for fear it will be reform proposals evaluated by the Lewin Aetna. Annual premium increases continue used as an excuse to deny them coverage. Title Group has demon- to exceed both the rate of inflation and In no other industrialized nation do peo- strated any cost sav- increases in workers’ earnings. ple fear loss of health-care benefits with Company ings — $1.4 billion. In response to rising premium costs, change of jobs; nor do families agonize The Colorado Health more and more employers move employ- about losing everything due to huge med- Address Services Single Payer ees into catastrophic insurance policies ical bills, as U.S. families do. Insurance proposal is with high out-of-pocket costs that place Single payer insurance saves money by also the only one individuals and families at greater health cutting high administrative costs of multiple City/State/Zip shown capable of and financial risk. private insurances and by permitting negoti- providing compre- Individual out-of-pocket health costs ation of bulk rates for pharmaceuticals and Phone hensive health care rose 59 percent over the decade preceding durable medical goods. Additional adminis- for all. 2005; simultaneously, unpaid medical bills trative savings are realized by hospitals and Single-payer — or GUEST increased 60 percent, relates the American providers, and passed on to patients. Email single-risk-pool — COLUMN Hospital Association. Not coincidentally, No longer would cancer be a twin battle insurance would Michele Swenson large medical bills contribute to over 50 — one with disease, and another to retain Payment method eliminate wasteful percent of U.S. personal bankruptcies. insurance coverage. Single-payer would J Check J MasterCard J Visa J Am Express administrative spending. Commercial health insurance compa- eliminate U.S. commercial insurance pre- Currently over 30 percent of U.S. health- nies game the system to increase profits, by miums that average over $1,000 a month, Card# Exp. care dollars go to inefficient administration covering the healthy and rejecting as a and save families from the “Sophie’s costs, CEO salaries and profits of over 1,200 “pre-existing condition” anyone who Choice” of which family members to cover. Signature Date commercial insurances. Providers and hos- might require health care. Every other industrialized nation has pitals are forced to hire extra staff just to Gaming the system also takes the form of some form of single-payer insurance. All Mail or Fax form to: deal with administrative costs of multiple “denial management” — insurance middle- average half as much health-care costs, and Northern Colorado Business Report insurance authorization procedures and men scan claims for excuses to delay, deny better overall health outcomes than the POST OFFICE BOX 1399, FORT COLLINS, CO. 80522 drug formularies, and requirements for or renege on reimbursements, at an addi- United States. ph: 970.221.5400 fax: 970.221.5432 claims, billing and provider re-credentialing tional cost of $20 billion annually, The Wall Questions for our time: Can we muster — excess costs ultimately passed on to tax- Street Journal reported on Feb. 14, 2007. the will to stand up to powerful lobbies and Prepaid orders only. We accept payment by check, payers and consumers. Privatizing public programs is also very eliminate the wasteful spending on health money order, Visa, MasterCard or American Express. U.S. commercial health insurance no costly. Medicare prescription drug reform insurance middlemen? Do we insure their longer performs the function for which it of 2003 was exploited as an opportunity to bottom line or health-care access for all? One year = 26 issues subscription rate $49.97 was developed in the 1930s and ’40s — to move more seniors into higher-cost, heavi- Three years=78 issues subscription rate $129.97 spread health-care risk and cost. ly subsidized private insurance plans. Michele Swenson is a former nurse, and a Assertions that the “free market” will Insurance and pharmaceutical lobbies co- member of Health Care for All Colorado, co- lower health costs are belied by the fact that wrote reform to enhance their bottom author of the Colorado Health Services Sin-

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The tra intend to be an inte sta rd Nalezny “ ” No “We e nking veteran Gera l investment group. unity First National Bank unity and that means w Ba b th loca Nalezny’s Comm ed in this comm This is the antithesis of e our loan decisions her 36A | The Northern Colorado Business Report www.ncbr.com | Nov. 23-Dec. 6, 2007 LEADS INVENTIONS • FORECLOSURES FORECLOSURES BORROWER: DANNY L. & HANNAH T. MILLER, 131 INVENTIONS Patent No.: 7293286, Federated management of Patent No.: 7296094, Circuit and method to pro- N. 23RD AVE. GREELEY, CO 80631-1702. LEGAL BORROWER: DAVID BONNER, 7604 POUDRE RIVER content repositories. Inventors: Owen, James, vide configuration of serial ATA queue depth ver- DESCRIPTION: WARD AC; LOT 1 BLK 1. LENDER: ROAD GREELEY, CO 80634-9382. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: This section includes notices of election and The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office recently Golden, Colo.; Smith, Gregory, Westminster, Colo.; sus number of devices. Inventors: Bashford, demand filed by creditors alleging default on a DEUTSCHE BANK NATL TRUST CO. AMOUNT DUE: POUDRE RIVER RANCH SECOND FLG; LOT 5 BLK 4. McCauley, Rodney, Loveland, Colo.; Toussaint, Patrick R., Fort Collins, Colo.; Day, Brian A., Col- $118537. CASE NO.: 2006-3400886. DATE: 9/10/07. LENDER: SAXON MTG SERVICES INC. AMOUNT DUE: awarded the following patents to Northern Col- debt. Foreclosures are not final until a Public orado inventors and companies. Included are the Alexander, Broomfield, Colo.; Conti, Joseph, Boul- orado Springs, Colo.; Rogers, Jeffrey M., Colorado Trustee’s Deed has been issued. Included are the $308000. CASE NO.: 2006-3427528. DATE: 9/10/07. der, Colo.; Patadia, Jalpesh, Boulder, Colo., 618513 . Springs, Colo. Assignee-at-Issue: LSI Corp., Milpi- BORROWER: JAMES EVERTON, 2149 PINON CIR- patent number, description, inventors, assignee- borrower, property address, lender, amount and at-issue and date awarded. Numbers preceded by Assignee-at-Issue: BEA Systems Inc., San Jose, tas, Calif. Date: 11/13/07. date filed. CLE% ERIE, CO 80516-7958. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: BORROWER: CRAIG D. & MELISSA A. FISHER, 814 Calif. Date: 11/6/07. VISTA RIDGE FLG 1S; LOT 4 BLK 2. LENDER: CITIBANK. SCOTCH PINE DRIVE WINDSOR, CO 80550-2951. LEGAL a “D” were awarded for a design; “RE” indicates a reissue. Patent No.: 7296181, Lockstep error signaling. LARIMER COUNTY AMOUNT DUE: $240073. CASE NO.: 2006-3395358. DESCRIPTION: SUMMIT VIEW SUB FIRST FLG; LOT 9 Patent No.: 7293303, Method and device for Inventors: Safford, Kevin David, Fort Collins, Colo.; DATE: 9/10/07. BLK 3. LENDER: COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC. Patent No.: 7290723, Aerosol splitter for ELSD. repositioning patient in bed with safety features. Delano, Eric Richard, Fort Collins, Colo. Assignee- BORROWER: RUBEN GUEVARA, 349 PINE ST. AMOUNT DUE: $164067. CASE NO.: 2003-3087125. Inventor: Worrell, Gregory A.., Greeley, Colo. Date: at-Issue: Hewlett-Packard Development Co., L.P., BORROWER: KIRBY L. & KATHLEEN J. MUSGRAVE, DATE: 9/10/07. Inventors: Lu, Jiang, Superior, Colo.; Azlein, Samuel LASALLE, CO 80645-3124. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LEY Frederick, Brighton, Colo. Date: 11/6/07. 11/13/07. Houston, Texas. Date: 11/13/07. SUB SECOND ADD AMD REPLAT; LOT 3 BLK 2. LENDER: 33060 WELD COUNTY ROAD 51 GREELEY, CO 80631. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 17 T6N-R64W. LENDER: BORROWER: WILLIAM GABRIEL & SAN ARAGON, WELLS FARGO BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $137966. CASE Patent No.: 7291440, Bakeable multi-layer Patent No.: 7293608, Liquid well stimulator. Patent No.: 7296199, Systems and methods for NO.: 2003-3097029. DATE: 9/10/07. CITIMORTGAGE INC. AMOUNT DUE: $221526. CASE NO.: 411 TODD AVE. LASALLE, CO 80645-3140. LEGAL Inventors: Dudley, Clifton M., Hernia Hill Trail, Bel- defining and utilizing attributes of a processor 2006-3394970. DATE: 9/10/07. DESCRIPTION: MELVIN ADD TO LASALLE; LOT 1. imageable element. Inventors: Ray, Kevin B., Fort Collins, Colo.; Kitson, Anthony P., Evans, Colo. lvue, Colo.; Marr Jr., David R., Fort Collins, Colo. resource. Inventors: Nugent, Patrick Brian, Fort BORROWER: ROXANN K. & ANDREW RUPAR, 2812 LENDER: FRANKLIN CREDIT MANAGEMENT COR. Date: 11/13/07. Collins, Colo.; Miller, Kevin Lee, Loveland, Colo. BORROWER: JANIE A. & ANTHONY VIGIL, 105 AMOUNT DUE: $142185. CASE NO.: 2006-3388958. Assignee-at-Issue: Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, W. 11TH STREET ROAD GREELEY, CO 80634-5410. N.Y. Date: 11/6/07. Assignee-at-Issue: Hewlett-Packard Development LEGAL DESCRIPTION: WILSHIRE THIRD ADD; LOT 12 FOURTH ST. GILCREST, CO 80623. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: DATE: 9/10/07. Patent No.: 7294222, External pipe cleaner. Co., L.P., Houston, Texas. Date: 11/13/07. GILCREST TWN OF AMD; LOT 3 BLK 30. LENDER: HSBC BLK 5. LENDER: US BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $145256. Patent No.: 7292063, Method of interconnect for Inventor: Temple, William James, Fort Collins, Colo. CASE NO.: 2007-3444387. DATE: 9/10/07. MTG SERVICES INC. AMOUNT DUE: $125908. CASE NO.: BORROWER: HECTOR M. HERRERA, 5121 W. 17TH ST. Assignee-at-Issue: P E Fusion LLC, Fort Collins, Patent No.: D 555213, Insect toy. Inventors: 2005-3299533. DATE: 9/10/07. GREELEY, CO 80634-3007. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: COUN- multi-slot metal-mask programmable relocatable function placed in an I/O region. Inventors: Sav- Colo. Date: 11/13/07. Bowen, David S., Fort Collins, Colo.; Kang, Paulo, BORROWER: DAVID R. & MARY ROUBIDEAUX, 5937 TRY CLUB W. FLG 4; LOT 5 BLK 9. LENDER: WELLS Pasadena, Calif. Assignee-at-Issue: Mattel Inc., El BORROWER: ROBERT R. & EDDIE J. ORR, 1037 FARGO FIN COLO INC. AMOUNT DUE: $169090. CASE age, Scott C., Fort Collins, Colo.; Waldron, Robert D., WELD COUNTY ROAD 79 ROGGEN, CO 80652. LEGAL Fort Collins, Colo.; McGrath, Donald T., Fort Collins, P atent No.: 7295239, User interface illumination Segundo, Calif. Date: 11/13/07. DESCRIPTION: Section 4 T1N-R62W. LENDER: CITI- MACDAVIDSON CIRCLE% DACONO, CO 80514-9704. NO.: 2005-3331042. DATE: 9/10/07. system. Inventors: Battles, Amy E., Windsor, Colo.; LEGAL DESCRIPTION: GLENS DACONO, UNIT 3; LOT 11 Colo.; Richardson, Kenneth G., Erie, Colo. Assignee- MORTGAGE INC. AMOUNT DUE: $352548. CASE NO.: at-Issue: LSI Corp., Milpitas, Calif. Date: 11/6/07. Dow, James C., Fort Collins, Colo. Assignee-at- 2005-3334613. DATE: 9/10/07. BLK 2. LENDER: FIRST COMMUNITY BANK. AMOUNT BORROWER: FERNANDO PEREA, 4631 S. SHENAN- Issue: Hewlett-Packard Development Co., L.P., DUE: $46219. CASE NO.: 2000-2798498. DATE: 9/10/07. DOAH ST. GREELEY, CO 80634-9287. LEGAL DESCRIP- Houston, Texas. Date: 11/13/07. TION: W. HILL-N-PARK FOURTH FLG; LOT 9 BLK 2. Patent No.: 7292098, Operational amplifier. BORROWER: DAVID P. & ALMA R. VIGIL, 3618 Inventors: Chen, Lei, Loveland, Colo.; Lum, Richard PUEBLO ST. EVANS, CO 80620-2236. LEGAL DESCRIP- BORROWER: DUANE L. WALLACE, 1007 TRAPPER LENDER: COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC. AMOUNT P atent No.: 7295329, P osition detection system. DRIVE FORT LUPTON, CO 80621-2721. LEGAL DESCRIP- DUE: $132773. CASE NO.: 2003-3096460. DATE: 9/11/07. Kok Keong, Loveland, Colo. Assignee-at-Issue: TION: CRAIG ARCHER KOHLER & TRACYS SUB; LOT 23 Avago Technologies ECBU IP Pte Ltd. Date: 11/6/07. Inventors: Gruhlke, Russell W., Fort Collins, Colo.; BLK 177A. LENDER: US BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $105500. TION: LANCASTER N. ADD FIFTH FLG; LOT 18 BLK 3. Helbing, Rene P., Palo Alto, Calif., 222258 . CASE NO.: 2005-3293933. DATE: 9/10/07. LENDER: MI BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $165551. CASE NO.: B ORROWER: DOUGLAS J. & PAMELA M. KERSHAW, Assignee-at-Issue: Avago Technologies ECBU IP 2005-3294450. DATE: 9/10/07. 34285 WELD COUNTY ROAD 47 EATON, CO 80615- Patent No.: 7292506, System and method of redundant cabling in a media storage system. (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore (SG), BORROWER: STANLEY L. MARTINES, 1720 FLETCH- 9304. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 11 T6N-R65W. Foreign Co. or Corp. Date: 11/13/07. BORROWER: PATRICE I. WAYNE, 3509 MONTROSE LENDER: GSAA 2005 5. AMOUNT DUE: $404665. CASE Inventors: Coffin, Paul C., Fort Collins, Colo.; ER AVE. LOCHBUIE, CO 80603-5822. LEGAL DESCRIP- Mueller, Robert L., Windsor, Colo. Assignee-at- TION: SILVER PEAKS FLG 2; LOT 13 BLK 8. LENDER: ST. EVANS, CO 80620-1805. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: VIL- NO.: 2004-3233980. DATE: 9/11/07. Patent No.: 7296084, Data management system LAGE SUB; LOT 33 BLK 2. LENDER: ACCREDITED HOME Issue: Hewlett-Packard Development Co., L.P., ALASKA SEABOARD PARNTERS LP. AMOUNT DUE: Houston, Texas. Date: 11/6/07. and method. Inventors: Thayer, Jennifer J., Gree- $183936. CASE NO.: 2006-3414560. DATE: 9/10/07. LENDERS INC. AMOUNT DUE: $103008. CASE NO.: B ORROWER: FRANK L. & DEBORAH L. CRESS,, . ley, Colo.; Schwartz, Jeffrey D., Loveland, Colo.; 2004-3210608. DATE: 9/10/07. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: OLINGER SUB OF GARDEN TRS Patent No.: 7293106, Method of finding a path Krawetz, Neal A., Fort Collins, Colo. Assignee-at- BORROWER: JUAN LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ, 4959 W. RPLT COR; LOT 4B. LENDER: VA. AMOUNT DUE: Issue: Hewlett-Packard Development Co., L.P., BORROWER: ANDREW CISNEROS, 1531 THIRD AVE. $127670. CASE NO.: 1994-2370125. DATE: 9/11/07. between two nodes in a network. Inventors: SIXTH STREET ROAD GREELEY, CO 80634-1258. LEGAL Natarajan, Srikanth, Fort Collins, Colo.; Smith, Dar- Houston, Texas. Date: 11/13/07. DESCRIPTION: WESTMOOR W.; LOT 21 BLK 6. LENDER: GREELEY, CO 80631-5941. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: HALL MORGER SUB BLK 169 GREELEY; LOT 11 BLK 169. BORROWER: ISMAEL V. & ARACELI PI ROCHA,, . ren D., Fort Collins, Colo. Assignee-at-Issue: LASALLE BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $162267. CASE NO.: Hewlett-Packard Development Co., L.P., Houston, 2006-3367153. DATE: 9/10/07. LENDER: ACCREDITED HOME LENDERS INC. AMOUNT LEGAL DESCRIPTION: WEDGWOOD PUD; LOT 5 BLK 5. DUE: $106996. CASE NO.: 2005-3324370. DATE: LENDER: WELLS FARGO FIN COLO INC. AMOUNT DUE: Texas. Date: 11/6/07. BORROWER: KEVIN J. & SHERRY A. TALLMAN, 226 9/10/07. $98715. CASE NO.: 2003-3072672. DATE: 9/11/07. MCAFEE CIRCLE% ERIE, CO 80516-8465. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: GRANDVIEW SUB; LOT 31 BLK 1. LENDER: BORROWER: SHARON METCALF, 5216 DRY CREEK BORROWER: RICHARD A. & MICHELLE GILMORE, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $254441. ROAD EVANS, CO 80620. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 440 CHESTNUT AVE. EATON, CO 80615-9059. LEGAL CASE NO.: 2002-3011136. DATE: 9/10/07. NEVILLES CROSSING SUB AMD PLAT 2; LOT 1 BLK 1. DESCRIPTION: EATON COMMONS; LOT 2 BLK 8. LENDER: NATL CITY BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $308980. LENDER: MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITLAL I. AMOUNT BORROWER: GENE & MARY L. JOHNSON, 2840 BORROWER: JOSE O. & MARIA P. GARZA, 2049 BORROWER: RICHARD A. LEO, 711 YAKIMA COURT CASE NO.: 2005-3292438. DATE: 9/10/07. DUE: $135548. CASE NO.: 2006-3375718. DATE: 9/11/07. BORROWER: ANTHONY L. VIGIL, 49298 WELD 39TH AVE. GREELEY, CO 80634-8356. LEGAL DESCRIP- BEECH AVE. GREELEY, CO 80631-6158. LEGAL DESCRIP- LOCHBUIE, CO 80603-5702. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: COUNTY ROAD 31 NUNN, CO 80648-9727. LEGAL TION: GATEWAY LAKES; LOT 23 BLK 4. LENDER: NEW TION: BALSAM VILLAGE SECOND FLG; LOT 8 BLK 1. LOCHWOOD FARMS PUD FIRST FLG; LOT 6 BLK 4. BORROWER: MANUEL LEOS, 4229 W. 30TH STREET BORROWER: RONALD A. WOLFSON, 6600 W. 20TH DESCRIPTION: Section 27 T9N-R66W. LENDER: WASH- FRONTIER BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $164701. CASE NO.: LENDER: COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC. AMOUNT LENDER: WACHOVIA BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $53866. ROAD GREELEY, CO 80634-9555. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ST., UNIT 22 GREELEY, CO 80634-9687. LEGAL INGTON MUTUAL BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $162315. CASE 2007-3472867. DATE: 9/11/07. DUE: $122434. CASE NO.: 2002-2937242. DATE: 9/11/07. CASE NO.: 1999-2689992. DATE: 9/11/07. NO.: 2003-3085620. DATE: 9/10/07. GATEWAY ESTATES FLG 3; LOT 11 BLK 6. LENDER: MOR- DESCRIPTION: COVINGTON KNOLLS; LOT 6 BLK 4. GAN STANLEY MSAC 2007 NC1. AMOUNT DUE: LENDER: DEUTSCHE BANK NATL TRUST CO. AMOUNT BORROWER: ELIZABETH A. MORRISSEY, 1904 BORROWER: RUBEN & NANCY OJEDA, 181 E. HOLLY BORROWER: BELLAMINA STAGECOACH DEVL LLC, $235491. CASE NO.: 2006-3419728. DATE: 9/10/07. DUE: $650000. CASE NO.: 2004-3147106. DATE: 9/11/07. BORROWER: DAN LATIL, 206 CEDAR ST. HUDSON, CO PARKWOOD DRIVE JOHNSTOWN, CO 80534-8322. ST. MILLIKEN, CO 80543-9106. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: VL, . LEGAL DESCRIPTION: WYNDHAM HILL FLG 3; LOT 80642. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: HUDSON TOWN OF; LOT LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ROLLING HILLS RANCH PH 1; LOT WAL MAR THIRD SUB; LOT 6 BLK 2. LENDER: CITI- 1. LENDER: CENTENNIAL BANK W. AMOUNT DUE: BORROWER: JUDY BRANT, 7806 W. 19TH STREET BORROWER: KATIE M. SCHMIDT, 2820 39TH AVE. 15 BLK 78. LENDER: BANK NEW YORK. AMOUNT DUE: 63. LENDER: CITIMORTGAGE INC. AMOUNT DUE: MORTGAGE INC. AMOUNT DUE: $143047. CASE NO.: $2820253. CASE NO.: 2007-3445869. DATE: 9/11/07. ROAD GREELEY, CO 80634-8632. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: GREELEY, CO 80634-8356. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: GATE- $127793. CASE NO.: 2004-3164005. DATE: 9/10/07. $184579. CASE NO.: 2003-3057551. DATE: 9/11/07. 2003-3077229. DATE: 9/11/07. MOUNTAIN VISTA FLG 2; LOT 29 BLK 3. LENDER: WAY LAKES; LOT 18 BLK 4. LENDER: NEW FRONTIER DEUTSCHE BANK TRUT CO AM. AMOUNT DUE: BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $42794. CASE NO.: 2005- $490696. CASE NO.: 2006-3382251. DATE: 9/10/07. 3259663. DATE: 9/11/07.

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BORROWER: LESLIE ANN REMINGTON, 419 EIGHTH BORROWER: THERESA & MIGUEL B. GARCIA, 1943 BORROWER: JUNIOR DELFINO & MICH SANCHEZ, BORROWER: FRED L. & CONSTANCE R. HAMILTON, BORROWER: SARAH N. MONTGOMERY, 3112 BURRO BORROWER: RAUL & MARIA R. MELENDEZRO- ST. GREELEY, CO 80631-2435. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: CAROLINA AVE. FORT COLLINS, CO 80621. LEGAL 397 E. 24TH ST. GREELEY, CO 80631-9053. LEGAL 25350 WELD COUNTY ROAD 32 LASALLE, CO 80645. COURT EVANS, CO 80620-9152. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: DRIGUEZ, 1009 PLATTE DRIVE FORT LUPTON, CO GREELEY CITY OF; LOT. LENDER: BLK 122. AMOUNT DESCRIPTION: WATTENBERG TWN OF; LOT 8 BLK 11. DESCRIPTION: PARKVIEW; LOT 24 BLK 1. LENDER: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 20 T3N-R64W. LENDER: ASHCROFT HEIGHTS SECOND FLG; LOT 34 BLK 5. 80621-2713. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LANCASTER N. ADD DUE: $0. CASE NO.: 88024. DATE: 12:00:00 AM. LENDER: US BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $144235. CASE NO.: DEUTSCHE BANK NATL TRUST CO. AMOUNT DUE: COMPASS BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $202000. CASE NO.: LENDER: CITIMORTGAGE INC. AMOUNT DUE: $157289. FOURTH FLG; LOT 8 BLK 1. LENDER: DEUTSCHE BANK 2006-3433100. DATE: 9/11/07. $108836. CASE NO.: 2004-3145791. DATE: 9/13/07. 2001-2861718. DATE: 9/14/07. CASE NO.: 2004-3194663. DATE: 9/14/07. NATL TRUST CO. AMOUNT DUE: $164113. CASE NO.: BORROWER: DALE A. & BRIDGET A. VANDEL, 320 2004-3243159. DATE: 9/14/07. E. 28TH ST. DRIVE GREELEY, CO 80631-1216. LEGAL BORROWER: DAVID L. CARROLL, 5893 STAGECOACH BORROWER: MICHELLE A. & STEPHEN JEFFRES, BORROWER: FRED L. & CONSTANCE R. HAMILTON, BORROWER: PAUL W. & CINDY L. CORN, 16861 DESCRIPTION: RIVERVIEW FARM SUB; LOT 4 BLK 5. AVE. FIRESTONE, CO 80504-5561. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 9703 WELD COUNTY ROAD 13 LONGMONT, CO 80504- 25488 WELD COUNTY ROAD 32 LASALLE, CO 80645. ROBERTS ST. MEAD, CO 80542-4540. LEGAL DESCRIP- BORROWER: KELLY R. MEISSNER, 310 GLEN AYRE LENDER: COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC. AMOUNT BOOTH FARMS FIRST FLG; LOT 5 BLK 12. LENDER: CITI- 9448. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: BUFFALO AC; LOT 11. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 20 T3N-R64W. LENDER: TION: COYOTE RUN SUB FLG 1; LOT 84. LENDER: RESI- ST. DACONO, CO 80514-9540. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: DUE: $146253. CASE NO.: 2005-3319459. DATE: 9/11/07. MORTGAGE INC. AMOUNT DUE: $232037. CASE NO.: LENDER: LASALLE BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $433124. CASE COMPASS BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $67500. CASE NO.: DENTIAL FUNDING CO LLC. AMOUNT DUE: $396023. GLENS DACONO, UNIT 2; LOT 216. LENDER: WELLS 2006-3403500. DATE: 9/11/07. NO.: 2006-3432552. DATE: 9/13/07. 2005-3280879. DATE: 9/14/07. CASE NO.: 2006-3432030. DATE: 9/14/07. FARGO BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $144712. CASE NO.: 2003- BORROWER: STEPHEN C. & KRISTI M. BROWN, 3112312. DATE: 9/14/07. 2008 BALSAM AVE. GREELEY, CO 80631-6100. LEGAL BORROWER: FLORENCIA GERHARDT, 5001 CORTEZ BORROWER: JEFFREY DIETZ, 2435 SCHOOL HOUSE BORROWER: ARMANDO HERNANDEZVEGA, 1407 BORROWER: RICARDO M. & VANESSA N. PRO- DESCRIPTION: BALSAM VILLAGE; LOT 23 BLK 2. WAY SEVERANCE, CO 80546. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: DRIVE MILLIKEN, CO 80543-3173. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 23RD AVE. GREELEY, CO 80634-6419. LEGAL DESCRIP- CHASKA, 11264 DOVER ST. FIRESTONE, CO 80504- BORROWER: NICK DASILVA, 361 CLUBHOUSE DRIVE LENDER: COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC. AMOUNT CASA LOMA SUB; LOT 1 BLK 1. LENDER: BANK NEW SETTLERS VILLAGE; LOT 22 BLK 14. LENDER: FIRSTIER TION: WESTVIEW ADD TO GREELEY; LOT 6 BLK 1. 5567. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: OAK MEADOWS PUD FLG 1; FORT LUPTON, CO 80621-2731. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: DUE: $141913. CASE NO.: 2004-3164614. DATE: 9/11/07. YORK. AMOUNT DUE: $356712. CASE NO.: 2003- BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $103918. CASE NO.: 2005- LENDER: GMAC MTG LLC. AMOUNT DUE: $178386. CASE LOT 32 BLK 11. LENDER: HSBC MTG SERVICES INC. COYOTE CREEK FLG 2; LOT 7 BLK 1. LENDER: US BANK. 3022661. DATE: 9/11/07. 3255386. DATE: 9/13/07. NO.: 2007-3457410. DATE: 9/14/07. AMOUNT DUE: $237463. CASE NO.: 2005-3296336. AMOUNT DUE: $170799. CASE NO.: 2005-3300085. BORROWER: JAVIER AVILA, 221 11TH ST. GREELEY, DATE: 9/14/07. DATE: 9/14/07. CO 80631-4238. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: GREELEY CITY BORROWER: MANUEL ANGEL GUTIERREZ, 819 E. BORROWER: JOHN J. SALAZAR, 2828 39TH AVE. BORROWER: FRANCISCO & OFELIA NAJERA, 225 OF; LOT. LENDER: BLK 132. AMOUNT DUE: $0. CASE 20TH STREET LANE GREELEY, CO 80631-6172. LEGAL GREELEY, CO 80634-8356. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: GATE- DAHLIA ST. HUDSON, CO 80642. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: BORROWER: EDWARD GALLOWAY, 1832 DILMONT BORROWER: RONNIE D. SMITH, 1633 SAN JUAN CIR- NO.: 109878. DATE: 12:00:00 AM. DESCRIPTION: BALSAM VILLAGE SECOND FLG; LOT 18 WAY LAKES; LOT 20 BLK 4. LENDER: US BANK. HUDSON TOWN OF; LOT 27 BLK 76. LENDER: WELLS AVE. GREELEY, CO 80631-6207. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: CLE% EVANS, CO 80620-2434. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: BLK 4. LENDER: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK. AMOUNT AMOUNT DUE: $146740. CASE NO.: 2006-3377801. FARGO BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $122933. CASE NO.: 2003- LINDALE SUB; LOT 49. LENDER: WELLS FARGO BANK. PAWNEE SUB FIRST REPLAT; LOT 4 BLK 2. LENDER: BORROWER: BRET M. BENNETT, 779 PONDEROSA DUE: $101545. CASE NO.: 2005-3350104. DATE: 9/11/07. DATE: 9/13/07. 3060389. DATE: 9/14/07. AMOUNT DUE: $128464. CASE NO.: 2003-3121318. DATE: CITIMORTGAGE INC. AMOUNT DUE: $154606. CASE NO.: DRIVE WINDSOR, CO 80550-5462. LEGAL DESCRIP- 9/14/07. 2007-3446123. DATE: 9/14/07. TION: WINDSOR VILLAGE FLG 2 PH 2 & 3 REPLAT; LOT BORROWER: IRAM BAEZA, 514 10TH ST. GREELEY, CO BORROWER: ISABEL & JUANITA RAMIREZ, 2623 BORROWER: DAVID C. & SONJA OLDEWAGE, 2117 19 BLK 11. LENDER: GMAC MTG LLC. AMOUNT DUE: 80631-4114. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: GREELEY CITY OF; APPLE AVE. GREELEY, CO 80631-7354. LEGAL DESCRIP- PIONEER DRIVE MILLIKEN, CO 80543-3138. LEGAL BORROWER: IRVING S. & MELANIE S. HEMEON, BORROWER: SCOTT & DANIELLE HUGGINS, 1531 S. $156000. CASE NO.: 2006-3426152. DATE: 9/11/07. LOT 4 BLK 80. LENDER: WELLS FARGO BANK. AMOUNT TION: PARKVIEW S. SECOND FLG; LOT 22. LENDER: DESCRIPTION: SETTLERS VILLAGE; LOT 21 BLK 21. 303 GRAEFE AVE. AULT, CO 80610. LEGAL DESCRIP- CORA AVE. MILLIKEN, CO 80543-8415. LEGAL DESCRIP- DUE: $115532. CASE NO.: 2004-3227018. DATE: 9/11/07. AURORA LOAN SERVICES LLC. AMOUNT DUE: $114294. LENDER: HSBC BANK USA. AMOUNT DUE: $162860. TION: GRAEFES FOURTH ADD; LOT 1 BLK 15. LENDER: TION: CENTENNIAL FARMS SUB; LOT 5 BLK 2. LENDER: B ORROWER: FRANCISCO & MARY H. NARANJO, CASE NO.: 2005-3295263. DATE: 9/13/07. CASE NO.: 2006-3393173. DATE: 9/14/07. CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON HEA. AMOUNT DUE: COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC. AMOUNT DUE: 424 E. 28TH STREET DRIVE GREELEY, CO 80631-1228. BORROWER: MITCHELL W. & JEANNA R. NIEBERG- $135600. CASE NO.: 2005-3304255. DATE: 9/14/07. $171057. CASE NO.: 2006-3443449. DATE: 9/17/07. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: RIVERVIEW FARM SUB; LOT 10 ER, 4621 SCOTTSBLUFF COURT GREELEY, CO 80634- BORROWER: ROBERT J. WATTS, 18063 WAGON BORROWER: ANASTASIA M. & JAMES C. MINT, BLK 5. LENDER: COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC. 9259. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: W. HILL-N-PARK THIRD FLG TRAIL MEAD, CO 80542-8003. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 5403 WOLF ST. FREDERICK, CO 80504-3433. LEGAL BORROWER: JOSE A. GAMBOA, 1711 26TH AVENUE BORROWER: CASANDRA SELLMER, 3033 41ST AVE. AMOUNT DUE: $147411. CASE NO.: 2005-3262394. DATE: RESUB; LOT 8 BLK 8. LENDER: WELLS FARGO BANK. MARGIL FARMS FIRST FLG; LOT 2 BLK 1. LENDER: HSBC DESCRIPTION: FOX RUN 2 SUB; LOT 21 BLK 2. LENDER: COURT GREELEY, CO 80634-4931. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: GREELEY, CO 80634-8367. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: GATE- 9/11/07. AMOUNT DUE: $133030. CASE NO.: 2004-3202072. BANK USA. AMOUNT DUE: $83889. CASE NO.: 2005- US BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $242250. CASE NO.: 2006- ROLLING HILLS AMD; LOT 11 BLK 17. LENDER: MIDFIRST WAY ESTATES FLG 3; LOT 12 BLK 16. LENDER: BANK DATE: 9/13/07. 3314787. DATE: 9/13/07. 3414666. DATE: 9/14/07. BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $92575. CASE NO.: 2000- NEW YORK. AMOUNT DUE: $244174. CASE NO.: 2006- BORROWER: ANA J. JARAMILLO, 413 28TH AVE. 2797041. DATE: 9/14/07. 3396043. DATE: 9/17/07. GREELEY, CO 80634-2632. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: BORROWER: TAMI L. S. SMITH, 920 N. FIRST ST. BORROWER: JAMES EVERTON, 6120 TAYLOR ST. BORROWER: CHARLES BRANDT, 1902 78TH AVE. BROADVIEW AC FIFTH ADD; LOT 3 BLK 10. LENDER: JOHNSTOWN, CO 80534-8806. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: FREDERICK, CO 80530-4827. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: GREELEY, CO 80634-8643. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: BORROWER: TRAVIS A. & AMBER A. FISHER, 1248 BORROWER: MICHAEL & AUDRA M. NAUTA, 409 E. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC. AMOUNT DUE: GRAYS ADD; LOT 1 BLK 1. LENDER: OCWEN LOAN SER- SAVANNAH SUB; LOT 15 BLK 9. LENDER: CITIBANK. MOUNTAIN VISTA FLG 2; LOT 1 BLK 3. LENDER: WELLS TILLER LANE MILLIKEN, CO 80543-8448. LEGAL 28TH STREET LANE GREELEY, CO 80631-1220. LEGAL $137384. CASE NO.: 2005-3324822. DATE: 9/11/07. VICING LLC. AMOUNT DUE: $117228. CASE NO.: 2001- AMOUNT DUE: $197567. CASE NO.: 2006-3389599. FARGO BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $244800. CASE NO.: DESCRIPTION: CENTENNIAL FARMS SUB; LOT 36 BLK 1. DESCRIPTION: RIVERVIEW FARM SUB; LOT 55 BLK 5. 2899062. DATE: 9/13/07. DATE: 9/14/07. 2006-3426749. DATE: 9/14/07. LENDER: WELLS FARGO BANK. AMOUNT DUE: $127928. LENDER: CITIMORTGAGE INC. AMOUNT DUE: $164516. BORROWER: DAVID D. GARZA, 1330 27TH ST. GREE- CASE NO.: 2006-3400363. DATE: 9/14/07. CASE NO.: 2006-3414922. DATE: 9/17/07. LEY, CO 80631-8338. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: FARRS FIFTH ADD; LOT 18 BLK 25. LENDER: COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC. AMOUNT DUE: $124462. CASE NO.: 2005-3258884. DATE: 9/11/07.

ENTERPRISE, from 4A planning for an addition. A 65,000-square- foot addition will be built on the north side Colorado Enterprise Zone tax benefits of the property, a project that will be started sometime in 2008. The property is also What does a business get when it locates in an area designated an enterprise zone by the state of Col- Bargain rates set up for a 20,000-square-foot addition on orado? Among other things: Palieri said that the company is leasing the northwest side. the space for just under $8 per square foot. “They’re both being planned right now,” I Investment Tax Credit — Businesses making investments in equipment used exclusively in an enter- By comparison, some newly constructed he said. prise zone may claim a credit against their Colorado income taxes equal to 3 percent of the amount of the flex office space is leasing for around $12 The plan is to offer all of the space for investment. per square foot. Tenants have told Palieri lease, but the group would consider selling I Job Tax Credit — Businesses hiring new employees in an enterprise zone may claim a tax credit against that the rates at the Water Pik building are, space, too. state income taxes of $500 for each employee. In order to be considered, the expansion must add at least 10 in general, 30 percent to 40 percent below “We have a couple other tenants we’re employees or represent a 10 percent increase over the previous annual average. new construction. negotiating with right now,” Palieri said. I Tax Credit for Employer Health Insurance — A taxpayer with a qualifying new business facility is allowed Palieri and his business partners paid “We’ve had a lot of interest.” a two-year, $200 tax credit for each employee insured under a qualifying employer-sponsored health-insur- $3.3 million, or about $23 per square foot, ance program. for the building. He explained that the bar- Job-creation goal I Job Training Credit — Employers who carry out a qualified job-training program for their enterprise- gain price was necessary in part because of That is exactly the type of activity that zone employees may claim an income-tax credit of 10 percent of their eligible training costs. the amount of work to be done on the 1964 the city hoped to generate when it decided I R&D Tax Credit — Taxpayers who make private expenditures on research and experimental activities in building, such as installation of new HVAC to expand the enterprise zone. The city an enterprise zone qualify for an income-tax credit equal to 3 percent of the amount of their increased R&D systems, and in part because Water Pik was began reviewing options to breath life into expenditures. a motivated seller. the area in early 2006. The full impact of the I Credit to Rehabilitate Vacant Buildings — Owners or tenants of commercial buildings in an enterprise The company announced in January expansion has yet to be realized, though. zone that are at least 20 years old and which have been vacant for at least two years may claim a credit of 25 2006 that it would close its assembly plant “It certainly makes the properties more percent of the cost of rehabilitating each building. The credit is limited to $50,000. in south Loveland this year after an owner- marketable,” said Betsy Hale, business SOURCE: COLORADO OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE ship change. Workers at the plant assem- development manager for Loveland. “We’ll bled Waterpik showerheads and water fil- know (the full impact) once the buildings ters. are reused again.” Part of the rationale for the Loveland Hale explained that a major focus of the Reznik was unavailable for comment in well as about 300 acres of undeveloped land closure is contained in the company’s earn- enterprise zone is job creation through time for publication. In a December 2006 as a package rather than parceling it out. A ings statement that noted a 12 percent drop incentives. In general, it is the entity that interview with the Business Report,Reznik Realtec brochure on the property lists the in sales of shower heads “due primarily to creates jobs that receives the benefits. said that the company wanted to sell four price as negotiable. continued competitive pressure.” “When you look at similar locations in buildings totaling 811,000 square feet, as Having the property located in the Northern Colorado, that space is very enterprise zone helps keep rates reasonable, unique,” she said. She explained that the too. city fields a lot of inquires about the prop- “It’s certainly a good selling point for erties because of the multiple uses and us,” Palieri said. because of the enterprise-zone status. The Colorado Economic Development The investments into the Water Pik Commission approved Loveland’s enter- building are a good sign for the area, but prise-zone expansion to include much of there is yet another, even larger, vacancy 14th St. S.W. in July 2006. with which to contend. Agilent Technolo- Palieri said for the right company, the gies Inc. decided in 2005 to consolidate its enterprise zone can be a great tool. TDP is Loveland work force into a single building in the midst of preparing for its move, and on its expansive campus at 815 14th St. S.W. Palieri said there will likely be another ten- When it was built in 1960, the site was ant announcement within two to three the first U.S. manufacturing facility for months. Hewlett-Packard Co. outside of Palo Alto, A call to Terry Precht, TDP’s president, Calif. Agilent inherited the buildings when was not returned in time for publication of it split from HP in 1999, just before the tech this story. slowdown. The decision left 800,000 square There are still several large spaces avail- feet in Buildings A, B, C and D vacant. able in the former Water Pik building, but Realtec Commercial Real Estate Services Palieri said the ownership group is already Inc. is listing the property. Broker Tom 38A | The Northern Colorado Business Report www.ncbr.com | Nov. 23-Dec. 6, 2007 Housing prices hold up despite national decline

Number of Units Sold (NUS - Right Scale) and Average Selling Price (ASP - Left Scale for Residential) since 1997 with only a slight slowdown Higher priced homes Homes in Northern Colorado. 1997-2007 since 2005. Builders have been concentrat- staying on market for $700,000 3,000 ing on producing new houses in this price $600,000 2,500 range and remodelers have pushed older houses into this price range. $500,000 much longer periods 2,000 The average selling price in the $400,000 $500,000 to $1 million price range — 1,500 Dollars

The outlook for housing prices is getting $300,000 Number $635,335 — increased 1 percent from sec- even gloomier, according to Chicago Mer- 1,000 ond quarter 2006 to second quarter 2007. $200,000 cantile Exchange ASP: $500,000 to $1 Million Prices in this range showed decreases in NUS: $500,000 - $1 Million $100,000 5,000 housing futures. ASP: Less than $250,000 2002-04 but were continuously increasing Traders on the CME NUS: Less than $250,000 $0 0 before that and since then. expect home prices in ASP: $250,000 - $500,000 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 NUS: $250,000-$500,000 Year (1st quarter) There were 140 units sold in this price 10 major cities to range in second quarter 2007, about one- drop an average of The Denver Case-Shiller Home Price Increasing prices across categories sixth the number in the next lowest price about 10 percent Index was about 140 in August, up from Average selling prices in the under range, but the number of units sold in this from mid-2007 to 100 at the start of the century. Denver had $250,000 category have shown continuous price range has also been rapidly increas- November 2011. the smallest negative change at -0.4 year- increases since first quarter of 1997, and ing. Builders and remodelers have also been Denver metro area over-year, while Dallas; Atlanta; Portland, increased 1.2 percent between second quarter creating many homes in this price range. prices are expected to ECONOMIC Ore.; Charlotte, N.C. and Seattle had posi- 2006 and second quarter 2007 to $182,521. The number of houses sold in the $1 mil- drop 14.4 percent by INDICATORS tive annual changes. The other 14 cities in The number of units sold in this price lion and greater price range (not shown in the end of 2011. the Case-Shiller 20 metro areas had nega- range are far greater than any other price the graph) is small in most quarters, peaking Comparable numbers John W. Green, Ph.D. tive changes greater than Denver’s. range, 1,638 in second quarter 2007. The at 13 in first quarter 2006 and falling to 3 in are not available for Regional Economist The Nor thern Colorado Business Report, number of units sold in this price range first quarter 2007. The number sold has Northern Colorado, with the cooperation of McWhinney and has been generally decreasing since 2004, increased from none in first quarter 2000. although numbers for Fort Collins and The Group Real Estate Inc., who provided probably because there are fewer homes in The average selling price has been fairly con- Greeley markets, separately, show prices regional sales data from IRES, has com- this low-end category — as prices increase, stant since 2003 at about $1.35 million. little changed over 2006, up or down in the piled statistics on the Northern Colorado more and more houses move above the So far, housing prices have held up very 1 percent to 2 percent range, depending on residential housing market. We have col- $250,000 break point. well in Northern Colorado and houses are the month examined. lected and analyzed the number of units Prices in the $250,000 to $500,000 selling. The basic problem is the large The housing futures contracts have sold and prices each quarter since the first range have also shown continuous increas- increase in supply, pushing the average been trading since May 2006 but were quarter of 1997 in four price ranges: less es since first quarter 1997. The average sell- time on the market to 10 months, much modified in August so that traders could than $250,000, $250,000 to $500,000, ing price in this price range increased 0.9 longer for higher priced homes. bet on prices as far as 60 months into the $501,000 to $1 million, and greater than $1 percent to $339,716 between second quar- future. Trading is based on the Case-Shiller million. ter 2006 and second quarter 2007. John W. Green is a regional economist Home Price Indexes in the 10 major cities. The price ranges include both sales of Although 802 units were sold in this who compiles the Northern Colorado Trading so far has been very light, not existing homes and sales of newly built price range in second quarter 2007, about Business Report’s Index of Leading Eco- enough to provide a statistically reliable homes. A nearby graph shows the three half as many as in the lower price range, nomic Indicators. He can be reached at expectation of future housing prices. lower-priced categories. the number has been rapidly increasing [email protected]. Nov. 23-Dec. 6, 2007 | www.businessreportdaily.com The Northern Colorado Business Report | 39A

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Population 2005 2010 2015 2020 2030 Last update Colorado 4,722,460 5,209,892 5,729,644 6,257,281 7,298,094 8/06 Northern Colorado 500,719 561,372 640,359 726,575 924,719 8/06 Larimer County 271,990 296,519 330,879 366,240 439,217 8/06 Weld County 228,729 264,853 309,480 360,335 485,502 8/06

General Latest month Prev. listing Change prev. mo. Last year Change prev. year Last update

Employment 286,727 282,318 1.56% 279,225 2.69% 9/07 Unemployment 10,400 10,092 3.05% 11,071 -6.06% 9/07 Colo. Unemp. Rate 3.70% 3.60% N/A 4.20% N/A 9/07 Lmr. Unemp. Rate 3.20% 3.20% N/A 3.60% N/A 9/07 Weld Unemp. Rate 3.90% 3.90% N/A 4.00% N/A 9/07

Jet fuel (gallons dis.) F.C.-Loveland Airport 85,214 83,819 1.66% 94,753 -10.07% 8/07

Motor vehicle reg. 50,399 57,226 -11.93% 66,214 -23.88% 9/07

Vectra Small Business Colorado index 92.9 92.9 0.00% 105 -11.52% 9/07 U.S. index 86.6 84.8 2.12% 91.1 -4.94% 9/07

Bankruptcies Larimer County Chapter 7 94 68 38.24% N/A N/A 9/07 Chapter 13 12 9 33.33% N/A N/A 9/07 Weld County Chapter 7 91 91 0.00% N/A N/A 9/07 ChoiceRewards Checking Patent Pending, BancVue Chapter 13 14 9 55.56% N/A N/A 9/07

Foreclosures (000s) Larimer County 89 140 -36.43% N/A N/A 9/07 Earn the bonus rate Or the base rate Value $18,488 $24,860 -25.63% N/A N/A 9/07 Weld County 238 249 -4.42% N/A N/A 9/07 Value $51,385 $47,975 7.11% N/A N/A 9/07 % % % Patents 6.03APY* 1.01APY* 1.01APY* Larimer County 39 41 -4.88% 55 -29.09% 9/07 Weld County 14 8 75.00% 15 -6.67% 9/07 on your balance of on your balance over even when the three $0 - $35,000 $35,000 steps are not met New businesses Larimer County 145 262 -44.66% 173 -16.18% 09/07 Weld County 110 191 -42.41% 115 -4.35% 08/07

Consumer Price (Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Utah) Index (1982-84 = 100) Three easy steps to earn the bonus rates: Food & beverages 210.606 210.3 0.15% 201.4 4.57% 9/07 Housing 222.521 222.1 0.19% 215.1 3.45% 9/07 Transportation 184.835 185.2 -0.20% 185.4 -0.30% 9/07 1. Make at least 8 MasterCard debit card (point of sale) Medical Care 357.097 356.6 0.14% 339.9 5.06% 9/07 purchases posted within the monthly REAL ESTATE qualification cycle. Total construction (000s) Larimer County $22,557 $86,026 -73.78% $51,468 -56.17% 9/07 Free ATM’s Weld County $48,427 $94,243 -48.61% $51,600 -6.15% 9/07 2. Use automatic withdrawal or monthly direct deposit. Building permits 185 234 -20.94% 311 -40.51% 9/07 nationwide!*

Apartment vacancies 3. Get your monthly checking F.C.-Loveland 9.10% 9.30% N/A 8.10% N/A 6/07 statement electronically. Greeley 8.30% 7.20% N/A 7.30% N/A 6/07 Apartment rates Fort Collins $801 $752 6.44% $766 4.53% 6/07 Open your ChoiceRewards account today. Greeley $595 $625 -4.74% $634 -6.19% 6/07 Office vacancy rates Fort Collins 11.79% 12.40% N/A 12.50% N/A 6/07 Loveland 7.98% 7.20% N/A 6.40% N/A 6/07 Greeley 17.07% 18.20% N/A 20.90% N/A 6/07 Retail vacancy rates Fort Collins 7.24% 7.74% N/A 5.90% N/A 6/07 Loveland 7.05% 3.89% N/A 3.22% N/A 6/07 Greeley 9.28% 3.89% N/A 5.87% N/A 6/07 Industrial vacancy rates Evans / 3635 23rd Avenue • Fort Collins / 1044 West Drake Road Fort Collins 4.45% 3.89% N/A 4.92% N/A 6/07 Greeley 10th / 3780 West 10th Street / Greeley West / 7251 West 20th Street, Bldg. A Loveland 4.27% 4.07% N/A 3.74% N/A 6/07 Platteville / 370 Justin Avenue • Windsor / 1270 Automation Drive, Ste. 100 Greeley 8.13% 8.32% N/A 9.11% N/A 6/07 Also located in: Arvada / Aurora / Conifer / Denver / Elizabeth / Englewood / Kiowa / Parker BankofChoiceOnline.com (970) 506-1000 SALES Restaurant retail (000s) Larimer County $101,440 $102,245 -0.79% $95,718 5.98% 3/07 *ATM fees are refunded if above account requirements are met during the Weld County $50,563 $49,804 1.52% $49,301 2.56% 3/07 qualification cycle. *6.03% Annual Percentage Yield (APY) paid on balances Gross sales (000s) between one penny and $35,000 and 1.01% APY paid on all amounts above $35,000 Larimer County $664,596 $652,820 1.80% $632,019 5.15% 5/07 each monthly qualifying cycle the minimum account requirements are met. If you do Weld County $665,495 $661,252 0.64% $627,765 6.01% 5/07 not meet the minimum requirements during the monthly qualification cycle, your New tax accounts $376 $490 -23.27% $379 -0.79% 6/07 account will still function as a free checking account earning 1.01% APY on the full balance; however, ATM fees will not be refunded. To qualify, MasterCard debit card (point of sale) purchases must post during the qualification cycle. ATM transactions Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics are for Larimer and Weld counties combined. and Online Banking Bill Pay transactions or other forms of electronic transfers do not count toward MasterCard debit card (point of sale) purchases. Monthly direct deposit and automatic withdrawal means automated clearing house (ACH) Sources: Colorado Division of Local Government (Population stats); Larimer County Workforces Center (Employment stats); Fort Collins-Love- transactions. Qualification cycle means the period beginning one day prior to the land Municipal Airport; Larimer, Weld County Depts. of Motor Vehicles (Motor vehicle registrations); Vectra Bank Colorado (Colorado & U.S. current statement cycle through one day prior to the close of the current statement Small Business Indices); F.W. Dodge Data (Construction statistics); SKLD Information Services LLC (Bankruptcy, foreclosure); LexisNexis cycle. Interest rate and APY are subject to change after account is opened. (Patents); The Home Builders Association of Northern Colorado (Building permits); Colorado Division of Housing (Apartment vacancies & Minimum deposit of $100 required to open this account. No minimum balance rates); Realtec Commercial Real Estate Services Inc. (Office, retail, industrialvacancy rates); Colorado Deptment of Revenue (Restaurant sales, required. No monthly service charges. Available for personal accounts only. APY gross sales figures, new sales tax accounts); U.S. Depts. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Price Index). effective as of the publication date. Growing Businesses ENHANCI S

Highlights of Annual Meeting Thank you to NCEDC outgoing Board of Directors ank You! • Ralph Waldo, Representative of Fort Collins Board of Realtors • Jean Mooney, Agilent Technologies Sponsors of the 7th Annual NCEDC meeting • Rick Sutton, Banner Health • David Eikner, First National Bank LEAD SPONSOR 2007-2008 Board of Directors (* new incoming board) • CSU – • Mark Driscoll, First National Bank – Board Chair • Hilton Office of Economic Development • Glenn Wilson, Anheuser Busch – Vice Chair • Rocky Scott, Centerra/McWhinney – Secretary CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS • Employer Solutions Group • Eric Holsapple, Loveland Commercial – Past Chair • EKS&H • Paul Brinkman, Brinkman Partners • Ernest Health • George Hayes, Medical Center of the Rockies • McWhinney • First National Bank • Sergio Plaza, EagleSpan Steel Structures • Tom Gendron, Woodward * SUPPORTING SPONSOR • The Group • Steve Stiesmeyer, Hewlett Packard * • CHFA • Home State Bank • Debbie Hansen, The Group * • Joe Scherger, Home State Bank * • Paul Wood Florist • LPR Construction • Wynne Odell, Odell Brewing * MEDIA SPONSOR EX-OFFICIOS • McWhinney • Darin Atteberry, City of Fort Collins • NCBR • REMAX Alliance • Don Williams, City of Loveland • Frank Lancaster, Larimer County TABLE SPONSORS • Sample & Bailey • Mary Rudolph, Fort Collins Board of Realtors * • Advantage Bank • Mark Forsyth, Rocky Mountain Innovative Initiative (regional incubator) • Wells Fargo • Hunt Lambert, Colorado State University • City of Loveland • Woodward • Gaye Stockman, Loveland Chamber of Commerce • David May, Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce • Martin Shields, CSU/NCEDC Regional Economist Go to NCEDC website (www.ncedc.com) to view: • Business Retention and Expansion survey results – existing primary employer’s responses • 7th Annual Meeting report For more information, call 970-667-0905 or contact President/CEO Maury Dobbie at [email protected]

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Preserving Northern Colorado’s Precious Environment

Loveland’s Lighting Innovations bends the rules

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GREEN BUSINESS Lighting Innovations gets ‘green’ light to shine

business’ Web site, flatlitebulb.com, sums it Flat light panels’ all up — it’s energy-saving and easy on the environment. LEC technology But first, what is this new light source? CeeLite’s shielded three-wire panels outshines bulbs sandwich light-emitting capacitors and patented Sylvania phosphors between a By Luanne Kadlub series of electrodes and encase the entire ne [email protected] LEC setup in screen-printable polymer thick-film compositions similar to shrink- W hat would you do if you could let wrapped laminates. Running an electrical there be light anywhere without worrying current into the system through a flatline about bulbs? inverter generates a changing field within Illuminate a countertop from below? the phosphors that causes them to emit Light up the dance floor or the walls of very white light. your building? Surround your prized col- The result: Panels that light up across lection of (fill in the blank) in a soft glow? their entire surface that are so thin they Put your company logo in eye-catching bend — one the size of this newspaper page places where no light bulb has ever gone weighs less than six ounces — and can be before, like on a pillar or the side of a mov- imprinted with logos or designs as easily as ing bus? a T-shirt. Lighting Innovations, a CeeLite LEC CeeLite’s fabrication process is propri- reseller based in Loveland, can help make etary, but the company claims it uses envi- the impossible possible — if it has anything ronmentally friendly and degradable chem- to do with illumination, that is. icals, and that the LEC panels consume less Linda McKellar, president and CEO of energy than traditional fluorescent bulbs. the two-year-old business, has teamed up Because the panels are so thin, their uses with Pennsylvania-based manufacturer are limited only by one’s imagination. CeeLite to market the revolutionary light- “Pretty much if you can create it, I can light ing source deemed one of the Best Inven- it,” said McKellar. Image courtesy of Lighting Innovations tions of 2006 by Time and the 2006 Prod- CooperSmith’s Pub and Brewing in Fort uct of the Year by Electronics Products Collins uses CeeLite to illuminate its top- BENDING PERCEPTIONS — This light sheet developed by Ceelite LEC in Pennsylvania emits white light by excit- magazines. And not only is CeeLite’s tech- shelf liquors. Thunder Mountain Harley ing phosphors and light-emitting capacitors encased in polymer sheets with an electric current. The lights can nology cutting edge — the name of the See LIGHTING, 4B be bent and imprinted with logos or designs. LEEDing the way in health care*

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materials and resources; indoor environ- system and carpet with “The biggest thing is to save employee Quest for highest mental quality; and innovations in low volatile emissions. (costs),”McFaddin said.“The rule of thumb upgrades, operations and maintenance. There are also showers for is that employers spend $1 on energy, $10 LEED certification The platinum certification would employees, encouraging on rent and $100 on employees.” be a nice measure of what they have them to use the near- By creating healthier and more enjoyable part of industry trend accomplished, McFaddin said. by bike path to workspaces, the building itself is expected The office complex, which commute to to help increase productivity of workers. By Paige Ingram will house 56,000 square work. All of this is done without increasing the [email protected] feet in three buildings, price of construction or rent. features day-lit In fact, the building can save money, F ort Collins is going for platinum. offices, high ceil- reducing indoor water use by 40 percent A new office development at 3221 East- ings, under- and landscape water use by over 80 percent, brook Drive could be the first building in floor air McFaddin said. the city LEED-certified at this level, the distribu- Design and consulting fees for the highest offered by the U.S. Green Building tion project were higher than convention- Council, which sets the standards for lead- al developments, but the city of Fort ership in energy and environmental design. Collins stepped in to help. The “We just wanted to build the best build- city’s Utilities’ Integrated ing we could as far as energy,” said Sue Design Assistance Program McFaddin, a partner with Seven Gen- provides funding for both erations LLC, the developer new buildings seeking responsible for the new build- energy-efficient tactics, ing. and those wishing to The certification is upgrade their facilities. awarded based on In exchange for ratings in six cate- reducing electricity use gories: sustainabil- by at least 10 percent ity; water efficien- from the accepted cy; energy efficien- energy standard, new cy and atmospheric quality; use of See 7 GENERATIONS, 6B

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LIGHTING, from 2B resistant and range in size from that of a small cell phone to a sheet of dry- Davidson in Loveland uses it in signage. wall. Panels can be con- And a Loveland homeowner designed an nected to form an infinite elaborate sculpture/waterfall using the array of sizes and configu- waterproof lights. rations. They can even be That project, McKellar said, is by far the cut. most expensive one she’s helped put togeth- “I love introducing this er. The lights cost about $114 per square to new clients,” said foot, so that panel the size of this page McKellar, who started would cost less than $200. Lighting Innovations after her previous position as Signs of the times an administrative assistant S ignage, however, is one of the primary for a real estate company uses of the panels. Best Western Hotel and was eliminated when the Conference Center at Interstate 25 and U.S. company downsized. Highway 34 tapped into the new technolo- “I didn’t want to work gy when it underwent its recent renovation. in another office setting,” General Manager Amanda West is glad she she said. did. So she began investi- West, tired of dust-collecting fluorescent gating products she could signs, was attracted to the slim design of the sell that wouldn’t require a CeeLites. She ordered three signs to pro- lot of setup and on-hand mote the hotel’s Monroe’s Lounge, one inventory. She started out exterior and two inside. selling carpet runners “They’re simple to take care of. There’s before she ran across minimal maintenance and I don’t have to CeeLite and looked into replace light bulbs,” she said. becoming a reseller. How well lit they are was proven during She works with a recent foggy morning, West said, when business owners, contrac- she could clearly see the outside Monroe’s tors and homeowners. sign from the highway. Much of her job is to edu- Longevity is determined by how long the cate prospective clients lights are lit. A CeeLite panel left on 24/7 about the new technology. Image courtesy of Lighting Innovations will do its job for about four years, McKel- “Once they have hands lar said, while those on a timer can last up on and actually see the BIGGER THAN A BREADBOX — A model stands on a ladder to hold up a large Ceelite panel. The panels can be made to any dimension from as small as a to 15 years. light panel, then their cell phone to as large as a refrigerator. “But they last a lot longer than fluores- brains take over and they cent light bulbs,” McKellar points out, start asking ‘Can we do adding that hot spots common with fluo- this?’ or ‘Can you help me with this?’” Taiwan, but a U.S.-based plant will open rescents are a non-issue with the new pan- The answer is “always,” McKellar said. soon. Turnaround time is three to four els. They’re also impact- and vibration- The lights are currently manufactured in weeks.

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GREEN BUSINESS

David A. Robatcek, Wyoming Business Report GOING GREEN — Shawn Mills, right, president of Green House Data, and Thomas Burns, vice president of business Engineering development, stand by one of the company’s server racks. The startup will open its first data center in Cheyenne Engineering during the first quarter of 2008. The company says its facility will have a zero-carbon footprint, relying on wind power and geothermal cooling. LegaciesSuccess Data center wind powered ComeFrom “Old see Town”why theto “New success Towns”, of ourNorthern clients Engineeringhas made Northern has been Facility may set efficiency will be passed on to clients. Engineeringhelping our clients a leader create throughout legacies in “The amount of electricity these things Northern Colorado that will stand the pull is just incredible,” Green House Data Northern Colorado for 20 years. ‘green’ standards President Shawn Mills said. “It is a super- test of time.From FromLand Land Development Development & hot topic in the data center industry right Infrastructureand Infrastructure Design to Surveying Design to for server industry now.” Surveying and Master Planning, Mills recently resigned as president and & Master Planning, our team of By David A. Robatcek executive director of the Wyoming Tech- our teamprofessionals of professionals are isready ready and and Wyoming Business Report nology Organization — the statewide tech- committedcommitted to the to development the development of your nology trade association he founded two next project. Come on down to our Old CHEYENNE — When it opens at the years ago — to pursue the business venture, of your next project. Because we beginning of next year, Wyoming’s first along with partners Cortney Thompson knowTown ofﬁceour success and let us is help dependent you start independent data center could become the and Thomas Burns. building your next dream today. first in the country with a zero-carbon “Recent studies have shown that compa- on your success. footprint. nies will pay 5 to 10 percent more for a Green House Data’s enterprise-class, green data center,” Mills said. “We’re build- tier-3 data center, providing clients man- ing it on the premise that green actually aged server hosting and data storage ser- means lower costs, so we aren’t going to be vices, will rely on the state’s plentiful wind charging a premium. We’re actually going for its huge power needs and take advan- to be offering our services at about 10 per- tage of the state’s chilly soil, using geother- cent less than a traditional data center, in mal technology to cool the equipment. say, Denver, due to the fact that we’re able www.northernengineering.com The company says that, when fully oper- to save so much money on our energy effi- ational, the 10,000-square-foot center will ciency investment. It helps our economics, PHONE: 970.221.4158 be one of the nation’s largest wind-powered and it helps the environment and is social- public data centers, operating twice as effi- ly responsible.” ciently as traditional facilities of comparable size. The cost savings from such energy See DATA CENTER, 6B

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7 GENERATIONS, from 3B ber of sources. “Particularly in our area, we have this interesting triad,” Plaut said. “The Poudre builders can receive $5,000 plus 10 cents School District has been an incredible per square foot, up to 300,000 square feet. leader, building green schools since 2000. Performance incentives for operating We also have a very progressive city, who buildings are $500 per summer peak kWh was an early adopter of LEED certifica- or 10 cents per annual kWh. These go to tion. Now, we see that the private sector is buildings with electricity savings of 10 really stepping forward.” percent to 50 percent below baseline refer- CSU is also a big factor. The IBE, ence. which has been in operation for 12 This reduction wins for both sides, as it years, is an interdisciplinary group that helps the city defer the need of building focuses on sustainability in the built more power plants, McFaddin said. environment. Its faculty experts offer Incentives for updating existing build- outreach professional and building cer- ings are more fluid, but are based on tificate programs and engage their full- improvement from efficiency require- time students in service learning pro- ments, and are capped at $100,000 a year. jects, such as the Seven Generations development. Eco-freak to eco-chic Four years ago the graduate degree pro- This government funding is a sign of gram in construction management changing views, said Josie Plaut, director noticed the trend and added a focus area of projects at the Institute for the Built in sustainable building. Now, between Environment at Colorado State Universi- two-thirds and three-fourths of students ty. are picking that direction, Plaut said. “Everyone in the industry is feeling that Despite the boom in green building, this has gone from a fringe effort to mov- McFaddin said there are still many devel- ing mainstream,” she said. “It’s gone from opers in the area who are reluctant to eco-freak to eco-chic. It’s making headline change. There are also some who try to news in mass media which we didn’t see stamp LEED on a project that does not five years ago.” deserve it, she said. The value of green building construc- However, one by one they seem to be tion is expected to exceed $12 billion in crossing over. 2007, McGraw-Hill Construction Analyt- “Increasingly, we’re having people ics reported recently. come to us, saying, ‘We’re starting to feel Colorado is fifth in the number of behind the curve on this issue,’”Plaut said. green buildings nationwide, with 44 “As it becomes more and more main- LEED-certified projects and about 160 stream, some of the people who were registered projects on their way to possible behind are feeling the pressure.” certification. She describes the change as a means of Northern Colorado in particular is efficiency. showing strong leadership in this field, “It’s doing what we do now better, Plaut said. That push comes from a num- cheaper, healthier, more beautiful.”

Elevating Northern Colorado… DATA CENTER, from 5B Cheyenne location perfect Committed to Your Health, Your Environment, and Your Community Mills said cooling normally represents 50 percent of the power requirement of a The firm began signing up clients Oct. 1 data center, meaning that the geothermal and anticipates pre-selling 10 percent to 15 cooling Green House Data will employ will percent of the center’s capacity. Three com- represent a huge energy savings. panies have already signed on. “The beauty of our Cheyenne location is that we’re in a rural setting that allows us Notorious power hogs to take advantage of the space to utilize Mills says data centers are notorious for some of these technologies that in an being power hogs and their energy con- urban setting you could not implement,” sumption is increasing. A high-density rack Mills said. “Hybrid geothermal cooling is of servers that not too long ago required going to become more and more prevalent just 3 kilowatts of power now requires 30 among data centers over the next few kilowatts. years.” “Computing power is increasing tenfold Mills said Cheyenne was chosen as the while efficiency is only increasing by about company’s first location not just because of 10 percent,” he said. the plentiful wind that will power the facil- The U.S. Environmental Protection ity and the open spaces that will cool it. Agency says that in 2006 data centers con- “The real reason we’ve chosen sumed about 61 billion kilowatt-hours Cheyenne is its proximity to the Colorado (kWh) of electricity at a total cost of about Front Range, as well as the fact that it sits Harmony One - 3003 E. Harmony Rd., Ft Collins $4.5 billion. That represents 1.5 percent of on the western edge of several networks total U.S. electricity consumption — more that drop down to Denver,” Mills said. Designed and Built to be LEED Certified than the electricity consumed by all the “Our target is providing Wyoming compa- nation’s color televisions. It is similar to the nies with a solution for something they’ve At Everitt MacMillan Development we are proud of amount of electricity consumed by 5 per- never been able to stay in the state for, but our service to Northern Colorado. cent of all homes in the country, or approx- also providing the secondary site and/or imately 5.8 million average U.S. households. storage to companies down in Colorado’s We are focused on being good stewards of our community and In its report to Congress last August on Front Range.” our environment. By developing efficient “green” buildings we server and data center energy efficiency, the The company has aggressive expansion can do our part to impact human health and the environment EPA said 2006 consumption levels were plans for its green data center concept, with through careful planning, design, construction, operation, more than twice the levels used in 2000, and a goal of opening similar centers in Ohio, maintenance, and removal. under current efficiency trends, that could Washington, Oregon and California over Our team is here to serve you and help keep your business on nearly double again by 2011 to more than the next three years. track through the 21st century. Everitt MacMillan Development 100 billion kWh, representing a $7.4 billion “This is a huge issue that the tech industry has the real estate development, project management and annual electricity cost. is trying to tackle,” Mills said. “This is a brokerage expertise you need to get the job done. And the need is growing. The agency tremendous challenge that the industry is fac- said that if current trends continue, the ing right now. We think that we will be one of increasing demand would require an addi- the first centers to solve that challenge.” Call Stuart MacMillan 970.226.1500 tional 10 power plants to be built to keep For more information, go to pace with the needs. www.greenhousedata.com.

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GREEN BUSINESS Sew Natural bags carry impact from landfills

Used parachutes float in as replacement for plastic grocery sacks By Kay Rios ne [email protected]

NBC’s November ratings-sweep gim- mick this year was “going green,”shoehorn- ing eco-friendliness into an entire week’s programming. This included dressing the “Deal or No Deal” models in outfits made from recycled parachutes – without sequins. Maybe not the best use for the material. But Diana Straub of Fort Collins had long before jumped into designing grocery bags out of recycled parachutes. It’s the wave of the future, she believes. “Arizona, California, Oregon and Wash- ington state are all on a big drive to remove all plastic bags from the waste stream. It’s a big movement and I had been thinking about a way to do this,” she said. So when her daughter Kellie Falbo, who is executive director of the Rocky Mountain Sustainability Association, started looking around for a replacement for vendor bags Courtesy Rocky Mountain Sustainability Association for this year’s Sustainability Fair in Septem- ber, it was a perfect match. “We needed SEEING GREEN — Diana Straub, owner of Sew Natural in Fort Collins, uses surplus military parachutes for the material in her grocery bags. What was once a hobby Straub now sews full time to meet demand for the bags and to work on bag designs for other applications. See SEW NATURAL, 11B

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GREEN BUSINESS How to save the earth, one cocktail at a time

Green Drinks part of international network for eco-consciousness By Kate Hawthorne [email protected]

FORT COLLINS — It could be any business after-hours gathering. Profession- als arrive from their offices, slap on their nametags and grab a drink and some snacks. They meet and greet, and the networking begins. But this is a group unlike any other in Northern Colorado. This is the monthly session of Green Drinks, a loose affiliation of individuals who share an interest in doing business in an environmentally responsible manner. Lara Williams, founder of The Green Team Real Estate in Fort Collins, is the motivating force behind the local Green Drinks chapter. It’s an idea she picked up while she was working for a broker in San Francisco. “It’s a great way to meet potential clients who are interested in buying greener homes,” she said. But it’s more than just Kate Hawthorne, Northern Colorado Business Report trolling for referrals. GREEN DRINKS TEAM — Lara Williams and Chance Parker are The Green Team Real Estate’s certified eco-brokers and hosts of the monthly Green Drinks gatherings that See GREEN DRINKS, 9B bring together eco-conscious professionals from across the business spectrum to share ideas and snacks.

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year, we had people stopping by the booth owners can work on projects as they can at the Sustainable Living Fair with specific afford them. requests, looking for specific projects. And “Sometimes it doesn’t take a major Next round “The idea is to bring there are more options available now, too.” remodel,” she points out. “There are so While some of those options include many little things you can do to have a sig- Green Drinks Fort Collins meets Nov. 28 at Seven together green- new construction such as the New Urbanist nificant impact for less than $1,000, and Generations Office Park, 3221 Eastbrook Drive, from Old Town North, where Merten Homes is with the downturn in new construction, 6 to 8 p.m., with snacks from Qdoba Mexican Grill minded people for a building a dozen custom homes out of there’s no dearth of qualified people you and beer from Odells Brewing. Learn what went straw bales, Williams works with her clients can work with.” into the design and building of the region's first social and educational to make any home more energy-efficient, There’s no dearth of real estate profes- green-built commercial office park. through a growing network of remodeling sionals earning the eco-broker designation, The program also features a presentation by local event.” contractors. either. More than a dozen are working in green-building guru Brian Dunbar from the Insti- “We’re seeing more clients who have Northern Colorado, after completing an tute for the Built Environment at CSU from 7:15 to decided that they want to live within biking online course of study offered by Ever- 8 p.m. You must RSVP to [email protected] Lara Williams, founder or walking distance of work, and they want green-based EcoBroker.com. to attend. The Green Team Real Estate to make an existing home as green as they One of the missions of the EcoBroker At 8 p.m., an organizational meeting of the U.S. can,” she said. organization is to “improve the quality of Green Building Council's Northern Colorado branch The first step Williams recommends is buildings while reducing their impact on will be held. All interested are invited to attend. an energy audit that generates a report that our natural resources and enivronment,” lists retrofits in order of priority, so home- according to the Web site.

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