Author: Hap Fry, Special to The Gazette
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Greeley-based Alquist emerges as leading 3D construction printing company
GREELEY • One might say that Zachary Mannheimer is a bit of a riverboat gambler — a calculated one, though. As founder and chairman of Greeley-based Alquist 3D, Mannheimer didn’t follow the most conventional path into the world of 3D concrete printing (3DCP) for commercial and home construction. Mannheimer initially thought his calling was the…
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JBS strike could trip up Greeley’s economic surge
GREELEY – The upward trajectory of Greeley has been hard to match by other Colorado communities in the here and now. The city is on the verge of experiencing dramatic growth and change. Greeley is in the midst of developing a state-of-the-art $1.1 billion entertainment district dubbed Catalyst, which will feature an 8,600-seat, multi-use arena and…
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Greeley’s StarRise Apartments offers permanent residency to the homeless
GREELEY – Before 2025, Christine Taulman was not the biggest fan of the holidays. Her feelings were understandable — homeless, she was in and out of shelters for much of her life between 2015 and 2024. But the Greeley resident is warming up to the holidays, particularly after this past season. Her mood began to…
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Denver’s Florence Crittenton prepares teen moms for self-sufficient futures
For a first-time visitor, there is a lot to process at 96 South Zuni Street in Denver, where the omnipresent kinetic energy and stimulation can best be described as electric. On this particular mid-December Thursday, there are no fewer than 20 volunteers from the American Waterworks Association, eager to ensure Christmas packages are distributed to…
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Site selectors praise Colorado workforce — but flag regulatory hurdles | FISCAL ROCKIES
Editor’s Note: Once among the nation’s fastest-growing economies, Colorado today confronts mounting challenges that threaten its momentum. This series reveals how a state once defined by prosperity is navigating economic cliffs and ridges. We explore the impact that increased regulations, tariffs, shifting tax policies, the high cost of living and widening urban–rural divides have on businesses,…
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‘Heat in the kitchen’ nothing new for Emily Francis, incoming mayor of Fort Collins
FORT COLLINS – If ever there was a time for Emily Francis to flinch at work, it may have come while working as a prep cook at the Back Porch Cafe. One of her primary responsibilities at the Fort Collins eatery was to debone the turkeys. The only problem with the assignment was that she…
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Fort Collins is now a USDA regional hub: ‘It began to make sense’
FORT COLLINS – SeonAh Kendall was initially caught off guard when she got word that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had named Fort Collins as one of its regional hubs. That Fort Collins was being lumped in with larger metropolitan cities – Kansas City, Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Raleigh, N.C. – as a selection…
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Ranked voting debuts in Fort Collins
FORT COLLINS • There isn’t much Delynn Coldiron has not seen or done in her 30-plus year career working as a city government employee — that is, perhaps, until this year. The Fort Collins City Clerk and her staff have been out in force, on the move, and making more public appearances than she can…
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A ‘profound initiative’: UNC will open Colorado’s third medical school
By HAP FRY Special to The Gazette GREELEY – A trip to Carter Hall on an early fall Friday morning to visit the offices of Dr. Andrew “Andy” Feinstein can reveal that the University of Northern Colorado president has the wherewithal to reconfigure space in the most unlikely places. Take an upstairs attic in Carter…
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The rebirth of the iconic Mishawaka Amphitheatre in Poudre Canyon
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BELLVUE — Louie Kucera is jazzed up and feeling content. He’s got a few beers to spare and the rest of the week off. More importantly, the Fort Collins resident is on a shuttle and making…