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Be Not
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I
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the best city to start a business, raise a family, and retire. And, just today, Richard Florida in
his recent book, Who’s Your City? How the Creative Economy is Making Where to Live the Most
Important Decision of Your Life was quoted as
saying, “…empty nesters, people whose children
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like the city of Fort Collins, Colorado, because it
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into how we grew up so suddenly to be able to
support million dollar homes in Real Estate: Evolution of the Custom Home and a spotlight on one
of our area’s premier builders, Jay Brannen.
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Evolution of the Custom Home
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Living and Working in Harmony
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LaVilla Al Diciotto
Masterpiece by Brannen Homes
Handcrafted To Perfection
By Corey Radman
In a world of automation and mass production, handcrafted work has
come to signify superior quality. Hand carved, hand hewn, hand painted
are all techniques saved for occasions when only the very best will do
– occasions like the building of one’s custom home.
J
ay and Melissa Brannen of Brannen Homes
employ craftsmen who create this kind of
perfection. They use the same hands-on
philosophy as they personally assist clients
in building custom homes. The Brannens
hold their clients’ hands through what can sometimes be a difficult affair (as is expected with what
is arguably the largest purchase of one’s life). This
process ensures that every detail is indeed, superior.
The home they have just finished at Harmony,
redefines luxury. Majestic soaring towers on the
home’s exterior create interior space for the six,
castle-like trusses in the enormous Grand Hall.
The scale of this home is intended for entertaining
vast crowds, but is finessed in a way that feels inti-
mate. There are outcroppings in the walls, private
corners, and cozy nooks nestled among the grand
living spaces. Each activity space is designed with
a view. And the views deserve homage – there are
uninterrupted vistas from Long’s Peak to Cheyenne Mountain and a lush championship golf
course right in the backyard.
Every unimaginable detail in this home is
hand-crafted: from the hammered iron brackets
on the hand hewn fir trusses, to the heirloom finish on the kitchen cabinetry, which is accented by
hand glazed porcelain tile in the backsplash. All
through the home, the work of craftsmen is worthy of admiration.
In the last ten years, Brannen Homes has
earned a reputation for building quality custom
homes in Northern Colorado. But this home may
be their best yet. Located on the 18th green of
Harmony’s Jim Engh-designed course, Jay and
Melissa, have dubbed this masterpiece La Villa
Al Diciotto. Meaning “the home at 18” in Italian, the name signifies not only an address but
also a connection to its inspiration, a meandering
Tuscan farmhouse nestled into the hills of Northern Italy.
The exterior is faced with natural stone that
rises to the top of the majestic turret. That tower
draws visitors from the cozy private front patio
into the house. Once you pass through the arched
nine foot door, your eyes rest first on the handpainted tile medallion at your feet and then rise
upward to take in the spanning height, and you
Photos courtesy Joey Ungerer and Lightsource Creative Communications.
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This Tuscan Masterpiece, La Villa Al Diciotto, features
270 degree views overlooking the 9th and 18th greens.
Professional grade Wolf range nestles against hand
made Ann Sacks and red onyx tile backsplash.
Jay and Melissa Brannen bring
a synergy and sophistication to
custom building.
are immediately drawn toward what Jay calls his
“Roman aqueducts.”
The aqueducts visually divide the foyer and
gathering spaces, which easily flow into the kitchen and Grand Hall. As you stand just inside the
front of the house and slowly rotate, you notice
breathtaking views on every side. Views of mountains, the 18th green and bunker, the tee box on
the 9th par 3, and more sky than anyone in Fort
Collins proper can hope for.
Jay notes, “It was a challenge to position this
house with its 270 degree views. How do you capture all that without building a round glass house?
We built towers and outcroppings of rooms.”
And all of those views are intended to pull
those on the inside to the outside. “We have al-
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Outdoor Living Room sits just beyond a 30 ft. folding
glass curtain wall. Tuscan, 14 ft. stone fireplace
warms the spacious sitting area.
most 100 feet of doors for indoor/outdoor living,”
says Jay. Thirty of those feet are devoted to an
amazing disappearing, glass curtain wall off the
foyer that leads to a partly sheltered patio. The
door folds up in segments, that can all be pushed
like a curtain to the side to expose a yawning upper deck. The “outdoor living room” is appointed with an infrared heater and a motorized pull
screen so guests can enjoy the breeze, but not
the bugs. When open, the indoor/outdoor space
is large enough to accommodate dozens of people (and a small musical group!). Jay continues,
“With almost as much outdoor living as indoor
space on the main floor, it is certainly resort style
living on a golf course.”
Continue to the master bedroom and bath-
room suite where Melissa’s interior design expertise shines through. “We wanted it to be really
comfortable and sophisticated,” she says. The
cabinets are hand distressed and hand glazed.
The countertops are travertine and the floors are
a smoky mederra marble. Cast iron vessel sinks
make even brushing your teeth a moment of Zen.
And the travertine shower with two massage
heads and a rain shower will become an oasis in
your day… or you could choose the sunken air
tub instead… Jay’s vision is clear. “We want the
master to feel like the Four Seasons resort. You
shouldn’t have to travel and find a bathroom
that’s nicer than yours at home.”
The suite also includes a coffee bar, an under
counter fridge, and a gas fireplace.
Flowing Tuscan architecture invites the visitor inward through an arched entryway into the courtyard,
through the castle door, and into the turret entry tower.
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11 foot Roman aqueduct style archway visually
separates the gallery walk between the master
suite and the living area.
Brick paved courtyard is designed for outdoor
living with gas fireplace and space for
entertaining.
Melissa ensured that, in addition to the resort
quality amenities, the daily concerns are attended
to as well by including a washer and dryer and a
roomy granite-topped island in the master walk in
closet. “The majority of your laundry comes from
the bedroom. Why not just wash it in there?” she
reasons. And, like all the appliances in this Green
Built home, it is an Energy Star approved model.
Asked, “What is the best feature of the
house?” The Brannen’s have to think (there really
are so many) but eventually offer, “The basement
bar.” Many homes have a bar, a game room, or
a theater, but not many can boast all three plus
guest rooms. This is a great combination of all of
them. Jay explains, “The orientation of the room
allows for a large front projection screen. So you
can have an enormous movie theater experience
but the screen is still open to bar experience.” Between the theater seating and the 12 slots at the
granite slab, there is more space here than at an
average sports bar. It’s unavoidable; the basement
at 18 is destined to become the unofficial Harmony 19th hole.
a home at this level. “It was smart money coming out here. The homeowners’ investment will
be protected because of all that is available here
[at Harmony]. The one thing people say is, ‘Can
you imagine this place in five to ten years - how
beautiful it will be?’”
The hands at Brannen Homes have ensured
that life on Harmony’s “Diciotto” will be absolutely breathtaking.
Location, location, location
Jay comments on the investment strategy of
Corey Radman is the Editor for Style Magazine.
The height of luxury: air soaker tub with hand tiled
corner shelf and views of the 9th and 18th green.
Furniture quality walnut tops 12 inch wood turnings on the kitchen island and bar, overlooking
the Grand Hall. With hand hewn fir trusses, six
candelabra style chandeliers, and impressive 16
ft. ceilings, the room is truly magnificent.
Alder bead board with heirloom finish is topped
with a chiseled granite vanity and a hand hammered copper sink. Handmade Mexican tiles on
the arched wall complete the jewel box look.
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Diciotto’s majestic rounded archways give
golfers on the green amazing views.
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Evolution
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Driving around the open spaces of
Northern Colorado it’s hard not to
notice the number of unbelievable houses
that are springing up in places that were
formerly home only to cows and coyotes.
T
hese are homes with wow factor. Homes whose multiple jaw dropping details meld into magnificent mansions with personality and flair
to match their owners.
Custom homes in the region have come a long way in the last ten
years. They are now designed with thought to four-sided architecture. A Tudor front will no longer suffice. Pop outs, turrets, towers, and serious
articulation are just as common on the sides and back of the structure as they
are on the front. Thanks to the internet, buyers now can access exquisite materials from all over the world. These homes include a level of detail heretofore
unheard of: from scrolled cornices to the hinges on the cabinets, the floor tile
(and grout) to the roofing tile (and the insulation underneath). Everything is up
for consideration and the standard of excellence for all of those details has risen
to an impressive level with the increased skills of local craftsmen and the availability of exotic materials.
When you hear that homes in this price range now average between one to
three million dollars and can run as high as seven or eight million, it’s hard not
to look back at the region’s last twenty years of provincial, middle-class living
and be amazed. When did Northern Colorado start looking like a resort community?
For the views and the amenities, the lots [at Harmony]
are inexpensive when you compare anywhere else in the
state. You’re really getting a lot for your money.
Harry Poehlmann,
President, Poehlmann Construction Company
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Change Happens
There are many theories about the driving influences for changes in prices and quality. Most
discussion ultimately boils down to the market.
Residents of Northern Colorado have become
more sophisticated as their families and businesses have grown. Harry Poehlmann, President
of Poehlmann Construction Company, points to
the Forbes study in February 2008 that ranked
the Fort Collins/Loveland metro area twelfth out
of 200 of the highest educated cities in the U.S.
“With education, other things follow… more
high paying jobs... people are better at investing
their money. It just kind of snowballs.”
In the last five years, the number of high-end
homes being built has risen dramatically. It is difficult to quantify exactly how many more homes
there are now than there were even five years ago
because most homes are financed by the buyers
and are therefore never officially listed in the MLS
database. However, according to Brian Grauberger, Broker Associate/Partner at The Group,
Inc., “The number of developments catering to
the custom home market has increased dramatically.”
Frank Vaught, partner at Vaught Frye Architects & VF Ripley Associates, marvels at the
changes he has seen in 20 years of architecture
here. “It’s kind of amazing even to me. Not only
the cost of housing but the diversity of architecture from 10 to 20 years ago. We’ve matured as a
community. As people began to travel more they
began to see more styles and lifestyles. The old
line Fort Collins people who grew up here are
now in their 50s and 60s and are able to afford
the luxury.”
Poehlmann agrees that now more than ever
people are coming in with photos from vacations
asking for tile like their brother’s vacation house in
Santa Fe or a paint technique like in their friend’s
home in Greece. And, he adds, “That’s the best
way to do it because we’re not trying to imagine
what clients are trying to say. A picture is worth a
thousand words.”
Sheri Jensen, Communications Director at
Harmony, has noticed the high-end trend as well.
“We’re all luxury junkies. People see a level of
home on TV and see no reason why they can’t
have what has been featured in places like Boca
Raton or Aspen.”
Exponential Opulence
And the level of luxury just gets better all
the time. What was once only a dream, is now
completely available to buyers. Take kitchens for
example; lustrous granite is standard on double
islands (continents, really) replete with prep sinks,
warming drawers, second dishwashers, and even
microwave drawers. Gourmet home cooks enjoy
Wolf commercial-grade gas ranges, stainless steel
Sub-Zero fridges and freezers, dual ovens, walk in
pantries – and sometimes a duplicate set of all of
these amenities in the caterer’s kitchen.
People are entertaining at home more than
ever, and kitchens have become the gathering
place for everyone. 20x20 foot kitchens flow into
soaring great rooms reminiscent of English castles
with arching ceilings, complimented by wood
beams and natural stone on the wall.
All of this grandeur can’t touch the sumptuous master suites. Worthy of any Four Seasons resort, these breathtaking bedrooms and bathrooms
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We’ve matured as a community.
As people began to travel more
they began to see more styles and
lifestyles. The old line Fort Collins
people who grew up here are now
in their 50s and 60s and are able to
afford the luxury.
Frank Vaught,
Partner, Vaught Frye Architects
& VF Ripley Associates
Exotic materials, exquisite finish details, and excellent craftsmanship are the hallmarks
of Poehlmann Construction Company custom homes.
We’re all luxury junkies.
People see a level of home
on TV and see no reason why
they can’t have what has been
featured in places like Boca
Raton or Aspen.
Sheri Jensen,
Communications Director at Harmony
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Views are the number
one priority. Homes are
being designed around the
view corridor. The view
commands the layout and
the design.
Robin Strong,
The Group, Inc. Broker
Associate/Partner
Brian Grauberger, The Group, Inc. Broker
Associate/ Partner.
beautifully accentuate the mountain views in the
heated windows. Intricate bathroom tile work becomes art inset into walls and floors, often made
with imported Italian travertine or marble. The
scale of the showers is grandiose. Multiple showerheads beckon. But the serenity of a hot soak is
not neglected; deep air tubs often nestle next to
beautiful views.
The Group, Inc. Broker Associate/ Partner,
Robin Strong says that the entire design process
has really changed. “Views are the number one
priority. Homes are being designed around the
view corridor. The view commands the layout and
the design, more so than traditional room schematics or traditional boxed layouts.” Homes are
now designed with unique and incomparable architectural elements, he says. For instance garages (that can accommodate up to 10 cars) are now
tucked behind or below the front of the house.
Architects are moving away from the sprawling
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Robin Strong, The Group, Inc. Broker
Associate/Partner.
ranch and coming back to multi-level houses,
thanks, in part, to the improvements in residential
elevators.
While kitchens and master suites are still the
mainstays of luxury, the entertaining and play
spaces for guests are not neglected. Strong tells
of houses that have indoor slides for the grandkids as well as play stages complete with custommade red crushed velvet curtains.
Technology is the other area in custom homes
that just keeps getting better and better. Poehlmann, a self-confessed technology freak, frequently installs whole house systems that can be
controlled remotely by the homeowner’s Blackberry. “So,” he says, “if the owner is off on a trip
and suddenly remembers at DIA that the lights are
still on, he can turn them off. Or he can turn the
heat back on a few days in advance of returning home.” Technology friendly houses like these
often come complete with a command center
that houses all the entertainment and electronics
systems in one room. Touchscreen panels control
stereo, lighting, and entertainment in one integrated system.
Who are the buyers?
At one point people might have guessed that
most of the buyers in this market came from out
of state. However, that’s not necessarily so. Most
of the buyers at Harmony, one of the region’s true
resort communities, are families from Fort Collins
and Greeley who have been here for decades.
“These are savvy customers,” says Poehlmann. “Clients at this level are leaving behind
previous custom homes.” Because this is not their
first home, (it could even be their sixth or seventh)
they’re very in tune to quality and have an eye for
the high end details like granite, cabinetry, and
woodwork.
Jay Brannen, President of Brannen Design &
Construction, Inc., is also finding a healthy market
with people who have roots in Colorado. People
who lived here once or whose families live here,
are looking hard at Northern Colorado for their
second homes. He says, “They may realize that
they don’t need to live in Steamboat, six months
of the year. You can golf more months of the year
here. The views at Harmony are amazing. You are
45 minutes from DIA, and you never have to drive
I-70.”
Poehlmann seconds that recommendation of
Harmony. “For the views and the amenities, the
lots are inexpensive when you compare anywhere
else in the state. You’re really getting a lot for your
money. People moving in now and in the next few
years are going to make so much money it’s going
to be laughable.”
However, it shouldn’t be assumed that all
buyers of high-end custom homes are close to or
in retirement. At Harmony, the open spaces, the
carefully thought out neighborhoods, and yes,
the golf course is attracting young professional
families as well.
Custom on a Budget?
Asked, “Can you do custom for less than a
million?” Brannen answers, “Without question
– it’s the biggest well kept secret.” Jensen elaborates, “The million dollar plus homes get all the
attention but certainly, of the 40+ homes under
construction at Harmony, roughly a third are under
one million. Our second phase offers more calculated opportunities for that. That $600-900,000
part of the market is flat lined right now because
there’s nothing in the market to address those
buyers. They demand the same kind of attention
to detail and craftsmanship.”
Frank Vaught, the architect responsible for
numerous homes at Harmony agrees that lower
costs and custom detail are not mutually exclusive. “I tell my clients there are three components
on each custom job: size, quality, and cost – and
they can only really control two of the three.” His
suggestion for keeping costs down? “Control the
size.”
The club homes at Harmony are a good example. The 5000-6000 square foot patio homes
are the highest quality, just on a smaller lot. They
don’t have four car garages, but still have carefully crafted, top-of-the-line kitchens. Jensen elaborates, “It’s a much more human scale lifestyle with
more functional space.”
Moving Forward
As other segments of the residential real estate market slow, this audience (at $1.3 million
and above) hasn’t been affected much by economic changes, according to Grauberger. Brannen has experienced the same, “Boomers are a
lot more powerful than anyone thought. They are
still buying.”
It would seem that enticingly low interest
rates coupled with amazing product at lower
prices than they’ll see any time in the near future,
now is the time to get started on a new home.
Perhaps, Sheri Jensen sums up the optimism
that developers and builders are feeling the best
when she says, “Nothing sets my heart a pitter
patter like a crane and there’s a lot of that.”
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Living and Working in
By Lynn M. Dean
In the late 1890s, the Harmony corridor was booming with families and businesses
moving to the area to respond to the promise of growth... agricultural growth.
New ‘Harmony Gateway’ anchor – the 85-acre Presidio mixed use development, rendered here in a perspective from above I-25
and Harmony Road will be built by Brinkman Partners. Courtesy Vaught-Frye Architects.
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he agricultural boom of the late
nineties and early 1900s led families
to build new, more substantial residences,” writes Rheba Massey, who
prepared a historical background of
the area for City Planners in 1995. “The Prestons,
Zieglers, and other farmers erected architecturally significant homes during that time. Barns and
outbuildings were also constructed to improve the
function and efficiency of their farm complexes.”
By 1910, the Harmony community, so named
because “the farmers got along so harmoniously,” was a well-established economic center.
Today, over a hundred years later, the Harmony corridor is once again experiencing significant growth, as new families and businesses are
drawn to the area. The land once owned by the
Prestons, the Zieglers, and the Nelsons is now being transformed from an agricultural center to an
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economic one.
Unfortunately, such growth is often accompanied by growing pains. So just how does a
small town grow and still honor its history, keep
its character, and preserve that warm, welcoming
feeling people expect of our Choice City?
Our modern city fathers and mothers took
time to consider this question. These city planners
wanted to ensure that the industrial, commercial, and retail businesses that would inhabit the
corridor could live harmoniously with each other
and the families that chose the area as their new
home. In 1991, the Harmony Corridor plan was
adopted.
“The vision has definitely been for the corridor to be a landscaped employment corridor,
with green edges along Harmony itself, and green
edges around individual developments,” says
Clark Mapes, a City Planner with the City of Fort
Collins. “We wanted to avoid it becoming a commercial highway strip like the Mulberry corridor.
We wanted the emphasis to be on employers in a
business park environment.”
“The foundation has been set for preserving
quality areas (in the corridor),” adds Joe Frank,
City of Fort Collins Director of Advance Planning.
“If you just drive through at 40 miles per hour,
you might not look deep enough to see what’s
behind that 90 foot landscaping and green belt
corridor.”
Indeed, behind all that beautiful landscaping
lies an intricate network of new developments
that mesh commercial, retail, and residential elements into a seamless community. And increasingly, these developments offer more metropolitan, high-end amenities to cater to the new, more
affluent, more worldly employees who are calling
Fort Collins home, if only for part of the year.
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course woven together with the unique aesthetic only a masterfully
planned community provides. Enjoy the serenity and sanctuary of
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Harmony Corridor facing East taken atop the Harmony One Building.
I think it [The Harmony One building] is unique
because it is more of an urban market type
building,” Brinkman explains. “You’d expect to see
it more in LoDo rather than right here on Harmony.
Kevin Brinkman, co-founder and Partner, Brinkman Partners
It’s the most ideal location. The corridor has
developed, and is developing very nicely. It’s
becoming a magnet, in my opinion, with new
restaurant and retail choices.
Claudine Zachara, Harmony resident
Claudine Zachara has been traveling to the
area on Heska business for the past eight years.
When she accepted a transfer here to work at the
Heska headquarters in Loveland, she began scoping out the area for just the right place to live.
She finally settled on Harmony, a resort community on Harmony Road, just east of the Interstate
in Timnath. “One of the most appealing aspects
about Harmony was the lifestyle opportunities it
offered– the social aspect in particular,” she explains. “It allowed an opportunity to get to know
your neighbors in a way that was very appealing.”
“The vision for Harmony was to bring worldclass, resort-style living to the northern Front
Range,” says Sheri Jensen of Harmony. “But you
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have to redefine what resort-style means. It’s
more than a golf course and a couple of lakes.
We’re creating a lifestyle for people who want
to be in the community. The people who call this
place home travel extensively and have homes in
other markets. They’re very demanding. They’re
looking for perfection.”
Jensen believes that Harmony, and Harmony
Club, the golf course located at Harmony, offer
that perfection. “There’s the community, and
there’s the golf,” adds Jensen. “But they are very
separate visions.” Golf research shows that of the
people that live here, only a third will be golfing
members. We have this beautiful golf course interwoven into this incredible community, but the
golf experience and the residential experience are
greatly separated physically.
Even here, at Harmony, the vision of the original settlers was respected. “This development
was the result of the developer’s relationship with
a pioneering family, and tending that relationship
in a very caring way,” says Jensen referring to the
Nelson Family. “We are always working to honor
that.”
Beautiful land and the lifestyle Harmony offered weren’t the only reasons Claudine Zachara
chose to build her new home there. She also
chose it because of the Harmony Corridor and
the amenities it offered. “It’s the most ideal location. The corridor has developed, and is developing very nicely,” she explains. “It’s becoming a
magnet, in my opinion, with new restaurant and
retail choices. There’s a Starbucks next to the
dry cleaners and Austin’s next to the bank.
You want to have those needs met, but all in
a localized area.”
It’s a trend that will continue, says Kevin
Brinkman, co-founder and Partner of Brinkman Partners. He explains that the land
around Intel, once owned by Hewlett-Packard (HP), is now in the hands of a developer
and ready for development. “There are 200
acres where businesses can move to. I think
this is great for Fort Collins. These businesses
are likely going to be high tech companies
with high-end jobs. That’s going to help everybody in the city.”
“It’s such an important part of the tax
base,” adds Zachara who explains that these
new developments will add the needed tax
dollars to make the infrastructure improvements time and growth bring. “I love the
quaintness and the charm (of Fort Collins),
but it (the improvements) can’t be on the
back of the taxpayer all of the time. Those
new businesses are going to be important
for the community, and relieve the tax burden.”
According to Brinkman, these businesses
will likely be primary employers like HP and
Intel. “Primary employers create a product
and sell it outside the marketplace so it imports money and that’s good for the whole
economy.”
The boom in employers will also create
the need for places where these new employees, people like Claudine Zachara, can
live, eat, and shop. Developments like The
Presidio (Spanish for The Fort), a new 85
acre project planned for the corridor just off
Lady Moon Drive, that will offer professional,
urban living in a thriving, new mixed-used
community.
“What we’re trying to create here is a
lifestyle development,” explains Brinkman.
“It will include a hotel, convention center,
and retail components. What we’re really
looking for are the local restaurants and retailers who want to stay in Fort Collins and
have a Harmony Road presence. I’m a Fort
Collins guy born and raised. I want to see the
tax dollars stay in the city.”
Brinkman Partners also built the new
Harmony One building at the corner of
Ziegler and Harmony. The company will
move its offices there upon completion. “I
think it is unique because it is more of an
urban market type building,” Brinkman explains. “You’d expect to see it more in LoDo
rather than right here on Harmony.”
And while the founding fathers of the
Choice City may not have been able to foresee the development along the Harmony
Corridor one hundred years ago, they certainly built the firm foundation on which the
corridor and current development are set.
With the guidance of our current leaders,
we will continue to honor their legacies and
move forward into the next hundred years.
Lynn M. Dean is a freelance writer living in
Northern Colorado.
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CSU GOLF
At Home at
Harmony Club
By Lynn M. Dean
Finally! After years of carting golf
clubs, uniforms, and other equipment
around in the trunks of the coaches’
cars, the CSU Men’s and Women’s
Golf Teams have a place they can call
home. Coaches Jamie Bermel and
Angie Hopkins are pleased to have
traded in their locker-rooms-on-wheels
for newly donated digs at the Harmony
Club Golf Course in Timnath.
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“
asically, it’s like a home for our kids,”
says Men’s Coach Jamie Bermel.
“Most sports have locker rooms and
meeting rooms. We didn’t before.”
“The idea of a year-round facility
has been floating around the University as long
as I can remember,” says Byron Collins, Developer
of Harmony Club, a CSU alum, and a key player
in bringing Rams Golf home to Harmony Club. “I
knew the Ram Masters and the Birdies, the two
booster organizations, would be very interested
in getting any kind of permanent facility in addition to what the team already had. I knew they
needed a year-round facility where golfers could
train.”
So when Collins got ownership of the property from the Nelson family and began planning
his world-class golf course and resort-style living
community in Timnath, the wheels in his head began to turn. What if Harmony Club could be the
Rams’ home?
Collins approached boosters Jim Smith, Steve
Stolz, and Mike Sanders. “Those guys were very
eager to pursue the vision,” Collins says.
And so they began to plan and design. “We
toured college campuses and facilities throughout
the United States,” says Collins.
Jamie Bermel explains that they brought the
best features they saw back to Fort Collins and
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incorporated them into the plans for the new
facility at Harmony Club. “I remember being at
the University of Oklahoma and sitting in their
team lounge,” he recalls. “We had just gone
through the facility and Byron asked, ‘What do
you like?’”
Bermel wondered how they would ever be
able to design a lounge that would accommodate
both the members of the Harmony Club as well
as the team. But shared space was not what Collins had in mind. “Byron made it clear that this
would be our space,” Bermel says, pointing out
the attributes of the team lounge that includes
couches, tables and chairs, a small refrigerator
and internet access. “It’s a place where (the kids)
can come and study before practice, eat lunch,
even nap. They can keep all of their stuff here in
the locker rooms.”
“The CSU side is exclusive to the team for
their golf training,” says Collins. “I, along with
the booster clubs, donated the facilities to them
for their use. Having a facility this nice also gives
our teams an added bonus when it comes to recruiting.”
In addition to the spacious lounge, the 3000
square foot complex includes three indoor hitting bays so the team can practice driving even
in inclement weather, an indoor putting green,
coaches’ offices, and locker rooms. Outside is a
Byron Collins, Harmony Developer and CSU
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It’s a place we
know will always
be available. A
place to practice on
Saturday mornings
and holidays. We’re
very thankful to
have this place.
Angie Hopkins,
CSU Women’s Golf Coach
private short-game practice area complete with
two greens, bunkers, and plenty of chipping and
pitching areas.
Members of the team also have full access to
the golf course, which Collins describes as a “link
style with a country flavor.” Designed by awardwinning architect and CSU alum Jim Engh, the
course features land massing, swails, and berms.
“He calls them trap doors and hidden staircases,”
explains Collins. “This is a real fun course.”
But it’s the year-round aspect of the practice
facility that the team and coaches appreciate the
most. “It’s a place where we can practice 365 days
a year,” says Women’s Coach Angie Hopkins. “It’s
a place we know will always be available. A place
to practice on Saturday mornings and holidays.
We’re very thankful to have this place. I know
our student athletes appreciate it and I know our
alumni are very proud of it.
“The kids have ownership in this place too,”
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The kids have
ownership in this
place too. This is
their home. This is
their facility.
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CSU Men’s Golf Coach
Harmony Club,
Hole 3, par 5
adds Bermel. “This is their home. This is their facility.”
But, according to Collins, having the CSU Golf
teams at Harmony Club is a win-win. “It’s synergistic,” he says. “It’s a wonderful thing seeing
young people playing golf at such a high level.
Everybody wins. As the owner, sharing the facility
with them is an added bonus. It’s just fun seeing
the guys and gals having the same goals and sharing their accomplishments. I can just stand and
watch them work on their game and laugh and
joke. The benefits are not what you’d typically
think of, but they’re big and they’re real.”
Clearly the teams feel likewise and they’re
glad to call Harmony Club home.
Lynn M. Dean is a freelance writer living
in Northern Colorado.
Business 2008
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Northern
Colorado
A Future You Can Bank On
By Caitlin Kelly
It doesn’t take a financial expert to understand that the banking
industry is expanding in Northern Colorado at an extremely
rapid pace. Everywhere you look, new establishments are being
constructed, from small, local companies to large national
corporations. Forget Starbucks—it’s banks that seem to be
popping up on every street corner now.
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here has been a noticeable increase of banks in Fort Collins.
When you’re driving down Harmony toward I-25, instead of
your kids counting the number
of VW Beetles, have them count the number
of banks!” jokes Harry Devereaux, President
of Home State Bank. “It’s the same situation
in Greeley, Windsor, and Loveland. They’re
popping up everywhere.”
Why the sudden focus on Northern Colorado? Thanks to a steady economy, growing population, and diverse demographics,
Northern Colorado has become an enticing
location for banks to set up shop. “Northern
Colorado is definitely an attractive place for
banks,” explains Mark Driscoll, President of
First National Bank. “People come here to
go to school, raise families, and retire. That
creates a wide variety of financial needs and
good opportunities for banks.” Paul Taylor,
CEO of Guaranty Bank and Trust, agrees:
“Banks are drawn to Northern Colorado’s
atmosphere of stability. The universities,
good job market, and expanding population
are very appealing.” The state of Colorado
as a whole is expected to see continued
population growth in the coming years, and
banks of all sizes are poised to take advantage of this.
The influx of banks is accompanied by
changes in the names and sizes of banks
as a result of mergers and buy-outs. Joe
Tennesson, Senior Vice President, Culture
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We have established
solid relationships
with our community,
which is extremely
important to us.
Harry Devereaux,
President, Home State Bank
Enhancement of New Frontier Bank explains that national banks purchase multiple
branches of smaller banks in order to set up
their “footprint” in a community; this is an
excellent opportunity for them to expand
and promote their business.
Modifications like this can raise questions among citizens of Northern Colorado,
and with good reason—changes regarding
one’s finances can be extremely unnerving
for a person. However, customers need not
worry. These mergers and buy-outs are approved by the bank’s regulating bodies, and
customer assets will remain safe throughout
the process. Even so, it is a smart idea for
customers to stay up to date on any changes
that may be occurring, and to communicate
their concerns to the bank. Education and
communication are key factors for ensuring
trust and peace of mind in bank customers.
The increasing number of local and national banks raises the inevitable question
for customers—which is better? “Since
1950, we have kept within our own backyard,” says Harry Devereaux of Home State
Bank’s longtime presence in Northern Colorado. “We have established solid relationships with our community, which is extremely important to us.” Customers can expect
faster turnaround time and increased flexibility if they choose a locally-owned bank.
“While larger banks tend to have strict rules
to which they must adhere, locally owned
banks can enjoy more flexibility when help-
People come here to
go to school, raise
families, and retire.
That creates a wide
variety of financial
needs and good
opportunities for banks.
Mark Driscoll,
President, First National Bank
Regional Banks ranked
in order of assets.
Key Bank
Banks are drawn to
Northern Colorado’s
atmosphere of stability.
The universities,
good job market, and
expanding population
are very appealing.
Paul Taylor,
CEO, Guaranty Bank and Trust
1675 Broadway, Suite 500 • Denver, CO 80202
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Employees: 750 Assets: $100 Billion
Key Perks:
• Checking/savings/money market accounts for
people at all stages of life • Loans for education
• Mortgage and home equity loans;
• Key Investment Services: helping KeyBank
clients save and invest in their future
Service Areas:
48 branches in CO, including:
Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland
Ownership:
Owned by KeyCorp in Cleveland, OH
First National Bank
205 West Oak • Fort Collins, CO 80521
(970) 419-5750 • www.1stnationalbank.com
Employees: 800 • Assets: $2.4 Billion
Key Perks:
• Free Checking • Free Visa Check Card • Free
Online Banking • Free BillPay • Free eStatements
• 26 offices and more than 65 ATMs along
the Front Range
Service Areas:
Branches across the Front Range
and Southern Wyoming
Ownership:
Owned by First National of Nebraska
in Omaha since 1993
Guaranty Bank and Trust
1331 Seventeenth Street • Denver, CO 80202
(303) 296-9600 • www.guarantybankco.com
Key Perks:
• High-touch customer service • Quick response
time • Competetive products
Service Areas:
36 locations on Colorado’s Front Range
Ownership:
Company headquartered
in Denver since 1955
While larger banks
tend to have strict rules
to which they must
adhere, locally owned
banks can enjoy more
flexibility when helping
customers...
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Enhancement, New Frontier Bank
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a small-bank feel • Free checking
• Home State Visa Check/Credit Cards
Service Areas:
Fort Collins • Berthoud • Windsor • Loveland
Ownership:
Locally owned since 1950
First Western Trust
318 Canyon Avenue, Suite 100
970-484-9222 • www.fwtb.com
Employees: 103 • Assets: $198 Million
Key Perks:
• WealthView 360º SM: Process we take clients
through to get to know them and understand
their goals and objectives
Service Areas:
Fort Collins • Boulder • Cherry Creek
Denver • Scottsdale
Ownership:
Holding company: First Western Financial
in Denver; roots of FWTB of Northern Colorado
go back to James Sprout and Associates
Signature Bank
355 Eastman Park Drive • Windsor, CO 80550
(970) 674-3600 • www.signaturebanks.com
Key Perks:
• Fee-free checking with free checks and no
annual fees for overdraft protection • Remote
deposit for commercial customers • Local
decision-making means quick turnaround on
loan requests
Service Areas:
Signature Bank is the only locally owned
and chartered bank in Windsor since December 2004
Advantage Bank
New Frontier Bank
1475 N. Denver Ave • Loveland, CO 80538
(970) 613-1982 • www.advantagebanks.com
Employees: 85 • Assets: $354,549.00
Key Perks:
• Flexible personal and business checking
accounts • Non-deposit investment options,
Customized business and personal loans,
Worldwide ATM access with Star System
Service Areas:
Loveland • Greeley • Fort Collins • Boulder
Ownership:
Locally owned since 2000
Home State Bank
401 South College Ave • Fort Collins, CO 80524
(970) 482-1100 • www.wellsfargo.com
Employees: 162
Key Perks:
• Full-range financial services, 86 product lines
• Multiple delivery channels: customers can do
business where when, and how they want
• Local decision-making
Service Areas:
Branches across Colorado and the United States
Corporate headquarters in San Francisco
2425 35th Avenue • Greeley, CO 80634
(970) 339-5100 • www.newfrontierbank.com
Key Perks:
• Competetive Deposit Rates on CDs and
Checking Accounts • Free Checking for Life
• Free ATMs Worldwide • 5 cent rebate each
time a customer swipes a debit card
Service Areas:
Greeley • Windsor • Longmont
Ownership:
Locally owned & managed since December 1998
303 E. Mountain Ave • Fort Collins, CO 80524
(970) 203-6100 • www.homestatebank.com
Key Perks:
• World class banking services while maintaining
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Providing internet
banking services as
well as personal, faceto-face interaction, we
can meet the needs of
our younger and older
generations with ease.
ing customers with their individual needs,”
explains Joe Tennesson, whose bank serves
Greeley, Loveland, and Longmont. Local
banks also have the ability to customize
their services to meet the needs of the surrounding community. Tom Chinnock, President of Loveland’s Advantage Bank explains:
“It’s important for banks to understand the
needs of the community. By providing internet banking services as well as personal,
face-to-face interaction, we can meet the
needs of our younger and older generations
with ease.”
Local banks are appealing to many customers because of their close ties to the
community, but larger banks are able to
achieve this as well, and they strive to make
it a top priority. First National Bank’s Mark
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A Fabulous Fort Collins Future:
UniverCity Connections
By Laura Lee Carter
It all started with a leisurely bike ride through downtown. CSU President Dr. Larry
Penley and Fort Collins City Manager Darin Atteberry met to discuss the best way
to create personal connections between the City and the University.
W
ithin months, this conversation had sparked the creation
of UniverCity Connections,
a collaboration convened by
the Community Foundation
of Northern Colorado, and driven by the City of
Fort Collins, Colorado State University (CSU), the
Downtown Development Authority, and over 100
Fort Collins citizens.
These four key Fort Collins institutions, and
a broad cross-section of citizens with diverse private, public, profit, and non-profit interests, have
been hard at work over the past few years identifying and implementing a vision for their shared
future. The purpose of UniverCity Connections is
to bring CSU and the Fort Collins downtown area
together in harmony with its natural environment.
It is a unique public-private initiative designed to
improve the community, and to create lasting,
sustainable and meaningful connections between
CSU, downtown Fort Collins, and the Poudre
River.
Dave Edwards, one of the four co-chairs of
this initiative and a driving force from its inception, remembers a call to action from Darin Atteberry during the 2007 budget planning process.
“It was a call to strengthen connections between
the city and CSU, to get stakeholders in the community involved on multiple levels in an inclusive
effort to vision a brighter future for Old Town,
CSU, and the river nearby. This facilitated, collaborative effort grew quickly, to involve 120 work
sessions and a number of task groups, all working
closely together to resolve turf and ownership issues while visioning the best possible future for
the community.”
Meeting since 2006, the City of Fort Collins, CSU, the Community Foundation, and the
Downtown Development Authority have created
a collaborative community-building process with
local citizens, to develop and implement a vision
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for the geographical study area bordered by Colorado State University campus on the south, the
Poudre River on the north, and encompassing
most of Old Town Fort Collins.
Convened by the Community Foundation of
Northern Colorado, UniverCity Connections received initial input from nearly 200 community
stakeholders at its kick-off event in November
2006. Phase I resulted in the creation of nine volunteer task groups: Arts and Culture, CSU/City
Joint Projects, Economic Development, Mixed Use
Development, River Protection, Development and
Enhancement, Housing, Sustainable Energy Technology, Transit and Mobility, with one additional
task group, the Homelessness Initiative, added
later.
Phase I of the project lasted from November
2006 to May 2007, with task force members
working in a visionary process to strengthen community connections. At the May stakeholder meeting, task groups identified their goals, objectives
and recommendations. Then, task force members
spent over four months researching ways to bring
the community closer together.
Sometimes the research efforts included some
very up close and personal experiences. For example, the river task force rode bikes along the Poudre River, exploring her banks to assist in creating
maps for protection, development, and enhancements like areas to provide disabled accessibility.
The Sustainable Energy Technology Task Group
took their job very seriously. They developed the
Fort ZED concept, a complex and challenging plan
to turn the Fort Collins region into one of the largest net zero energy districts in the world through
a grant from the Department of Energy. Net zero
energy is achieved when all energy consumed is
generated locally from renewable resources.
Fort Collins would then become a living example of residences, businesses, and educational
institutions all living off wind energy, solar, bio-
mass, and other renewable sources. The Colorado
State University Research Foundation became involved by signing up to develop a minimum of
twenty-five wind turbines with the potential of
200 megawatts on the University’s 11,000-acre
Maxwell Ranch near the Wyoming border.
Ryan Keiffer, a co-convener of the Sustainable
Energy Technology Task Group says, “Fort ZED
collected the required $500,000 of local matching funds from local entities and individuals over
the past summer so that we could compete for
$9 million in Department of Energy funding to
achieve Net Zero Energy. The group will find out
in April or May 2008 whether they will be granted
these funds, but regardless of that outcome, Fort
Collins will continue to forge ahead and create a
prototype and demonstration zone for communities wishing to learn more about net zero energy
consumption practices. “.
Phase II, or the implementation phase of UniverCity Connections, kicked off officially with the
October 2007 meeting, but many volunteers had
been meeting informally throughout the summer
to complete preliminary implementation tasks.
In January of this year, Doug Johnson, Vice
President of First Western Trust Bank, accepted
the position as the new Director of Implementation for UniverCity Connections.
Born and raised in Fort Collins, Johnson is a
graduate of CSU and lives in the UniverCity Connections area of focus. Johnson is a strong advocate of collaboration, and sees his new role
as the Director as the ideal opportunity to give
back to his community. He has been involved with
UniverCity Connections as a stakeholder since its
inception.
The task groups have been active in implementing their separate goals since October 2007.
For example, the River Protection, Development
and Enhancement Task Group have acquired a
$2,000 grant to hire a graphic artist and designer
It was a call to strengthen connections between
the city and CSU, to get stakeholders in the
community involved on multiple levels in an
inclusive effort to vision a brighter future for
Old Town, CSU, and the river nearby.
Dave Edwards, UniverCity Co-chair
to produce detailed maps of the Poudre River corridor between Shields Street and Lemay Avenue.
Peggy Reeves, a retired state senator, is active in this group of approximately ten members.
Reeves said, “These maps we are creating will
assist both new visitors and local residents alike,
in familiarizing themselves with the amenities
of having a natural, free flowing river running
through our downtown area.” She sees lots of fu-
ture recreation opportunities for hiking, kayaking,
and relaxation when a pedestrian bridge, a kayak
park, seating, information kiosks, and shelters are
added to this downtown river corridor.
Chip Steiner, convener of the CSU/City Joint
Projects task group, identified a Lifelong Learning Center as their group’s main goal. This center
would provide continuing education to the citizens of Fort Collins, but its specific focus will be
determined by community outreach efforts.
All task groups are currently engaged in implementing some or all of the goals identified in
the stakeholder report last May. “We are looking
to act first on the low-hanging fruit” says Doug
Johnson, Director of UniverCity Connections,
“however, the task groups are also tackling some
of the larger, more long term projects that will
take time to evolve and develop within the com-
These maps we are creating will assist both new
visitors and local residents alike, in familiarizing
themselves with the amenities of having a
natural, free flowing river running through our
downtown area.
Peggy Reeves, Retired Colorado State Senator
munity. Phase I identified what people wanted
and now Phase II is making these things happen.
I do want to stress however that any project will
be subject to public review and discussion just as
any other project would be. Nothing is pre-determined. This is a community vision, and the devil
is in the details.”
When asked about his own overall participa-
tion in UniverCity Connections, Dave Edwards
summarized with these two important points.
First, the visioning process creates a certain type
of energy, but to follow through with implementation is the real challenge. He’s optimistic that
Phase II will produce some valuable changes in
the ways the University and the City interact. Edwards says, “The most intangible outcomes have
been improved people to people relationships
forged through working together. These don’t
end when the project is done.”
For much more detail on the goals and implementation processes of UniverCity Connections,
please see “The Report from the Stakeholders,
May 2007” at: http://www.univercityconnections.org/docs/stakeholder-report.pdf
[UniverCity] projects will be subject to public
review and discussion just as any other project
would be. Nothing is pre-determined. This is a
community vision, and the devil is in the details.
Doug Johnson,
Director of Implementation for UniverCity Connections
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Designing
Experiences
for an Experience Society
By Ed Goodman,
Chief Experience Officer,
TST, Inc. Consulting
Engineers
In today’s complex world, it may
well be time to look at cities not
as skylines but as brandscapes; at
buildings not as objects but as destinations, communities not as neighborhoods but as special places.
I
t is time to design a world of experiences
into the cultures of our companies, schools
and organizations. And, it is also time to
design experiences into the communities
where we live, work, play, learn, shop,
dine, entertain, and refresh. At TST, Inc. Consulting Engineers, a civil design and consulting firm
in Fort Collins, experience design is part of everything we do.
The Experience Economy, coined in a bestselling book by Joe Pine and Jim Gilmore, is the
latest economic progression. Just as the agrarian
economy was supplanted by the industrial economy, the service and information economy of today is being commoditized and a new economy
based on delivering experiences is emerging. In
the Experience Economy, services are rendered
and experiences are created on a personalized,
memorable, even transformational basis. Experience Economy companies create a series of engaging, staged events that speak to clients in an
inherently personal way.
Many of today’s leading companies have embraced the world of experiences. Beginning with
The Walt Disney Company, today you find the experience economy evident in all business sectors
and industries from Harley Davidson to the Ritz
Carlton Hotels; Cabellas to the Geek Squad; Apple Stores to Cirque du Soleil. All these companies
have discovered the economic benefits associated
with creating personalized, memorable experiences for their customers. Harley Davidson says
they are in the lifestyle business not the motorcycle business. Geek Squad creates a computer-
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Christopher Erickson, LEED AP and the slide he designed.
tst inc
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2 3
4
1) Conference room adds whimsy to meetings with kites on the ceiling and
adaptable multi-media screens in the table and on the wall.
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2) Heather McDowell, P.E., Jesse Bergdolt, Engineer, and Audry Mendelsberg,
P.E., use the shared work spaces for a quick conference.
3) Thinking Lounge allows Joel Paass, P.E., Linda Riley, Engineer, and Matthew
Walker, P.E. space to get outside their normal working and thinking space.
4) Water represents the essence of life and the beginning of the client or
company dream.
5) The TST story reminds visitors and employees alike of their vision.
6) Ed Goodman, Chief Experience Officer, TST, Inc. Consulting Engineers.
7) Don Taranto, President & CEO, TST, Inc. Consulting Engineers.
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repair experience so entertaining that customers
can’t wait for the next time their computer breaks
down. Cirque du Soleil may be the ultimate entertainment experience...it is not a circus, not really
theater, not a concert...it is uniquely the Cirque
Experience.
Experience Design for Company
Cultures
So, how has TST ventured into the experience
economy? We began with an empowered corporate culture and proceeded to create a new concept in workplace environments. From our MindPlay Room where technical brainstorming occurs,
to the Sky Room where we craft client Dreamscaping sessions, TST is deep into experiences. Instead of a receptionist, TST has created a professional position known as Experience Concierge...
designed to serve as client and staff advocate and
experience stager. Our facility features a fire pit
lounge, salt-water fish tank bar, full kitchen, gym,
patios, even a slide from the second floor to the
first level. All these areas and more come into play
in the TST Experience.
The workplace is designed to promote and
enhance creativity, collaboration, teamwork, and
inventiveness. Colorful walls and nature photography remind us of our goals to be imaginative,
have fun, and design sustainable, restorative environments for new communities.
The entire facility, known as The Engineerium,
is themed to the four elements of our logo…water, earth, stone and plants. The corporate ecology
group lives in the water zone, where water represents the essence of life and the beginning of the
client or company dream. The earth zone houses
the design teams (engineers and master planners)
that are in charge of shaping, sculpting and molding the dream into a design that we can see. Our
surveyors and construction services group live in
the stone zone, where the design becomes constructed reality and the dream becomes tangible.
Lastly, we have the plant zone or celebration zone
where the dream is fulfilled as it becomes a living
reality, growing into the future.
But, it is more than just a themed building
environment. The experiences we create for our
clients and staff are as authentic as any of our
design services. By encouraging an experiencebased corporate culture, we are creating a spirit
of positive energy, of enthusiasm for personal
growth and innovation by our staff. TST was honored to receive the worldwide 2007 EXPY Award,
as “Experience Stagers of the Year,” from Pine
and Gilmore at the ThinkAbout Conference in
Nashville.
How many companies, organizations and
schools could benefit from crafting experiencebased facilities for staff, customers, and students
alike? What advantages could be derived through
thoughtful incorporation and staging of experiences that are personal, engaging, meaningful,
and memorable?
Designing Experience-Based
Communities
The Institute for the Future in Copenhagen
has labeled this the Dream Society… a culture
where businesses and individuals thrive based
on the stories they create for themselves about
who they are, where they come from, and what
they stand for. This statement seems aligned with
predictions of an Experience Society that desires
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Reade Roselles, P.L.S.. on left, and John Von Nieda,
P.L.S. on right in the fire pit lounge.
strong personal connections to experience-based
environments. These environments have a true
sense of place, not just space. Space is amorphous; place is specific. Space is generic; place
is personally engaging. Space is context; place is
encounter. The art of placemaking where people
have genuine, wonderful, rich experiences is the
new frontier for our communities.
Experience-based communities will bring together ecology, economics, diversity, integration
of live/work/play, and social well-being. How do
people truly want to live…where and how can
they connect….what about convenience…how is
regional context factored into the design…how
do we preserve and celebrate cultures, nature,
and beauty in the process…how do we sustain
the community from an economic and ecologic
perspective? These are some of the many questions that come into play in experience design.
Yet, aren’t these the very things we all desire in
our communities? Isn’t it time for a new framework that can make our lives richer in so many
areas? Haven’t we all witnessed poor community
design that resulted in a culture of copy… a metoo neighborhood, commercial center or business
park that lacked character, heart and soul? There
is a reason that experience-based companies are
thriving and commodity-driven companies that
focused on price alone often fail.
The Next Expedition
Today, TST is embarking on its’ next adven-
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ture in the world of experiences. As a firm that
provides services for land development and municipal infrastructure, we are now focusing on
designing experiences into the planning and engineering of new communities. We are incorporating new ideas for “Living Experiences” that can
create more sustainable, livable neighborhoods
and mixed-use environments. Crafting better Living Experiences will create differentiation for our
development clients in a world that demands
new concepts to be successful. If we can create
new-to-the-world or at least new-to-the-region
community experiences, we believe we will fulfill
a mission to provide lasting value as an interface
between science and society.
Maybe part of the housing slump is tied to
communities that are void of engaging experiences…that don’t really provide the living experience
people truly seek. We applaud those that have
created visionary communities, preserved and
enhanced heritage as in Old Town Fort Collins,
or who seek new frontiers. Here’s to the dreammakers and experience-designers who create
memorable and transformational experiences…to
the next Walt Disney or Apple Computer!
Ed Goodman is the CXO (Chief eXperience
Officer) of TST, Inc. Consulting Engineers. He can
be reached via e-mail at [email protected]
or at (970) 226-0557.
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Looking
to the
Future
POV from the City Managers’ Seats
By Jason Webb
To live in Northern Colorado is to have more than
300 days of sunshine a year, living in one of the
fastest growing regions in the state. It means living
in an area where the four major cities – Fort Collins,
Greeley, Loveland, and Windsor – work together
to keep the quality of life exceptional.
W
hile it may not be utopia, the
four major cities of Northern
Colorado do not constantly
battle over annexation lines
and tax revenues as is commonly portrayed in the media. With the country’s
recent economic woes, one would expect to see
our cities struggling, but are they? Not as much as
one might think.
Windsor, a bedroom community that offers
quick access to Fort Collins, Loveland and Greeley,
has more than 18,000 residents. Managing the
town they call home is Kelly Arnold. He has been
the Town Manager since January 2007 and has
a good working relationship with the other city
managers. “Windsor has always been of the opinion to work with our neighbors. The point is not
to be competitive, but cooperative,” says Arnold.
Arnold, who wants to stay in Windsor and
help them maintain it as the place to live in Northern Colorado, sees their comprehensive plan:
Windsor Vision 2025, as a major part of that
goal. “It was nine months of work, planning what
Windsor will be like in 2025,” says Arnold. One
goal is to keep Windsor’s small-town feel, while
improving transportation, housing and communication.
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Some people may worry that Windsor suffered with the economic slow-down the country
has weathered, but Arnold and his staff have
kept a close eye on the situation. While Arnold
has noticed some impact, he strongly believes it
is only short term, allowing the town to resume
its steady growth. “The slowed growth has been
good in that it has allowed us to examine things
more closely. It’s an assessment period,” says Arnold.
While the economic problems are a definite
watch point, there are other issues about which
Windsor residents need to be aware. Key among
those is the fact that the state cannot help municipalities as much with repairs to roads, meaning
transportation issues can become a concern. “The
question is how do we keep doing what we’re
doing and take on more, while maintaining the
high quality of life Windsor citizens enjoy,” says
Arnold, who was born and raised in Colorado and
attended Colorado State University.
However, Windsor isn’t alone in weathering
the economic difficulties. Greeley City Manager
Roy Otto, who has been in the role since August
2005, says, “Our economy is struggling right
now, but we’ve been fortunate to have a diversified economy.” Greeley has capitalized with agri-
culture but diversified with the other industries.
“Greeley’s agriculture and minerals could help
Colorado’s economy,” adds Otto, “because they
remain constant and aren’t as prone to decreases
in spending as luxury items or services.”
Otto considers himself a Northern Colorado
guy. He graduated from Greeley West High School
and earned his degree at CSU. He’s very proud of
Greeley’s agricultural roots and can foresee great
things in the city’s future. “We’ve been given a
work plan from City Council that we’re attacking,” says Otto. Maintaining the city’s infrastructure and improving communication issues are at
the top of his list.
The same can-do attitude was in place last
year as Greeley set out to make major strides in
improving the key areas affecting its more than
90,000 residents. One of the biggest accomplishments Otto has seen is the dramatic drop in crime
– down 18% – from the previous year. “We set
up standards for response times for all emergency
personnel, and the new police station is now online,” says Otto. The reduction in crime is just one
of the major accomplishments the City of Greeley
can boast. “We did an organizational review to
find what we could be doing better,” says Otto.
That organizational review allowed the city to
The slowed growth
has been good in
that it has allowed
us to examine things
more closely. It’s an
assessment period.
Kelly Arnold,
Windsor Town Manager
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Greeley was recently named one of the fastest growing cities in the state. With that kind of
expansion and the number of surrounding towns,
one could easily anticipate competition for land
and tax revenue. However, Otto notes that Greeley has always been interested in partnering with
other communities and mentions that Windsor
and Greeley already have an annexation boundary
defined. That sentiment is echoed by Loveland’s
City Manager, Don Williams.
“Really, the cities don’t compete as much as
the media would have you think. We cooperate
and work well together in many areas of service delivery,” says Williams. Although, he notes
that most of the competition comes over annex-
ing prime land for sales tax revenues. Loveland,
which has more than 60,000 residents, has probably been among the most noticeable in terms of
annexation in recent years, with the addition of
the Centerra and Promenade Shops.
That addition was just in the planning stages
when Williams took over as city manager five
years ago and has certainly been an integral part
of his job. “I have been very fortunate to see most
of our economic development activities play out
well,” says Williams. “In the beginning it was the
rapid rate of retail revenue growth. Now some of
the job attraction and incentives are beginning to
show results.”
With the major addition of retail areas, Loveland is also fairly confident the country’s economic
slow-down won’t have as much of an impact in
their city as in other parts of the United States.
With well-funded reserves and stable retail sales
in the city, Williams believes Loveland will fare
well through the slow-down. “Good financial
planning over the last few years and a conservative policy of avoiding debt is paying off,” says
Williams. In fact, he also notes that the city is getting record numbers of relocation inquiries from
companies, and some local companies are considering expansion.
Even with a relatively healthy outlook on the
economy, Williams isn’t willing to ignore the possibility of financial difficulty. “Loveland residents
should also know that changes at the state and
federal levels could push us further behind in
important infrastructure needs,” says Williams.
“Transportation funding is by far the largest demand on revenue at the moment.”
Williams, who believes doing business with
the city should never be difficult, looks forward to
the city’s future. Chief among the goals is forging
new cooperative efforts. “The City of Loveland,
by direction of the City Council at their annual
retreat, is going to focus on ways to act more
regionally. As commerce pushes the cities closer
together in a physical sense, cooperation and directed revenue sources will be the best strategy
for solving problems,” says Williams.
In Fort Collins, City Manager Darin Atteberry
believes that while healthy competition can make
communities better, “In many instances, it’s not
about competition at all, but rather about working together as a region.”
Like Greeley, Fort Collins has been careful to
diversify the economy. “We are very cognizant of
the national economy and continue to watch that
with a close eye, yet things are holding steady in
Fort Collins,” says Atteberry. Also, he notes that
the strength of the city economy continues to
grow with impressive retail sales and some existing businesses considering expansion.
Even with a healthy economy, Atteberry believes the residents need to be aware that maintaining the quality services they expect is proving
more difficult as the Colorado economy as a whole
is slowing. He also believes the city of more than
125,000 people should not lose sight of other issues. “We need to remain focused on retaining
and attracting primary jobs. We have a significant
number of people in this community who are underemployed,” says Atteberry. He notes that the
City is working in collaboration with Colorado
State University and others to grow those jobs in
the area of clean energy and bioscience.
On the horizon for Fort Collins one can see
many positive changes. When driving east on
Harmony, one can easily see the drastic changes
occurring, but those changes are just some of the
many coming to Fort Collins. “Looking ahead, the
Mason Corridor will be another unique community project,” says Atteberry. Downtown continues
to be Fort Collins’ crown jewel. He states that
projects such as a downtown hotel and new amphitheater will keep it a vibrant community center, while still retaining the Old Town charm.
Jason Webb is a freelance writer
who lives in Johnstown.
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BBB Celebrates 10 Years
of Torch Awards
Businesses from Colorado and Wyoming will
be honored at the 10th annual Better Business
Bureau Torch Awards for Business Ethics on
April 24 at the Marriott Hotel in Fort Collins.
Really, the cities don’t
compete as much as the
media would have you
think. We cooperate
and work well together
in many areas of
service delivery.
Don Williams,
Loveland City Manager
We need to remain
focused on retaining and
attracting primary jobs.
We have a significant
number of people in
this community who are
underemployed.
Business ethics was a relatively new concept when the awards began a decade ago, according
to Pam King, president and CEO of BBB serving Northern Colorado and Wyoming. But Enron and
other high-profile business scandals provided heightened awareness of the importance of doing
the right thing.
“The old adage, ‘There is nothing constant but change’ has never been more prevalent, and
operating in a quickly changing environment can create reactive decision-making,” King said. “Today’s business environment is more difficult than it ever has been. There are challenging situations
that every business owner comes up against, be it illegal immigration and hiring practices or how
to get your customers off the Internet and engaged with your company.”
The Torch Awards demonstrate what today’s Better Business Bureau is all about. This program
provides future business leaders firsthand experience in the importance of trust in the marketplace,
King said. Each year, business college students from Colorado State University, the University of
Northern Colorado, and the University of Wyoming prepare the nominations as part of classroom
study. The BBB received a national BBB award in 2004 for its partnership with the universities.
“This gives students hands-on experience with business leaders,” King said. “They’re talking
about business ethics and studying appropriate business behavior.”
In preparing nominations, students meet with company representatives, tour the businesses
and prepare in-depth reports that show how the companies are trustworthy, reliable and ethical.
Although winning businesses do not have to be BBB Accredited Businesses, they still must exemplify the BBB Principles for Trust.
Build Trust
Establish and maintain a positive track record in the marketplace.
Advertise Honestly
Adhere to established standards of advertising and selling.
Tell the Truth
Honestly represent products and services, including clear and adequate disclosures of all material
terms.
Be Transparent
Openly identify the nature, location, and ownership of the business, and clearly disclose all
policies, guarantees and procedures that bear on a customer’s decision to buy.
Honor Promises
Abide by all written and verbal agreements.
Be Responsive
Address marketplace disputes quickly, professionally and in good faith.
Safeguard Privacy
Protect any data collected against mishandling and fraud, collect personal information only as
needed, and respect the preferences of consumers regarding the use of their information.
Embody Integrity
Approach all business dealings, marketplace transactions and commitments with integrity.
An impartial panel of community leaders judge the
nominations. To date, 46 businesses have been honored, 36
from Colorado.
For more information contact the Better Business Bureau at
970-488-2036 or visit www.wynco.bbb.org.
Darin Atteberry,
Fort Collins City Manager
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Barbara Read is VP/Communications Director for the Better
Business Bureau.
Pam King, president
and CEO of BBB
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Green Energy
Keeps Growing
in Northern Colorado
By Laura Lee Carter
All over the world, people must prepare to use new forms of
energy. A sharp worldwide rise in energy consumption has created
an increasing demand for sustainable resources that do not create
more greenhouse gases, pollution, or waste for future generations.
N
orthern Colorado has recently
gained an exciting and well deserved reputation for growing
new forms of sustainable energy
and supporting green industries.
Through the efforts of Governor Bill Ritter, the
Northern Colorado Clean Energy Cluster, and an
initiative proposed through UniverCity Connections, clean energy companies have begun flowing into our state, and then heading north to find
the resources they need to set up shop.
Fueled by a surge in clean energy projects and
Colorado State University (CSU) research groups,
the Northern Colorado economy has recently attracted more than forty new businesses involved
in clean or renewable energy. Clean energy businesses employed more than 1,300 workers in Fort
Collins in 2006, and these were mostly high paying professional level positions. Other, older local
businesses, like Woodward Governor Company,
which make components for power-generation
equipment, have also added new jobs.
What’s luring new environmentally aware
companies to Northern Colorado? There are a
number of factors which have attracted more
green companies to the region. One important
player has been the Northern Colorado Clean
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Energy Cluster (CEC), a business-led, project-oriented group of regional partners seeking to have
a global impact.
The cluster was established in May 2006, with
the primary goal of positioning Northern Colorado as the ‘go to’ region for smart grid technologies, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and
cleaner more efficient engines.
According to Judy Dorsey, Executive Director,
“Through a mass collaborative effort, a strong
cluster has developed including Fort Collins utilities, world class clean energy research programs
at CSU, end users employing leading edge clean
energy technologies, a highly trained workforce,
and national recognition for innovation and entrepreneurship. Our goal is to grow primary jobs
in this sector by attracting a critical mass of like
minded companies that will provide the new
‘green collar jobs’ the region needs.”
A kind of synchronistic energy then emerged
from the UniverCity Connections project, begun
in 2006. Phase I resulted in the creation of task
groups like the one focused on sustainable energy. This task group was co-convened by Ryan
Keiffer, Co-Owner and CEO of A-Train Marketing,
and local activist/philanthropist, Mark Wanger.
They then went on to create FortZED, an initia-
tive to convert downtown Fort Collins into one
of the largest net zero energy use districts in the
world. A net zero energy district would generate all the district’s energy locally, from renewable
resources.
FortZED leaders are awaiting the results of a
bid for major grant support that would catalyze
a 5 megawatt jump-start zone of FortZED. The
grant award will not be known until May 2008,
but regardless, Keiffer says, “We are going forward with technology analysis, garnering national
attention, and attracting like-minded businesses
to our area. Projects like Fort ZED living laboratory are putting Fort Collins on the map as a community with grass roots support for green energy
development and implementation.”
Colorado is rich in sunshine, wind, and the
crops to create ethanol, all key renewable energy
resources. Our close proximity to the National Renewable Energy Laboratories, located in Golden
is also a plus, and our central location expedites
shipping to customers throughout the United
States.
In addition, Governor Ritter campaigned on
the development of renewable energy and the
state legislature has since increased the amount
of electricity from renewable sources that utilities
must utilize, evidence of Colorado’s political support of green industries. Our region also boasts an
abundance of highly skilled engineers and technicians, some displaced from high tech jobs lost in
the past few years.
One new start-up in the alternative energy
sector was born and raised here in Northern
Colorado. Based on the pioneering solar panel
technology developed and patented by CSU engineering professor W.S. Samprath, AVA Solar is
beginning to manufacture thin film photovoltaic
modules which significantly reduce the costs of
generating solar electricity. Their manufacturing
technology is the culmination of 15 years of scientific and engineering research. AVA Solar recently
won the DOE Inventions and Innovations Award,
Projects like Fort ZED living
laboratory are putting Fort Collins
on the map as a community with
grass roots support for green energy
development and implementation.
Ryan Keiffer CEO, A-Train Marketing &
UniverCity Connections/FortZED Co-Convener
given only once in the 25-year history of this
prestigious program.
According to Russ Kanjorski, Director of
Strategic Planning at AVA Solar, “This company was organized in January 2007, and we
are presently in the process of small pilot line
production, which limits our hiring needs to
fairly specialized engineering technology. We
plan to begin full production soon in our new
facility, and will begin hiring for a number of
manufacturing positions in the fourth quarter
of 2008. By 2009, AVA Solar intends to enter
large-scale production.”
Another exciting additon to the alternative and sustainable energy scene in Northern
Colorado is Vestas Wind Systems, which just
opened a 60 million dollar plant near Windsor
in March. With a 23 per cent market share,
and 35,000 wind turbines installed worldwide,
the Danish company, should be adding over
600 new jobs to Northern Colorado’s green
economy in the near future. When at full
capacity, this new facility will be the world’s
largest producer of wind turbines, a crowning
achievement for Vestas, the world’s leading
supplier of wind power solutions.
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In the end, what counted most in Vestas’ decision to build their plant in Windsor,
was its central location between the Midwest
and California, with easy access to Burlington Northern and Union Pacific railroad lines.
Windsor beat out over 40 other sites to host
the new plant because rail is the easiest way
to move the massive blades, which are about
130 feet long. Colorado couldn’t match the
large cash incentives other states used to lure
Vestas, but it did put together the largest
worker training and recruitment package in
the state’s history.
With a national housing foreclosure crisis, the price of oil rising precipitously, and
many major industries cutting jobs, one
might mistakenly believe that bad economic
times are here to stay. But in our little slice
of Northern Colorado, far-sighted business
leaders and entrepreneurs are planning a
much greener future, by helping to harness
some of the oldest power around, that of the
sun and the wind.
Laura Lee Carter is a local freelance writer.
Please visit her website LauraLeeCarter.com
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Recycling is Good
Business Cents
Colorado Iron & Metal
By Allie Comeau
In this age of growing
environmental concern, it’s
more important than ever to
reduce, reuse, and recycle.
As our natural resources
dwindle, it’s up to consumers
and businesses alike to get
savvy about being “green.”
Kent Garvin, Owner of Colorado Iron & Metal
N
o one knows this better than Colorado Iron & Metal. They pride themselves on their ability to give old
scrap metal new life, and are helping businesses all over Northern
Colorado lighten their loads at the landfill.
As builders and other businesses in the area
strive to achieve LEED certification, Colorado Iron
& Metal is making it easier for them by hauling
handle any job. All you have to do is collect the
scrap… and watch your recycling “cents” grow.
You see, there’s money to be made in scrap
metal recycling. Colorado Iron & Metal buys scrap
metal from area businesses and then sells it for reuse. It’s a hole in one. Everybody wins… including
the environment. “Instead of our customers sending excess metal building material to the landfill,
we recycle it for them,” says owner Kent Garvin.
it’s used again for a multitude of purposes. “Some
of the recycled metal is used domestically, but a
lot of it is exported to places like China and Japan
to build infrastructure,” says Garvin. “The important thing is that it’s being used again.”
The world’s supply of iron and metal is not
limitless. Just like other natural non-renewable
resources, it will one day be scarce. “The earth
is running out of natural resources, so we need
Instead of our customers sending excess metal building
material to the landfill, we recycle it for them.
Kent Garvin, Owner, Colorado Iron & Metal
off their excess building and scrap metal. LEED,
or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, has many requirements for certification – all
aimed at increasing energy efficiency and raising
environmental design standards. One of the easier LEED requirements to satisfy, recycling excess
metal, is made downright simple with Colorado
Iron & Metal.
All you have to do is walk in, drop off your
junk metal, and get paid for it. If you have bulk
scrap, Colorado Iron & Metal also provides roll-off
and container services, complete with pick-up, to
haul the metal for you. From 90-yard containers
to open-top trailers, they’ve got what it takes to
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Garvin founded Colorado Iron & Metal in
1995. He operates the Fort Collins shop with his
two nephews, Dan and Marty Garvin. Recycling
scrap metal is their passion and there’s a big market for their product. “Often times the recyclable
value of debris will fund the entire operation to
divert recyclables out of build sites and landfills,”
says Garvin. “And we have a lot of fun with it,”
adds Dan Garvin.
The scrap metal they collect gets recycled,
minimally processed, and repackaged at their
shop. The metal is then sold to brokers in Denver,
who sell it to steel mills where it gets melted down
to its original form for reuse. Once that happens,
to reuse them or they’ll be gone,” Dan Garvin
says. “Our goal is to conserve natural resources
through metal recycling.”
That’s certainly good news for the Larimer
County Landfill. Less is more when it comes to
waste. And that’s precisely why Landfill Manager
Robert Nielsen is a loyal customer of Colorado
Iron & Metal. Nielsen tells us the 40-yard container he uses to collect recyclable “white goods”
gets picked up twice a week. Appliances like refrigerators, washers, and dryers are thrown in the
container, along with scrap metal, copper wiring,
and other metal waste. “You’d be surprised how
many refrigerators and washers we get up here,”
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sorts copper scrap.
he says. “Now, instead of throwing them in the
landfill, we can recycle them.”
Nielsen used to contract with Denver recycling
companies for this kind of work, but was happy
to give the business to a local company. “We like
to deal locally whenever possible,” says Nielsen.
“Plus, they give us a better price for the metal.
The price of steel has gone up quite a bit recently,
so everybody wins.”
While the main business of Colorado Iron &
Metal is recycling, the most important resource
they deal with is their people. Garvin says the
success of Colorado Iron & Metal is due to his
employees. “Our business is borne on the backs
of our employees,” he says. “Without them, we
couldn’t have enjoyed such success.”
Their success has come in many forms. Besides being one of Northern Colorado’s largest
recycling centers, Colorado Iron & Metal is also
a new steel distributor and a metal fabrication
shop. “We can do pretty much anything with
metal,” says Garvin. “You name it and we can
fabricate it.” What sets them apart from other
metal fabricators is a high-tech water jet cutting
system that allows them to do precision work and
high-definition cutting. Structural work, architectural accents, and even small jobs – if it’s metal,
they can handle it.
And if it’s scrap metal, they can recycle it.
Allie Comeau is a freelance writer and copywriter
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Community Pillars
Bob Powell
by Jim Sprout
“Everything can be taken from a man
but one thing: the last of human
freedoms. To choose one’s attitude
in any given circumstances is to
choose one’s own way.”
Viktor Frankl, Auschwitz survivor
B
ob Powell has served the Fort Collins community for 35
years both as a local businessman and as a volunteer for
nonprofits like Foothills Gateway. His journey began as a
young businessman at Travelers Insurance Company. As
destiny would have it, Bob located his new office across
the street from his largest client, the Galyardt and Harvey Insurance
Agency where he met one of his mentors and future business partners,
Jack Harvey.
Bob describes Jack as a “gruff old guy with a big heart.” Bob learned
many lessons from Jack not only in business but also in life. Bob recalls a
sales call when Jack told him “to stop talking so much and just let them
say yes.” On another occasion, Jack sternly said that if he caught him
at the office after closing time he would fire him. Jack’s point was that
he was to be home with his family. With some emotion, Bob said that
he never really knew where he stood with Jack until he invited him to
be his partner.
In 1976, Dave Parker and Ken Borrett approached Bob over lunch
about joining them as part of a succession plan for the Galyardt and
Harvey Insurance Agency. Although Bob remembers this as a tough
choice because of the financial security of being employed by a large
company, it was the best business decision of his life. After over twenty
years of success, Dave and Bob sold the agency in 1994.
All during his working years Bob was involved in community
leadership. Probably his most significant contribution came from his
fifteen years on the Foothills Gateway Board, with three years as their
President. This was a critical time for Foothills, when the Board had to
make the tough financial decision to move rehabilitation services from
“in house” back to the public school system. It was through this difficult
period that he established a personal friendship with Dr. Joe Hendrickson
who today works closely with Bob on the Character First initiative at the
Poudre School District.
His most recent community project was in serving on the Inspiration
Playground Committee that successfully designed, built, and funded a
playground at the Spring Canyon Community Park that is 100% accessible
to children of all abilities. Additionally, Bob has held a leadership position
for twenty years in the Downtown Merchants Association that provides
housing for the low income and elderly.
When I asked Bob how he knew it was time to retire, he said that
his goal was always to have the financial choice to make a change when
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Bob Powell
he was 60. However, when the time arrived he found himself asking the
question, “What am I going to do?” One day he asked a good friend
and recently retired educator and coach, Lyle Moddelmog how he made
the decision to retire. Lyle’s advice was “I can’t put it in words, but you
will know.” Soon after that Bob begin to recognize that he was only
going through the motions and that the passion and joy for the work he
had loved for so many years was gone. However, Bob did not want to
retire from life. He had always believed that senior citizens (which was
hard for him to say), were America’s greatest untapped resource.
Not long after Bob had emotionally made the decision to retire
he was asked by Ray Martinez to write a letter to the city council in
support of Fort Collins becoming a “city of character.” Coincidentally,
while attending a bible study six months later he viewed a tape on the
International Association of Character Cities, and felt a spiritual grip that
he described as a “calling” to active volunteer service.
Seven years later Bob and his team of volunteers are working as
catalysts to bring the importance, awareness, and expectation of universal
character qualities into the culture of schools, police departments, and
businesses through Character Fort Collins. Bob has held the CEO position
until recently when he decided it was time to have more balance with
family and his volunteer service. He still plans to spend twenty to thirty
hours per week as a certified trainer in character development. Bob
applauds our community and specifically, the Poudre School District
for their strong commitment to character education. When I asked Bob
what character quality he most admired he said “meekness” because
it is the most misunderstood and difficult to control, and yet when
practiced with sincerity, is the most powerful.
Recently, Bob was the recipient of the prestigious Lamplighter
Award that honors a servant leader who has worked to “build bridges”
in the community. Bob feels that a positive and hopeful attitude even
during life’s difficult times is an essential quality in experiencing true joy.
He believes that we have the freedom to choose our way. Bob hopes his
legacy will follow Johann Bach’s inscription on each of his masterpieces,
“ Soli Deo Gloria” or “To God alone the Glory.” We thank Bob for his
inspiration and leadership over the years.
Jim Sprout is the Chairman of First Western Trust Bank –
Northern Colorado and a regular columnist for Style Magazine.
57th Annual Observance
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A breakfast will be held:
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Hilton Fort Collins
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Fort Collins, CO
6:30am - 8:30am
Keynote speaker will be:
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MARDIS GRAS
Sonny & Carol JoLubick, Patti & Pete Kranske
February 4
Lincoln Center :: Fort Collins
New Orleans came to Fort Collins at this 6th
annual Mardis Gras Party, complete with beads,
masks, costumes and plenty of excitement. Over
300 guests enjoyed themselves dining on southern cuisine from 8 local restaurants, bidding on
live & silent auction items and dancing the night
away to the Fort Jazz Big Band. Nearly $30,000
will benefit Bas Bleu Theater and their mission of
providing excellence, diversity and vitality in the
arts for Fort Collins and the Front Range region.
Bruce Hottman, Marcia
Donnan, Lori Hottman
Tricia Navarre, Doug Ishii
Jerry Donnan, Joe Vasos Michelle Boyle, Tasha Ballard, RC Callan
Photos courtesy of William C. Cotton.
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Matt Strauch, Ken & Paisley Pettine
Louise Dickinson, Samantha Blazier
BRIDESMAID BOWLING
February 14
Chippers Lanes :: College Center
This lively, entertaining event had over 46
teams throwing strikes, spares and gutter balls.
Bowlers dressed in the funkiest wedding attire,
competed for assorted awards including ‘best
legs’ and ‘best man in a dress’. Awards were
also given for top fundraising teams.
The upbeat evening raised over $8000 to help
Hope Lives! Breast Cancer Support Center and
their mission to support and strengthen those
touched by breast cancer by providing care,
guidance and education.
Jay & Jeannie Gerdes, Jody Mitts, Rob Kinkelaar
Tina Nash, Diane Sherry, Amie Fair, Kathy Andrews,
Kim Shore, Carol Tenuta, Nancee Testa, Patti Piper
Photos courtesy of Dana Milner.
David Eisle, Kim Starling, Jo Ellen & Ron Walling
Josh Crill, Lydia Dody, Mary Hallauer, Heike Mannix
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More than 300 guests graced the red carpet in
an elegant evening filled with glamour, evening
gowns, paparazzi and gourmet cuisine. The
exciting event launched Project Smile’s endowment campaign and recognized top investors in
the program thus far.
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Guests at this popular, sold-out, signature event
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restaurants and learned about hunger issues in our
community. The evening included an art auction
and the presentation of the T.S. Berger Award.
Each of the 375 guests took home a one-of-akind, handcrafted pottery bowl produced by students in the Poudre School District, and local pottery studios. Proceeds from the 11th annual event
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