February in Loveland has always been a fun month. Ever since I was a kid, I have enjoyed the big deal we make about our Valentine remailing program. This year February has had new and exciting happenings to add to the normal festivities.
First and foremost is the excitement created by the very real possibility that Loveland could be chosen for the home of the business park being coordinated and driven by the Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology (CAMT). If Loveland is chosen, this endeavor would be located on the old HP campus and now lovingly referred to as the ACE Park (Aerospace Clean Energy). What a shot in the arm it would be for all of us to see this happen. To tell you the truth, I think it is a shot in the arm even if another site is chosen because the project has been the catalyst for out community to get serious about economic development.
Secondly, I am a supporter of the Rialto Bridge project and it also received it's approval to move forward. Our old theater is beautiful and it deserves the improvements planned next door. I think the town will really use the new space and I like the partnership idea - Community Foundation, City of Loveland, Individual Owner.
As a real estate broker in northern Colorado for many years, my opinions on economic development are considered suspect. Truth be known, I mostly deal with the same families year after year and generation after generation. I love our sleepy little town but I am realistic enough to know that if we want jobs for our kids and grand kids we must work to provide jobs and an interesting place to live. What fun to see what happens.
My story is long today so I will close. Springtime in the Rockies is right around the corner and I am ready.
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