Briefcase
Nonprofit notes
Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity broke ground on House No. 47 in Rigden Farm for Habitat homeowner Cyndi Kowal and her two sons. Since its founding in 1993, Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity has built and rehabilitated 46 homes in the Fort Collins area.
KUDOS
Greeley-based Roche Constructors Inc. earned an Occupational Excellence Achievement Award from the National Safety Council. The award recognizes companies that have reported injuries that involved days away from work equal to or less than 50 percent of the Bureau of Labor Statistics rating for their six-digit NAICS code and have had no fatalities during a calendar year.
NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Two Fort Collins locals decided to put their talents in design and creativity together to launch the clothing line Live Life Large. Designs can be found online at http://kingsleyume.carbonmade.com/projects/2746057.
NEW LOCATION
Toddy LLC, maker of the Toddy Cold Brew System, has moved its headquarters and warehouse operations to Fort Collins. Moving the business from Houston to Fort Collins gives new owners Julia and Andy Leach better control of the sales and marketing strategy, along with the ability to oversee day-to-day business operations. The Toddy cold-water brewing process extracts the natural flavors of coffee and tea while leaving behind undesirable bitter acids and oils. Visit www.toddycafe.com for more information.
DEALS
Integris Partners in Fort Collins advised Galesburg Order Buyers, dba GrainStore Ltd., on its sale to Gavilon Grain LLC. GrainStore, based in Galesburg, Ill., is a merchandiser of agricultural commodities. Gavilon is a global commodity management firm which is indirectly owned by Ospraie Special Opportunities Fund, General Atlantic, Soros Fund Management and Gavilon management.
DEADLINES
The High Plains Library District is in the running for the Pepsi "give by voting" campaign. The library district is hoping to receive enough votes to be awarded $250,000 to establish library substations in the towns of LaSalle, Milliken, Mead, Keenesburg and Lochbuie as well as expand the Kersey library's computer capacity. To vote for the project, visit www.MyLibrary.us and click on the Vote Now! Pepsi Refresh Project link. You can vote up to 10 times a day.
ANNIVERSARIES
Roberts Heating and Air Conditioning in Fort Collins is celebrating 10 years serving Northern Colorado and Southern Wyoming. Roberts is also accepting submissions for the oldest furnace in Fort Collins through Sept. 30. The company will replace the oldest furnace it finds with a new furnace - all equipment, and labor and permit expenses covered. For additional information call 970-493-2221 or visit the www.robertsheatingandair.com.
PROJECTS
Beaudin Ganze Consulting Engineers Inc. added two more certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) projects to its experience list. BGCE provided LEED NC 2.2 Commissioning Authority services that garnered LEED Platinum for the College of Education at University of New Mexico, and LEED Gold for the Public Employees Retirement Association's 34,300-square-foot facility in Santa Fe.
In September, Heath Steel will supply materials and erect a 4,800-square-foot pre-engineered metal building for Dunrite Excavation. In October, Heath Steel will supply materials for a 1,440-square-foot steel-building water treatment plant at the Suncor Energy refinery in Commerce City. Heath supplied and erected the 85,000-square-foot Furniture Row in Dacono and the 26,000-square-foot Thomas M. McKee 4-H and Community Building at the Larimer County Fairgrounds at The Ranch.
The Neenan Co. started construction of a new hospital in Deer Lodge, Mont. The new 43,000-square-foot Deer Lodge Medical Center will replace the existing Powell County Medical Center, which has provided medical services to communities in the Deer Lodge Valley since 1964. Neenan is providing integrated architecture and construction services for the project.
MISCELLANEOUS
Be Local Northern Colorado welcomed new and renewing members Open Pathways to Learning, Go West T-Shirt Co., All Star Cleaning Service, Penny Lane Press/Corner Market Secret Recipe, Trebuchet Group, Colorado Cherry Co., Long Green Planning Group, Best Face Painter, Blue Skies Marketing, Garden Art Landscaping, Sustainescapes Landscaping, Taxicology, Fort Collins Family Acupuncture, The Rustic Oven, Black Sheep Fabrication, Two Puppies Software, Genoa Coffee & Wine, EsScentuals, Gilberto's Gourmet Goodness, Blue Sky Threads, USGBC, Pringles Fine Wines & Spirits, The Floor Store, The Eyes Have It, Emergent Fitness, Pro-Velo, Windsor Dairy, Pathways Hospice, Dellenbach Motors and Rincon Development. Visit www.belocalnc.org for membership information.
If you have an item to share about name changes, new products or business news of note, e-mail it to Noah Guillaume at nguillaume@ncbr.com, or mail it to Briefcase at NCBR, 141 S. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80524.
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