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Nonprofit notes
U.S. Bank, through the U.S. Bancorp Foundation, awarded Fort Collins-based Funding Partners $6,000 to help offset operating expenses attributed to Funding Partners' Residential Purchase Assistance Programs throughout the state.
The cities of Fort Collins and Loveland and Larimer County participated in the Food Bank for Larimer County's 23rd Annual Food & Fund Drive Competition, , which pits each organization against each other to see who can raise the most food and funds. Together, these local government employees donated over 3,458 pounds of food and $31,545 in donations through December - enough to provide 126,180 meals.
Since 2001, The Homelessness Prevention Initiative has provided $1 million in rental assistance to help individuals and families facing eviction in Fort Collins. The grassroots nonprofit has provided rental assistance and resource referrals to more than 12,600 individuals, 8,000 of which are children who were facing risk of eviction. The average amount of financial assistance per household is under $300.
KUDOS
The CardioVascular Advertising Awards recognized Linden, a marketing agency in Fort Collins, for outstanding work in the field of health-care marketing. Linden received top awards in the exclusive national competition for its work on behalf of Heart Center of the Rockies.
The SnowSports Industries awarded Outpost Sunsport in Fort Collins the U.S. Mountain Region Retailer of the Year award. This award recognizes those retailers in the industry that have successfully cultivated and furthered relationships with suppliers and representatives to further sales of snow sports products.
McWhinney landscape projects Chapungu Sculpture Park and the Centerra Natural Area received 2009 Design Awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects - Colorado chapter. Chapungu Sculpture Park, which showcases stone sculpture from Zimbabwe, earned the Merit Award for Design and Land Stewardship Award. The Centerra Natural Area, which uses innovative stormwater guidelines to ensure a rich ecosystem of wetlands and wildlife, earned the Merit Award for Planning and Land Stewardship Award.
NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Fort Collins-based remodeling firm HighCraft Builders now offers HighCraft Home Services, a mobile team of experienced tradesmen providing interior and exterior home repairs and maintenance, energy solutions and small-scale remodeling for homeowners across Northern Colorado. HighCraft Home Services offers guaranteed completion dates, written estimates, and a warranty for their work to ensure homeowner safety and satisfaction. For more information, call 970-472-8100 or visit www.HighCraft.net.
Bearable Insurance Agency Inc. in Fort Collins now offers AARP-branded auto insurance. The insurance agency was chosen after satisfying a number of eligibility requirements, which included demonstrating a commitment to community service, meeting a high-level of business and ethics standards, and completing a training program designed to highlight the needs of the 50+ population.
NEW LOCATION
Berry Blendz, Spooners Frozen Yogurt, and FastFrame have plans to open their doors early this year at Front Range Village on east Harmony Road in Fort Collins. Juice It Up! will be evolving into Berry Blendz, formerly Fort Collins-headquartered Inta Juice.
DEALS
Independent real estate brokerage Grant Real Estate has merged with Prudential Rocky Mountain Realtors, Longmont. The combined company will operate as Prudential Rocky Mountain Realtors, with 191 sales professionals, six offices and a presence extending along Colorado's Front Range from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs.
ANNIVERSARIES
Fort Collins-based 10 til 2 - The Part-Time Placement Service of Northern Colorado is celebrating its three-year anniversary.
Architecture Plus in Fort Collins has celebrated its 40th anniversary. The firm focuses on designing cost-effective, sustainable buildings.
PROJECTS
Poudre School District received a rebate for $104,921 from Platte River Power Authority for energy efficient lighting upgrades the district recently completed. Old fluorescent light fixtures at two middle schools and seven elementary schools were upgraded with all new high-efficiency energy-saving lighting systems. The new lighting is expected to save about 470,000 kWh a year, or enough electricity to power two elementary schools the size of Bacon Elementary annually.
MISCELLANEOUS
Grabbit Tool Co. sold its one-millionth EZ Grabbit tarp tiedown device. Catering primarily to the construction, agriculture and recreation fields, Englewood-based Grabbit Tool Co. reached this goal over a four-year period. Also during 2009, Grabbit Tool Co. brought production of all its products back to the United States.
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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