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Register now for Green Summit panels
FORT COLLINS - The many shades of "green" will be represented at this year's Northern Colorado Green Summit, set for April 9 in Fort Collins.
From the breakfast keynote on Northern Colorado's sustainability future to the luncheon panel's examination of local companies that have made the commitment to eco-conscious operations -- and the six other panels and dozens of exhibits available throughout the daylong event -- the Green Summit will examine the intersection of business and the environment from every angle.
Other Green Summit panels include:
- Energizing Energy Tax Credits -- moderated by Mona Newton of the Governor's Energy Office;
- Carbon Credits: Feel-Good or For-Real Solution -- moderated by Sue Innis of the Governor's Energy Office;
- Smart-Grid City -- moderated by Judy Dorsey, director of the Northern Colorado Clean Energy Cluster;
- New Energy Technologies -- This panel bring together experts in creating energy from wind, solar, cellulose fuels, hydrogen fuels and bio-waste;
- The Energy/Water Nexus -- moderated by the city of Greeley Water Department;
- Green Transport: Moving People and Product -- moderated by Aaron Fodge of the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization.
The event will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Drake Centre, 802 W. Drake Road in Fort Collins, with the city of Fort Collins' 2009 Climate Wise EnvirOvation Awards reception immediately following.
Tickets for the Green Summit cost $49 and include both breakfast and lunch. More information and registration is available at the Business Report's event Web site, http://www.ncbr.com/ncbr_events.asp?nID=10.
The Green Summit is presented by the Northern Colorado Business Report with sponsorship by the cities of Fort Collins and Greeley. |
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PVH offers free cancer management program
FORT COLLINS - Poudre Valley Hospital will offer a free program aimed at helping people with cancer.
"Sharing the Cancer Journey" will kick off on April 2. The program's goal is to help people impacted by cancer learn ways to manage the effects of the illness.
The events will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month, through June, at the Mortenson Room in PVH. Topics will range from nutrition to communication with presentations from physicians, nurses, care providers and cancer survivors. |
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Mason Corridor open house set for Tuesday
FORT COLLINS - The city of Fort Collins is holding an open house on March 31 to present updates on the Mason Corridor transit project. This includes information about the conversion of Mason and Howes streets to two-way streets between Cherry and Laurel streets, scheduled to begin this summer.
The open house will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the City Building at 215 N. Mason St. Visit fcgov.com/mason for more details. |
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Agilent cutting 2,700 more jobs worldwide
Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) will cut an additional 2,700 positions worldwide, with a majority of them coming from the Electronic Measurement and Semiconductor Board Test segments.
The impact on Agilent's Loveland facility is not yet known, but the site has historically been heavily involved in the two segments facing restructuring. Agilent spokeswoman Jean Mooney said that as with earlier announcements, the restructuring plans for the current segments are currently being developed.
She added that the company is still in the process of planning the global infrastructure reduction program, which was announced in February. Agilent employs around 500 in Northern Colorado and 1,500 statewide.
Combined with earlier restructuring announcements, Agilent will eliminate 3,800 positions during its 2009 fiscal year. The company anticipates that most of the cuts will come by Oct. 31, the end of its fiscal year. The rest will be completed before the end of the second quarter for fiscal year 2010.
In morning trading, Agilent stock was down 4.8 percent to $15.45. |
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FRCC presidential semifinalists coming to campus
WESTMINSTER - Front Range Community College has narrowed its search for a new president down to seven semifinalists.
The Colorado Community College System began the search following the July 1 retirement of President Karen Reinertson. The semifinalists will visit FRCC's three campuses, including the Larimer campus in Fort Collins, for public forums that will feature question-and-answer sessions. The semifinalists are:
- David Borofsky, president of Bates Technical College in Tacoma, Wash.;
- Andrew Dorsey, vice president of Front Range Community College Westminster Campus and college-wide chief academic officer;
- Utpal Goswami, vice president and provost of Yavapai College in Prescott, Ariz.;
- Darlene Miller, president of Manchester Community College in Manchester, N.H.
- Marc Nigliazzo, vice president of Rio Rancho operations and branch academic affairs for the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M.;
- Susan Phillips Speece, chancellor of Penn State University's Berks College in Reading, Pa.;
- Diana VanDerPloeg, president of Butte College in Oroville, Calif.
The candidates will be at the Larimer Campus in the Student Center Conference Rooms on April 2, starting at 8:15 a.m. Each candidate will have 45 minutes to present, with the last session ending at 1:15 p.m. Attendees will be asked to complete a feedback form to provide input on each candidate, which will be read and considered by the search committee. |
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national news
Obama orders strong medicine for GM, Chrysler
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama seized the wheel of the failing U.S. auto industry on Monday, forcing out General Motors Corp's chief executive, pushing Chrysler LLC toward a merger and threatening bankruptcy for both.
Home Depot CEO's 2008 total pay rises
(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc Chief Executive Frank Blake took home higher pay in 2008, even after declining a bonus, according to a regulatory filing.
Oil falls nearly 6 percent on dollar, stock market
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil fell nearly 6 percent to below $50 a barrel on Monday, weighed down by the stronger U.S. dollar and a slump on global stock markets.
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