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State Farm predicts 14,000 claims from Sunday storms
GREELEY - State Farm Insurance representatives who surveyed damage from the June 7 wind and hail storms in Northern Colorado are projecting about 14,000 insurance claims will be filed for repairs.
The company is estimating about 9,000 auto-related claims and about 5,000 homeowner-related claims from the storms that saw several tornadoes touch down in Colorado and Wyoming.
Damage to vehicles includes broken windshields and body damage caused by hail and flying debris; homeowner claims included roof damage, broken windows and damage to siding, decks and fencing.
State Farm advises those with claims to make temporary repairs to prevent further damage and to save all receipts for materials used to make those repairs. |
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Tolmar Inc. at Innovation After Hours
FORT COLLINS - Tolmar Inc., a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Fort Collins, will be the focus of the next Innovation After Hours event set for June 11.
Mike Duncan, Tolmar's CEO, will discuss the company's specialization in dermatology, dentistry and contract manufacturing. The firm, which spun off from QLT USA Inc. in 2006, employs more than 230 and increased its revenues more than 25 percent in each of its first two years of operation.
The free event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Stonehouse Grille, 125 S. College Ave. For more information, contact the Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative at www.rmi2.org. |
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Colorado Springs tops state hiring projections
Employers in the Colorado Springs metropolitan statistical area are planning to hire at the fastest pace in Colorado in the third quarter of 2009, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released Tuesday.
Between July and September, 22 percent of Colorado Springs employers surveyed by Manpower said they planned to hire new employees. By comparison, 14 percent of employers in the Fort Collins-Loveland MSA said they intended to hire more workers in the quarter while 12 percent of Greeley MSA employers had such plans.
In the other two Colorado MSAs surveyed by Manpower, 18 percent of Boulder employers said they would hire more workers in the third quarter while only 9 percent of employers in the Denver-Aurora area intended to do so.
In the Fort Collins-Loveland MSA, job prospects appear best in construction, durable and nondurable goods manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, financial activities and leisure and hospitality services. Employers in transportation and utilities, information, professional and business services, education and health services and government planned to reduce their staffs, according to the survey.
In the Greeley MSA, jobs prospects appear best in durable goods manufacturing and financial activities. Employers planned to reduce their staff levels in leisure and hospitality while hiring in construction, nondurable goods manufacturing, transportation and utilities, wholesale and retail trade, information, education and health services and government is expected to remain unchanged.
Across the nation, hiring in the third quarter is expected to remain at a sluggish pace with some leveling off of unemployment during the period, the survey showed.
"The data shows continued hesitancy among employers," said Jonas Prising, president of Americas for Manpower Inc. "They are treading slowly and watching with guarded optimism, hoping a few quarters of stability will be the precursor to the recovery." |
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Loveland named one of 'Best Places to Live'
LOVELAND - Loveland has been named as one of the 10 "Best Places to Live" by U.S. News Media Group. The list was published in the June 9 issue of U.S. News and World Report magazine.
The list was compiled after U.S. News editors surveyed 2,000 locations nationwide on the basis of economy, cost of living, population, crime rate and access to educational, cultural and recreational opportunities.
"Choosing where to live is a difficult decision for any family," said Brian Kelly, U.S. News and World Report editor. "With the U.S. News' Best Places to Live, we've crunched the most important geographic, economic, and educational data and provided the search tools to help make this decision a little easier for families."
Also named to the top 10 list were (in alphabetical order): Albuquerque, N.M.; Auburn, Ala.; Austin, Texas; Boise, Idaho; Durham, N.C.; San Luis Obispo, Calif.; St. Augustine, Fla.; and Upper St. Clair, Pa. |
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Former A-B plant manager to head FRCC Clean Energy program
FORT COLLINS - Glenn Wilson, former plant manager at the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Fort Collins, has been appointed director of Front Range Community College's new Clean Energy Technology program.
Wilson, who served as A-B's plant manager from 2001 to 2008, will begin his new position June 15.
"Glenn brings to our program experience, credibility and a knowledge of the industry," said Jim Butzek, vice president of Front Range's Larimer campus. "His desire to give back to our community says so much about his integrity. We are excited for him to join FRCC."
Wilson has a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado and a Master of Science in engineering management from the University of Missouri-Rolla.
The new Clean Energy Technology program was announced in April and will begin in the fall semester that begins in August. The program is designed to prepare students for entry-level work in the growing clean-energy industry. Graduates will receive an Associate of Applied Science degree.
The program was developed in partnership with Abound Solar, Advanced Energy, Anheuser-Busch, Colorado Association of Manufacturing and Technology, Enginuity, Ensign Power, Fort Collins Light & Power, Loveland Electric Services, Loveland Power Operations, Manes Manufacturing and Engineering, Platte River Power Authority, Solix Biofuels, Technology Driven Products, Vestas Blades, Western Area Power Administration, Wolf Robotics and Woodward Governor.
Other partners include the Larimer County Workforce Center, Northern Colorado Workforce Initiative, Northern Colorado Economic Development Corp. and Colorado State University Continuing Education. |
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Beet Street exec to be selected Thursday
FORT COLLINS - The Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority board will decide at its June 11 meeting which of four finalists will become the new director of Beet Street.
At the May DDA meeting the Beet Street board announced it had formed a search committee to hire a new executive director for the program. The DDA decided in February to not renew the employment contract of founding director Carol Bennis.
The finalists for the position are:
- James Becker, currently with consulting firm Nexus Solutions LLC;
- John Hayes, currently the program director for NRC Broadcasting out of Denver;
- Ryan Keiffer, co-owner of A-Train Marketing Communications and a DDA board member;
- Wendy White, formerly with the Marian Koshland Science Museum in Washington, D.C.
A fifth finalist withdrew her application from consideration on May 29. The position will carry with it a salary of $80,000, down from Bennis' $126,500. |
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