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200 office jobs head to downtown F.C., an article from The Northern Colorado Business Report, reports that as the result of a merger announced September 13 by two major players in the destination club industry, about 200 office workers will go to work in a redeveloped downtown Fort Collins building. The building located at 145 Mountain Avenue will now house one of Old Town's largest employers. Developer Chris Ray has spent more than $1 million remodeling the 14,000-square-foot building hoping to bring in multiple office, retail and restaurant tenants. After a visit to the city earlier in the year, Ultimate Resort owners agreed to make Fort Collins the headquarters location for the merged companies. http://www.ncbr.com/enews.asp

Newest Wal-Mart to open next week, an article from The Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald, reports that Loveland's new Wal-Mart Supercenter, located at U.S. 287 and 65th Street, will celebrate its grand opening Wednesday, September 19. The store will kick-off its grand-opening celebration with the Veterans of Foreign Wars color guard, Loveland Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting and financial grant giveaways, beginning at 7:30 a.m. Doors to the store will open at 8:00 a.m., and the celebration will continue for two weeks with free giveaways and other events. http://www.reporterherald.com/businessRh/business-story.asp?ID=12188 Additional articles that you may find of interest:

Businesses to share sustainability efforts
http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070914/BUSINESS/709140339/1046

Award recipient donates prize
http://www.timescall.com/tcBusiness/business-story.asp?ID=3469

Always Going: Northridge High School senior puts charity run together, hopes runners keep foundation
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070914/NEWS/109130116

City budget: Council looks at $15.7M in economic aid
http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070914/NEWS01/709140335/1002/NEWS01

Can Fort Collins be a Wi-Fi city?
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070914/NEWS/109130120

Hangin on
http://www.reporterherald.com/region-story.asp?ID=12190

Salazar proposes northern Colorado projects for appropriations bill
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070914/NEWS/109130113

Trapped by the mortgage meltdown
http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/13/real_estate/mortgage_meltdown.moneymag/index.htm?postversion=2007091406

IRA Owners Investing in Mortgages
http://www.realtor.org/RMODaily.nsf/pages/News2007091306

Greenspan says he was slow to see subprime danger
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2007-09-13-greenspan-bernanke_N.htm