Dallas Heltzell, BizWest
Reporter, BizWestWith BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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With the nine-member West Greeley Citizen Oversight Committee poised to hold its first meeting Thursday to consider the city’s next steps for the proposed Catalyst entertainment district, the mayor and City Council agree that better communication is key.
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Final negotiations are underway for a Loveland church to purchase the Metrolux Dine-In Theatres in downtown Loveland in a transaction that, at least for now, will have the building hosting religious services as well as continuing as a first-run movie house.
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Issues face both the Greeley city government and the developer in the wake of a voter repeal of city-approved planned-unit development zoning for the proposed Cascadia and Catalyst projects.
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Issue 1A forces choice on risk, reward and reputation in West Greeley.
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More leeway for enforcement of a ban on unauthorized camping within Loveland got a boost Tuesday night when the City Council gave first-reading approval to an update to an ordinance it originally passed nearly three years ago. However, the council also gave an initial nod to the $2.85 million purchase of a building on the city’s north side that could shelter homeless people.
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A New York-based company that builds artificial-intelligence data centers has acquired the dormant, 438-acre Carestream Health Inc. property in unincorporated Weld County.
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Voters in Greeley likely will get to decide Feb. 24 whether to repeal city-approved planned-unit development zoning for the Cascadia and Catalyst projects.
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City councils in Loveland and Fort Collins voted last week to approve an intergovernmental agreement to immediately dissolve the Northern Colorado Regional Airport Commission. It's a step toward creating a governing authority for the airport that is owned by both cities.
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AGC Biologics plans to lay off nearly 300 workers in Boulder County as the contract pharmaceutical manufacturer attempts to sell its factories in Longmont and Boulder.
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Four Greeley residents on Friday challenged the legality of a citizen-initiated petition that could derail the city’s financing plan for a $1.1 billion entertainment district on the city’s western edge.