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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Buoyed by a unanimous Colorado Supreme Court decision in a Telluride case and the City of Greeley’s response, supporters of the proposed Catalyst entertainment district and Cascadia mixed-use developments are asking the Weld District Court to strike down voters’ Feb. 24 repeal of zoning for the projects in west Greeley as unconstitutional. -
Colorado State University has officially joined the Pac-12 Conference. -
Supporters of the proposed Catalyst entertainment district and Cascadia mixed-use developments in west Greeley cheered Monday’s unanimous Colorado Supreme Court ruling in a case involving the town of Telluride, hoping that it invalidates the citizen-initiated measure approved Feb. 24 by Greeley voters that repealed the planned-unit development zoning for the projects that was approved last September by the Greeley City Council.
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Northern Colorado Regional Airport has started a construction project to expand the facility’s main north-south runway. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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.
