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PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF FORT COLLINS Twin Silo Park is a one-of-a-kind recreational area featuring outdoor activities for multi-generational groups and all abilities. The playground is home to a small zipline and a giant corkscrew slide as well as sheltered picnic tables for catching a snack and your breath. You can also find community gardens, a vertical garden, a dog park and a BMX track along with a splash-friendly creek area for (supervised) little explorers.

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Snapshot of the essentials

The City of Fort Collins and The Colorado State University campus are both platinum-level bikefriendly. Both have infrastructure to support a safe and efficient, two-wheeled commute. FORT COLLINS IS ON A ROLL. As you travel around town, you see new building projects, street infrastructure updates, well-kept parks and planters filled with flowers, public art and so much more. And underneath it all is a solid infrastructure of great healthcare, strong schools, and a vibrant business community.

PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF FORT COLLINS EDUCATION

A great town needs great schools and Poudre School District delivers with a combination of high-performing neighborhood schools and a menu of choice programs including bilingual immersion, International Baccalaureate, Expeditionary Learning, STEM and more.

Many students opt to continue their education at Front Range Community College Larimer Campus offering nationally accredited classes. Students may earn Associates of Arts or Associates of Science degrees.

Colorado State University is consistently ranked as a top-tier university in U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of “America’s Best Colleges and Universities.” It is also one of the core economic and cultural drivers in Fort Collins. Read more about what the university offers in the CSU section.

It may be that you’re visiting Fort Collins for the cuttingedge, comprehensive healthcare that thrives here. The largest provider is UCHealth, which operates Poudre Valley Hospital, Medical Center of the Rockies and many associated clinics. Banner Health operates the Fort Collins Medical Center in the southeast corner of town and several outpatient clinics. Kaiser Permanente also has a medical facility in southeast Fort Collins.

SENIOR CARE AND HOUSING

Seniors find a continuum of care here from independentliving to assisted-living to skilled-nursing facilities. Columbine Health Systems, a locally owned network, provides care through the full spectrum of housing options along with rehabilitative care.

FORT COLLINS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Owned and led by its members, the Chamber is an active and forward-focused organization of 1,200 members. Member businesses are of all sizes and types ranging from sole proprietors to large multinational corporations and from locally owned retailers to internationally renowned high-tech firms.

In 2015, the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce earned the prestigious 5-star accreditation, putting it in the top 1 percent of chambers in the United States and the only 5-star-accredited Chamber in Colorado. www. fortcollinschamber.com

The Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce champions business development and a healthy regional economy.

Fort Collins on Purpose

Fort Collins thrives on a talented workforce. That’s why agencies are working together to sustain the Talent 2.0 Workforce Strategy. The strategy identifies concerns for employers that become barriers to the recruitment and retention of talented people. These barriers range from access to transportation and childcare to commute times and traffic. To address this challenge, the Talent 2.0 team was established.

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RELOCATION RESOURCES

Here’s a list of need-to-know numbers to help answer any questions you may have about living in Fort Collins AmeriGas (propane) CenturyLink, Internet & Cable City of Fort Collins City of Fort Collins Utilities Drivers Licensing Environmental Services Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce Front Range Internet, Inc. Gallegos Sanitation Inc. Trash Removal & Recycling Hageman Earth Cycle Housing Catalyst Larimer County Vehicle Licensing Larimer Humane Society Neighborhood and Building Services Northern Colorado Regional Airport Platte River Power Authority Poudre River Public Library District Poudre School District Poudre Valley Rural Electric outside city limits Ram Waste Systems, Inc. Trash removal & recycling Social Sustainability Program Thompson School District Transfort Bus Service United States Post Office Waste Management Trash Removal & Recycling Xcel Energy Natural Gas Xfinity Internet & Cable 970-484-8140 855-263-9576 970-221-6500 970-212-2900 970-494-9804 970-221-6600 970-482-3746 970-212-0700 970-484-5556

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