Everitt Real Estate Center to honor Campana, Brinkmans

FORT COLLINS — Gino Campana has been named the 2017 Real Estate Entrepreneur of the Year by CSU’s Everitt Real Estate Center, and developers Kevin Brinkman and Paul Brinkman will be inducted into the center’s Real Estate Hall of Fame Wednesday.

The trio will be honored during an awards ceremony Oct. 18, during the 21st Annual Northern Colorado Real Estate Conference.

Campana was born and raised in Fort Collins and is a graduate of CSU’s engineering program. Campana founded Bellisimo real estate and has spearheaded projects such as Villaggio, Jessup Farm, Bucking Horse and Pateros Creek. Campana has stayed active in the Fort Collins and national real estate community through his work on boards and commissions and during his tenure on the Fort Collins city council.

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Paul Brinkman has been a leader in the real estate and construction industries for more than 25 years in Northern Colorado. He has served as a member, director or chairman of the Northern Colorado Economic Development Corp., Junior Achievement of Colorado, Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce, First National Bank Advisory Board, University of Colorado Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Board and the WYO-CO Veterans Alliance.

Kevin Brinkman’s background includes experience in civil engineering, construction management, real estate brokerage, development, finance and capital markets. He leads the overall vision and direction of Brinkman Construction. He fosters an environment that supports employee fulfillment, manages business and investor partnerships and develops effective operational processes. He is on the advisory board for the Institute for the Built Environment at Colorado State University, which advances the development of healthy, thriving built environments.

The real estate conference will be from 2 to 6 p.m. at the new on-campus stadium at Colorado State University. Highlights include:

• David May, with the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce, will discuss a 10-, 15- and 20-year outlook on Northern Colorado.
• Pam Bricker, executive director Downtown Greeley Development Authority, will discuss the 1-25/34 corridor and upcoming developments.
• Jared Fiel, communication manager Colorado Department of Transportation, will be speaking on Hyperloop One, the Rocky Mountain Hyperloop system that will connect Denver to Pueblo, Vail and Cheyenne, with many stops along the way.

To register, visit https://advancing.colostate.edu/EREC2017.