Companies discover value in local, original artwork

Before Sportsman’s Warehouse opened in Loveland five years ago, Centerra developer McWhinney Enterprises donated a bronze sculpture of an elk that stands in front of the store. Sportsman’s Warehouse has since opened dozens of other stores with bronze sculptures in front of each one.

A 27-acre park of Zimbabwean sculptures and a cultural center will open later this year at the Promenade Shops at Centerra near Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 34. A modern, stainless steel sculpture is also planned for the MotorPlex at Centerra, a development of car dealerships under way.

In the 2534 development, Stu MacMillan, a partner in…