New report finds optimism among Northern Colorado business owners

FORT COLLINS — Local business owners are feeling good about the state of the Northern Colorado economy, according to the recently released Northern Colorado Business Retention and Expansion Annual Report 2018.

The report, issued for the first time this year, was compiled by the Business Retention and Expansion Partnership of Larimer County, a group that includes representatives from the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland, the towns of Windsor, Berthoud and  Wellington, Larimer County, Larimer County Small Business Development Center, Larimer County Economic and Workforce Development, Loveland Chamber of Commerce, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce, Estes…