February 4-February 17, 2015 —
COLORADO REAL ESTATE JOURNAL
— Page 35
Full-service contractor Taylor
Kohrs is relocating and expand-
ing from its current location with-
in the city of Thornton to its new
location at 12160 Pennsylvania St.
The firm occupies 11,180 square
feet of space in the central Thorn-
ton business district and planned
to be operational in the new space
by the start of February.
TaylorKohrs presently employs
24 people and expects to increase
that number in coming years. “It
has always been a goal of mine
to have my own building,” said
Scott Kohrs, president of Taylor
Kohrs. “I couldn’t be more proud
of all the hard work everyone at
Taylor Kohrs puts in to bring suc-
cessful projects to our clients to
allow for such a great opportuni-
ty. I’m excited and humbled that
this dream is coming to fruition
and to keep our headquarters in
Thornton.”
“The city of Thornton is thrilled
Taylor Kohrs chose to expand
in Thornton,” Thornton Mayor
Heidi Williams said of the expan-
sion of the firm, which has been
located in the city for the past
12 years. “The jobs they provide
and the work they do make them
a valuable asset to the commu-
nity and continue the outstand-
ing activity we are seeing in the
central Thornton business district.
We look forward to working with
them as they continue to grow in
our city.”
The relocation was assisted by
Cresa.
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The city of Thornton
Economic Development News
Jessica Erickson has been hired
as the new president of the Long-
mont
Area
E c o n o m i c
Council.
E r i c k s o n
comes to the
position from
the Colorado
Office of Eco-
nomic Devel-
opment and
International
Trade, where
she has served as senior indus-
try development manager. Prior
to joining the Colorado Office of
Economic Development, Erickson
worked in economic develop-
ment with both the city of Thorn-
ton and the Broomfield Economic
Development Corp.
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Longmont saw a net increase
of 325 primary jobs in 2014
through the addition of 14 new
companies and 60 existing com-
pany expansions. Longmont also
saw a decrease in its real estate
vacancy rate from 15.4 percent in
2013 to 14.6 percent in 2014 with
1.26 million square feet of office/
industrial space on the market.
To see a full report of the job and
real estate numbers, visit http://
Longmont Area Economic Council
Jessica Erickson
Laura Brandt, director of eco-
nomic development for the Metro
Denver Economic Development
Corp., and LynnMyers, vice pres-
ident of economic development
for the Denver South Economic
Development Partnership, have
been named to a list of the top eco-
nomic development practitioners
in NorthAmerica.
Consultant Connect, a consult-
ing agency that works with eco-
nomic developers and site consul-
tants, announced North Ameri-
ca’s Top 50 Economic Developers.
The economic developers selected
for the list were nominated by
their colleagues in both the eco-
nomic development industry and
the site selection community to
honor excellent practices, innova-
tion and success in building the
communities they serve.
Brandt, with more than 30
years of experience in economic
development, community orga-
nization and marketing, leads
business recruitment and reten-
tion activities for the Metro Den-
ver EDC. The regional economic
organizationworks inpartnership
with 70 counties, cities and eco-
nomic development groups from
throughout metro Denver and
Northern Colorado to promote
the region and attract new jobs
and investment. During her ten-
ure with the Metro Denver EDC,
Brandt has been instrumental in
major economic deals such as
Panasonic Enterprise Solutions
Co., Ardent Mills, Fidelity Invest-
ments and Vestas. Prior to join-
ing the Metro Denver EDC, she
worked for the city of Lakewood
Economic Development.
“The fact that two economic
developers from our region were
selected is a huge coup,” said
Tom Clark, CEO of the Metro
Denver EDC. “Site selectors are
skilled data and business analysts;
they look for the same skill sets
in the economic developers in
which they work. Colorado has
been well represented among the
best in North America thanks to
the relationships both Laura and
Lynn have established and the
high sophistication of their cus-
tomer service.”
Myers has worked on behalf
of the Denver South EDP, an
organization of government and
business leaders committed to the
economic vitality and sustainabil-
ity of the Denver South area, to
expand several major companies
to the area. Prior to joiningDenver
South EDP in 2007, she served
as an Arapahoe County commis-
sioner for seven years.
“Lynn has built one of the lead-
ing economic development pro-
grams in the country through her
visionary work and by providing
first-rate service to site selectors
and our community partners,”
said Mike Fitzgerald, president
and CEO of the Denver South
EDP.
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Metro Denver Economic Development Corp.
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CoreNet Global Colorado
Chapter
will host a data center
trends, topics and decision pro-
cess discussion followed by a tour
of ViaWest’s Englewood facility.
The event will be held Feb. 11
from 5 to 7 p.m. at ViaWest’s facil-
ity at 8636 S. Peoria St.
For more information, visit
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CREJ – Colorado Real Estate
Journal
will present its 12th
Annual Property Management
Conference & Expo Feb. 19 at the
Inverness Hotel and Conference
Center at 200 Inverness Drive
West in Englewood.
The conference will be held
from 7:15 a.m. to noon and fea-
ture a variety of panels, including
an office, industrial and retail bro-
kers panel, codes panel, owners/
asset manager panel and prop-
erty managers panel.
For more information, visit
CREJ also will present the 2015
Multifamily Owners &Managers
Conference & Expo March 3 at
the Inverness Hotel.
The event from 7:15 a.m. to
noon is expected to draw more
than 650 of the leading players
in the Colorado multifamily real
estate market.
For more information, visit
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CREW – Commercial Real
Estate Women Denver
will fea-
ture Jenny Robinson, a develop-
ment manager for Continuum
Partners, discussing the future
plans for the former University of
Colorado Health Sciences Center
site at Ninth Avenue and Colo-
rado Boulevard in Denver at its
February program.
The event will be held Feb. 10
from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The
Curtis, 1405 Curtis St., Denver.
For more information, visit
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PLSC – Professional Land
Surveyors of Colorado
will host
its fifth annual Rocky Mountain
Surveyors Summit Feb. 26-28 at
the Arvada Center inArvada.
Four of the chapters, theCentral
Colorado Professional Surveyors,
Colorado Spatial Reference Net-
work, Northern Chapter-PLSC
and Southern Chapter Profes-
sional Land Surveyors, joined
together to present all of the Front
Range conferences as one event.
For more information, visit
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American Council of Engineering
Companies/Colorado
American Institute of Architects Colorado
American Society of Interior Designers
American Society of Landscape Architects,
Colorado Chapter
American Subcontractors Association
Apartment Association of Metro Denver
Appraisal Institute
Associated Builders & Contractors
Associated General Contractors
Building Operators Association of Colorado
Building Owners & Managers Association, Denver
Building Owners & Managers Association, Pikes Peak
CCIM – Certified Commercial Investment Members,
Colorado/Wyoming Chapter
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado Hotel & Lodging Association
Commercial Brokers of Boulder
Commercial Real Estate Women - CREW
Community Associations Institute
CoreNet Colorado
Counselors of Real Estate
Denver Metro Commercial Association
of Realtors - DMCAR
Institute of Real Estate Management, Denver Chapter
Institute of Real Estate Management, Southern
Colorado Chapter
International Council of Shopping Centers, Rocky
Mountain Chapter
International Facilities Management Association,
Denver Chapter
International Facilities Management Association,
Pikes Peak Chapter
Investment Community of the Rockies
LeadingAge Colorado
Mile High Exchangors
NAIOP Colorado – National Association of Industrial
& Office Properties
Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado
Realtor Commercial Industrial Society
Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute
Rocky Mountain Shopping Center Association
Society for Marketing Professional Services
Society of Industrial & Office Realtors
Urban Land Institute
U.S. Green Building Council, Colorado Chapter
WiD – Women in Design
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