Colorado Real Estate Journal - June 15, 2016
Hefes received the first Advance Longmont Small Business Grant. The Mexican restaurant at 246 Main St. received the financing from the new program, which provides grant funding for up to $7,000 for eligible improvement projects or $2,000 for eligible business startup costs. The Longmont Economic Development Partnership serves as the lead organization in the execution of the Advance Longmont economic development strategy, the city’s comprehensive and collaborative approach to economic development. Updates… University of Colorado Health broke ground on the UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital. The hospital and ambulatory surgery center will span 212,000 square feet on the northwest corner of Colorado Highway 119 and County Line Road. The full-service hospital is expected to open in 2017. It will contain 53 inpatient beds with room to expand to more than 100. The hospital will feature an intensive care unit, a Level III trauma center and emergency department, operating rooms, advanced cardiac services and a surgery center. “We’re already seeing evidence of increased interest and development activity in the surrounding area of the hospital,’’ said Jessica Erickson, CEO of Longmont Economic Development Partnership, during the hospital’s May 18 groundbreaking ceremony. “This promises to bring more jobs, more amenities, more services and more housing that is in great need here in Longmont.” Haselden Construction is the general contractor on the project and is supported by Affiliated Engineers Inc., BHA Design Inc., JVA Consulting Engineers, Project One Integrated Services and WHR Architects.