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Greeley Tribune, Colo., Biz Report column: Biz report for July 27
(Greeley Tribune (CO) (KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul. 27--ON THE MOVE
Amy Dollarhide, a Realtor since 2006, recently joined Sears Real Estate as a full-time broker associate. Dollarhide is a native of Greeley and specializes in residential real estate sales. She can be reached at (970) 397-4391 or (970) 330-7700.
The Greeley City Council has announced recent appointments to city commissions and boards.
Bruce Martin with the Weld County Sheriff's Office has been named to the Civil Service Commission.
Clarence Dye, who is retired, has been named to the Construction Trades Advisory and Appeals Board.
Don Hoff, who is self employed, and Aron Stencel, a StarTek employee, have been named to the Judicial Review Board.
David Seckler, a consultant, and Mick Todd, who is employed at Cottonwood Management Co., have been appointed to the Water and Sewer Board.
Shea Craven, Leslie Phillipsen, Rosalie Nava and Alec Wheeler, who are all students, have been named to the Youth Commission.
Scott Woods has joined Delta Construction, a general contractor in Colorado and Wyoming.
Woods' experience in the real estate industry and background in economics allows him to evaluate the economic feasibility of clients' projects. His addition allows Delta to offer additional services such as proforma analysis, market studies, partnership arrangements, and lending assistance.
For more information, go to www.DeltaConstruction.com.
Thomas D. Grant, Brad L. Hoffman and Ryan L. Kamada have announced their new partnership and the formation of their new law firm -- Grant, Hoffman & Kamada, P.C.
The firm was formerly known as Grant-Dickson Law Firm, LLC. Dickson & Dickson, LLC will remain of counsel to the firm. The firm's office at 821 9th St. and the telephone number, (970) 356-5666, remain the same.
Georgia Harper has been named community branch manager at Advantage Bank's Greeley location.
She has 27 years of banking experience, all within the Greeley area.
Harper graduated from Greeley Central High School and went on to attend the University of Northern Colorado. Harper was recognized regionally in 2007 for customer sales and service, ranking eighth for store managers within Greeley, Boulder, Longmont, Sterling and Fort Collins.
Kristen Specketer has joined The Group Inc. Real Estate as a broker associate/partner.
Specketer has an undergraduate degree in business marketing and previously was with a LoDo real estate company in Denver where she was vice president of operations.
She can be reached at 5401 Stone Creek Circle, Loveland, (970) 613-0700.
The Group, Inc.has six locations in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Greeley. Go to www.thegroupinc.com.
Karen Andre of Greeley attended this year's Mary Kay Seminar in Dallas where she was crowned the Queen of Personal Sales for the Suzanne Brothers' National Area.
Andre also was in the Top 20 for Personal Sales in the Diamond Seminar and was awarded a diamond ring from the company for her accomplishments. She was recognized as being a Star for all four quarters, received a Gold Medal for the month of June, and was a winner for one of the company's challenges.
Andre may be reached at (970) 381-8461 or by e-mail at kmandre_66@hotmail.com.
Jeff Cornelius has joined Norbel Credit Union as manager of the business lending and first mortgage divisions.
Cornelius came to Norbel from Grand Island, Neb., with more than 17 years experience in commercial lending, mortgages, and banking management. While in Nebraska, he was an assistant vice president, a branch manager and a consumer loan officer for the Bank of Doniphan for almost 14 years as well as a commercial loan officer and mortgage loan officer for Platte Valley State Bank and Acceptance First Mortgage.
Norbel Credit Union was founded in 1940, with branches in Greeley, Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, and Broomfield. For more information call (970) 206-9666.
Lew Gaiter III has been elected president of the Northern Colorado Networking Group, replacing Peter Olins.
John Privette was elected to the newly created position of vice president of community relations.
The Northern Colorado Networking Group is a group of professionals with diverse backgrounds and skills. They are reigniting their careers in a self-reliant manner.
The all-volunteer organization provides numerous workshops, programs and recruiting opportunities that help members find great jobs. NoCoNet has more than 100 active members and welcomes professionals from all industries. Employers are invited to come to the meetings and meet potential employees.
The group meets 8-10:30 a.m. at the Faith Evangelical Free Church, 3920 S. Shields, Fort Collins. For more information, call (970) 282-6515.
PORTFOLIO
Tortuga Bay Scuba, 6200 9th St., a full service snorkel and scuba diving facility doing business in Greeley and the surrounding area since 1998, has scored a 9.9 out of a possible 10 points on a Council on Retail Excellence survey.
Each year, teams of evaluators from the council visit thousands of retail scuba diving facilities in the United States and Canada and rate them based on five categories, including exterior presentation, interior presentation, training, activities and Web site. Included in these categories are cleanliness, signage, organization, state of the art equipment, personnel, attitude and professionalism. The survey covers 50 items ranked on a scale of 1-10. The average for all the facilities surveyed was 8.1.
Tortuga Bay has the world's deepest, heated, indoor, saltwater pool and may be reached at (970) 353-3337 with more information available at www.tortugabay.net.
Solecki Chiropractic and Physical Therapy Clinic has been selected for the 2008 Best of Greeley Award in the Chiropractors category by the U.S. Local Business Association.
The clinic has received a 2008 Best of Greeley Award plaque for display at the business.
Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that have achieved marketing success in their local community and business category.
Quite Contrary by Carla, a flower shop that offers floral designs and items for the home, has re-located to 208 1st St. in Eaton. The business is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday and specializes in fresh flowers, custom silk flowers, sympathy funeral designs and weddings. It also has candles and several other decorative items for the home.
Owned by Carla Sullivan, the business may be reached at (970) 454-3344.
EnCana Oil and Gas (USA) Inc., and Noble Energy have won 2007 Outstanding Operations Awards from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
Each January, the COGCC places a call for nominations for the awards, which are presented annually and are intended to recognize the oil and gas industry in Colorado in several operations, environmental and community involvement categories.
EnCana was recognized with an Environmental Protection Award. It received the Production Partner of the Year award from the U.S. EPA Natural GasStar Program, which encourages natural gas and oil industry companies to adopt cost-effective technologies and practices that improve operation efficiency and reduce emissions of methane.
In 2007 EnCana achieved more methane emission reductions from its operations than nearly 120 other oil and gas companies with much of EnCana's success in reducing methane emissions occurred in the Denver-Julesberg Basin of northern Colorado.
EnCana and Noble Energy, along PetroHunter Energy Corp. were all recognized with the Community Relations Award, which recognized reduced industry impacts to local communities and to provide better communications regarding issues of noise, traffic, dust, odors, speeding and other concerns.
UPCOMING
--Biz meetings ... Business Network International meets weekly on Wednesdays at the Egg & I, 3830 10th St.
Each meeting features business referrals, an educational sessions and a speaker from the group. More information is available at www.bni.com and www.bnicolorado.com. Meetings start at 8 a.m., and visitors are welcome.
--Mine meeting ... The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board will meet Aug. 13-14 at 1313 Sherman St., Room 318 in Denver. Sand and gravel mining in Weld County are among items on the agenda.
More information is available at (303) 866-3567.
--Open house ... The Institute of Business and Medical Careers Massage Therapy Clinic in Greeley, will conduct an open house and grand opening, 4-7 p.m., Aug. 6.
IBMC massage therapist staff and graduates will be offering free chair massages, tours of the new massage clinic, and benefits of massage Information. Refreshments, healing/health recipes, and prizes will also be offered.
The clinic, 5400 11th St., will be initially open 4-8 p.m., Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays offering IBMC graduate massages in a spa-like experience to current and new clientele at $35 per massage. A $5 discount will be offered to all clientele in the month of August.
Walk-ins are welcome. To book an appointment, call (970) 356-4733 or go to www.ibmc.edu.
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Copyright (c) 2008, Greeley Tribune, Colo.
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