HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 02/18/2020 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24, 20PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Fort Collins is an innovation community with an entrepreneurial workforce,
strong business centers and a supportive business community; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins is a place where invention, innovation, and creativity thrives,
making the community one of the nation’s top regions for business and careers and a great place
for long-term investment; and
WHEREAS, businesses in Fort Collins provide quality jobs at all income levels and
financially support the community’s non-profit organizations; and
WHEREAS, Techstars Startup Week and ARTup Week Fort Collins will feature over
100 free panels, presentations, networking events, and workshops to the business and startup
community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins is a proud sponsor of Techstars Startup Week and
ARTup Week Fort Collins, which showcases the diversity of small and emerging businesses
while striving to create an equitable playing field for all entrepreneurs; and
WHEREAS, the City appreciates businesses and entrepreneurs as community partners,
job creators, problem solvers, and the great equalizer of representation and equity.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim the week of February 24, 2020 as
TECHSTARS STARTUP WEEK AND ARTUP WEEK
FORT COLLINS
in Fort Collins in honor of businesses in Fort Collins and the innovative workforce that they
employ.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 18th day of February, A.D. 2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk