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 Forklift Masts Fort Collins - The city of Fort Collins, Colorado is located along the Cache La Poudre River. The city of Fort Collins is classed a Home Rule Municipality. Situated along the Colorado Front Range, the city of Fort Collins serves as the county seat and biggest city of Larimer County. The 2010 census listed the populations as around 143,900 making it the fourth most densely inhabited city in Colorado state. The city of Fort Collins is situated 92km or 57 miles north of Denver, Colorado's state capital.
The city is 55 miles northeast of Boulder, Colorado. Fort Collins is nestled along the Rocky Mountain foothills. Colorado State University or also known as CSU, is located within Fort Collins also, hence it is a largely populated college township.
Initially, the city of Fort Collins started out as an army post like its name suggests. At first it was known as "Camp Collins," in honor of the commander of Ohio Cavalry troops who were headquartered at Fort Laramie under Lt. Col. William O. Collins. During 1864, a devastating flood virtually destroyed the first army post. The existing location of the city of Fort Collins was picked to be the site of the new military operation. The new post was named Fort Collins. During the year 1867, the fort was decommissioned but a new township still emerged. In the year 1873, the new town of Fort Collins was incorporated officially.
Six years afterward, a different vital milestone was achieved with the opening of the Colorado Agricultural College. This would eventually become Colorado State University. Initially founded as the only land grant institution within Colorado, CSU has become a significant part of the city's culture and recreation as well as being the biggest employer in Fort Collins.
There is a balanced economy in the city of Fort Collins along with a really educated workforce. The manufacturing base includes companies such as Water Pik, Hewlett Packard, Woodward and Anheuser-Busch. The research resources and facilities at CSU have attracted numerous hi-tech firms to the region. There are offices for Intel, Avago, LSI, AMD, National Semi-Conductor and Pelco located within the city. Moreover, agri-tech and clean energy industries are also part of the economy.
Amongst the various businesses within the city' manufacturing base, they produce goods such as aircraft components, scientific instruments, industrial chemicals, measuring and collecting instruments, communications equipment, solar technology, Smart Grid technology, turbines and bio fuels.
In Fort Collins, the major non-agricultural sectors for employment include Healthcare, Transportation and Utilities, Education, Government, Trade, Professional and Business Services, Leisure and Hospitality and Manufacturing.
Over the past decade, the largest employers within Fort Collins have been Poudre Valley Health System, CSU, Hewlett Packard, Avago Technologies, Agilent, Larimer County, City of Fort Collins, Poudre School District, Eastman Kodak, and CO.
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