Congratulations to Unity Hair Studio!

Loveland Commercial welcomes Unity Hair Studio to their new location!  Unity Hair Studio leased a 1,263 square foot, turn key salon space at 1417 N. Cleveland Avenue in Loveland the first week of February and are now open for business!  Nathan Klein of Loveland Commercial, LLC, assisted both the landlord and the new tenant in executing the lease. 

Loveland Commercial Welcomes Spring44 Distilling

Nathan Klein of Loveland Commercial, LLC represented the landlord in a new lease signed by Spring44 Distilling.  The new tenant leased a 3,000 square foot industrial space located at 404-408 W. 67th Street in the Longview Industrial Park, in January with plans to be utilizing the space by March.  Spring44 was represented by John Baker of Baker Western Group of Loveland.

Spring44, Northern Colorado's newest distillery, using spring water in vodka, gin

Spring44 to start production in Loveland in March

By David Young Fort Collins Coloradoan

Posted:   02/11/2012 10:47:55 PM MST

Updated:   02/11/2012 10:50:03 PM MST

LOVELAND -- A new Loveland distillery is looking to become the Samuel Adams of craft distilling by using Colorado Rocky Mountain spring water to make vodka and gin. Spring44, Northern Colorado's newest distillery, will start production locally in March and open a tasting room to the public in May.
Co-founder Jeff Lindauer, 50, said he is looking to make an impact in the $3.4 billion premium spirits market that is 98 percent import now.
"It occurred to me that there was an interesting white space to build a great American brand and that is what we intend to do. We have a world-class team on board," Lindauer said.
Part of that team includes Spring44 board member Tim Wolf, former CFO of Coors Brewing Co. Lindauer already has started outsourcing production of his vodka, honey vodka and gin to Oregon while he starts installation of the bottling line in the Loveland facility Tuesday.
The 7,000-square-foot Loveland distillery, at U.S. 287 and Carpenter Road, will have an annual production capacity of 250,000 cases and is projected to create about 250 jobs by 2014.
The heart of Spring44 lies in a spring in Buckhorn Canyon near Pennock Pass on 160 acres of land owned by Lindauer's family.
The remote piece of land surrounded by national forest is accessible by four-wheel-drive vehicles, and Lindauer uses a modified Ford F-250 pickup called "Tinker Bell" to transport the spring water to the distillery.
Considering an 80 proof bottle spirit is 60 percent water, arguably one of the most important ingredients, Lindauer started exploring using his pure water in some sort of spirit and Spring44 was born.
"I think 98 percent is too much to cede to foreign (premium spirits) when we have access to the best raw goods," he said. "Colorado has a rich history of distilling. It's the best water on the planet Earth."
Lindauer said he did his homework on the industry, spending three years in development with a master distiller from Denver before hitting the market in June 2011.
Spring44 is touted as "ultra premium vodka" made with water from 9,044 feet up in the Colorado Rockies. Lindauer plans to expand with other spirits but declined to disclose what those might be.
"We got way out over our skis in terms of our ability to produce and had to outsource production at first," said Lindauer.
Spring44 is available in Colorado, Florida, New Jersey and New York. Spring44 gin is an official sponsor of the New York Rangers and Madison Square Garden.
"We are proud that Spring44 has chosen the New York Rangers and Madison Square Garden for their first-ever sports marketing partnership," said Greg Economou, EVP of revenue performance, MSG Sports, in a prepared statement.
While Lindauer declined to disclose the cost of the new distillery, he said he has invested "millions" of dollars into Spring44 and has dedicated the past three years to the business.

Loveland Commercial Welcomes Cheeks

Loveland Commercial welcomes Cheeks International Academy of Beauty to their new Loveland location at 5010 Granite Street, a 6,600 s.f. commercial building off of N.Garfield Ave./US Highway 287 in north Loveland.  Nathan Klein of Loveland Commercial, LLC represented the sellers in the $525,000 transaction.  Cheeks had their grand opening at the new location in January and classes began January 15, running throughout the year.  They have two locations in Northern Colorado and one in Cheyenne, WY.

5010 Granite Street, Loveland, CO

Loveland Commercial Congratulates Loveland Dance Academy

Loveland Commercial congratulates Loveland Dance Academy on the purchase of retail space located at 440 N. Lincoln Ave., in downtown Loveland for their new location.  Nathan Klein of Loveland Commercial, LLC assisted Loveland Dance Academy in finding the location that would benefit their growing business, with their grand opening to be in March 2013.

Arts-related businesses on the move in downtown Loveland  

Sale of Art of the Rockies building to Loveland Dance Academy in the works 

By Craig Young Reporter-Herald Staff Writer

Posted:   08/17/2012 11:44:21 AM MDT

Norm Toman, who has owned Art of the Rockies gallery and frame shop at 440 N. Lincoln Ave. since 1995, is in the process of selling his building. He plans to move to a smaller location across from the Rialto Theater Center on East Fourth Street. ( Craig Young )

LOVELAND -- A downtown Loveland building that has housed a visual arts business for decades soon will switch to a new art form.
Norm Toman, owner of Art of the Rockies at 440 N. Lincoln Ave., said if the sale of his building goes through in early October, a dance studio will move in and his art gallery and frame shop will move out.

Linda McSwain, co-owner of Loveland Dance Academy and Greeley's Conservatory of Dance Studio, said she plans to move the Dance Academy from its 126 W. Fourth St. location into the Lincoln Avenue building.
Loveland Dance Academy, which offers a broad range of dance classes and performance opportunities for people of all ages, has leased its current space on Fourth Street since 1998.
She said the school will move from about 3,500 square feet to more than 5,800, probably in January. "We're pretty pressed for the number of students we have," McSwain said.
"I think that says a lot about the people of Loveland and what they think about the performing arts," she said.  The larger location will allow the school to have bigger dance studios and to add a fourth studio. The main access for students will be on the east side of the building, off the city parking lot, McSwain said.

Two other businesses in the Lincoln Avenue building will move out along with Art of the Rockies when the sale closes.
Bead Bling Bead Co., which has occupied a corner of the building for about a year and a half, will move to a shop at West 15th Street and Van Buren Avenue, according to owner Donna Keirns.
She said she hopes business will pick up at the new location, 1966 W. 15th St., Suite 5B. "People don't like to come downtown," she said, adding that she had more customers when her shop was at an out-of-the way location on West Eighth Street and Van Buren.
At the new, larger shop, Keirns said she hopes to add a line of clothing.

Billie Colson's Independence Gallery, also in the 440 N. Lincoln building, will move with Toman's Art of the Rockies to a smaller space at 233 E. Fourth St.
The new location, formerly the studio and gallery of the late sculptor Blair Muhlestein, is considerably smaller than Art of the Rockies' longtime home.

"We've had a real luxury of space," Toman said. The new location will have 2,400 square feet, while his current building has 5,850.  With the move, he will get rid of some of the framing equipment he doesn't use anymore and have a sale on artwork that hasn't been selling.

While Independence Gallery sells original artwork of mostly local artists, Art of the Rockies features reproductions of nationally known artists, such as the late Thomas Kinkade.
He said Colson's gallery will carry some of Muhlestein's sculptures.
Toman and his wife, Pat, bought their business 17 years ago from Art Erickson, who had operated the Art Erickson Center at that location since 1986. He said they are looking forward to cutting back on the hours they work after getting established on Fourth Street.
Craig Young can be reached at 635-3634 or cyoung@reporter-herald.com. Follow him on Twitter: @CraigYoungRH.

Loveland Commercial's Nathan Klein, New Chamber Chairman and Business Awards are Given

Loveland Commercial is excited to support their own Nathan Klein as the new Chairman for Loveland Chamber of Commerce.  Nathan Klein is Partner and Broker Associate for Loveland Commercial, LLC, and specializes in assisting local businesses with their commercial real estate needs.  Nathan sees his participation as Chamber Chairman as a great opportunity to help support local businesses.

Business stars come out as Loveland Chamber goes Hollywood

Medical Center of the Rockies, Sandler Training earn business of the year honors at annual dinner

By Craig Young Reporter-Herald Staff Writer

John Geiman, left, and Don Overcash, principals at Top Line Growth, pose Friday, Jan. 18, in the lobby of their Loveland business, which is a franchise of Sandler Training. ( Steve Stoner )

Other Nominees Large Business of the Year: American Eagle Distributing; Aspen House Memory Care Assisted Living; Madwire Media.
Small Business of the Year: Fred's Used Websites; Grow Secure Insurance and Financial Services; Perfect Square.
Heart Award: Jean Cannon, Aspen House Memory Care Assisted Living; Jerry Helgeson, American Eagle Distributing; Maryjo Morgan, Fred's Used Websites.
Nonprofit of the Year: Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center; House of Neighborly Service; Realities for Children.
Young Professional of the Year: David Eads; Leah Johnson; Janie Rocek.

The Loveland Chamber of Commerce shined a spotlight on some of its stars Friday night at the organization's annual dinner.
The chamber honored local companies and businesspeople with awards and acknowledged the passing of the gavel from outgoing chairman Dave Clark to new chairman Nathan Klein.

Playing the event's Hollywood theme to the hilt, the chamber had starlets lead the award winners to the stage with theme music playing in the background. Searchlights swept over the ceiling and walls, and the winning table decoration by Perfect Square's John Metcalf featured Lego mockups of the Hollywood hillside sign and Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

George Hayes, CEO

Large business of the year honors went to Medical Center of the Rockies.
Last year, Loveland's other hospital, McKee Medical Center, won the award, which is determined by a vote of chamber members and a selection committee.
"It is a privilege to be in the same category as the others who were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the community tonight," MCR president and CEO George Hayes said in a press release after the event. "We are honored and proud to call Loveland home."
The press release pointed out that the 166-bed hospital had a big year in 2012,      when it celebrated its fifth anniversary, launched its Air Link medical air transportation service, opened a new rehab unit and saw its parent company partner with the University of Colorado Hospital to form University of Colorado Health.

The small business of the year award, given to a company with 25 or fewer employees, went to Top Line Growth, the local franchise of Sandler Training.
John Geiman opened the Loveland office in January 2005, and Don Overcash joined him as partner in 2009.  The company provides sales and management training and ongoing reinforcement to companies as small as one-person startups and as large as water quality product maker

"Their success is our success," Geiman said in an interview.
Geiman said he and Overcash belong to six chambers of commerce in the area. "We really love chambers because they represent businesses."
Overcash said Sandler has about 250 offices in 25 countries and wins awards every year for being the best franchise in its category.

Deanna Sloat, Guaranty Bank

Deanna Sloat, a loan portfolio manager at Guaranty Bank, won the Heart Award, which honors a person who displays selflessness and compassion for the community.
Sloat's list of volunteer efforts includes helping the Hearts & Horses therapeutic riding program with its annual gala, serving on the Santa Cops board for Larimer County, working on Relay For Life and helping put on the Larimer County Sheriff's Posse junior rodeo. "They're all such worthy causes close to my heart," she said.    

Judy Chapman

The McKee Medical Center Foundation was named nonprofit of the year.
Foundation representative Judy Chapman accepted the award for the organization, which raises money for the hospital and its programs in the community.
"This is such a charitable community; to be recognized this way is such an honor," Chapman said.


Nicole Yost, founder and president of Loveland-based Fyn Public Relations, won young professional of the year honors.

Nicole Yost

The award goes to members of the chamber's young-professionals group, Stir Loveland. Yost said she has been involved with the chamber and with Stir

since September 2009, when she came to Loveland. She started her PR agency in October 2011.  She said being involved in Stir is important to her. "I truly believe that Loveland has an exceptional mix of young professionals who are truly making a difference today and preparing Loveland for an exciting future."

Also Friday night, Noreen Flood of Daily Money Solutions was named Ambassador of the Year, and Maryjo Morgan of Fred's Used Websites won Rookie Ambassador of the Year.

Plans For New 69-Unit Apartment Building Making Progress in Downtown Loveland

Urban Renewal Plan Expanded to Include 541 N. Lincoln:

The City Council gave preliminary approval to the expansion of the Block 41-Finley’s Addition Urban Renewal Plan to facilitate the construction of a $9.3 million, 69-unit market rate housing development in downtown Loveland by Brinkman Partners of Fort Collins. The approval was based on the Council’s agreement that the area meets a variety of blight criteria as defined in State statutes.

The Finley’s Addition Urban Renewal Plan and Plan Area will be modified to include the project site and additional properties, and to permit LURA to retain incremental tax revenue from sales taxes in addition to property taxes to assist with the financing of the project. By expanding the Finley’s Addition Plan Area, the combined tax increment from the Lincoln Place Urban renewal area and the Brinkman/North Catalyst project will fund the public improvements for the catalyst project, predevelopment costs, and repay the City for the purchase of 541 N. Lincoln.

Brinkman Partners has formed a single-purpose LLC (541 N. Lincoln, LLC) that will contract with the City and LURA to build the project. Five of the 69 units will be ground level “livework” units, which will allow the project to be considered mixed-use for planning and zoning purposes. 2nd reading on the ordinances is tentatively scheduled for January 15, 2013.

Another Leased Space by Loveland Commercial

On October 8, 2012, FITS Services, Inc., signed a lease for a 1,348 s.f. space at 3780 N. Garfield Avenue in Loveland, CO, a property listed by Nathan Klein at Loveland Commercial, LLC.  The North Garfield property, owned by Ehrlich Commercial Management, LLC, is a functional multi-level office building with recently remodeled interior space.  Additional suites are available in the building ranging from 134 s.f. to 8,431 of contiguous s.f.  Contact Nathan Klein at Loveland Commercial, LLC at (970) 222-2473, for more information.