Loveland Colorado

Halloween on the Promenade, Fall Festival

Sunday, October 24th from 12:00pm to 3:00pm

The fun begins at noon in front of Rock Bottom Brewery with free horse-drawn hay rides, games, activity stations, goody bags for kids in costumes and a pumpkin patch with a decorating station. Regis Salon will be offering free nail painting and bang trims. Free face painting will take place at Paciugo Gelato & Caffé. All of the days’ activities are free while supplies last. Be sure to bring your camera to take pictures of your little pirates and princesses at the fall photo area. A Snack Zone will also have free concessions including gelato, cotton candy, popcorn and hot chocolate.

A dog costume contest, hosted by D.O.G.S. (Dog Owners General Store), will begin at 1:00pm in front of Rock Bottom Brewery and will award prizes for different categories including most creative and best combined costume theme (dog/owner). Dog owners can preregister at D.O.G.S. and receive a free gift.

Half Price Ice Skate

Sunday, October 31st from 10:00am to 6:00pm

All costumed children age 12 & under are invited to ice skate at half price if dressed in a skate-friendly costume. Regular ice skating admission price is $4 for children 12 and under and $6 for adults; admission includes complimentary ice skates.

Frightfully Fun Costumed Skate & Dance Party

Sunday, October 31st from 7:00pm to 12:00am

Don’t miss the coolest event happening on Halloween!

Win a $100 Gift Card for the best costume, dance and skate as a DJ spins today’s top music and a few Halloween classics. Dance to Thriller and Monster Mash on ice, professional figure skating demos, professional Halloween face painting and more!

For more info call 970-66-Skate (970-667-5283).

Admission price is $12.00.

Named as one of the nation’s most successful startups and one of the top 25 “hot” companies by Business Week’s online edition, Abound Solar has expanded its Northern Colorado presence to Centerra, located at the intersection of Interstate 25 and U.S. 34 in Loveland.

Abound Solar currently occupies two locations at Centerra, 7,500 square feet of office space at Rangeview Two, 2695 Rocky Mountain Avenue, and has recently expanded its certification and reliability laboratory to include 15,000 square feet of space at 3755 Precision Drive.

The Abound laboratory works directly with its manufacturing facility in Longmont, which opened in April 2009 to produce photovoltaic modules in commercial volumes. In addition, the lab has been approved by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to perform witness testing, meaning it meets the highest standards for safety and compliance testing in the industry. The facility tests modules under both indoor and outdoor conditions, including a semi-permanent rooftop installation.

“Expanding at Centerra offers the right location and the needed space to match our growth,” said Vern Settle, Controller for Abound Solar. “Our new office and lab space at Centerra has allowed us to bring our photovoltaic modules to market quickly.”

“Abound Solar is a leading world-class renewable energy company that is a perfect fit at Centerra,” said Ron Kuehl, McWhinney Vice President of Real Estate. “As a fast growing company, they had immediate needs which we could accommodate. Our flex space at Centerra is designed to accommodate their testing laboratory requirements, and it is exciting to have our first solar modules installed at Centerra.”

Developed and incubated at Colorado State University with the support of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Abound Solar is a manufacturer of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules. Abound Solar’s proprietary technology will enable the production of low-cost PV modules and will significantly reduce the cost of generating solar electricity. Production capacity will be scaled rapidly to meet the fast growing demand for solar energy.