This area including the industrial
center here has provided many jobs to Greeley citizens as well as though
in all the surrounding towns. It has also given folks here an
entertainment and events center that is close by but has none of the
infra structure costs.
The center piece is the feature which seems to
have started it all. The Larimer County Fairgrounds and
Budweiser Events Center.The
whole complex is called "The Ranch by the county and the "Bud Center by
everyone else. This center is host to an entertainment schedule that
rivals Denver which is 40 miles to the south.
The main area Centerra is a major
life style shopping area called the
Promenade Shops At Centerra The shops are located on the east side of I-256
and north of highway 34. There are over 75 fine stores and
restuarants from which to choose,
many national names are
located here. Included in this giant complex is "The
Outlet Mall" mentioned above and the
"Marketplace at Centerra". The
Marketplace has big box stores and small strip shopping areas mixed in
with the many restaurants and hotels in this area. The Marketplace and
Outlet Malls are both located on the western side of I-25. Also located
on the eastern side across highway 34 from The Promenade Shops is
a new development called fittingly 2534 which
is also under development and presently has shops, restaurants and offices.

Greeley's largest Shopping area
within the city is the Greeley Mall located on highway 34. This mall is
experiencing at the present time the same thing as the mall in Fort
Collins. As newer shopping areas or villages open the malls loose
tenants to the new centers and it will take some time to stabilize Greeley's
neighbors both Loveland and Fort Collins are the ones with the largest
and newest shopping areas. Fort Collins is the home of the largest
lifestyle shopping area, but not by much over the Promenade Shops of
Loveland. It is the recently opened
Front Range Village on Harmony road 1.5 miles west of I-25. This center
is also available to Greeleyites with just a 35 minute drive.
The
Promontory is a large commercial and residential park on Greeley's
western boundary. Located at the intersection of Highway 34 and Business
34. Presently Swift and Company and State Farm Insurance have large
office complexes here. Also some of Greeley's major medical facilities
will be opening here in the future.
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