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“Odyssey Adventure Elopements” combines guided outdoor recreation with a full-service wedding day experience for couples who do not fit the traditional wedding scene and those who seek adventure and connection with nature.

The collaboration aims to enhance fire safety awareness and preparedness within the campus community, emphasizing proactive measures to mitigate the risk of fires.

Wakȟályapí Coffee, founded мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê junior Devyn Valandra, took home the $10,000 first-place cash prize for the best business plan at this year’s Hawk Tank competition.

Skiing is the economic lynchpin for many Colorado communities, providing capital to local businesses and opportunities for further economic development. The industry produces $4.8 billion in revenue in the state and provides 46,000 year-round jobs. The ski industry is also an integral part of the United States economy, generating $20 billion in economic output annually. 

New business ideas at this year's Hawk Tank ranged from outdoor gear companies to luxury streetwear brands and everything in between. The variety of pitches highlighted the underlying purpose of the business plan competition—to give students the tools they need to realize their dreams.

Meet FLC alum Torrey Udall (International Business, ’13). As VP of Development & Finance at Protect Our Winters in Boulder, Colo., Udall aligns his passion for outdoor adventures with his professional path.

This year, the annual Hawk Tank Business Plan Competition included a Four Corners region high school track, recent FLC alumni track, FLC student track, and—for the first time ever—a San Juan College student track.

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, or AACSB International, announced that Fort Lewis College has extended its business accreditation, an accomplishment that has been achieved by only 5% of the world’s schools offering business degrees at the bachelor’s level or higher.

The Hawk Tank Business Plan Competition is launching on January 26 and has expanded to include students from San Juan College. 

The Fort Lewis Solar Innovation Park received $1.5M as part of the state’s Advanced Industry Accelerator Grant Program.

Seven teams from the high school, college, and alumni tracks received cash awards for their business ideas at the 2020 Hawk Tank Business Plan competition.

The 2020 Hawk Tank Business Plan Competition hosted by SOBA and Alumni Engagement will conclude via Zoom on April 18.

Mayor, distiller, and outdoorsman P. T. Wood embraces the mountain-town spirit in his living, working, and politicking.

Three donors were honored for their contributions to the new student-friendly spaces.

The annual event hosted by FLC’s School of Business Administration and Alumni Engagement Office had 19 teams submit business plans.

Experts in business and economics will present their view of the current status of local, state, and national economies, and their predictions for the future, at the Community Concert Hall from 8 to 11 a.m.

Today it’s paramount for businesses to understand how to attract, convert, and retain customers online. The new Digital Marketing Certificate program provides the training ncessary to lead businesses through this challenging territory. 

Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center funding expands popular business plan competition to local high school students, and top prizes will include Fort Lewis College scholarships.

Luis Benitez, director of Colorado’s Outdoor Recreation Industry Office, will present “Helping Colorado’s Outdoor Industry Thrive” on October 22 at Fort Lewis College in Room 130 of the Chemistry Hall at 4 p.m.

Dr. Steve Elias, dean of the School of Business Administration, has teamed up with Mark Haeussler, CEO of Alpine Leadership, to offer the Executive Leader Development Program October 1-4 at Fort Lewis College.