Realtor of the Year, an article from The Greeley Tribune, reports that Mike Ramstack, part owner of Pro Realty Inc., was chosen by the Greeley Area Realtor Association as Realtor of the Year.  "That one took me by surprise.  It's very humbling to be chosen for something like that by your peers," Ramstack said.  Ramstack has been a Greeley Realtor since 1989 and joined Pro Realty in 1990. http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070930/BUSINESS/109300117  

68-acre senior complex planned for Firestone, an article from the Longmont Daily Times-Call, reports that developer Bill Leary, out of Fort Collins, has decided to build an all-inclusive senior community on 68 acres in Firestone.  The project is called McHale Ranch and will include a nursing home on-site.  Firestone's planning commission recommended approval on September 25 and the project will now go before the Firestone Town Board on October 11.  Leary hopes to begin breaking ground in a year and have homes ready 7 or 8 months after that.
http://www.timescall.com/News_Story.asp?id=3762  

Construction spending posts small increase, an article from MSNBC.com, reports that construction spending posted a bigger-than-expected .2% gain in August.  According to the Commerce Department, the August increase pushed total construction spending to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.166 trillion.  Spending on office buildings, shopping centers and other non-residential projects showed a gain of 2.3%, the biggest increase in this category in six months. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21030745/