SEATTLE – Specialty outdoor retailer REI Co-op will open a store in Loveland, Colorado in summer 2024. The location will bring a wide assortment of outdoor gear and expertise for camping, cycling, running, fitness, hiking, paddling, climbing, and more. For those who enjoy biking and snow sports, certified mechanics will staff a full-service bike and ski shop
“REI’s presence in Colorado began in 1983 with our first store in Denver. Loveland will be our tenth location in the state,” said Janet Hopkins, REI regional director for the Rockies/Great Plains region. “We look forward to serving the community and visitors who come to enjoy Rocky Mountain National Park, Long View Trail and the Colorado Front Range Trail, and endless other outdoor opportunities. REI will also seek partnerships with local outdoor nonprofits to support their efforts in protecting natural places and welcoming more people outside.”
Store facts
Location: The Marketplace at Centerra, Loveland, CO, 80538
Store size: Approximately 23,000 square feet
Store features: Full-service ski and bike shop, buy online-pickup in store, curbside pick up
REI Co-op Membership: 61,000 existing members in the Loveland area and 1.32 million existing members in Colorado
Closest REI Stores: Fort Collins (14 miles away, opened 1994), Boulder (38 miles away, opened 1989), Denver (47 miles away, opened 1983, relocated 2000), Lakewood (60 miles away, opened 1994), Greenwood Village (61 miles away, opened 1998, relocated 2017), Colorado Springs (110 miles away, opened 1999), Dillon (112 miles away, opened 2017)
REI actively partners with nonprofits across the country that connect people to the outdoors. In the last five years, Colorado nonprofits received more than $4.1 million from REI.
Complementing REI’s community investments, REI Cooperative Action Fund invests in nonprofits building more equitable and inclusive outdoor communities. In the last three years, this community supported nonprofit distributed more than $1.1 million to Colorado nonprofits. To learn more about REI Cooperative Action Fund grantees, visit www.reifund.org/grantees.
REI is the country’s largest consumer co-op, though everyone is welcome to shop at its stores and tap into the vast amount of expertise provided by the co-op’s store staff and online resources. Members who join the co-op enjoy a wide range of benefits, including a used gear trade-in program called Re/Supply; discounts on shop services and experiences; a share of the co-op’s annual profits based on qualifying purchases; and more.
Join the REI team
REI expects to hire approximately 40 employees for the new Loveland store. Candidates interested in joining the REI team can apply online at
REI.jobs. Those interested can set up a job alert on the co-op’s career site to be notified when positions are posted. New employees will receive a variety of benefits, including generous product and service discounts, competitive pay, and retirement contributions. Health insurance is also offered to both full-time and part-time employees.
About the REI Co-op
REI is a specialty outdoor retailer, headquartered near Seattle. The nation’s largest consumer co-op, REI is a growing community of 23 million members who expect and love the best quality gear, inspiring expert classes and trips, and outstanding customer service. If you can’t visit one of our many stores, you can shop at REI.com, REI Outlet or the REI shopping app. Everyone is welcome to shop REI, but members who join the co-op enjoy a range of benefits. More than a retailer, REI is a purpose-driven and values-led company dedicated to enabling life outside for all.
LOVELAND, Colo., July 20, 2023 — McWhinney, a national real estate investment, development and management firm with expertise in commercial, multifamily, hospitality, residential and mixed-use assets, is nearing completion of its newest flex-industrial building, Precision Industrial, representing 164,000-square-feet of Class-A flex-industrial space in Loveland. The 11.6-acre site is located just off the Crossroads Boulevard and I-25 exit and is part of Centerra’s 3,000-acre master-planned community developed by McWhinney.
The building, slated for completion later this summer, will be the largest speculative industrial building developed in the northern Colorado market to date. The expansive industrial flex building located at 3645 Precision Drive will include elevated architectural features with onsite amenities, such as a market-leading parking ratio, optional onsite trailer parking and outdoor storage, landscaped patios with shade and seating, and 32-foot clear ceiling heights, one of the highest in the region. The prominent site within the Centerra community offers visibility from I-25 with immediate access via Crossroads Boulevard along with proximity to restaurants, shopping, entertainment, trails and nature.
“We’re excited to introduce Precision Industrial, which represents the evolution of our northern Colorado industrial portfolio with our largest, most amenitized flex-industrial project to date. Given the success of our Centerra Industrial campus, we are confident that Precision will offer a best-in-class experience for the next wave of larger, more sophisticated users looking to relocate or expand in northern Colorado,” said Clyde Wood, vice president of commercial and mixed-use development at McWhinney.
Precision Industrial is located east of the Centerra Industrial campus, a development of six buildings totaling more than 650,000 square feet — now 100% occupied by users, including some of the region’s leading companies such as Colorado-based Bobo’s, Toddy’s, Growcentia, United States Building Supply, NORCO, Geary Pacific and SafeLite AutoGlass.
McWhinney has partnered with broker CBRE to offer competitive lease opportunities. CBRE First Vice President Mike Eyer stated, “We are seeing a broad range and influx of larger users entering the market, and we are confident that Precision Industrial can accommodate a variety of companies/industries and their needs, from advanced manufacturing to warehouse/distribution to specialty uses.” Interested businesses may contact CBRE and McWhinney for a site tour, prior to completion.
Project partners include architect Ware Malcomb and general contractor Golden Triangle.
LOVELAND, Colo. – May 20, 2022 – Growcentia®, a Colorado-based biological agtech company producing science-based soil-enhancement solutions under the Mammoth® product line, today opened its new corporate headquarters in Centerra – Loveland, Colorado.
“Growcentia is proud to call northern Colorado home, and we look forward to expanding upon our nature-based growing solutions in this region. This new state-of-the-art facility will enable us to accommodate growth for the foreseeable future, heighten the complexity and diversity of our product lines, and expand R&D initiatives to serve both our national and international customers and truly change the way the world grows,” said Growcentia’s founders in a joint statement.
Today’s grand opening event featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony by the company’s founders, Drs. Matthew Wallenstein, Colin Bell and Richard Conant, and other Colorado-based company executives as well as Loveland Mayor Jacki March and Kelly Jones and Jack Hill of the Loveland Economic Development Department. The 123,000 square-foot Centerra commercial building was developed by McWhinney of which Growcentia will occupy 30,000 square feet. Broker partners Mike Eyer and Julius Tabert from CBRE and Mike Jenson of Fort Collins Real Estate and Robert Olson of law firm Dorsey & Whitney, LLP assisted with the lease transaction. Ware Malcomb served as McWhinney’s project architecture and Golden Triangle Construction was the general contractor. A relocation from Fort Collins, the new Loveland headquarters is located within Centerra’s Industrial District at 4545 Viking Way — will house all company operations, including management, administration, manufacturing, and research and development.
“We are pleased to partner with Growcentia and welcome them to our growing Centerra community,” said Clyde Wood, McWhinney’s vice president of commercial development for Northern Colorado. “Our best-in-class industrial building, together with a competitive lease rate, was ideally suited for their expanding business needs.”
The 30,000-square-foot facility is located in Centerra’s industrial district, which is situated within McWhinney’s 3,000 acre master-planned community and features two R&D laboratories, two microbiological fermentation manufacturing bays, a blending manufacturing bay, an indoor plant trial and experimentation station, 28-foot clearance warehousing, and shipping capabilities with four loading docks and office space.
“Representing business owners in northern Colorado for over 20 years, and having helped Growcentia with its first move to Fort Collins in 2015, I was honored that they chose me to assist them with their relocation to Loveland,” said Mike Jensen, owner and broker of Fort Collins Real Estate. “Loveland is at the forefront of technological innovation, and Growcentia will make significant contributions to the continued economic growth in the area.”
Growcentia was founded to develop biological solutions for growers of all types. The company’s founders began their scientific endeavors as soil microbiologists at Colorado State University, successfully researching how specific combinations of microbes work symbiotically with soil nutrients to produce healthier plants while reducing the need to apply chemical fertilizers and minimizing the environmental and ecological impacts of farming. Their research resulted in a patent, and following a seed investment round from M34 Capital in 2015, the founders licensed the patent from Colorado State University Ventures and operationalized Growcentia.
For more than seven years, Growcentia has achieved success with growers around the world. The biological agtech giant entered the U.S. home and garden market last year, with a suite of products available to purchase at Walmart.com, local independent garden center retailers across the U.S. and at the company’s e-commerce site, MyMammothGarden.com.
For more information about Growcentia, visit growcentia.com.
About Growcentia®
Growcentia is a Colorado-based biological agtech company known for producing soil-enhancement solutions that use cutting-edge science to unleash the power of nature. Founded by three Ph.D. soil microbiologists from Colorado State University who share a passion for enhancing soil and crop health and promoting sustainable agriculture, Growcentia is a leading provider of biological alternatives aimed at helping cultivators enhance plant health with a family of products that include organic microbial additives and all-natural pesticides. For more information about how Growcentia empowers growers to harness the power of nature, visit growcentia.com.
About McWhinney
McWhinney is passionate about creating great places and providing awe-inspiring experiences. Since 1991, McWhinney has planned and developed more than 6,000 acres of innovative and sustainable master-planned communities and more than 12 million square feet of vertical commercial and mixed-use properties throughout the Rocky Mountain region and the West Coast. Over the years, McWhinney has been recognized for significant real estate development contributions, including being named Colorado’s “Developer of the Year” by the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), multi-winner of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence, The Denver Business Journal (DBJ) Real Estate Champions – Catalyst Award for Denver Union Station and the Development Deal of the Year for Denver Union Station by NAIOP. McWhinney has been ranked 11 and 13 on the list of the Best Small and Medium-Sized Companies to work for in America.
About Centerra
Centerra, an award‐winning 3,000‐acre master‐planned community located in Loveland at the heart of Northern Colorado, is a McWhinney development that was built on the belief that nature provides the perfect balance to urban planning. As a community designed to enhance all aspects of life, Centerra integrates neighborhoods with recreation, art, shopping and dining, business opportunities and medical services. Centerra and its businesses offer more than 8,000 part-time and full-time jobs. This unique community is home to Northern Colorado’s first lifestyle center, The Promenade Shops at Centerra; UCHealth–Medical Center of The Rockies, a state‐of‐the‐art 187 bed LEED gold‐certified regional hospital; and The Marketplace at Centerra, one of Northern Colorado’s largest contiguous shopping centers. Centerra is also home to High Plains Environmental Center, which manages 483 acres of wetlands, open space and reservoirs within Centerra, and Chapungu Sculpture Park, a 26-acre park with more than 80 stone sculptures throughout. In 2018, Centerra became the first certified National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Community Wildlife Habitat in Colorado. Named Development of the Year by the National Association of Industrial & Office Properties’ (NAIOP) Colorado Chapter, Centerra embodies McWhinney’s purpose of creating great places and fabled experiences for people. For additional information, visit www.centerra.com.
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Colorado-based Snack Company Leases 123,000 Square Foot Centerra Industrial Building
Loveland, Colo. – Nov. 8, 2021 — McWhinney, Colorado-based real estate investor and developer with expertise in commercial, mixed-use, hospitality, multifamily and residential assets and master developer of Centerra in Loveland, announced that Bobo’s has signed a lease for the entirety of Building 7, a 123,000 square foot industrial facility located within Centerra.
Bobo’s, a Colorado-based wholesome snack brand, will consolidate three Bobo’s locations – the Boulder bakery operation, the Loveland Bakery and the Loveland warehouse – into one single facility. Along with its manufacturing space, Bobo’s will grow its employee base providing new job creation with additional roles supporting the local community. Its corporate headquarters will remain in Boulder where the company began in 2003.
“We’re thrilled that Bobo’s selected Centerra to expand its manufacturing and distribution operations,” stated Clyde Wood, Vice President of Commercial Development at McWhinney. “Northern Colorado is one of the fastest growing areas in the state, and we’ve been intentional in developing industrial, warehouse and distribution offerings to support companies’ expansion needs and drive economic growth in our region. Bobo’s is a tremendous addition to the Loveland community, and we look forward to seeing their continued success as they expand nationally.”
Conveniently located off the Interstate 25 and Crossroads Blvd. exit in Loveland, Centerra Industrial has become a magnet for industrial, warehouse, manufacturing and distribution companies looking to expand their operations along the Colorado Front Range. Bobo’s future Centerra location will provide easy access to community amenities including a variety of shopping, dining and entertainment options, miles of recreation trails and open space, in addition to growing residential options.
“We are excited Bobo’s Oat Bars has decided to expand their manufacturing and distribution operations in Loveland. They are a true leader in the healthy food manufacturing sector in Colorado and the U.S. Their long-term partnership with the City of Loveland is a commitment that will lead to a great deal of positive economic and social benefits to the community,” stated Jack Hill, Business Development Specialist with the City of Loveland.
The new Centerra industrial building located at 4501 Viking Way adjacent to the Northern Colorado Regional Airport will be completed in December. Bobo’s will then immediately begin build out of their tenant improvements with a plan to begin operations in summer 2022. Centerra’s growing industrial district consists of 660,000 cumulative square feet today, and McWhinney has plans to break ground on its next industrial building – the largest to date, just west of Bobo’s – in summer 2022.
“The level of demand we are seeing for industrial space is unprecedented, and there are no signs of it slowing down,” said Mike Eyer of CBRE, who, along with Julius Tabert, represented McWhinney in the transaction. “As the country emerges from the pandemic, we expect more large industrial transactions and believe that Centerra Industrial is uniquely positioned to take advantage of it. Bobo’s is another example of companies finding great value in northern Colorado, and they will be a great addition to the tenant mix.”
Chris Boston and Kegan McNutt with Gibbons-White, Inc. represented Bobos in the lease transaction. “Bobo’s looked at several different facilities but appreciated the energy, experience and feeling of partnership with the McWhinney team, which made the Centerra development the place to be,” said Chris.
This lease marks the largest industrial deal in the region by square footage since the 2019.
