Fort Collins City Manager Darin Atteberry will be named the Entrepreneur of the Year by the Everitt Real Estate Center and the CSU College of Business.

 The award will be presented at the Northern Colorado Real Estate Conference, to be held Oct. 7. The Entrepreneur of the Year award recognizes Atteberry's work in attracting and retaining businesses in Fort Collins, according to a statement from CSU.

Atteberry has guided the city's efforts to build the North College Marketplace and develop the Foothills mall. He also led negotiations for the new Woodward headquarters at the intersection of Lemay and Lincoln avenues.

"The reality is that the City of Fort Collins has been very entrepreneurial of late under the direction of Darin Atteberry," said Eric Holsapple, executive director of the Everitt Real Estate Center. "His vision for the city, and then making it happen, has really made Fort Collins the place to be."

For more information about innovation in the City of Fort Collins visit www.fcgov.com