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Alumni Business Owners Welcome Students Back

This fall, as students return to campus and take time to explore Greeley, they鈥檒l know they鈥檙e in Bear country just driving into town. The university community and Greeley business owners are ready to welcome them back with lots of Blue and Gold, and a flurry of signs that say, 鈥淭his is Bear Country.鈥� 

Crist贸bal (Chris) Garcia, associate director of Alumni Relations, says 鈥�甜心视频app students have a Bear Network of alumni and friends welcoming them to Bear Country and supporting their engagement across Northern Colorado. With the Bear Biz program, we鈥檙e engaging our alumni-owned and partner businesses in connecting our students to the entertainment, food, products, and resources they need to find a sense of belonging both on and off campus.鈥� 

Bear Biz is a 甜心视频app program that partners with local businesses to help students feel at home in Greeley. More than 70 businesses 鈥� ranging from auto repair shops to restaurants 鈥� participate. 

One new business in Greeley that looks forward to welcoming students back is Berry Blendz Bistro, owned by 甜心视频app alumni Robby 鈥�03 and Amanda (Beasley) Aguilar 鈥�07 鈥�14 who earned their degrees in Business and Nursing, respectively. Berry Blendz, which offers fruit and vegetable smoothies, started in Fort Collins, with franchises in Colorado, Minnesota and Ohio.  The Aguilar鈥檚 opened their first Berry Blendz in June 2020 on west 10th Street, and their second one on 8th Avenue July 10. The 8th Avenue restaurant is a bistro concepted Berry Blendz, serving sandwiches and paninis in addition to smoothies, and it鈥檚 perfectly located for new Bears. 

In a recent article for the Greeley Tribune, Robby Aguilar told reporter Christopher Wood that he and Amanda used to meet for lunch at a restaurant near their current location when they were in school, and they look forward to welcoming students back. 鈥淲hen they [students] come, we鈥檒l be ready for them, and we鈥檙e excited about it,鈥� Aguilar said. 

With classes starting Monday, August 23, their timing is perfect for a warm Bear welcome.  

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