EAGLE COUNTY \u2014 The Vail Centre is no more, but the idea that originally spawned the nonprofit group lives on.<\/p>\n
Citing “financial insolvency,” the Vail Centre on Dec. 26 sent a letter to vendors and creditors stating that the nonprofit group wouldn’t be able to pay its bills. The group has also scrubbed its digital presence: You can’t connect to any page at vailcentre.org.<\/p>\n
The nonprofit sprung from the Vail Leadership Institute. People using that material will continue to lead courses using that material.<\/p>\n
The institute was formed by longtime local resident John Horan-Kates, who has written extensively about leadership and “the Vail way.”<\/p>\n
Those courses have been popular over the years. Horan-Kates said leadership courses will continue to be led by former Vail Centre employee Dr. Karah Mololey and Frank Johnson, a longtime veteran of the Vail lodging industry.<\/p>\n
Horan-Kates also remains active in leadership education. He and Terry Minger, who also has decades of work in mountain resorts, have been invited to talk to a group of city managers at a gathering in Glenwood Springs.<\/p>\n
“We’ll use some of that (Leadership Institute) material,” Horan-Kates said. “It describes the difference between leadership and management.<\/p>\n
Eagle County Manager Jeff Shroll has taken a few leadership courses through the Vail Centre and leadership institute.<\/p>\n
“I got a great deal out of it,” Shroll said. When Shroll was Gypsum Town Manager, he sent several employees to leadership courses.<\/p>\n
“It’s a great place to collaborate on leadership, develop management styles and (learn about) value-based leadership.”<\/p>\n
Chris Romer is the CEO of the Vail Valley Partnership, the valley’s regional chamber of commerce. Romer is another veteran of the leadership courses.<\/p>\n
“We’ve found great value in them,” Romer said. “I’m glad to see the programs continue.”<\/p>\n
What about co-working?<\/strong><\/p>\n The Vail Centre had a pair of co-working spaces, one in Avon and one in Edwards.<\/p>\n The Avon facility is now being operated by the Hoffmann family, owners of the building in which the facility is located.<\/p>\n In Edwards, most of the office space in the Slifer Designs building has been leased to individuals, with about a half-dozen desk spaces still available for co-working.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n