Economy & Economic Development  July 23, 2026

3 appointed to Upstate board

GREELEY — Todd Benson, Matt Betts and Matt Le Cerf have been appointed to the board of directors of Upstate Colorado Economic Development.

Upstate, a public/private nonprofit economic development corporation that provides services to all of Weld County, made the announcement Wednesday.

Benson, director of community banking at FNBO, is a Northern Colorado native who joined FNBO in 2024 and brings more than 25 years of experience in financial services.

Betts, vice president of JE Dunn Construction Co., has worked with that company for nearly 20 years.

LeCerf, who has served for nearly eight years as town manager of Johnstown, had a seat on Upstate’s board from 2021 to 2022. 

Todd Benson, Matt Betts and Matt Le Cerf have been appointed to the board of directors of Upstate Colorado Economic Development.

With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.

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