tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229640792024-08-29T17:11:36.704-06:00News, information and issues from the Business Desk of The Gazette.Joanna Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825056299804858368noreply@blogger.comBlogger899125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964079.post-32475790787962386302008-08-26T09:14:00.000-06:002008-08-26T09:14:00.564-06:00

The Colorado Springs Economic Development Corp. has a new board chairman. Scott Bryan, president and chief executive officer of Bryan Construction Inc., will begin a one-year term Oct. 1 and serve through Sept. 30, 2009. The private, non-profit EDC is the Pikes Peak region's primary jobs-generating organization. “We are experiencing very challenging economic times and EDC is laying the

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Two Colorado Springs residential real estate brokerages, Keller Williams Premier Realty and Hope Realty, have merged to create Keller Williams Hope Realty. “The merger helps us better serve our agents as well as our clients,” said Robert Edgin of Hope Realty. Said Gary Keller, founder and board chairman of Keller Williams International: “We view the Colorado Springs market as a market with a

Rich Ladenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11929165458184442757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964079.post-68703824353445733182008-08-21T09:06:00.000-06:002008-08-21T09:06:00.130-06:00

Coloradans are concerned about the price of gasoline, and the majority support increasing the nation's supply of oil and natural gas resources, according to a survey commissioned by API. The July telephone poll of 501 registered Colorado voters showed 67 percent somewhat or strongly support increased access to domestic oil and natural gas resources; 20 percent said they oppose increased access.

Debbie Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14568537188605773300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964079.post-46629745497842372702008-08-20T10:01:00.000-06:002008-08-20T10:01:00.251-06:00

Loyalton of Broadmoor will open a 40-suite building for Alzheimer's and memory care patients in mid- to late September, adjacent to its assisted living center at 615 Southpointe Court. "There's a tremendous need for memory care everywhere and specifically in Colorado Springs," said spokeswoman Dana Gardiner. "The population of people with Alzheimer's and dimentia in the city is astounding and

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The Markets at Mesa Ridge shopping center in Fountain, south of Colorado Springs, is continuing its expansion. A groundbreaking took place Wednesday, Aug. 13, for the addition of an Ent Federal Credit Union, Little Caesars Pizza and Papa Murphy’s Pizza. Construction should be completed in February. The Markets at Mesa Ridge, at Mesa Ridge Parkway and Fountain Mesa Road, is a joint venture between

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The Pikes Peak Cog Railway is being transformed into a fund-raising vehicle -- literally -- for the Economic Development Council in Manitou Springs. A fundraiser for the organization starts with a social hour at 4:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at the Cog Railway Depot in Manitou Springs. At 4:45 p.m., participants will board the last Cog Railway train of the day, travel to Pikes Peak and return at 7:

Rich Ladenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11929165458184442757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964079.post-87798328980503139342008-08-13T09:46:00.000-06:002008-08-13T09:46:01.174-06:00

Median single-family home prices fell to $200,922 in the second quarter in Colorado Springs, a 3.7 percent decline when compared with the same period a year ago, according to a report released Tuesday, Aug. 12, by Zillow, the Seattle-based Internet home-appraisal site. For all of El Paso County, which includes the Springs, second-quarter median prices fell 3.8 percent to $200,295. In Teller

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We weren't able to reach Michael Patrick Garman while working on today's story on the plans to close the Michael Garman Gallery early next year, but we spoke with the younger Garman this morning. He said he'd love to carry on the family business, which he ran for five years before having a falling out with his father last December. "It was always my dream to run the company and continue on the

AndyWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968502757216587629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964079.post-90408151782864737282008-08-12T09:29:00.000-06:002008-08-12T09:29:03.979-06:00

USAA insurance, a Fortune 150 financial services company that caters to the military and their families and has about 1,000 employees in Colorado Springs, has launched an online auto loan and car-buying service for members. The new services allow members to handle all the steps of car buying -- from selecting a vehicle to financing and obtaining insurance -- electronically and without having to

Debbie Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14568537188605773300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964079.post-12273825589038489292008-08-11T12:45:00.001-06:002008-08-11T12:46:24.820-06:00

“I never had any idea it would get this far,” sculptor Michael Garman said, “I guess that’s why it got this far.” Garman, 70, flew into Colorado Springs on Monday for a press conference making official what fans of his work have been talking about for a week: Michael Garman Productions will stop making reproductions of Garman’s sculptures this winter and the gallery in Old Colorado City will

Joanna Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825056299804858368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964079.post-39612925689117733282008-08-07T13:30:00.002-06:002008-08-07T13:56:44.374-06:00

The Manitou Springs Historic Preservation Commission on Wednesday approved the Cliff House’s proposed $15 million expansion around the historic Wheeler House by a 5-2 vote. The expansion will go before the city council on Aug. 26."This puts us in a position to go to city council in pretty good shape," said Paul York, general manager for the Cliff House.

AndyWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968502757216587629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964079.post-4352606606863697292008-08-05T16:01:00.002-06:002008-08-05T16:07:20.195-06:00

Those Bennigan's gift cards are worth something after all.The restaurant chain filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection last week and said all company owned stores were closing. That included two locations in Colorado Springs. Those customers stuck with Bennigan's gift cards, though, can now exchange them at Texas Roadhouse restaurants for a free entrée certificate. The offer expires August 30.

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The Northtree Ranch House (right), the first recreation center constructed in the massive Banning Lewis Ranch development that makes up most of Colorado Springs' east side, was recently honored as a 2008 Gold Nugget award recipient in the category of Best Public/Private Recreational Use Facility. The Gold Nugget awards, sponsored by the Pacific Coast Builders Conference trade association, have

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Colorado Springs will lose an institution in November when the Michael Garman Gallery and Michael Garman Productions go out of business.Garman turned his aptitude for sculpture into a mass-production business that made him as much a businessman as an artist, and his Magic Town diorama in Old Colorado City grew into a local tourist attraction.Garman's health has been bad, store manager

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NorthCare at St. Francis, an 80,000-square-foot, physician-owned medical office building linked via a skybridge to the new St. Francis Medical Center, opens today, Aug. 4.Many of the tenants are relocating to the new hospital campus at Woodmen Road and Powers Boulevard from the area surrounding Penrose Community Hospital on North Academy Boulevard. That hospital is closing Aug. 16, the day St.

Debbie Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14568537188605773300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964079.post-69524647203005556102008-08-01T10:38:00.000-06:002008-08-01T10:38:01.005-06:00

Air Academy Federal Credit Union is creating a little more elbow room for the 100 employees at its Colorado Springs headquarters.In July, construction started on a building that will more than double its office space.The 45,000-member financial institution has grown by nearly 60 percent during the past five years to $385 million in assets spread among 12 branches. Glenn Strebe, Air Academy’s

Joanna Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825056299804858368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964079.post-33275016244078367122008-07-31T09:39:00.004-06:002008-07-31T09:40:51.735-06:00

Mortenson Construction has donated 1,150 tickets to this week’s U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor to active United States military personnel, including those with NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command), NORTHCOM (United States Northern Command), Peterson Air Force Base, the United States Air Force Academy and Fort Carson. The First Army Division West, the U.S. Army Installation

Joanna Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825056299804858368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964079.post-46378943948448823382008-07-30T16:37:00.000-06:002008-11-13T01:10:41.636-07:00

Classic Cos., Colorado Springs' largest privately held home builder, has merged with local builder Scott Building Inc. to create a custom home division, to be known as Flying Horse Signature Homes. Steve Scott of Scott Building has constructed custom homes for nearly 30 years in High Forest Ranch, Black Forest, Pine Creek and the Spires, among other communities; Classic previously had its own

Rich Ladenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11929165458184442757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964079.post-54896859022322033582008-07-30T09:53:00.000-06:002008-11-13T01:10:42.107-07:00

The 2008 Parade of Homes, sponsored by the Housing and Building Association of Colorado Springs, runs Aug. 8-24 and will feature 29 homes, including a dozen priced at $1 million and up. Thirteen of the 29 homes will be featured at two of the Springs' newest developments: Flying Horse on the city's far north side and the Banning Lewis Ranch, which makes up most of the Springs' east side. Tickets

Rich Ladenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11929165458184442757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964079.post-41255415176885049492008-07-29T16:00:00.002-06:002008-07-29T16:03:49.287-06:00

Experience Colorado Springs at Pikes Peak, the local convention and visitors bureau, earned the Distinctive Achievement Award from the readers of Associated Conventions and Facilities magazine. Winners of the award will be honored in the magazine's August issue.

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All of the restaurant chain's corporate-owned locations are closed, including two in Colorado Springs at 2540 Tenderfoot Hill St. and 3502 N Academy Blvd.

AndyWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06968502757216587629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964079.post-8306126592675566782008-07-29T09:08:00.000-06:002008-11-13T01:10:42.261-07:00

Drive-In Autosound has won the firstannual Pioneer Community Give BackAward. The Colorado Springs-based mobile entertainment dealer, owned by Kevin and Scott Clark, will donate the $10,000 it received from the award to the Fort Carson Officer Spouses' Club Santa's Workshop. The presentation ceremony will take place Tuesday, July 29, at 4 p.m. at the store's 165 Motor Way location. Pioneer's new

Debbie Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14568537188605773300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22964079.post-13076947230147732932008-07-28T13:13:00.001-06:002008-11-13T01:10:42.379-07:00

It's possible to buy this sort of publicity for your city, but it's so much better when it comes for free. The Monday, July 28, Wall Street Journal includes a special six-page report on seven economic development success stories around the globe -- "seven places, seven ideas," as a Journal editor's note explain. Among the seven cities featured in the report: Colorado Springs and its successful

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Mezyad Alterkawi, chief executive of the Riyadh Technology Incubation Center at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, is visiting the Colorado Springs Technology Incubator through Friday (Aug. 10) to learn more about how such facilities operate in the United States.Alterkawi arrived at the Springs incubator July 10 to gather information about technology entrepreneurs, private investing, venture

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Denver-based Guaranteed Recycling Xperts, which has an office in Colorado Springs, received the first Greenovation Award from CSIA, Colorado's largest technology association. The award honors an organization that is making a concerted effort to minimize and eliminate negative impact on the environment through sustainable and scientifically supported methods. Guaranteed Recycling Xperts is an

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