A new frontier for Pioneers Museum

For decades, the financially strapped Pioneers Museum has been one of the city’s crown jewels, an institution owned and largely funded by city taxpayers. With public dollars dwindling, that may be about to change.

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Geezers of Colorado Springs unite — save our city

One of the most memorable political images of the past year has to be that of a man in his late 60s at one of the Tea Party rallies holding a sign which read, “Keep your government hands off my Medicare!” Proponents of health care reform seized upon the sentiments thereby expressed as evidence of the [...]

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• Me, Mr. Madoff and the Code of the Reporter
• Hey, if China wants to be the world’s leader, let ‘em
• Cutting, even mutilation, won’t alleviate city’s pain
• Voters got the city into this budget mess - 19 years ago

Entrepreneurs not always good financial managers

A day in the life of a typical small business owner can be hectic. Many are so busy running the day-to-day operations of their businesses that the financial aspects of the company are often overlooked. Nonetheless, the bottom line of a business won’t improve by itself. “Most small business owners are really challenged just to get their [...]

• PTAC office staying busy
• Passive vs. active investing
• Annuities a retirement option
• The ‘new normal’ investors
• Energy management equals balance and better bottom line

Legislature poised to create ‘all claims’ database

Colorado might soon join 10 other states in creating its own health care data base — a compilation of all health care claims and information throughout the state. House Bill 1330 will create the database as part of Gov. Bill Ritter’s health care initiative package. Maine, Minnesota, Maryland, Tennessee, Vermont, New Hampshire, Florida, Oregon, Utah and Arizona [...]

• Springs cannabis company applying for FDA approval
• Penrose ranked in top 50
• Gender bias: Should women pay more for insurance?
• Children get failing grades
• Government’s spending to surpass private insurance

Two ERA franchises with very different business models

ERA is doubling its franchise agreements in Colorado Springs, but there are some distinct differences in the way each operation does business. The move to add Roger Herman’s Herman Group Real Estate will more than triple the number of ERA-related agents and brokers in the market. While the two will cover much of the same territory, ERA [...]

• Charter school buys building
• Schriever AFB community center set for spring opening
• Arrow Moving & Storage expands at new location
• Partners in Housing purchase Christy Lynn Apartments
• Dueling for public dollars

Micro brew taking shape on the city’s north side

Colorado Springs’ north side residents are getting a new micro brewery restaurant, and a small group of former Air Force Academy cadets is bringing it to them. Colorado Mountain Brewery, a 6,500 square foot micro brewery and restaurant is scheduled to open near Interstate 25 and Interquest Parkway by the end of June. Scott Koons, a 1993 [...]

• Kohl’s open for business in University Village center
• Business at home at the mall
• Businessman comfortable in a colder business climate
• Former auto dealer has big art plans for Broadmoor
• Lulu: Changing prices, changing hands, changing name

Matejczyk: My day under the Dome

I took the trip to Denver last week for the annual Colorado Springs Day at the Legislature. As usual, I learned as much from interacting with others on the trip as I did listening to some of our elected officials. Gubernatorial candidates John Hickenlooper and Scott McGinnis spoke to the group. While I liked both, McGinnis [...]

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• Natural Gas interest — The 2010 sequel
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• Reform requires care, thought