City seeks to create visitors’ center in Acacia Park

Calling it the “CVB lite,” the City of Colorado Springs plans to open the building…

City studying feasability of moving Sky Sox downtown

The Sky Sox baseball team has agreed to participate in a city-sponsored study to see whether…

NSG wins first Chinese patent

Neumann Systems Group hit a major milestone in its efforts to market its products to…

New United Way CEO from Kansas City

New United Way CEO from Kansas City

Pikes Peak United Way’s next CEO will be Jason Wood, who was most recently vice…

CC installs electric vehicle charging station

Colorado College has installed an electric vehicle charging station. For 75 cents per hour, anyone…

Council to get direction about retail marijuana

Council to get direction about retail marijuana

Colorado Springs City Council will start work on regulations needed for the retail marijuana industry…

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Springs company wins $18 million military contract

A Colorado Springs company received an $18 million contract from the U.S. Army. Aleut Facilities Support Services signed a five-year contract to provide facilities operation support services to the U.S. Army Installation, Mission and Installation Contracting Command for Fort Belvoir, Va. If all contract options are exercised, the contract will be worth $94 million. The…

Investors beware fraudulent opportunities

Inter Reef Ltd. seemed to offer the deal of a lifetime. The Internet-based investment company promised investors would “Get richer with every sunrise,” with a daily return on the investment of 1.5 to 2.5 percent. It promised it used Biblical values to invest money, with short-term “hard money loans” to businesses throughout the United States…

State gets different brand of insurance

Small businesses and individuals have a new and different option for health insurance, thanks in part to the Affordable Care Act. The recently approved Colorado Health Insurance Cooperative is a consumer-driven company. Insured members will make up the majority of the board, and will direct much of the decision-making process as soon as 2014, said…

Strong real estate market has brokerages beefing up

Local real estate brokerages are hiring. ERA Shields has hired more than 20 real estate agents and support staff members in the past year. RE/MAX Properties has added 16 since January. Prudential Rocky Mountain Realtors has bumped its staff from seven agents to nine. Some of the hires are seasoned real estate professionals simply moving…

City seeks to create visitors’ center in Acacia Park

Calling it the “CVB lite,” the City of Colorado Springs plans to open the building on Acacia Park as a visitors’ center this summer. The building has been unused for decades, but is undergoing a facelift inside and out in order to create the center, which will be staffed by volunteers and include information on…

Small Business

Marijuana: constant battle for acceptance

Marijuana: constant battle for acceptance

At first glance, KC Stark seems an unlikely figure to lead a revolution. A former medical marijuana dispensary owner who now serves as a marijuana consultant, Stark is challenging the Colorado Springs city government’s reticence about recreational marijuana use. He’s…

NSG wins first Chinese patent

Neumann Systems Group hit a major milestone in its efforts to market its products to…

Business group forms to fill marketing gaps

Business group forms to fill marketing gaps

North Central Business Partnership http://www.facebook.com/NCBPofCS Phone: 633-1222 Members: 22 A few months ago, a group…

Tony’s building a bigger bar on the block

Tony’s building a bigger bar on the block

To keep up with demand, Tony’s Bar is moving into a bigger space across the…

Retail

Coquette’s going in Whole Foods, opening second location

Coquette’s going in Whole Foods, opening second location

Coquette’s Bistro and Bakery in Manitou Springs will begin selling bakery items in the two…

Liquor stores: small-retail model

Liquor stores: small-retail model

Seventy years ago, small retailers dominated most markets in Colorado Springs. Food was distributed through…

Spotlight doesn’t mean gun shops are happy

Spotlight doesn’t mean gun shops are happy

“I’ve been through booms and I’ve been through busts,” said Paul Paradis, the owner of…

Council to get direction about retail marijuana

Council to get direction about retail marijuana

Colorado Springs City Council will start work on regulations needed for the retail marijuana industry at a work session Monday, May 13. City Attorney Kyle Sauer will brief the city council on state legislation regarding retail marijuana licensing and regulation.…

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