Desperation sets in as ‘99ers’ see unemployment benefits run out 

JD Farmer rents a modest, 900-square-foot house on the Westside. Surrounded by hundreds of books, photos of his children and a “fish tremble when they hear my name” plaque, Farmer has turned the place into a home. But how long he’ll be able to remain is uncertain. A single father, Farmer lost his job almost two years [...]

• People on the Move - August 27, 2010 
• Lally leading the conversation about Memorial’s future 
• Chapel Hills Mall to market through shoppers’ phones 
• Patsy’s expanding on sweet success 
• The debate over public money for private jobs 

Too many leaders and meetings in Colorado Springs

Que sera, sera Whatever will be, will be The future’s not ours to see Que sera, sera — Doris Day, 1956 This is not a city that has ever taken Doris Day’s advice, so poignantly expressed in the saccharine little song that cluttered the airwaves half a century ago. We see ourselves as captains of [...]

• Here’s an idea: Let’s flood the economy with liquidity
• Mutual fund’s forecast calls for ‘half-sized’ asset returns
• Separating illusory threats from those that are real
• Springs folks aren’t the Saks Fifth Avenue types
• On Liberty Ships, U.S. currency and other fading icons

How far, wide will Sullivan replacement search range? 

After 20 years at the helm, Terry Sullivan, CEO of the Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau, will retire at the end of this year. Everyone knows that. What’s not so well known is how the bureau will replace him, including how far from the region it’ll range to find the best possible candidate. It won’t [...]

• Export plan aims to attract more overseas travelers 
• Pikes Peak Hill Climb fuels local hospitality industry 
• Tight on cash, visitors bureau puts off added analysis 
• $20M makeover in the works at Cheyenne Mtn. Resort 
• Memorial weekend hints of stronger season ahead 

Memorial Health moving its urgent care center 

Memorial Health System is paying nearly $1 million to move its urgent care clinic to a part of a city it says is underserved. The Springs Medical Clinic, now located on Pikes Peak Ave., just blocks from Memorial’s main campus, will move to the Kohl’s shopping center at Janitell Road and Circle Drive. Memorial officials say the [...]

• Memorial panel to deliver recommendation Nov. 22 
• Memorial: Better off out of PERA? 
• Quality of care concerns dominate Memorial town hall 
• Declines in patient traffic has Memorial shuffling costs 
• Spectranetics to pay $8.5 million to settle securities suits 

Recovery’s chances lie with property re-pricing 

Downward pressure on commercial office building values is taking a toll on owners and landlords here and throughout the country. It’s also opening the door to opportunity for cash-rich investors, according to a Council of Commercial and Industrial Management and the Real Estate Research Corp. study. Data gathered from markets throughout the country showed that a commercial [...]

• Gold Hill Mesa developer hoping to buy back land 
• Creditors in Colorado Crossing consider takeover 
• Three new buildings in the works at Stetson project 
• Springs faces 10-year supply of office, industrial space 
• Rehab of older county properties in jeopardy 

Lockheed Martin making a run at Boeing’s missile contract 

The space wars are heating up. Boeing has found itself competing for the first time to keep its U.S. missile defense work, with Lockheed Martin also vying for a shot at the $10 billion government contract. The Missile Defense Agency, which has a sizeable presence at Schriever Air Force Base, will soon take bids on the contract [...]

• Special Report: Why Huntsville, Ala., is beating the Springs 
• Visit reveals Huntsville’s strengths, insecurities 
• U.S. Strategic Command re-ups at Cheyenne Mtn. 
• Grim forecast has one bright spot: Weapons 
• Orion jobs threatened by NASA budget shortfall 

Growing Springs’ sports economy will cost money 

Jim Morris, the president of the Indianapolis Pacers, made several good points about the business of sports at a lunch this past week sponsored by the Economic Development Corp. and Sports Corp. What he left out of his remarks was also pretty compelling. Primarily, his speech was about reminding Colorado Springs that its amateur sports scene [...]

• Too many leaders and meetings in Colorado Springs
• Let’s see a lot more focus on attracting space jobs 
• Envisioning adequate police, nourished children
• Cranky views among consumers, investors, entrepreneurs and voters 
• Worth the extra push: Quiznos Pro Challenge