Call: Lon Matejczyk at 719 634-5905 for advertising information.

The Military bases in Colorado Springs make up as much as 40% of the household income in the area. These newspapers are community papers for the bases they serve. Advertising buys can cover all the papers or al a carte.

Call: Tex Stuart at 719 329-5209 for advertising information.

Lon is Publisher of the Colorado Springs Business Journal, the four base newspapers that make up the Colorado Springs Military Newspaper Group, and the Daily Transcript. Lon has been focused on serving the Business Community for more than a decade and is the former Advertising Manager of the Milwaukee Journal, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Business Publications Corporation in Des Moines Iowa. Lon has also worked for Freedom Communications and Thomson Newspapers in management roles in Florida and Wisconsin

Lon received his Bachelor of Arts in Communications at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire and attended the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Lon is a member of the Alliance of Area Business Publications.

Colorado Springs Community and Business Activity

• Vice President, Board of Directors - Peak Venture Group
• Board of Directors - Junior Achievement
• Board of Directors - Pikes Peak Community College Foundation
• Executive Board - Pikes Peak Council Boy Scouts of America
• Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Business Affairs Division Board of Directors
• Colorado Springs Leadership Institute class of 2004
• Colorado Springs Leadership Institute Recruitment and Selection Committee
• Community Planning and Design workshop class of 2005
• Downtown Partnership's Market Development Committee
• Co-Chair Downtown Partnership's Economic Strength and Vitality Committee
• 21^st Space Wing's Co-Commanders program
• Salvation Army 2005 Gala Honorary Chair
• 2004-05 Colorado Springs Business Leaders Roundtable
• Rotary Club of Colorado Springs
• Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation major investor
• Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce President's Council
• COC Military Affairs Council
• Admiral Keating's 2005 Civic Leader tour, Norfolk, Langley, Oceana Naval air station
• General Lord's 2006 Civic Leader tour Schriever and Space Command
• 2005 Salvation Army Volunteer of the Year
• VFW Post 1’s 2006 Citizen of the year
• CSBJ Corporate Golf League
• The Thirty Group
• General Robert P. Mixon - 2006 National Training Center tour - Fort Irwin Calif.
• 10th Special Forces 2006 civic leader tour
• 2006 Gay and Lesbian Fund business supporter of the year
• Diversity Forum Group 2
• Pikes Peak Roundtable
• Colorado College Business & Community Alliance
• Board of Directors - Forgotten Heroes Campaign
• Vice Chair Colorado Springs Leadership Institute – Board of Directors
• Junior Achievement/World Wide Bronze Leadership Award – 2007
• Economic Development Corp. – Marketing Committee

Lon also spent several years as a sea captain and holds a 100-ton Coast Guard License. Living and working in the Caribbean, Florida, Great Lakes and the Bahamas had some benefits but one can tend to get a bit of sea water between the ears living that lifestyle so he swallowed the anchor and came back to land. Lon is also an avid rugby fan having played, coached and refereed the sport for many years. He still plays in old-boy games when his bones don’t hurt too much.

He joined the Business Journal in February 2004.

Mike is a member of the board of directors of the Boys & Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region and the University Club of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He also serves on the Community Advisory Board of the Colorado Springs Conservatory.

And believe it or not, shortly after the phone call, I began writing this:

Hi. I’m Rob Larimer. I’m managing editor here at the Colorado Springs Business Journal. My professional past includes a list of varying stints of employment at the Colorado Springs Gazette, The Denver Rocky Mountain News and The Capitol Reporter, where I covered the Colorado General Assembly for two sessions. Contact me if you have a big story for the CSBJ.

She left for a year from 2003 to 2004 to work for a local nonprofit and returned as a full-time staff writer focusing on real estate and employment articles.

“What I find fascinating about writing for the Colorado Springs Business Journal,” she says, “is the energy, creativity and broad range of opportunities generated by our local business community. I like providing a balanced look at all sides of issues that affect the business-to-business sector – and enjoy talking to the people who help create a dynamic, forward-thinking community.”

Prior to joining the newspaper, Hurley worked 10 years for the Gates Land Co., developers of Cheyenne Mountain Ranch on the city’s south side. Her background also includes five years as a marketing director with the local cable television company, as a real estate marketing consultant and as the public relations director for a local communications agency.

John was born and raised in Colorado Springs, where his family has lived since the 19th century. He dropped out of college, acquired an ancient wooden sailboat and spent the next six years sailing around the world.

He then worked at a variety of jobs; charter boat captain, delivery skipper, investment banker, owner/operator of a fleet of charter sailboats -- until 1981, when he came back to the Springs.

Since then, he’s been a Realtor, renovated Victorians, bought/sold historic art, served a couple of terms on city council, sold advertising and been a freelance journalist.

Rebecca Tonn joined Colorado Publishing Company in August 2006, writing for the Fort Carson Mountaineer and learning to properly wear Kevlar and body armor. In October 2007, she made the transition to the Colorado Springs Business Journal office, where she covers banking and finance.

Rebecca has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She grew up in Northern California but has lived in gorgeous Colorado since 1986. When she’s not chasing bankers and stock brokers for quotes, she enjoys hiking Barr Trail, mountain biking, yoga, skiing — albeit not very well — reading, and hanging out with her children and friends.

Tex began his advertising and marketing career with Cook’s Farm Directories and Touchdown USA while majoring in advertising at the University of Minnesota. He’s worked with major national advertisers and agencies from Boston to San Francisco.

Tom is a board member of the Colorado Springs Customer Service Association.

A seasoned advertising and sales exec, Mark spent the first 20 years of his career in Minneapolis ad agencies. His expertise in media analysis, planning, client services and new business development began at Campbell-Mithun and culminated in the founding and management of his own award-winning agency. Mark holds an undergraduate degree in business administration and attended Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota in its accelerated MBA program.

Mark is an avid golfer and, over the years, has been a certified club-fitter, launch monitor technician and demo specialist for Titleist and Cobra. In addition to golf, Mark enjoys hiking and camping in the mountains, and he exercises his creativity working with stone, porcelain and ceramic tile designs and settings.

Carrigan’s long and varied newspaper career began more than 40 years ago in southwestern Colorado. His first paying newspaper gig was folding the weekly Dolores Star as it came off a hot-type press when he was only 6 years old; He has done just about everything in the business since.

Carrigan graduated from Colorado State University with a journalism degree in 1985 and went on to manage papers in Wyoming, California and Colorado. He received an M.B.A. from California State University-Stanislaus in 1995. Locally, he worked for Colorado Community Newspapers for 12 years and is the former publisher of the Ute Pass Courier, Cripple Creek Gold Rush, Pikes Peak Journal, Teller County Extra, Tri-Lakes Tribune and Gleneagle/Black Forest Tribune.

He has been active in countless civic organizations and currently serves on the board of directors for the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce. He is a former board member of the Colorado Press Association, former treasurer of the Northern El Paso County Coalition of Community Associations, Recorder for Knights of Columbus - Saint Peter Parish, serves as speaker for the Palmer Lake Historical Society, and is actively involved in the Monument Fourth of July Street Fair.

Carrigan has written a monthly column for Newspapers & Technology since 1993 and recently served as a columnist for the Denver Post’s Colorado Voices panel.

I have to say this is the best team of people I’ve ever worked with! In the future, I’d like to become the first female President (if Hilary doesn’t do it first) of the US or the Queen of my own island should I win the lottery.

We have a professional department to handle the steady flow of classified advertising for the combination buy of the Business Journal and the four military base paper’s classified section, Colorado Power Classifieds.

Now she, her husband and their 4 year old daughter are delighted to call Colorado home. Heather is currently going to school for a Bachelor of Science in Business/Marketing degree and is anticipating her graduation in the fall of 2009. She enjoys working in the Classified Department with the other great staff.

Hyrum Choate joined the Colorado Publishing Company in August of 2007 as a Classified Advertising Executive. Hyrum received his B.A. in Journalism with an emphasis in advertising and public relations from the University of Northern Colorado.

In his free time, Hyrum enjoys playing sports, movies, concerts, writing and is an amateur comedian. Hyrum has performed in several clubs across Colorado. Also Hyrum makes the world’s best cheesecake!

Tessa earned her marketing degree in summer of 2006.

When you call to place an ad, you’ll know it’s her when you hear that warm soft voice. She's trying to get the publisher to let her offer discounts on public notices if you bring a bag of cat food, but it may be a while before that happens.

She attended Adam State College in Alamosa and the newly named Colorado Southern University in Pueblo. Her primary studies were in education, communications and performing arts.

Sue has spent the last 30 years in the business industry. Her positions ranged from administrative assistant to director of sales and public relations. She enjoys attending special events where she can extend her strongest attributes in networking with business representatives and being a meeting planner. When she isn’t working, Sue loves to perform. She is a talented character actress, writer, teacher of the arts and acting coach. One of her current challenges is writing her first screenplay.

She truly enjoys working with the staff, and meeting the challenges of her position with the Colorado Springs Business Journal.