Sequestration was predicted to be an economic disaster — affecting nearly every aspect of government across the nation, costing tens of thousands of jobs and bringing some government services to a halt. In the first two months, that hasn’t been the case — at least in Colorado Springs, and at least for the defense sector [...]
Continue reading …Gov. John Hickenlooper is working to help startups in advanced industries by encouraging them to fail. Hickenlooper announced the launch of a new challenge with the moniker “Glorious Failure: In Search of Success Innovation Challenge,” a statewide business competition to encourage creativity and risk-taking in seven industries that include information and technology, aerospace, energy and [...]
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While the defense industry seems to be weathering the sequestration storm, for the city’s educators, the cuts are dramatic and serious. Local Head Start programs were cut by $550,000, which means 142 preschool children won’t have seats next fall. There’s no summer program this year, and low-income parents counting on Head Start will have to [...]
Continue reading …The Colorado Springs Crowne Plaza has been purchased by 513 Hotels Ltd., a division of the Investment Corporation of America. And, in its first step as its new owners, the hotel has been renamed as the Hotel Elegante Event and Conference Center. The company is planning a multi-million dollar renovation, including new Simmons Beautyrest pillow-top [...]
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Australian sports software company fuseSPORT is moving its international headquarters to Colorado Springs. During a Business Alliance press conference today, representatives said the company will be located in the Alamo Corporate Center at 102 S. Tejon St., and is moving four of its 11 employees to the city. They also said they plan to add [...]
Continue reading …Local firm crews, marketing companies, directors and film support companies can now register for the “Colorado Reel-Crew,” an online tool that will allow film industry workforce and support service companies to showcase skills and services to producers who want to film in Colorado. The online tool is part of the Reel-Scout platform, an online software [...]
Continue reading …While the 2013 session of Colorado’s Legislature offered a share of both victories and defeats, the sentiment among the state’s business community is that overall, it was a loss. On one hand lawmakers approved several pro-business bills, including legislation to provide startup incentives, expand Medicaid and protect the small-business health care market. But on the [...]
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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 opened Studio A64, a members-only cannabis social club, inviting a potential firestorm of criticism from [...]
Continue reading …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 [...]
Continue reading …Neumann Systems Group hit a major milestone in its efforts to market its products to the Asian market. The local company received its first Chinese patent for a flat jet spray liquid gas contactor. The development opens the door for flue gas desulfurization opportunities in the Far East. NSG has 25 U.S. patents for technologies [...]
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