John Leavitt, APR, has been named public information officer for the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder office. Leavitt, a local public relations veteran, has more than 19 years of government communications experience. Leavitt most recently served as a public relations consultant for Junior Achievement USA. He also has served in senior communications positions with [...]
Continue reading …Timberline Landscaping wins state award Tim Emick, owner of Timberline Landscaping, received the Bob Cannon Award at the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado Excellence in Landscape Awards banquet in Denver. Timberline has been in business in Colorado Springs for 35 years. The Bob Cannon award is ALCC’s version of the “Lifetime Achievement Award.” It honors [...]
Continue reading …As you’ve likely read elsewhere in this issue, starting on the front page, the controversy surrounding Martin Drake Power Plant and Colorado Springs Utilities simply won’t go away. The challenges to Neumann Systems Group’s innovative coal-scrubbing technology — and the unlikely bedfellows created as a result — have become increasingly difficult to follow, much less [...]
Continue reading …Studio C3 picks up three ADDY awards Studio C3, a video production and motion design company, took home three awards at the Colorado Springs 2012/2013 ADDY Awards ceremony. The creative studio took home two awards for “Not a Number,” a television spot for Western Kansas-based Valley State Bank. The concept for the spot set out [...]
Continue reading …Jan Weiland has been promoted to executive vice president, investments at Cascade Investment Group. Her current practice is devoted to helping her high-net-worth clients achieve their financial goals using portfolio management techniques. She works with a team of professionals who provide expertise on tax and estate planning, and has been with Cascade since November 2000. [...]
Continue reading …March 8 Community Day at Piñon Canyon The 2nd Warhorse Brigade Combat Team will host a community day from 10 a.m. to noon at the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site. The goal is to foster relationships with Southern Colorado by giving guests an opportunity to understand the objectives of the 2nd BCT’s upcoming training in the canyon. [...]
Continue reading …For months, we’ve been publishing stories in the Business Journal warning of possible consequences from the federal spending sequester for the Colorado Springs-area economy. Political leaders on both sides in Washington stayed upbeat as long as possible, saying the sequester was too damaging — and too indiscriminate — to become reality. Surely, even in the [...]
Continue reading …March 1 The Affordable Care Act The Colorado Springs Technology Incubator is hosting an information event, “The Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) and What it Might do to You” from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Petritz Foundation Conference Room, 3595 E. Fountain Blvd. The speaker will be David Smythe and the event will [...]
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