Power Lunch: Sports economy offers potential
By all accounts, sports and wellness businesses bring about $400 million annually to the Colorado Springs economy — and some experts believe the city is poised to become the sports and wellness capital of the nation. The city already is known for its sports assets: the U.S. Olympic Committee, more than two dozen national governing [...]
After five years of drama and intrigue, the multi-million-dollar, tax-funded projects promised to the U.S. Olympic Committee’s training center are under way. Crews are working on two major projects at the Olympic Training Center campus — part of a $40 million city-funded incentive package inked in 2009 to keep the USOC from packing up its [...]
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Last year, it was the First Lady; this year it’s a prince who will attend the Warrior Games in Colorado Springs. The United States Olympic Committee confirmed Monday that Britain’s Prince Harry will attend the fourth-annual Warrior Games in the Springs. “We are excited that Prince Harry will be attending the fourth annual Warrior Games [...]
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It’s almost time for baseball season and Sky Sox tickets go on sale Monday. Tickets for all of the team’s 72 home games will be sale on the Sky Sox website only. Phone and box office sales will be available in the coming weeks. Box seats are $13 and reserved Seats are $10. Season ticket [...]
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Colorado Springs is one of seven communities to host this year’s Ride The Rockies Tour, scheduled June 9-15. About 2,000 riders are expected to participate in the statewide bike ride, which begins June 9 in Telluride and ends June 15 in Colorado Springs at Cheyenne Mountain Resort. This is the third time in the 28-year [...]
Continue reading …Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has been named to the list of the toughest motor races in the world. Jalopnik.com, a top motor sports website, puts the Hill Climb at No. 7. The site said the race, which is 12.42 miles of 156 turns, always was tough. And then the road got paved, the site [...]
Continue reading …The 2013 Pro Challenge won’t cycle through Colorado Springs in its third annual statewide race. The week-long race, set to begin Aug. 19 in Aspen, runs through Breckenridge, Steamboat Springs, Beaver Creek, Vail, Loveland, Fort Collins and ends in Denver Aug. 25. Colorado Springs bid on the chance to be included once again, but Pro [...]
Continue reading …The 2013 Warrior Games will be held in Colorado Springs May 11-17. The week-long event is hosted by the United States Olympic Committee and finance and audit firm Deloitte and also supported by the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, BP, USO, Fisher House Foundation and the Bob Woodruff Foundation. More than 200 wounded, [...]
Continue reading …Tickets for the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb are on sale. The race is set for June 30. General admission seats are $40 each, and the Family Four-Pack is $135 when purchased in advance. Tickets may be purchased on the PPIHC official website: www.ppihc.com Camping permits, sold on a first-come, first-served basis, are available [...]
Continue reading …The Pikes Peak Marathon has been selected to host the 2013 USA Trail Marathon Championships. It’s part of the USA Track and Field marathons and will operate like a race within a race, said Ron Ilgen, Pikes Peak Marathon, Inc. president. Members of the USA Track and Field can compete in the marathon along side [...]
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