by Rebecca Tonn Published: August 27,2010
Tags: Employment, unemployment
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 [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: August 27,2010
Tags: People on the Move
Chuck Anderson has joined the accounting firm Stockman Kast Ryan + Co. as an audit consultant. Ed Bates has joined Jan-Pro Cleaning Systems of Southern Colorado’s commercial team as a senior account executive. He has worked in the telecommunications business for more than 20 years and plans to work with former clients in his new role. Stephen [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: August 27,2010
Tags: Bob Lally, One on One
A former Navy pilot, Bob Lally moved to Colorado Springs in 2006 for a job with U.S. Northern Command. The “wow factor” of the city captured his attention, so he dropped anchor and waded into the community. Today, Lally’s involved with the National Homeland Defense Foundation and the UCCS athletic foundation. But he might be [...] [...]
by Scott Prater Published: August 27,2010
Tags: Chapel Hills Mall, shopping
Imagine you’re planning some last-minute holiday shopping at the mall for video games, chocolates and a golf club. As soon as you pass through the mall’s doors, your phone alerts you: Six stores in the mall carry video games and golf clubs are on sale. How cool is that? But, wait. Your phone also provides a map to [...] [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: August 27,2010
Tags: Patsy's, Small Business Enterprise
For more than 100 years, Patsy’s Candies has been serving up its chocolate truffles, peanut butter nuggets and other confections to locals from two small stores in Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs. Now, Patsy’s Candies is making a reach for a national market and its owners are shopping their candies to hotels, grocery chains, trade shows [...] [...]
Should public dollars be used to fund job-creation? That question came up once again this week after Colorado Springs councilmember Sean Paige set off a scrum by calling for an audit of the Economic Development Corp., which receives about 5 percent of its budget from city taxpayers. That’s enough public funding, according to Paige and his colleagues [...] [...]
by John Hazlehurst Published: August 27,2010
Tags: Philharmonic, recession
Professional symphony orchestras across the country were hit hard by the recession, suffering steep declines in ticket sales and contributions. Many have trimmed programs, cut staff and musician pay. The Colorado Springs Philharmonic, however, seems to be bucking national trends. Since Executive Director Nathan Newbrough took the reins two years ago, the Philharmonic has more than doubled [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: August 20,2010
Tags: Huntsville
A look at what makes the ‘Rocket City’ one of the healthiest job markets in the nation and what we can do to try to catch up.
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Are banks hoarding cash and refusing to make loans? A lot of business owners think so. So does the Obama administration, which claims banks are slowing the economic recovery by not lending as much as they could. Talk to the bankers themselves, however, and they’ll say the borrowers they’re seeing don’t qualify, that loan demand is down [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: August 20,2010
Tags: Meredith Vaughan, Vladimir Jones
Vladimir Jones, the state’s oldest independently owned ad agency, has been adding clients and staff. The Colorado Springs-based operation has picked up about 10 new clients since the end of last year, including Applebee’s, Bestway Disposal, Centura Health, the Colorado Governor’s Energy Office and Seven Falls. Meredith Vaughan, president of Vladimir Jones, said the agency has increased [...] [...]
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