The city and its enterprises employ thousands of people. Every day some of them quit, get promoted or migrate from one department to another — and it’s not news. Unless you’re a department head, a member of Council or spectacularly fired, the jackals of the media don’t much care. But if you’re Aimee Cox, we’re [...]
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Colorado Rock ‘n’ Logs Number of employees: 1 Address: 2700 Robinson St. Mitchell Dillman is combining two tragedies — one professional, one personal — to create a business out of the destruction caused by wildfires. Dillman was a framing contractor who built custom log homes in the mountains, but when the Great Recession hit the [...]
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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 …Our retirement is our responsibility, yet many people do not think about how they are going to spend their retirement time. More importantly, even fewer people plan on how to fund it until it is too late. If you are old enough to drive, it is time to think about retirement. In March 2013 the [...]
Continue reading …It’s the fire season … and the tourist season. Fires cost us money. Tourists bring us money. And when the fires come, the tourists don’t — which is a double hit on the economy. Fortunately, in Colorado Springs, we have a remarkable asset that can be used to fight fires and draw tourists: protected open [...]
Continue reading …On the surface, the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance’s special announcement Tuesday morning looked like an invitation for open skepticism. It was billed in advance as the relocation to Colorado Springs of a “new company that is within our sports economy sector.” Yet, nobody had any idea what that meant, and the Colorado Springs Sports [...]
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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 …Revised priority: Springs might not be a clean-tech hub, but industry won’t be ignored
May 24, 2013 1 Comment
While clean technology was the fastest-growing industry in Colorado over the past five years, it’s not likely to be the linchpin of economic growth in Colorado Springs. And economic leaders say that might be OK. The Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance has declared clean tech, which includes renewable energy manufacturing, installation and maintenance, a focus [...]
Continue reading …May 28 Legal advice for minority- and women-owned businesses The Small Business Administration is offering free legal consultation for minority- and women-owned businesses from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mi Casa Resource Center, 360 Acoma St. in Denver. Learn whether your business issue has a legal aspect, where you can find legal resources, whether you [...]
Continue reading …Construction Justin Cooper has been promoted to the position of vice president with GE Johnson, where he began working in 1998. He is active with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado, the Denver Metro Chamber and Leadership Foundation and National Jewish Health, and is a board member with the St. Anthony Hospital Foundation. Shannon Rogers [...]
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