The franchise owners of a new Venice Olive Oil store expect to open their shop at 109 N. Tejon St. on Memorial Day. Matt Carpenter and Molly Martyn moved from South Denver to live and work in downtown Colorado Springs. They bought into the Venice Olive Oil franchise and are opening the brand’s first store [...] [...]
A new yoga-focused magazine, Marma Points, published its first issue earlier this month with promises of future quarterly issues. The magazine is supported by the Smokebrush Foundation. However, publisher Don Goede said he’s looking into ways to sustainably fund the publication, which might include underwriting for the nonprofit publication. Goede said he had the idea [...] [...]
In one of the highest-dollar foreclosure sales, the Powers Office Park at 9438 Grand Cordera Parkway sold back to the lender at the El Paso County Public Trustee’s foreclosure auction Wednesday. The office complex near the intersection of Powers Boulevard and Briargate Parkway sold back to the lender, Real Bank USA, for $14.9 million, which [...] [...]
The Colorado legislature passed a bill during its special session that aims to return the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund to solvency. The bill will allow employers to borrow money at about 1.5 percent through bonds from private investors to pay federal debt in the fund. “Right now the unemployment insurance trust fund is about [...] [...]
by Rob Larimer Published: May 18,2012
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Accounting firm BKD has named its Regional Managing Partner Ted Dickman as its next CEO, effective June 1. Dickman succeeds CEO Neal Spencer, who announced in February he would step down. Dickman will be in charge of nearly 2,000 employees. He has spent the last four years as regional managing partner of BKD’s East Region, [...] [...]
Larkburger, a Colorado burger joint that recently opened a new location at 1904 Southgate, is applying for a liquor license. The new restaurant at the Broadmoor Towne Center will serve beer at its newest location if the city of Colorado Springs Liquor and Beer Licensing Board approves the application at its meeting Friday morning. “All [...] [...]
Colorado Springs was the 54th most searched real estate market in the country on Realtor.com in April. The ranking was higher than the 55th place the city had in March. The higher numbers, combined with falling inventory figures, rising list prices and rising sales prices indicate that the real estate market in Colorado Springs is [...] [...]
The Downtown Review Board voted unanimously today to postpone the hearing on an application for a conditional use permit to expand downtown bar Gasoline Alley. The proposal to expand has become controversial because downtown business owners and residents say there are already too many downtown bars, bringing noise and crowds. Vince Lindon, an attorney representing [...] [...]
The Financial Times ranked the Center for Creative Leadership No. 6 among executive education institutions. The North Carolina-based nonprofit has offices in Colorado Springs, San Diego, Brussels,Moscow, Singapore;,New Delhi and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The ranking comes from a worldwide survey about executive education, according to a release from the group. This marks the second year [...] [...]
Sam Guadagnoli, who oversees a dynasty of downtown nightclubs, wants to expand one of his bars, Gasoline Alley at 28 N. Tejon St., into the vacant storefront next door. Several neighboring residents and businesses have complained, saying downtown doesn’t need any more bars that bring noise and trash. Others, however, say the expansion is a good [...] [...]