by Amanda Miller Published: April 23,2012
Tags: jury, LandCo, not-guilty, Ray Marshall, securities fraud
A jury found developer Ray Marshall not guilty on 17 counts of securities fraud, theft and conspiracy Monday afternoon. [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: April 19,2012
Tags: bowling, Brunswick Zone, Jobs, new business, restaurant
Brunswick Zone XL will open its location near InterQuest Parkway and I-25 Wednesday, April 25. The 50,000-square-foot facility has 36 bowling lanes, a two-story laser tag arena, video game arcade, billiards, large-screen TVs, and a bar and grill. Brunswick has been interviewing and hiring staff for the new location and announced this week that it [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: April 18,2012
Tags: Angela Valencia, bakery, Colorado Springs, Downtown, new business, Plaza of teh Rockies, Tita de Toro
Tinta de Toro started selling pastries and baked goods from a kiosk in the Plaza of the Rockies building downtown in March. The location has been good for the little bakery. Company owner Angela Valencia has been impressed with how swiftly her business has grown since she started there. She works at the kiosk on [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: April 17,2012
Tags: Auto dealership, Colorado Springs, Real Estate, sale
The Suss Superstore, a sister to the Suss Buick GMC dealer in Aurora, has purchased the Motor City facility where it has been doing business in Colorado Springs for the last five months. Suss initially leased the 24,446-square-foot building 3.04 acres at 945 Motor City Drive, Dowis said. After the five-month lease, the dealer opted [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: April 11,2012
Tags: busy, Colorado Springs, grand opening, new store, Plato's Closet, Retail
Staff at the new Plato’s Closet second-hand store on North Academy Boulevard is braced for a rush of hundreds of customers when the doors open at 10 a.m. Thursday. “I think there will be quite a line,” said store owner Sharon Hoffstetter. She started accepting gently-used recent designer clothing items, primarily for young adults, on [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: April 5,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, Easter, Retail, spending
Americans are expected to spend 11 percent more on clothing and candy for Easter this year than they did last year, according to survey results from the National Retail Federation. The average Americans are expected to spend $145.28, up from $131.04 last year, according to the report. That rate of spending rises above 2008 levels [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: April 5,2012
Tags: Art Walk, Colorado Springs, First Friday, Galleries, local artists
The seventh season of the Old Colorado City First Friday Art Walk kicks off this Friday. There are 17 galleries and arts businesses along Colorado Avenue and through the heart of the historic area that will host open houses and welcome the public in to see what they have to offer. “A lot of people [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: April 3,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, contest, Facebook, Sustainability
Community members can win green for being green this month. The Colorado Springs Office of Innovation and Sustainability is sponsoring an online contest to reward people who are caught “green-handed” recycling, biking to work or any one of 20 sustainability activities. Participants should upload photos to the OIS Facebook page. Those who enter photos in [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: April 2,2012
Tags: Carmax, Colorado Springs, Denver, new garage
Carmax is building a new garage at its Powers Auto Park location for reconditioning work for its vehicles in the Springs and Denver. The national used car dealer opened its location at 4014 Tutt Blvd. in June of 2008, said Carmax spokeswoman Elia Imler. The new garage is an expansion into the service center, she [...] [...]
by Rob Larimer Published: March 29,2012
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With fuel prices on the rise, some drivers are pumping less-expensive regular-grade gasoline into cars for which premium fuel is recommended. Read more here. [...]
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