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Watchdog group: City on path toward ‘financial crisis’

The City of Colorado Springs’ spending levels and unfunded liabilities are leading it into a “downward spiral” and potentially toward a “financial crisis,” according to a report by the City Committee of Colorado Springs. The volunteer, independent City Committee was formed by Chuck Fowler, president of Fowler Communications Co., and Steve Bartolin, CEO of The [...]

February 17, 20112 CommentsRead More

Business may remain on sidelines in mayoral race

December 3, 2010 1 Comment

The importance of next April’s mayoral election to the business community can hardly be overstated. Whoever fills the office will wield unprecedented power, able to single-handedly decide issues of crucial importance to business. Despite such high stakes, the business community is unlikely to unite behind a single candidate. Although some prominent business figures, led by [...]

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City committee a good idea, but …

February 12, 2010 1 Comment

If you’re inclined to keep score, I’ll help you out: There will be five uses of “but” in this column, which means that almost every time I am making a point, I’ll be contradicting something I previously wrote. In an open letter that ran in the CSBJ’s Jan. 29 edition, Steve Bartolin, the CEO of [...]

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