Mayor Steve Bach today unveiled new initiatives and announced the creation of several new positions, including a new chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, fire chief, parks director and chief of economic vitality and innovation. Former Cheyenne Mountain Resort General Manager Laura Neumann will be Bach’s new chief of staff, and former chief of [...] [...]
Colorado Springs suburbs are bucking a nationwide trend known as “the suburbanization of poverty.” While the number of poor people living in suburbs grew by 25 percent from 2000 to 2008, the poverty rate in Colorado Springs’ suburban areas showed no change – but a significant increase inside the city limits, according to findings from [...] [...]
Good news spreads quickly. Based on the results of a Forbes.com study announced Monday, Area Development Online, a Web site frequented by economic and corporate site and facility expansion officials, has posted the city’s “Best-Bang-for-the-Buck” rankings. Colorado Springs made the top list at No. 9 Click here to view the entire list. Cities that made [...] [...]
The City of Colorado Springs has launched its new Web site, complete with a new set of tools designed to improve online services. The site is ADA-compliant and is easier for visitors to navigate. Some of the new tools include: * A search field powered by Google to help visitors find exactly what they are looking for. * A service-oriented I Want [...] [...]
Forbes.com has ranked the Colorado Springs #10 on its top 10 “Best Place for Business and Careers” list, out of the country’s 200 largest metropolitan areas. The city ranked 25th in the “educational attainment” category, 11th for income growth potential and 28th for job growth projected. Raleigh, N.C., got first place honors, but Fort Collins [...] [...]
Once a month, the city’s “green team” hosts a brown bag lunch session to offer advice, tips and information about how businesses and individuals can go green and save money. In the second of the series, the team has invited guest speakers from Colorado Springs Utilities to offer ideas about how to save money through rebates [...] [...]
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