The Colorado Department of Corrections’ southern Colorado office expects to begin an official search for a new location by the end of the year. The regional headquarters is at 2862 Janitell Road in Colorado Springs, where the agency leases the entire 65,000-square-foot building. That lease expires during 2010. A request for proposals will be distributed [...] [...]
The City of Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services will receive a $120,000 grant from the Phil Long Community Fund and Denver Broncos Charities to help build its destination skate park in Memorial Park. The new facility, which will be just north of the Sertich Ice Center, will be designed to accommodate inline skaters, [...] [...]
Government Fleet magazine has ranked the City of Colorado Springs as the top municipal BioDiesel Fleet in the nation. The city also was No. 17 in the overall Public Sector Alternative-Fueled Fleet rankings. Since 2003, more than 2,400 city vehicles or equipment have run on biodiesel. To date, Colorado Springs has used 1.58 million gallons [...] [...]
Boulder venture capitalist Brad Feld has donated $25,000 to the University of Colorado for naming rights and a plaque on the second-floor men’s bathroom in the campus’ newly constructed technology hub. It’s an offer that was flushed away by Feld’s alma mater, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but C.U. officials took Feld up on the [...] [...]
Cripple Creek’s newest casino, the Wildwood, is scheduled to open during April, but American Gaming Group doesn’t yet have a gaming license and concerns are being raised about the town’s recently elected mayor being in charge of the $75 million construction project. Mayor Dan Baader denies that there is any conflict between his responsibilities to [...] [...]
Andrews Colorado Springs Business Journal media partner News Channel 13 reported today that Vic Andrews, vice president and general manager of USAA’s Colorado Springs operation, is retiring. Andrews has spent 10 years with the financial services provider and 30 years in the U.S. Air Force. Prior to joining USAA, he served as vice superintendent of [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: January 23,2008
Tags: Community, Ecology, Pueblo, Sustainability, Utilities
In this month’s Reed Construction Data report about the Rocky Mountain region, comes news that Colorado Springs Utilities is ready to appeal a November water line ruling of Pueblo District Court Judge Dennis Maes to the Colorado Court of Appeals. CSU plans to build a $1 billion pipeline to carry water from Pueblo Reservoir up [...] [...]
A Colorado Springs law firm is working to help high school students produce public service announcements about underage drinking and driving. McDivitt Law Firm is working with the “My PSA” contest to ask students in grades nine through 12 to produce a 30-second commercial to discuss thoughts about the dangers of underage drinking and driving. [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: January 22,2008
Tags: Community, Local Events
The Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce will host the State of the Region Luncheon Jan. 30 at Norris Penrose Event Center, 1045 W. Rio Grande St. The State of the Region presentation will include an open dialogue about the future of El Paso County and a reflection on the region’s accomplishments during 2007 The [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: January 18,2008
Tags: Community, Small Business
The Better Business Bureau is holding its monthly networking meeting “Buzz with the Bs.” Speakers will discuss a variety of business topics. All meetings are scheduled from 7:15 to 9 a.m. on the second Friday of each month at The Caddie Shack restaurant at the Valley Hi Golf Course. Below is a list of scheduled [...] [...]
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