City of Fountain pitching itself to national retailers 
by Monica Mendoza Published: May 4,2012
Tags: Fountain
Fountain Economic Development Director Lisa Cochrun is heading to Vegas this month to sell big retailers on her small town. [...]
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City of Fountain pitching itself to national retailers
Pikes Peak International Raceway partners with driving school
by Monica Mendoza Published: April 26,2012
Tags: Bob Bondurant, Colorado Springs, Fountain, Pikes Peak International Raceway, Tourism
For people who dream about racing a car at 160 miles per hour, the Pikes Peak International Raceway and the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving are about to make that experience happen for them. Bob Bondurant, the world-champion race car driver who has trained Navy SEALS and readied movie stars for their roles [...] [...]
Fountain wins award for financial report
by Amy Gillentine Published: February 28,2012
Tags: Accounting, disclosures, financial report, Fountain
The city of Fountain was awarded a certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. Fountain received the award for its comprehensive annual financial report. The certificate is the highest form of recognition in the field of governmental accounting and financial reporting. The [...] [...]
Nor’Wood begins work on $30 million Fountain apts.
by Amanda Miller Published: October 14,2011
Tags: apartments, Fountain, mesa ridge, nor-wood
Nor’Wood Development Group will break ground on a 240-unit apartment development in Fountain on Monday, Oct. 17. The $30 million project, called the Mesa Ridge Apartments, will be located about two miles from Fort Carson’s Gate 20 and just down the road from the thriving Markets at Mesa Ridge retail development. Plans call for 84 [...] [...]
Nor’Wood to build Fountain apartments
by Amanda Miller Published: October 12,2011
Tags: apartments, Fountain, Nor'Wood Development
Nor’Wood Development Group will break ground on a 240-unit apartment development in Fountain on Monday. [...]
Fountain demand for business going unmet
by Amanda Miller Published: August 11,2011
Tags: business, demand, Fort Carson, Fountain, Retail
The City of Fountain, roughly 13 miles south of Colorado Springs, is on the precipice of a population boom, and it wants more businesses — now. Fountain Valley’s population, which includes Security and Widefield, is around 88,000, and city officials expect that number grow 14 percent by 2014, when troops return to neighboring Fort Carson [...] [...]
Truck sales, service outfit plans Fountain dealership
Transwest, a Commerce City-based big rig sales and service company, plans to open a $4 million, 39,000-square-foot dealership in Fountain this November. City leaders hope that will get Fountain’s economic wheels rolling again — but more importantly, growth in the trucking industry is a good signal that the economy is recovering. Transwest bought the property [...] [...]
Two decades of Indian gaming
by John Hazlehurst Published: July 24,2009
Tags: Casino, Fountain, indian, Native American, Ute
Native American gambling establishments, which now generate more than $22.8 billion annually in revenue, came into existence after President Ronald Reagan signed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act during 1988. That law grew out of a 1976 Supreme Court decision, Bryan v. Itasca County. The Bryans, a Chippewa couple living in a mobile home on an [...] [...]
Indian casino in Fountain?
Fountain doesn’t want it, and Cripple Creek surely doesn’t either. But there are rumblings that an American Indian tribe is considering building a casino about 10 miles south of Colorado Springs. Earlier this week, lobbyists for the Colorado Gaming Association, the casino industry’s trade association, met with several elected officials in El Paso County to [...] [...]
Business partnership welcomes new members
by Staff Writer Published: December 6,2007
Tags: Economics, Falcon, Fountain, Small Business
The Falcon Business League and the Fountain Valley Chamber have joined the Pikes Peak Regional Business Partnership. The partnership includes Experience Colorado Springs at Pikes Peak, the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, the Black Chamber and the Hispanic Chamber. The two organizations will be recognized at a breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December [...] [...]
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