The economy is not putting a damper on the U.S. Space Foundation’s plans for the 2003 National Space Symposium, its 19th. The Colorado Springs-based space foundation said while the economy is sluggish, space industry revenues were expected to blast past the $145 billion mark this year, and NASA is outlining a bold new vision for [...]
Continue reading …Kathy Anderson has always thought of herself as lucky. When the CEO and president of Starlight Manufacturing and Assembly, Inc. bought out her partner in 1997, she realized that she would have to take on several new jobs. The expert operations supervisor would have to handle day-to-day record-keeping, taxes, payroll and marketing, in addition to [...]
Continue reading …Tucked away in a labyrinth of cubicles and small offices on the campus of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, sits Colorado Springs Technology Incubator (CSTI). CSTI nurtures raw technology start-up talent and vision. Though its grand opening was on August 22, 2002, the CSTI has been nurturing some of its six initial start-ups [...]
Continue reading …Hoping to encourage more young women to venture into the male-dominated world of technology-based business, the Women’s Foundation of Colorado hosted more than 200 young women in a workshop featuring a variety of tech-based career possibilities. Entitled “Girls 2.0 – Girls and Technology,” the sessions featured area women working in the technology sector sharing their [...]
Continue reading …Infertility is not a topic people deal with on a daily basis – unless you happen to be around the lively, bright and inviting office of Dr. Paul C. Magarelli, a Colorado Springs physician specializing in helping those with infertility conceive. While infertility is becoming commonplace, technological advances are pushing the envelope as more and [...]
Continue reading …Colorado Springs is believed to have the highest concentration of military space organizations in the world, and the Boeing Company’s presence here fortifies that observation. Aerospace giant Boeing is the largest spacecraft manufacturer in the world and is NASA’s largest contractor, and has a significant presence in Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Denver. Most recognize the [...]
Continue reading …The national economy may be slowly emerging from recession, but Colorado and its neighboring states continue to lose jobs, said Vectra Bank economist Jeff Thredgold. “It’s no secret that Colorado has been hit hard in the past 18 months, with an especially sharp increase in unemployment,” Thredgold said. “Six Rocky Mountain states – Colorado, Arizona, [...]
Continue reading …With the opening of the Colorado Springs Technology Incubator, whose primary mission is to “accelerate the launch of financially viable companies in the high-technology sector,” six small, local companies are hoping for the best. They are Acculent, Corporate Hearts, DigiLearn, Integrity PC Innovations, Inc., XAware, and ZeeWaves Systems, Inc. Following is a brief description of [...]
Continue reading …Golf and technology may not really sound like a compatible couple, after all, chasing a dimpled ball into a hole in the fewest amount of hits doesn’t necessarily sound like rocket science. However, as with any sport, equipment is getting more and more sophisticated and the stakes grow continually higher. Golfing technology has manifested itself [...]
Continue reading …Forget the cell phone of yesterday… just take a look at what is available today. Today’s phones will connect you directly to the Internet, at speeds faster than a regular dial-up computer. They let you send pictures, e-mail, make phone calls and play games. In addition, many of them do it in color. Sprint’s PCS [...]
Continue reading …