by Amanda Miller Published: April 19,2012
Tags: bowling, Brunswick Zone, Jobs, new business, restaurant
Brunswick Zone XL will open its location near InterQuest Parkway and I-25 Wednesday, April 25. The 50,000-square-foot facility has 36 bowling lanes, a two-story laser tag arena, video game arcade, billiards, large-screen TVs, and a bar and grill. Brunswick has been interviewing and hiring staff for the new location and announced this week that it [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 10,2012
Tags: bids, Colorado, Jobs, preference, Senate
The Colorado Senate is debating a proposal to give bidding preferences to companies that employ local workers for state projects. It’s a centerpiece of the Democrats’ job-creation plan this session, but it lacks Republican support and has gotten strong opposition from business groups. The bill being debated Tuesday would give a bidding preference to companies [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 6,2012
Tags: Barack Obama, Jobs, labor market report
President Barack Obama is warning that the U.S. job market will still face “ups and downs” despite Friday’s news that the economy added 120,000 jobs last month. The March employment numbers were down from the more than 200,000 jobs the economy added in each of the previous three months. The unemployment rate dipped to 8.2 [...] [...]
The New Elk Coal Mine west of Trinidad says it plans to add workers. The mine owned by Canada-based Cline Mining Corp. plans to hire up to 150 more workers over the next 18 months. General manager Ron Thompson says the mine already employs 320 people, up from fewer than 100 around the time it [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: March 20,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, franchise, Growth, Jobs, sandwich shop, Which Wich
Which Wich Superior Sandwiches opened the doors at its first Colorado Springs location today. The shop at University Village on North Nevada Avenue is franchisee Jeff Gordon’s first in Colorado Springs, although he owns seven of the sandwich places in South Denver. And he plans to open another on North Academy Boulevard near Kelly Johnson [...] [...]
City and business leaders from the Denver area are heading to Washington on Friday to discuss jobs and economic development with members of President Barack Obama’s administration. The office of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock says executives from Oakwood Homes, Wells Fargo, Western Union, Frontier Airlines, Arrow Electronics and Colorado Spine Therapy are attending, along with [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 7,2012
Tags: Air Force, Colorado Springs, Jobs
Colorado Springs will have a net gain of 80 Air Force Reserve jobs as the military restructures amid a slowdown in defense spending. Schriever Air Force Base will get most of the additional Colorado jobs announced Tuesday, with 24 full-time positions and 56 part-time. Peterson Air Force Base will gain one full-time position and one [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 1,2012
Tags: economy, Jobs, manufacturing, national
Manufacturing activity grew more slowly in February as U.S. factories received fewer new orders and paid higher prices for raw materials. The Institute for Supply management, a trade group of purchasing managers, said Thursday that its manufacturing index fell last month to 52.4 from 54.1 in January. The reading was the lowest since November. Still, [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: February 29,2012
Tags: Colorado, Jobs, national parks, Tourism
Colorado’s national parks generated just under $293 million, and account for 6,366 jobs statewide, according to information from the National Park Service. Rocky Mountain National Park had the most visits, just under 3 million people, including 174,000 who spent the night. The park accounts for 2,641 jobs. The second-most visited Colorado national park was Mesa [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: February 27,2012
Tags: business, Colorado Springs, employees, Growth, Jobs, Mayor Steve Bach, Stellar Restaurant Solutions, to-go orders
Stellar Restaurant Solutions announced today that it will keep its corporate headquarters in Colorado Springs and could grow its call center business locally to 500 employees, double what it has today. Steve Bigari, Stellar CEO, said he was looking at moving his growing business out of Colorado Springs, where it was born in 2002, to [...] [...]
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