Regional governmental groups will meet with Gov. John Hickenlooper to discuss transportation funding for the Pikes Peak region. The meeting is scheduled for 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, May 18, at the Penrose House Conference Center’s Pavilion. All mayors, city council, county commissioners, town trustees and city managers in the Pikes Peak region [...] [...]
Despite the calls for dissolving the Memorial Health System board and the outrage about CEO Larry McEvoy’s $1.15 million severance package. experts say it is not out of line with industry standards. [...]
Murphy Constructors will begin work on the Ivywild school next week. A three-man partnership, comprised of Bristol Brewing owner Mike Bristol, Blue Star Restaurant owner Joe Coleman and architect Jim Fennell, closed on the 27,000-square-foot schoolhouse built in 1901 on Wednesday. They will build a 12,000-square-foot addition on the school that will house some of [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
Mayor Steve Bach sent the Colorado Springs City Council a letter this week, outlining his vision for the way the negotiations to lease Memorial Health System should proceed. Bach, first of all, wants to be more involved. He also wants to use outside legal counsel to help City Attorney Chris Melcher during the negotiations. The [...] [...]
The Colorado Springs City Council handed Mayor Steve Bach a rare defeat during yesterday’s formal council meeting when it voted down Bach’s request to deny stepped salary increases worth $749,000 for city employees. [...]
Mayor Steve Bach is taking his message directly to the people – through a website called bachsoffice.com. Sharply styled and looking much like a campaign site, bachsoffice.com will be updated frequently and include messages from Bach, news releases, event calendars and photos. People will also be able to get involved in some of Bach’s pet projects [...] [...]
Mayor Steve Bach and the three members of the Regional Leadership Forum weren’t officially appointed to the Memorial Task Force, and can meet privately to discuss the hospital’s future and the request for proposals to lease the hospital. That’s the decision from this morning’s task force meeting. Acting only as ex-officio members allows the four [...] [...]
Mayor Steve Bach will take part in ongoing discussions about the future of Memorial Health System. The mayor’s office, which under the new strong mayor regulations in the city charter, has no statutory authority over the municipal hospital, chose to participate after city council voted to allow the mayor and the Regional Leadership Forum to [...] [...]
In the wake of criticism over suggested ballot initiatives, City Attorney Pat Kelly has announced her decision to retire on Sept. 30. The decision comes after Kelly sent Mayor Steve Bach several suggestions for November ballot initiatives, including one that would allow City Council to appoint the city attorney, instead of the mayor. The initiatives, [...] [...]
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