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Posts Tagged ‘Medicine’

Medical laser firm sues former executives (access required)

by admin Published: May 31,2002

Tags: high tech, Justice, Law and Legal Services, Medicine

Management at Colorado Springs-based Spectranetics Corp. probably didn’t have a very relaxing Memorial Day – the company is mired in infighting resulting in the firing of two senior executives and is caught up in a lawsuit asserting the former employees conspired to replace the company’s chair to take control of the firm. The lawsuit filed [...] [...]

Briefs: Realtors take shuttle tour of area homes+ (access required)

by Becky Hurley Published: May 24,2002

Tags: Industrial Real Estate, Medicine, online, residential real estate

Last week I joined a group of fifteen realtors on the “Sales Group Tour,” a monthly shuttled event, organized by Steve Wrestler of Prestige Properties. The program is an informal one – cost is just $50 per year to get on the list. What a great, low-key way to get educated about the Pikes Peak [...] [...]

Colorado Springs medical tech. firm ousts officers (access required)

by admin Published: May 17,2002

Tags: high tech, Medicine

Help Wanted: Chief executive officer and chief financial officer for leading edge medical technology firm. The board of directors at Spectranetics Corp. fired Joseph Langey, for the past five years chief executive officer of the company, and its chief financial officer, Paul Samek. They were fired after reportedly supporting a move to overthrow the company’s [...] [...]

Briefs: Broadmoor Main Hotel renovations continue+ (access required)

If you haven’t had a chance to see the tremendous Broadmoor Main renovation yet, you’ll want to find a reason to stop by or to set up a meeting there. The former Terrace Lounge on the mezzanine level is fantastic – the “$100 million bar” boasts a gorgeous white oak paneling and woodwork and stained [...] [...]

Colorado Springs firm helps fill nursing shortage (access required)

by Becky Hurley Published: April 26,2002

Tags: human resources, Medicine

The flu breaks out in Connecticut in November – and hundreds rush to emergency rooms and clinics for medical treatment. At the same time, many retired “snowbirds” head to Arizona for the winter. The result: an increased hospital patient census throughout Phoenix and Tucson. No problem, right? Local medical staffs and healthcare professionals are used [...] [...]

Greener pastures ahead for bioscience testing firm (access required)

by Becky Hurley Published: April 5,2002

Tags: Medicine

Some men just aren’t satisfied with average performance or a passing grade. Take Maurice Gaubatz, President and CEO of Pyxant Labs, Inc., for example. His Colorado Springs-based company delivers bioanalytical chemistry support services to producers of agricultural chemicals and pesticides; it could survive and thrive in its current niche for the foreseeable future – but [...] [...]

Hospital submits expansion plans (access required)

by admin Published: May 16,2001

Tags: Government Local, Medicine

Memorial Hospital officials think they have it right this time. After their proposed changes to the hospital’s master plan went down in flames amid objections from the surrounding neighborhood in August 1999, planners went back to the drawing board. Now they are submitting changes that they think will allow the hospital adequate expansion to meet [...] [...]

Briefs: Fee-for-service contracts in health care+ (access required)

by admin Published: March 9,2001

Tags: Health Services, Insurance, Medicine

At least one insurance company gets it. As physicians struggle to provide quality care and still manage to come out ahead financially, they’ve had to seriously re-evaluate the contracts they sign with insurance carriers. Capitated contracts were the kiss of death for many providers, as the costs incurred to treat patients far surpassed payments. Recognizing [...] [...]

Hospital tries to buy bankrupt retailer's building (access required)

by admin Published: March 2,2001

Tags: Medicine, Retailing

Memorial Hospital had been considering adding new Wards – Montgomery Wards, that is. Hospital management received the nod of approval last week from the board of trustees to enter into negotiations to purchase the soon-to-be-vacant Montgomery Wards building at 2420 E. Pikes Peak Ave. The discount retailer said Dec. 28 it was filing bankruptcy proceedings, [...] [...]

Walgreens plans continued expansion (access required)

by admin Published: January 4,2001

Tags: Medicine, Retailing

Walgreens Drug Stores sees good medicine in Colorado Springs, building four new stores in the past two years with another planned to open this spring at Murray Avenue and Platt Boulevard. Each store, which represents a $3 million-$4 million start-up investment, is part of a high-growth strategy that pits its local-convenience marketing strategy against one-stop [...] [...]

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