July 17 Breakfast with Chamber-EDC president The Greater Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC is hosting breakfast with its new president and CEO Joe Raso from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Mining Exchange hotel, 8 S. Nevada Ave. Raso will discuss the issues the chamber and EDC will be focused on the coming year. Cost [...]

July 6 Business Tax Symposium The Colorado Department of Revenue and several home-rule municipalities offer an all-day Business Tax Symposium from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Denver. The seminar is for businesses located in and outside Colorado, tax preparers who prepare sales/use tax returns for Colorado businesses, tax-exempt organizations and anyone else interested in [...]

June 26 BBB explains QR codes The Better Business Bureau will host a crash course on the use of QR codes, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at 25 N. Wahsatch. Learn what they are, why they matter, and most importantly, how they can be used to reach young professionals in today’s high-tech world. To purchase [...]

June 16 Government to Business Outreach Businesses have the opportunity to meet the Colorado Springs area DoD Small Business Specialists from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Colorado Technical University, 4435 N. Chestnut Street, room 252. SBSs will provide briefings on their organization’s contracting needs and the other agencies will pass on information on their programs. The [...]

June 9 Basic computer training The City of Colorado Springs, in partnership with Pikes Peak Community College and Pikes Peak Library District, offers free training from 8 to 10 a.m.at the East Side Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd. The goal is to offer training on a periodic basis including basic computer and Internet skills and [...]

June 2 BBB’s Letter Rip Day in Canon City The Better Business Bureau, Mobile Record Shredders, Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado and KRLN radio host a free document shredding day from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Goodwill Retail Center, 910 Main Street, Canon City. The public is invited to bring as many as [...]

May 30 Behave like a Middle Market Company The Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and EDC, in partnership with BiggsKofford and Action Coach, host “Behave Like a Middle Market Company: Change Your State of Mind to Build Company Value” from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. Cost for Chamber & EDC members [...]

May 18 Sports Hall of Fame Banquet Tickets are on sale now for the Sports Hall of Fame annual banquet and induction ceremony, presented for the Colorado Springs Sports Corp. The banquet is Oct. 30 at the Colorado Springs World Arena. A sold-out crowd of 700 was on hand last year. Reservations for tables or [...]

May 12 Preservation for Living Manitou Springs’ Historic Preservation Commission is sponsoring a workshop for owners of heritage homes from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Manitou Springs’ City Hall, 606 Manitou Avenue. The workshops will be presented by personnel from Historic Denver, Inc. The workshop topics are: Preservation 101 and Tax Credits, Energy Efficiency [...]

May 4 Manufacturing consortium The Greater Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC hosts the Pikes Peak Manufacturing Consortium from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pikes Peak Community College, 5675 S. Academy Blvd. Topics include career pathways into manufacturing; higher education resources; and grant updates. For details, email, Jennifer Taylor at jtaylor@csedc.org or call 884-2840. May [...]