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 [...]

April 28 Community Recycling Event El Paso County, Blue Star Recyclers and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are hosting a community recycling day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the UCCS parking lot No. 12, on N. Nevada Avenue, across from the University Village Shopping Center. Cost is $5 per passenger vehicle. [...]

April 24 “Positioning Your Business for Sale in Today’s Marketplace” Ron Brasch, Andy Inman and Danny Moore present a seminar for people considering selling their business, their advisers, attorneys and accountants from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Art Deco Lounge, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. The seminar is free but reservations are required: RSVP [...]

April 14 College Planning Barbara Swiatek, noted college expert with the National Association of College Funding Advisors, will host a free workshop from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. in the East Library, 5555 N. Union Blvd. titled “How to Pay for College Without Going Broke.” This workshop is for families with high school students. April 18 [...]

April 6 CC business seminar series David Mushinski, professor of economics at Colorado State University, will present “Gender Difference in the Impact of Preferences on the Decision to Become an Entrepreneur” at 4 p.m. in Palmer Hall, 1025 N. Cascade Ave. as part of the economics and business department seminar series. Mushinski teaches graduate and [...]

April 2 TEDxCSU Tickets for Colorado State University’s TEDxCSU, featuring former Gov. Bill Ritter and eTown host Nick Forrester, are now on sale through the Fort Collins Lincoln Center website. The event will be at 2 p.m. at the Fort Collins Lincoln Center Performance Hall, 417 W. Magnolia St. Fort Collins. Tickets are free for [...]

March 29 Minding Your Business Penrose Library hosts “Minding Your Business” 8:30 to 10 a.m. Participants can learn how to research starting or growing a business or how to find a job. This class covers print sources, electronic databases and websites to find information on industry, competition, vendors, financials, marketing, demographics and more. May 2 [...]

March 19 Minding Your Business Cheyenne Mountain Library hosts a Minding Your Business class at 6 p.m. for those interested in learning how to research starting or growing a business. This class covers print sources, electronic databases and websites to find information on industry, competition, vendors, financials, marketing, demographics and more. March 20 Start-up Basics [...]