Mark and Ainley Jewell plan to move both of their Great Harvest Bread Co. locations into new digs by the end of the year. The Jewell’s have shuttered the doors at their downtown location, ending a 16-year reign for the quaint little bakery on the corner of Tejon and Kiowa streets. It was long time [...]
Continue reading …Shams Forough is a man of many talents. He was born, raised and spent much of his life in Afghanistan. He spent his young-adult years fighting with the resistance against Afghanistan’s Russian invaders and later traveled to the United States to attend college on a scholarship. Upon earning his degree, Forough worked as stockbroker in [...]
Continue reading …The National Retail Sales Federation says retail sales saw their first gain in six months, a sign consumers may be turning the corner. The organization said sales rose 0.7 percent during August over July, but fell 4.3 percent from the same month last year. Those figures do not include auto, gas and restaurant sales, a [...]
Continue reading …As the anemic national and local economies have forced many retailers to shutter doors or file for bankruptcy, a few entrepreneurs have turned to creative and innovative solutions for staying afloat and expanding operations. Take Holli Showalter and Kelly Bolan, for instance. Showalter, owner of Tejon Tan, and Bolan, an esthetician who formerly operated “Nyla” [...]
Continue reading …NEW YORK (AP) – Retailers on Thursday posted sales declines for August as shoppers held back on back-to-school purchases and continued to focus on necessities, but overall results came in ahead of analyst predictions. A monthly compilation of 31 retailers’ results by The International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs showed sales in established [...]
Continue reading …Mollica’s Italian Market and Deli owners Toni and Jerry Mollica plan to open a second restaurant during October. At 7,500 square feet, the Mollica’s in the Broadmoor Towne Center will offer seating for 70 and feature both a deli and a bakery. “We’ve been looking for the right place for the past 10 years,” said [...]
Continue reading …When Caitlin Hoffman moved to Colorado Springs two years ago, she noticed something peculiar about the area. Although the city supported some 15 dance schools, dancers had very few options for finding dancewear. So the young entrepreneur did something few people her age (21) could even imagine. She secured a small business loan and opened [...]
Continue reading …According to the National Federation of Independent Businesses, the current health care reform bill being considered by Congress (House Bill 3200) will hurt small business owners as they strive to provide health coverage for their employees. From mandating that small businesses carry insurance for their employees, to creating an all powerful health czar who would [...]
Continue reading …Sisyphus, the mythological Greek figure who was condemned to repeat forever the same meaningless task of pushing a rock up a mountain, could symbolize the plight of today’s commercial landlords. Their situation might not be quite that impossible, but during a recession in which consumers dramatically cut spending, they are facing their own version of [...]
Continue reading …Sushi lovers on the city’s north end can now rejoice. Bara Sushi owner Sam Ahn will open a second Colorado location at the Promenade Shops at Briargate. Ahn, who also owns the Bara Sushi location in Denver’s Tech Center, had been waiting for the right spot to become available at the Briargate shopping center for [...]
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