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Young Professionals Founder: Jon Severson Founded: 2003 Next event: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8 at Ritz Grill, 15 S. Tejon St. Website: www.csyoungpros.com Nine years ago, Jon Severson was sick of not knowing anyone in town, so he put an ad on the Internet. He started a Yahoo group called Colorado Springs Young [...]

Business Journal honors young professionals

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The Colorado Springs Business Journal honored 40 young professionals this week at its annual Rising Stars event at Cheyenne Mountain Resort. Honored for their dedication to the profession and to the community, the “40 under 40” came from banks, nonprofits, health care and education. As varied as their professions are, they have similar dedication to [...]

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Young Professionals donate toys

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The Colorado Springs Young Professionals collected dozens of toys during its annual toy drive Thursday night at McCabe’s Tavern. The Colorado Springs Young Professionals have collected toys for the last seven years and always donate them to Christmas Unlimited. Founded in 1923, Christmas Unlimited is one of the oldest nonprofits in Colorado.

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WELLS FARGO/COLORADO SPRINGS BUSINESS JOURNAL LEADERSHIP FORUM October 27, 2011 Antler’s Hotel Colorado Springs, Colorado Reported by: Connie S. Dyke, RPR, CRR APPEARANCES Moderator: BOB BEVERIDGE, Wells Fargo Bank Panelists: ETIENNE HARDRE, Principal, Next Exit Advisors LISANNE McNEW, Director, Placement and Internships, College of Business, University of Colorado — Colorado Springs JAN MARTIN, President Pro [...]

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Mike Christensen moved to Colorado Springs after he finished college in California. He had a series of different jobs before he decided to strike out on his own and establish his own business, called Prosperent. Prosperent is an Internet marketing company, and it is clearly prospering. With remodeled office space downtown at Platte Avenue and [...]

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Editor’s note: The Young Professional One on One is a new feature. Each week the Business Journal will interview an up-and-comer from the Springs business community. Know someone who should be featured? Send suggestions to editorial@csbj.com. Etienne Hardre spent years working in several large accounting and finance businesses, where he honed his financial management and [...]

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Forbes magazine has ranked Denver No. 8 on its list of the best cities where recent college graduate can embark on a high-paying career. Each city was ranked based on its current unemployment rate, what people earn, the local cost of living and the number of local companies. Forbes also counted how many members of the [...]

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My column in last Friday’s CSBJ seems to have caused some healthy discourse. The CEO of some company that I have never met at the dozens of community functions I attend every month says I should get involved in the community. You think? While the emails are coming in spouting all the good things the [...]

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