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Swickard marketing Pikes Peak Community College

Allison Swickard thought she wanted to be a reporter, but found a home instead in public relations and marketing. And now, she’s found a home at Pikes Peak Community College, after moving from one position to another. “While it may sound like a lot of jobs and titles, and while some may view this in [...]

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Mares teaching nutrition basics for Care & Share

Becky Mares, 26, is passionate about food. She runs the Care and Share Cooking Matters Program and is dedicated to bringing healthy food and healthy food cooking ideas to local families. She is in charge of recruiting and training 65 volunteers for the program. Cooking Matters intends to empower families at risk of hunger with [...]

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Christensen’s Prosperent landing national clients

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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HB&A’s Briggs designing plans for Springs’ future

Aaron Briggs, 33, studied environmental science and economics in college. He loved the fact that those topics are interrelated with other topics such as biology, sociology and politics. Briggs is a partner at HB&A, a local architecture and planning firm that has been in business since 1971. Their work has ranged from affordable “green” housing [...]

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