Recently added articles from Colorado Springs Business Journal:
Commentary: Time for some serious Springs re-branding efforts
Jul 03, 2009; ... Historically, local recessions have been times of ferment andchange in Colorado Springs. During the 1970s, business and political leaders focused oneconomic development and created the Economic Development Council.One of the first such organizations in the United States, the ...
Truth be told, there really is no easy exit strategy
Jul 03, 2009; ... As soon as entrepreneurs buy or start up a business, they shouldhave an exit strategy. Reality, however, is that many business owners only realize thismuch farther down the road -- say, about the time they realize theydon't want to run a company every single day for the rest of ...
Plan would shift majority of city revenue in Colo. Springs from sales taxes to property taxes
Jul 03, 2009; ... Vice mayor's plan would shift majority of city revenue from salestaxes to property taxes Vice Mayor Larry Small wants to restructure the way the citylevies and collects taxes, shifting the burden from an all-too-often see-sawing sales tax to a more stable property tax. The ...
Siedler-Keathley in front of hospitality renaissance in Colorado Springs
Jul 03, 2009 ... During her 20-year hospitality career, Sharon Siedler-Keathleyhas marketed some of the area's finest hotels and resorts. Her background includes work for The Broadmoor Hotel, Marriottand Cheyenne Mountain Conference Resort. As interim general managerfor the Renaissance Hotel, she's ...
Commentary: Texting and e-mail becoming harder habits to break
Jul 03, 2009; ... It's not just us lowly rank-and-file workers cowering in ourcubicles any more. Seems the suits also have succumbed to cellphone addiction. At least that's the word from NFI Research. According to a worldwide survey of senior executives andmanagers, 59 percent of ...
Commentary: Losing a phone number, embracing midlife woes
Jul 03, 2009; ... Editor's note: This column originally was published May 23, 2008. My youngest daughter will be turning two-and-a-half years old ina few weeks, and all because I lost the phone number of thevasectomy doctor. What a lucky loss. I am 46 going on 27 and will be around 62 whenmy ...
Commentary: Analysis of necessary city property tax using 2009 ammended budget as a basis
Jul 03, 2009; ... Items to Fund with Property Tax: Police/FirePublic Safety Sales Tax Uses Stormwater Enterprise Services Total 2008 Requirement $114,960,764$23,484,081 $16,225,206 $154,670,051 2009 Property Tax Mil LevyRequired Property Tax Mil ...
Bold tax plan; really bad timing
Jul 03, 2009 ... We were pleased that Vice Mayor Larry Small took the time to workup a spread sheet showing what a radically revised local tax systemmight look like. Few politicians are bold enough, or foolhardyenough, to attach their names to a proposal whose centerpiece is anearly 600 percent increase ...
Coloradoans on the Move: July 2, 2009
Jul 02, 2009 ... Rick Ninneman has joined M3 Insurance Solutions for Business asan executive vice president. He previously was a senior large groupaccount executive. Ted Telford has joined Grant Thornton LLP as a senior manager inthe firm's national credits and incentives practice. He ...
Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: July 2, 2009
Jul 02, 2009; ... Optical Engines Inc. has just leased 5,000 square feet of office/research and development space at 842 Sierra Madre St. Based in Chicago, the company that integrates laser technologywith low power consumption controls, chose to move one of itsdivision here based on quality of life, ...
Colorado Springs Retail Briefs: July 2, 2009
Jul 02, 2009; ... For several years, Colorado Springs resident Tim Chase had beenlooking at Manitou Springs, largely a tourism business market, as apotential spot for an enterprise. He just didn't know what type ofbusiness might fit in among the rows and rows of boutiques andrestaurants. He has ...
Colorado Springs Medical Briefs: July 2, 2009
Jul 02, 2009; ... Those few extra pounds you've been meaning to lose? Think again.They might be unsightly, but they could add to your longevity. That's according to a 12-year study that will be published inObesity, an online health journal. Underweight people and those who are extremely obese ...
Providers hold no hope for health care legislation
Jul 02, 2009; ... Providers say plan won't fix underlying problems that plaguehealth care system Health care reform legislation has centered around the "publicoption" -- government sponsored insurance -- and insurance companiesare lining up in opposition. The proposal has a $1.4 trillion price ...
Military spending vital to Colorado Springs economy
Jul 02, 2009; ... Despite continued worries about the economy, one thing is certain-- the economic impact of the military is vital to the well-being ofthe Pikes Peak region. More soldiers equal more spending, sales tax revenue,construction and an overall boost to the local economy. And ...
Food prices drop for third consecutive quarter
Jul 02, 2009; ... Retail food prices at the supermarket are down about 2 percentfrom the first quarter of 2009, marking the third consecutivequarter of declining prices. An informal survey by the American Farm Bureau estimated the costof 16 food items used to prepare a meal was $46.29, down $1.12 ...
Local Laid Off Camp in Colorado Springs an opportunity for job seekers
Jul 02, 2009; ... For many people in the Pikes Peak region, the poor economy has ahit a little too close to home. Laid Off Camp-COS - a free seminar, job fair and networking eventfor the unemployed - is scheduled from 2 to 6 p.m., July 16 at 1160Lake Plaza Drive. The event is open to ...
BBB issues warning to unwary about Michael Jackson memorabilia
Jul 01, 2009 ... Warning: Prices for pieces of Michael Jackson memorabilia listedon eBay are likely inflated. The Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado sent out warningto consumers this morning, advising them that the value of theenormous number of online auction items is largely sentimental ...
June job cuts the lowest in 15 months
Jul 01, 2009; ... National job cuts during June were the lowest in 15 months. At 74,393, the announcements dropped below 100,000 for the firsttime since September, and were 33 percent lower than the 111,182layoffs announced during May. These layoffs were the fewest since March 2008, when 53,579 ...
High-end housing in the Pikes Peak region enters downward price trend
Jul 01, 2009; ... So far the Pikes Peak region's residential real estate prices areholding their own, but high-end neighborhoods have begun to reflecta broader downward trend. Overall home prices decreased 8.44 percent during March comparedto a year ago, according to First American CoreLogic's ...
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs creating fifth doctoral degree program
Jun 30, 2009; ... The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will offer a newdoctoral degree in applied science."This degree builds on themomentum of the completion of our new Science and Engineeringbuilding as well as a southern Colorado innovation strategy thatrelies on increased research activity ...