Author: Alex Edwards
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Colorado Springs-based group invests $2 million in analog computing company Okika Devices
Three months after Okika Devices moved its headquarters to Colorado Springs, it has caught the attention and $2 million from a local aerospace and defense venture capital fund. Specializing in field programmable analog arrays, software and manufacturing computer chips, Okika Devices relocated to Colorado Springs in late May. The company was previously based in California…
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Labor Day 2025: What to expect, how to stay safe and how much gas will cost
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The last days of summer have arrived, and it’s looking to be a busy Labor Day travel weekend for Americans who will take advantage of cheaper domestic roundtrip flights and, in Colorado Springs, cheaper gas prices. And the wet week may continue into the weekend,…
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Labor Day 2025: What to expect, how to stay safe and how much gas will cost
The last days of summer have arrived, and it’s looking to be a busy Labor Day travel weekend for Americans who will take advantage of cheaper domestic roundtrip flights and, in Colorado Springs, cheaper gas prices. And the wet week may continue into the weekend, potentially spelling bad news for the Labor Day Lift Off.…
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New distillery in Colorado Springs opens with a mission to offer approachable spirits, cocktails
A new distilling company is calling Colorado Springs home, and it aims to keep things “pure” at its new tasting room and distillery. The founders, Army veterans and first-time distillery owners, celebrated the grand opening of Pure Distilling’s tasting room, 2225 Executive Circle, Suite 172, on Friday. Pure Distilling is located in southeast Colorado Springs…
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Got gas? This chain does, and it’s planning to bring more to Colorado Springs
It is all gas and no brakes for one national gas station and convenience store chain, which has submitted plans for yet another location in Colorado Springs. QuikTrip, a Tulsa, Okla.-based chain of convenience stores and gas stations, hopes to add a location near the Motor City area, south of downtown, with a future address of…
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New distillery in Colorado Springs opens with a mission to offer approachable spirits, cocktails
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new distilling company is calling Colorado Springs home, and it aims to keep things “pure” at its new tasting room and distillery. The founders, Army veterans and first-time distillery owners, celebrated the grand opening of Pure Distilling’s tasting room, 2225 Executive Circle, Suite 172,…
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Got gas? This chain does, and it’s planning to bring more to Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It is all gas and no brakes for one national gas station and convenience store chain, which has submitted plans for yet another location in Colorado Springs. QuikTrip, a Tulsa, Okla.-based chain of convenience stores and gas stations, hopes to add a location near the Motor…
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New auto sales continue trending up at year’s midpoint, but as tariffs bite, state group worries mount
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New auto sales in Colorado showed strong annual gains during the first half of 2025, but the combination of the Trump administration’s enactment of tariffs and the ending of credits for electric vehicles is clouding the picture for the rest of the year. Statewide, overall…
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New auto sales continue trending up at year’s midpoint, but as tariffs bite, state group worries mount
New auto sales in Colorado showed strong annual gains during the first half of 2025, but the combination of the Trump administration’s enactment of tariffs and the ending of credits for electric vehicles is clouding the picture for the rest of the year. Statewide, overall sales were up just over 8% in the first six…
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H Mart update: Is the long-awaited grocery store still coming to Colorado Springs?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs residents who have been waiting for years to shop at H Mart, the Korean- and Asian-themed grocery store, will have to wait to keep waiting — but at least there’s still hope. In December 2021, The Gazette first reported on plans for the…