Author: Alex Edwards
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Cripple Creek and Woodland Park latest to get Main Street grant money
Colorado added two Teller County towns to its growing list of Main Street Program participants. The cities of Woodland Park and Cripple Creek both earned the designation in the latest round of approvals in January. They joined Fort Morgan and Kiowa, according to a press release from the state’s Department of Local Affairs. The designations…
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Colorado Springs-based Auria continues to grow, looks to own command, control and communications field
Auria, headquartered in Colorado Springs, acquired Virginia-based BCubed Engineering on Tuesday. It is the latest in a string of acquisitions by Auria in the first two months of the year. Auria has grown from roughly 360 employees to 520 in less than two months at its offices in Colorado, five other states and Washington, D.C.…
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L3Harris Technologies secures $62.7 million contract to maintain American space surveillance systems
L3Harris Technologies, a massive defense contractor with offices in Colorado Springs and around the world, hs been awarded a $62.7 million contract modification to keep the nation’s space surveillance system up and running. The system is part of how the Space Force detects, tracks, catalogs and shares information on the tens of thousands of objects…
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Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC celebrates wins in 2025 during business snapshot
Last year was one to remember for the Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC, the group said at its annual business snapshot, formerly known as the state of the Chamber. The Chamber celebrated 2025’s economic development wins and encouraged businesses to do the same. The Chamber did not linger on the regional losses experienced in 2025…
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Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame takes big step toward leaving Colorado Springs
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association is one major step closer to leaving Colorado Springs. The PRCA’s board of directors on Monday night approved a non-binding memorandum of understanding to “seriously consider” relocating its headquarters along with the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy, to Cheyenne, Wyo., according to a news release.…
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Monument company tapped to build latest Air Force Academy satellite
A local company is going to help build an Air Force Academy satellite operated by cadets. The Department of Defense on Thursday approved a $17.7 million contract with Monument-based Geneva Technologies to build and test FalconSAT-11. The company will push the satellite’s bus, the chassis, through the design, assembly, integration and test phases. Work should…
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Monument company tapped to build latest Air Force Academy satellite
A local company is going to help build an Air Force Academy satellite operated by cadets. The Department of Defense on Thursday approved a $17.7 million contract with Monument-based Geneva Technologies to build and test FalconSAT-11. The company will push the satellite’s bus, the chassis, through the design, assembly, integration and test phases. Work should…
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Colorado Springs builds to attract defense, aerospace leaders
Colorado Springs is trying to make the city the most attractive site for aerospace, defense and advanced technology manufacturers, and it is building out the infrastructure to support those endeavors. At Peak Innovation Park, a massive swath of land just south of the Colorado Springs Airport, construction has begun on two massive industrial buildings. The…
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Veterans share their priorities with governor candidate Sen. Michael Bennet
Veterans told Sen. Michael Bennet that they want more resources for county-level support services and suicide prevention during a discussion Tuesday at the Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center in Colorado Springs. Having served at the federal level for 16 years, Bennet said he wanted to learn how he could best serve the military community at…
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Denver-based restaurant chain bringing first location to Colorado Springs
After opening a location in Castle Rock in late 2025, a Denver-based chain is continuing its expansion south, to Colorado Springs. Homegrown Tap and Dough, known for its hand-tossed pizzas and local beer selection, has begun remodeling the former east-side Jose Muldoon’s, at 5710 S. Carefree Circle, into its first Springs location. The restaurant chain…