Author: Andrew Wineke
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Details of Memorial lease coming Friday
The full lease agreement for Memorial Health System between the city and University of Colorado Health will be made public at noon Friday. Voters will be asked to approve the 40-year lease in a special election Aug. 28. If voters approve the deal, University of Colorado Health would take over city-owned Memorial Oct. 1. In…
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Still months to go for city oil and gas rules
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs’ oil and gas committee agreed Monday to recommend areas for the city to regulate, but there are still several steps and months of work ahead before actual recommendations are adopted and companies could…
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Still months to go for city oil and gas rules
Colorado Springs’ oil and gas committee agreed Monday to recommend areas for the city to regulate, but there are still several steps and months of work ahead before actual recommendations are adopted and companies could begin drilling. The committee’s three City Council members unanimously voted to recommend that council adopt state standards on setbacks, seek…
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Ziplines raise thrill factor this summer and byond
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As we enter the peak tourism season, all indications are that things are zipping right along for local destinations. Ziplines — high-tension cables strung high off the ground on which riders zoom along suspended from…
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Ziplines raise thrill factor this summer and byond
As we enter the peak tourism season, all indications are that things are zipping right along for local destinations. Ziplines — high-tension cables strung high off the ground on which riders zoom along suspended from a pulley — are the big trend at several Pikes Peak area destinations. The Royal Gorge Bridge and Park opened…
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Ziplines raise thrill factor for expected mobs of visitors
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As we enter the peak tourism season, all indications are that things are zipping right along for local destinations. Ziplines — high-tension cables strung high off the ground on which riders zoom along suspended from…
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Copy the county? Council member suggests same oil regs
Colorado Springs’ oil and gas committee meets again Monday to continue trying to hammer out a plan to guide exploration inside city limits, but it’s not clear whether the City Council members on the panel will be able to find common ground. Councilwoman Angela Dougan is taking a hard line on regulations: She wants as…
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Ziplines raise thrill factor for expected mobs of visitors
As we enter the peak tourism season, all indications are that things are zipping right along for local destinations. Ziplines — high-tension cables strung high off the ground on which riders zoom along suspended from a pulley — are the big trend at several Pikes Peak area destinations. The Royal Gorge Bridge and Park opened…
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A fortune in fly ash? Neumann Systems digs for rare earths in power plant waste
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Outside the Ray Nixon Power Plant south of Colorado Springs sits 3.3 million tons of coal ash, the remnant of three decades of coal-fired power generation. Nationwide, 20 percent of that residue, called fly ash,…
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Penrose-St. Francis signs agreement with Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children
St. Francis Medical Center will be the starting point for a new partnership between Centura Health, St. Francis’ parent company, and the Denver-based Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children. The agreement announced Thursday is a letter of intent to explore potential collaborations to improve access to pediatric services in southern Colorado. Penrose-St. Francis Health Services and…