Author: Bill Radford
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Colorado Springs retailers hope to feel the love of Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day, that most romantic of holidays, is almost here — and Colorado Springs-area retailers are hoping to feel the love. For businesses such as florists and chocolate shops that traditionally benefit when Cupid’s arrow flies, a survey released by the National Retail Federation has some good news and bad. First, the bad news: Fewer…
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Nor’wood’s Jeff Finn plays key role in downtown Colorado Springs renaissance
For as long as he can remember, Jeff Finn has had an interest in “how things go together.” That interest evolved into a passion for architecture; he has a bachelor’s degree in design, with a major in architecture, from the University of Florida and a master’s in architecture from the University of Texas at Austin.…
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Green future is seen for Colorado’s hemp industry
The future is hemp, Tim Gordon says. And the future is now. Gordon is the president of the board of the Colorado Hemp Industries Association. Some have called the passage last month of the U.S. farm bill, which takes hemp from a Schedule 1 controlled substance to an agricultural commodity, as a game-changer. But Gordon…
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Colorado’s hemp industry seen to have a green future
The future is hemp, Tim Gordon says. And the future is now. Gordon is president of the board of the Colorado Hemp Industries Association. Some have called the passage last month of the U.S. farm bill, which takes hemp from a Schedule 1 controlled substance to an agricultural commodity, as a game-changer. But Gordon calls…
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Top Colorado Springs business stories of 2018: Yes, In-N-Out is still coming
Before we flip the calendar to 2019, The Gazette’s business staff is circling back to some of the biggest stories in 2018 to bring readers up to date. Here are followups on people, companies and developments the staff covered this year: A building boom Hospital construction has been booming in Colorado Springs during the past…
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Forecast: Colorado economy will keep growing, but at slower pace
After outperforming most other states this year, Colorado’s economy is expected to keep growing in 2019, but at a slower pace, according to the Colorado Business Economic Outlook. The yearly forecast, compiled by the Business Research Division of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder, was presented to state business…
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Independent pharmacies fight to survive in Colorado Springs
With a pharmacy in every grocery store, and Walgreens and CVS locations dotting the local landscape, you might think things are tough these days for small, independent pharmacies. And you’d be right — but maybe not for the reason you might assume. The competition, local independent pharmacists say, is not their biggest issue. “People think…
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Colorado Springs-based DMS sold to Italian company
Colorado Springs-based Diversified Machine Systems has been sold to a multinational producer of machinery and industrial equipment. SCM Group announced Monday that it had acquired DMS for an undisclosed amount. SCM Group is based in Italy but has operations worldwide, including Michigan-based CMS North America. It employs about 4,000. DMS, which employs approximately 120, makes…
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Colorado Springs breakfast battles: New restaurants compete with old favorites
It has been said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. That’s certainly true for the wealth of breakfast-focused restaurants and daytime eateries — both new and old — in the Colorado Springs area. The fast-food sector has been seen as driving increased restaurant breakfast business in recent years. McDonald’s introduction a…
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Help wanted: Colorado Springs restaurants struggle to find workers
It used to be that if Colorado Springs restaurateur Steve Kanatzar needed employees, he would put an ad in The Gazette or on Craigslist and get this result: a lobby “full of people wanting to work.” “Now, you may get a few in,” says Kanatzar, owner of The Airplane Restaurant on the city’s east side.…