Author: Bill Radford
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This business has been blossoming in Colorado Springs for a century
While Colorado Springs celebrates its sesquicentennial this year, Platte Floral is celebrating its own landmark anniversary: 100 years in business. In turning 100, Platte Floral joins a select club of local businesses that have reached the century mark and beyond, including The Broadmoor, Bennett Shellenberger Realty, Olson Plumbing & Heating and Patsy’s Candies. While it’s…
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Colorado company a friend to farmers with drone services, robot technologies
Company brings drone systems, robot technologies to agriculture. (Video provided by Barn Owl Drone Services) Jaron Hinkley ticks off his goals for his company, Barn Owl Drone Services. And they’re hardly modest ones. “Solve climate change, bridge the urban-rural divide and help farmers get more sleep,” he says. “So, basically, save the world.” Hinkley founded…
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Colorado Springs financial planners write book aimed at making retirement a joy, not a regret
There’s the dream of retirement — and then there’s the reality. Joel Malick and Alex Lippert are financial planners and two of the partners in Colorado Springs-based Steadfast Wealth Co. Over the years, they’ve seen a consistent theme: While people may have the financial side in place to enjoy retirement, they often ignore the emotional side,…
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Victims IDed in triple murder-suicide south of Colorado Springs
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday released the names of the three shooting victims allegedly killed by a man who then turned the gun on himself last week at an apartment south of Colorado Springs. Joseph Viera, 20, was killed, along with Pheonix Vigil, 19, and her 17-year-old brother, Sylvio Anglada, on Feb.…
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Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC leader brings social work background to helping businesses
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Her first year on the job was not one Cecilia Harry could ever have envisioned. She stepped into her role as chief economic development officer for the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC in December 2019. She and her family had moved from Wisconsin, where Harry…
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Linda Leitz: How to set, meet financial goals for the new year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New Year’s resolutions can provide motivation, instill guilt, or be forgotten before Valentine’s Day. A resolution can either be defined as a solution to a problem — which starts with assuming there is a problem — or a firm decision to pursue a course of…
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Money & the Law: Determining what is truly ‘Made in USA’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There once was a time when “Made in USA” was a powerful brand, and perhaps it still is. However, globalization has complicated the situation since many products, even though assembled in the United States, incorporate…
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Around the House: Cover roof turbine vents during the winter
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dear Ken: I have turbine vents on the roof. Should I cover them in the winter? It may help you to know that I have those gable vents in the side walls, too. — Paul Answer: It’s a good idea to wrap all the turbines…
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Jane Young: Save money by managing your credit score
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Credit scores are used by lenders to determine if they will give you a mortgage, a personal loan or credit card and what interest rate will be charged. Your credit score is a snapshot of…
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Money & the Law: Military Lending Act aimed at protecting service members
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Congress, in 2006, passed the Military Lending Act in response to concerns that predatory lenders were setting up shop on the doorstep of military bases and aggressively marketing their products to financially naive service members who had taken living paycheck to paycheck to new heights.…