Author: Bill Radford
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Natasha Main is ‘crushing it’ as she helps Colorado Springs tech startups
Editor’s note: This is one in an occasional series profiling young professionals in the Colorado Springs area. Leading a community relief program for small businesses devastated by a crippling pandemic was not in Natasha Main’s job description. She had plenty on her plate since becoming executive director late last year of Exponential Impact, a Colorado…
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Colorado Springs shops reopen, but are customers coming back?
– PHOTOS: Documenting COVID-19 in the Pikes Peak region. Customer traffic and sales are a mixed bag for Colorado Springs area retailers that reopened a week ago, with some reporting “nearly normal” traffic and others saying most customers are staying away. Retailers deemed “nonessential” were ordered closed in late March by a statewide stay-at-home order; they were…
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They’re back! Colorado Springs businesses plan their return
– PHOTOS: Documenting COVID-19 in the Pikes Peak region. Welcome back. As the next phase of Colorado’s safer-at-home order takes effect, retailers, hair salons, pet groomers, tattoo parlors and other businesses reopen Friday after five weeks of mandated closures to comply with the state’s effort to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus. “Every small business, when…
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Colorado Springs medical supply store a popular spot to shop amid pandemic
Editor’s note: This is one in an occasional series profiling small businesses in the Pikes Peak region. PHOTOS: Documenting COVID-19 in the Pikes Peak region. Some of the items at Affordable Medical Supply in Colorado Springs have been in high demand, to say the least. The face masks were the first to go. Those and the…
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Unique passive-solar home near Colorado Springs a joy for homeowners
For Jim and Stephanie Gagnepain, it’s their “little bermed house on the prairie.” (Video by Katie Klann) Jim Gagnepain calls it “the little bermed house on the prairie.” He and his wife, Stephanie, built their retirement home in eastern El Paso County. Jim, who has a background in electrical engineering, acted as general contractor, and…
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After 50 years, business continues to bloom at Skyway Creations in Colorado Springs
December will mark 50 years since Don Goede Jr. went from delivering flowers for Scotty’s Flowers and Gifts to taking over the business with the help of his parents. He’s not surprised that the business, now called Skyway Creations, has endured all these years. He’s not bragging; it was just a sense, he says, that…
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Is coronavirus your ‘zombie’? Colorado Springs shop believes in being prepared
Editor’s note: This is one in an occasional series spotlighting small businesses in the Pikes Peak region. A post on Colorado Zombie Outpost’s Facebook page has a photo of a mask-wearing shopper standing in front of empty store shelves and this message: “Remember all those crazy conspiracy theorist preppers y’all make fun of? Well, they…
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Flower power: Business continues to bloom at Skyway Creations in Colorado Springs
Editor’s note: This is one in an occasional series profiling small businesses in the Pikes Peak region. In December, it will be 50 years since Don Goede Jr. went from delivering flowers for Scotty’s Flowers and Gifts to taking over the business with the help of his parents. He’s not surprised that the business, now…
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Inventive minds: Colorado Springs residents work to bring their ideas to market
So, you’ve got this great idea. While it’s an idea that might not transform the lives of everyone on the planet, it could at least make life better or more enjoyable for a subset of people. So now what? How do you transform that idea into a reality, a product? And then how do you…
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Colorado Springs workshop teaches ancient craft of blacksmithing
This is one in an occasional series profiling small businesses in the Pikes Peak region. If you have a suggestion for a subject, email bill.radford@gazettedev.gazette.com. As a software engineer, Ron Hardman is thoroughly plugged into the modern, high-tech world. But he’s also quite comfortable with decidedly low-tech tools — and has a particular passion for…