Author: Breeanna Jent
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Ohio-based aerospace company SelectTech taps El Paso County for expansion
By Breeanna Jent and Alexander Edwards The Gazette Ohio-based aerospace company SelectTech Services Corporation is expanding to Colorado Springs. Company leadership, Gov. Jared Polis and local business and economic development officials announced the expansion on Wednesday afternoon during the 41st Space Symposium held at The Broadmoor. SelectTech is a mission-driven company that supports the U.S.…
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Biaggi’s closes permanently in Briargate
After months of work to address what restaurant officials called “extensive and compounding” soil erosion and plumbing issues on site, Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano in Briargate has permanently closed its doors. “With a heavy heart, we are sharing that our Colorado Springs location will not be reopening and is permanently closed,” a post on the restaurant’s…
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Slice, slice, baby: Mountain Mike’s Pizza doubles down in Colorado Springs
Mountain Mike’s Pizza, the Southern California-based pizza chain that first opened in Colorado Springs in early 2025, is expanding locally. Husband-and-wife team Chris and Laura Beasley on April 1 opened the Springs’ second Mountain Mike’s location at 8099 Carmela Grove, Suite 140, at the northeast corner of East Woodmen and Marksheffel roads. It opened roughly…
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Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta closes Interquest location
Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta, the Denver-based New York-style pizza chain that expanded into the Pikes Peak region in early 2019, has closed its Interquest location. The restaurant located at 1333 Interquest Parkway in InterQuest Commons is permanently closed, the company confirmed by email. “This location was independently owned and operated by a local franchisee who…
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Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta closes Interquest location
Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta, the Denver-based New York-style pizza chain that expanded into the Pikes Peak region in early 2019, has closed its Interquest location. The restaurant located at 1333 Interquest Parkway in InterQuest Commons is permanently closed, the company confirmed by email. “This location was independently owned and operated by a local franchisee who…
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Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery closes in Colorado Springs
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery has permanently closed the doors on its only Colorado Springs location. “Unfortunately, we have permanently closed. Thank you for allowing us to serve the Colorado Springs community,” read a notice taped to the doors and windows of the restaurant at 3316 Cinema Point on Thursday. The restaurant was located in…
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Major U.S. wine, spirits distributor acquiring Eagle Rock Distributing Co.’s Colorado assets
The largest wine and spirits distributor in the U.S. is expanding its reach in Colorado. Miami-based Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has reached an agreement “to acquire substantially all the assets of” Eagle Rock Distributing Co.’s Colorado operations, the company announced last month. Transaction details are confidential, Eagle Rock Distributing of Colorado President Mike Economos…
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Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta closes on Colorado Springs’ north side
Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta, the Denver-based New York-style pizza chain that expanded into Colorado Springs in early 2019, has closed the Springs location. The restaurant located at 1333 Interquest Parkway, in InterQuest Commons on the city’s north side, is permanently closed, the company confirmed by email late last week. “This location was independently owned and…
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New owners promise to preserve, extend Poor Richard’s legacy in downtown Colorado Springs
Poor Richard’s has turned the page on its next chapter. After 51 years in business, owner and founder Richard Skorman and his wife and business partner Patricia Seator on Wednesday officially turned over ownership of the downtown Colorado Springs establishment to its next stewards, couple Joe Cole and Sarah Gibeau-Cole. “We really love the business…
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Newly formed PAC promises a stronger voice for southern Colorado businesses
A new political action committee has launched in southern Colorado, aiming to strengthen and elevate the voices of local businesses and their regional influence on state-level policy. Over the last two years, the Colorado Legislature has enacted more than 1,000 new laws that have burdened businesses with added costs and excessive regulations, and several more…