Author: Dan Nordberg
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GUEST OPINION: Losing Space Command stings — but new opportunities exist
On Sept. 2, President Donald Trump announced that U.S. Space Command headquarters will move from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Ala. For our community, the decision is disappointing and difficult. Aerospace and defense aren’t just part of our identity — they are the backbone of our economy. More than 200 companies in the space, aerospace, cybersecurity,…
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GUEST OPINION: Time to restore order, opportunity in downtown Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As a business leader who staffs people downtown, I believe in the values that built Colorado Springs: free enterprise, personal responsibility, property rights and a limited but effective government. Today, those values are being tested…
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GUEST OPINION: Time to restore order, opportunity in downtown Colorado Springs
As a business leader who staffs people downtown, I believe in the values that built Colorado Springs: free enterprise, personal responsibility, property rights and a limited but effective government. Today, those values are being tested by growing challenges in our city center — conditions that have made the downtown environment increasingly difficult to navigate for…
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GUEST OPINION: Time to renew focus on public safety in the Springs
As we step into a new year, it’s a time to reflect, reset, and renew our priorities. For Colorado Springs, the need to address rising crime and the related challenges facing our community should be at the forefront of that reset. In the past year, local law enforcement and city officials have struggled to keep…
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GUEST OPINION: This holiday season your purchase matters even more
As the holiday season approaches, many of us are already focused on gifts and celebrations. But this year, consider how your shopping choices can have a lasting impact on your community. Shopping at local businesses this holiday season can make a real difference for small business owners in Colorado Springs—and help keep our local economy…
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GUEST COLUMN: A defining moment in the election and our nation’s history
In life, defining moments often present us with a stark choice: rise to the occasion or yield to fear. This reflection is profoundly relevant in light of the recent events surrounding former President Donald Trump, whose steadfast response to an assassination attempt has become a testament to his resolve and leadership. When shots rang out…
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Good news for small business this year | Guest column
As we approach the end of 2019, major economic indicators show once again that pro-growth policies are working and have helped put millions of Americans back to work in communities all over our country. The November jobs report showed a remarkable 266,000 jobs were created in November — exceeding median expectations of about 185,000. To…
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GUEST COLUMN: Support our small businesses
Every year after Thanksgiving, Americans kick off the holiday shopping season with big stores advertising deal after deal. Not long ago, Americans during the holiday season typically would visit locally owned small retailers in a downtown area to purchase their gifts. Business owners would decorate their shops with lights and ornaments or create elaborate window…
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GUEST COLUMN: Tax reform continues to power small business growth
Recently, I was shopping at our local store and was amazed that holiday merchandise was already on the shelves. What happened to the tradition of launching the Christmas selling season right after turkey time at the end of November? Little did I know, the holiday shopping season now starts with Halloween and runs straight through…
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Point/Counterpoint: Has anti-Republican rhetoric become especially vicious?
Dan Nordberg It’s time to pose publicly the question being asked around millions of the silent majority’s dinner tables: Whatever happened to decorum in the year 2017, particularly from the liberal left? As a father of two little girls, logging into my social media feed to see Kathy Griffin hoisting a mock, severed head of…