Author: RICH LADEN and BREANNA JENT The Gazette
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Whataburger restaurant coming to north Colorado Springs
Whataburger, the Texas-based hamburger chain that rivals In-N-Out Burger for cult-like followers, is coming to north Colorado Springs. A 3,751-square-foot Whataburger restaurant would be built in the InterQuest Marketplace retail complex, east of Interstate 25 and InterQuest Parkway, under a proposal submitted to city government planners. Whataburger’s construction would begin in the summer and the…
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An iconic piece of Colorado Springs history sells downtown
The landmark Hibbard & Co. building in downtown Colorado Springs, where generations of local residents once shopped at the iconic department store of the same name, has been sold after more than a century of Hibbard family ownership. Global Pacific Properties, a suburban Denver commercial real estate company, paid $5.55 million last month for the…
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Some Colorado Springs restaurants remain closed rather than reopen at 25% capacity
Three weeks after Colorado Springs-area restaurants were allowed to reopen their dining rooms at 25% seating capacity, some have kept their doors closed. Sure, 25% capacity is better than nothing for many restaurants and allows them to generate additional revenue beyond what some were eking out from curbside and delivery service. But for others, a…
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Denver restaurant favorite expanding to Pikes Peak Region
Mici Handcrafted Italian, a 17-year-old fast-casual chain, will join the ranks of Denver restaurants that have expanded to Colorado Springs in recent years when it opens a location on the city’s northeast side. Founded by siblings Jeff, Kim and Michael Miceli, Mici will take over a former Smashburger space northeast of Powers Boulevard and North…
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Colorado Springs’ construction industry hit boom times in 2020, despite pandemic
Business was booming last year for homebuilders, general contractors and subcontractors that make up the Pikes Peak region’s construction industry, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The estimated value of permits issued for the construction of single-family homes, townhomes, apartments, hotels, offices, schools, medical buildings, manufacturing plants and other structures last year in El Paso County soared…
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Another Denver restaurant favorite expanding to Colorado Springs
Mici Handcrafted Italian, a 17-year-old fast-casual chain, will join the ranks of Denver restaurants that have expanded to Colorado Springs in recent years when it opens a location on the city’s northeast side. Founded by siblings Jeff, Kim and Michael Miceli, Mici will take over a former Smashburger space northeast of Powers Boulevard and North…
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Colorado Springs sales tax collections rise again despite pandemic
Colorado Springs sales tax revenues rose again last month as construction industry purchases remained strong and consumers ramped up spending heading into the holiday shopping season. Sales tax revenues in December, which were collected on November purchases, climbed 8.4% to $15 million on a year-over-year basis, according to a report by the Colorado Springs Finance…
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Colorado Springs shopping center might be transformed into industrial uses
Rustic Hills North, a 1970s-era shopping center whose mostly empty storefronts underscore Colorado Springs’ shifting demographics and changing retail patterns, would be redeveloped into industrial uses by a suburban Chicago company under plans submitted to the city. Brennan Investment Group, a privately owned firm that acquires, develops and operates industrial facilities nationwide, has contracted to…
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Home shortage continues to frustrate Colorado Springs buyers
Colorado Springs’ home shortage, which has buyers increasingly frustrated and real estate agents concerned, shows no signs of ending anytime soon. Just 530 single-family and patio homes were listed for sale in December in the Springs area — the fewest over at least the last 25 years, according to the latest Pikes Peak Association of…
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Bed Bath & Beyond closing stores in Colorado Springs, Boulder, Lone Tree
Retail closings in 2021 appear to be picking up where they left off in 2020. Bed Bath & Beyond, the New Jersey-based home furnishings retailer that closed several locations nationwide last year, has launched another round of closures that includes a Colorado Springs store at 5944 Barnes Road, northeast of Powers Boulevard and Barnes in…