Author: RICH LADEN and BREANNA JENT The Gazette
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Third hotel planned along busy North Powers Boulevard in Colorado Springs
Another hotel is coming to the busy northern stretch of Powers Boulevard, whose dozens of stores and restaurants make it arguably Colorado Springs’ hottest retail corridor and where thousands of homes fill nearby neighborhoods. A four-story, 122-room Comfort Suites and Mainstay Hotel is planned northeast of Powers and Stetson Hills boulevards, on an undeveloped parcel…
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CVS, Walgreens rival, plans foothold in Colorado Springs
Drugstore giant CVS Health Corp. is coming to Colorado Springs with stand-alone locations – bringing more choice for consumers and competition for pharmacies, groceries and convenience stores. Rhode Island-based CVS plans at least two free-standing retail pharmacies in the Springs, according to documents its representatives have submitted to the city’s Land Use Review Division. Those…
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Olympic Museum in Colorado Springs receives $4 million new pledges
U.S. Olympic Museum supporters, who’ve said they need to raise another $10 million in private donations before they’ll break ground on their $73 million project, have taken a big step toward that goal. Museum officials this week received pledges totaling $4 million from four Colorado Springs-area individuals, B.J. Hybl, treasurer of the nonprofit museum’s board…
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Fast-food restaurants in Colorado Springs move quickly to remodel, refresh
Good food is a priority for fast-food restaurants, but good-looking buildings are important, too. Improving the curb appeal of their buildings on the outside, and adding features on the inside, are crucial as fast-food restaurants battle to attract customers – many of whom expect fresh, modern surroundings, franchisees and restaurant industry experts say. “People maybe…
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Nearly 250 apartments planned for Colorado Springs’ northeast side
At one Colorado Springs shopping center, a big-box store might give way to a big apartment complex. Wisconsin-based Continental Properties is seeking to walk away from an undeveloped, 11-acre portion of its Briargate Crossing retail center on the city’s far northeast side, and instead flip the property to an Indiana apartment developer, according to documents…
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Olympic Museum in Colorado Springs likely to miss its targeted opening date
The U.S. Olympic Museum proposed for downtown Colorado Springs is unlikely to open by February 2018, the date targeted by organizers who wanted to christen the venue to coincide with the winter Olympics. A groundbreaking planned for this spring never took place, and museum board chairman Dick Celeste said Thursday that organizers still need to…
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Kemper Galleries set to close after nearly a half-century in Colorado Springs
Unlike fine wine, the business of fine art hasn’t necessarily gotten better with age for the owners of Kemper Galleries in Colorado Springs. It’s not that fine art isn’t appreciated or valued. But high-end paintings, sculptures and other items no longer seem to sell as well these days, especially among younger people, say sisters Jeanne…
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Global software giant plans data center in Colorado Springs business park
A German global software giant will build a data center in a southside Colorado Springs business park – the area’s first such user and culminating efforts by developers who long have envisioned the site as a high-tech hub for multiple corporate data centers. SAP America Inc. of suburban Philadelphia, the U.S. subsidiary of international software…
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Construction labor shortage stymies Colorado Springs contractors and subcontractors
During the recession, general contractors, homebuilders and subcontractors lacked work. Now, they lack workers. A shortage of plumbers, electricians, carpenters, framers, drywallers and the like – a problem construction industry officials say was years in the making – is hampering Colorado Springs-area companies, from large general contractors to mom-and-pop subs. The labor shortage is an…
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It’s history: iT’Z entertainment center closes on Colorado Springs’ east side
The iT’Z Family Food & Fun center, part of a Texas-based chain of entertainment venues, closed Monday after eight years on Colorado Springs’ east side. The building that housed iT’Z, east of Powers Boulevard and South Carefree Circle and part of the First & Main Town Center, was purchased in December by the YMCA of…