Author: RICH LADEN and BREANNA JENT The Gazette
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Housing inventory climbs, but Colorado Springs-area home sales remain soft
The number of Colorado Springs-area homes listed for sale last month reached a nine-year high, though a larger inventory of properties from which to choose didn’t necessarily translate to more sales as prices and mortgage rates remained high for some buyers. A new Pikes Peak Association of Realtors market trends report showed home listings totaled…
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Expansion-minded Bellco Credit Union to add two full-service branches in Colorado Springs
The state’s second-largest credit union will add at least two full-service branches in Colorado Springs as part of an aggressive expansion along Colorado’s Front Range. Bellco Credit Union of suburban Denver will remodel a recently shuttered Captain D’s restaurant at 4441 Integrity Center Point, northwest of Powers Boulevard and Barnes Road, along with a former…
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Longtime Red Lobster closes in north Colorado Springs
A longtime Red Lobster restaurant at 4925 N. Academy Blvd. in northern Colorado Springs closed Monday, one of 23 locations that national news outlets reported were shuttered as part of the seafood chain’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in May. Employees and vendors Tuesday were seen dismantling restaurant equipment and loading it into trucks parked next…
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Residents plan to take Ford Amphitheater noise complaints to Colorado Springs City Council this week
Colorado Springs-area homeowners and apartment dwellers who say they’ve been inundated with unwanted noise from the new outdoor Ford Amphitheater plan to turn up the volume on the City Council. Several residents who’ve posted on social media sites or complained about amphitheater noise to the city via its GoCOS app say they’ll attend Tuesday’s regular City…
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Convenience store chain eyes major expansion in Colorado Springs
Murphy USA, the Arkansas-based gas station and convenience store operator that has nearly three dozen locations in the Denver area and northern Colorado, is poised to grow its handful of stores in the Pikes Peak region. The retailer plans to add convenience stores at 8050 N. Academy Blvd. and 1435 Academy Park Loop in Colorado…
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New Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs hears cheers and jeers when it comes to noise
Julie and Ted Driver didn’t attend pop band OneRepublic’s concert Aug. 9 that christened the new 8,000-seat, outdoor Ford Amphitheater on Colorado Springs’ far north side. That doesn’t mean they didn’t hear the music, however. The Drivers live off Roller Coaster Road and Mountain Pine Lane in unincorporated Black Forest, 4.4 miles northeast of the…
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Ford Amphitheater hears cheers and jeers when it comes to noise
Julie and Ted Driver didn’t attend pop band OneRepublic’s concert Aug. 9 that christened the new 8,000-seat, outdoor Ford Amphitheater on Colorado Springs’ far north side. That doesn’t mean they didn’t hear the music, however. The Drivers live off Roller Coaster Road and Mountain Pine Lane in unincorporated Black Forest, 4.4 miles northeast of the…
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Colorado economic indicators a mixed bag in the second quarter, new report finds
Colorado’s key economic indicators were mixed for the second quarter, according to a report released Monday by the University of Colorado Boulder and the Colorado Secretary of State. Job growth is up, but so is unemployment. Inflation is cooling, yet prices remain high. The number of new businesses registering with the state dropped, though the…
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Rain won’t stop Ford Amphitheater debut Friday in Colorado Springs
Bring your rain gear; you’ll probably need it. After more than 1½ years of planning and construction, Friday’s official opening of the 8,000-seat outdoor Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs could be a very wet affair. “It’s not looking good,” said Alan Rose, a meteorologist with Gazette news partner KOAA. The amphitheater, developed by Colorado Springs-based…
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California sandwich chain among the latest eateries to expand to Colorado Springs
An expansion-minded California sandwich chain plans to open its first Colorado Springs location next week, which also will be its first in the state. Sourdough & Co., based in suburban Sacramento, is targeting a Thursday launch at 3624 Centennial Blvd. The sandwich shop will occupy a nearly 1,400-square-foot space in a King Soopers-anchored shopping center northwest…