Author: Wayne Heilman Special to The Gazette
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BEST & BRIGHTEST: A journey from homeless to excellence
Blair Minnard struggled through her first year of middle school as her family lived in three local motels while homeless for eight months but bounced back to become a top student at Harrison High School with plans to become a biomedical engineer. While her family was homeless, Minnard said she struggled to maintain her grades…
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Building boom: Pace of hotel construction hits nearly 30-year high in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs-area lodging industry has remained in good health amid one of the biggest hotel building booms in nearly 30 years — and that wave of construction shows no sign of slowing. Developers completed 10 hotels or additions with more than 1,200 rooms over…
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USAA celebrates a half-century of growth in Colorado Springs
USAA celebrated 50 years in Colorado Springs this month — a half-century that has seen the financial giant become a major employer in the city. But when USAA, based in San Antonio, Texas, began making plans in 1973 to open a regional office in Colorado Springs to serve Air Force Academy cadets and other Colorado customers,…