Author: Wayne Heilman
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Colorado Springs nonprofit works to improve standard of living in Asian and African countries
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A little-known Colorado Springs nonprofit that strives to build people instead of building roads and other infrastructure is having a big impact in improving the standard of living in developing nations in Asia and Africa. Resource Exchange International — REI — was launched in 1990 by three executives of another Colorado Springs nonprofit to train…
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Colorado officials look to expand state’s semiconductor industry
Colorado economic development officials have big plans for expanding the semiconductor industry, fueled by federal funding from legislation enacted in 2022 and a series of incentives approved by state legislators last year. Chip manufacturers and suppliers in the state could land $780 million to $1.2 billion in grants and tax credits through the Creating Helpful…
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How will Colorado Springs’ economy fare in 2024? The experts weigh in.
With inflation finally slowing, interest rate cuts on the horizon and the stock market at or near record highs, the economic picture seems to be brightening. It certainly has for Nick Sovis, a software engineer and deputy program manager for Colorado Springs defense contractor Delta Solutions & Strategies. “My wife and I have both gotten…
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10 years later, City for Champions projects have been ‘transformative’ for Colorado Springs
Former Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach still remembers Dec. 16, 2013, like it was yesterday. “I was in my office downtown and I got a call saying, ‘You need to come up to UCCS right away.’ They didn’t tell me why, but they said it was important.” When he arrived at the University of Colorado…
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Best Workplaces: The Resource Exchange
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If there was a hall of fame in The Gazette’s Best Workplaces program, The Resource Exchange would be in it — the Colorado Springs nonprofit has been honored six consecutive years by the program, including four times in the top three extra large employers, including first place last year. The organization employs more than 400…
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Best Workplaces: Rocky Mountain Health Care Services
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Rocky Mountain Health Care Services has been regularly ranked among the top workplaces in Colorado Springs among the city’s largest employers, ranking in the top three each of the last three years, including this year’s third place finish. The nonprofit was ranked last year as the second-best workplace for employers with 300 or more employees…
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Best workplaces: Intro
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The Gazette partnered with the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce & EDC and DataJoe LLC, a Boulder-based data collection and analysis firm, to determine the top workplaces in the Colorado Springs area. Providing a program to better serve customers and employees — and recognize excellence — is a logical step for the local business community.…
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Best Workplaces honored for innovation, leadership and values
Cutting Edge Realtors has accomplished what no other Colorado Springs employer has done – the real estate agency has been named a top employer in The Gazette three times in the seven years the award has been given. The company, owned by Amy Kunce-Martinez, has nearly 140 agents that sell homes, multifamily and commercial properties…
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Best Workplaces: Parsons
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Parsons started participating in The Gazette’s Best Workplaces program this year but proved to be a quick study — the Virginia-based defense, intelligence and infrastructure conglomerate was named the top extra-large employer (those with 300 or more employees) on its first attempt. The company employs nearly 500 people in Colorado Springs, mostly from acquiring Braxton…
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Catalyst Campus in Colorado Springs gains tenants, new investment tool
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Plans to add buildings to the Catalyst Campus business park are on hold, but the campus is growing in other ways; it has several new tenants, while a defense and space business accelerator program housed there is getting a new tool to help companies grow. The accelerator has been the centerpiece of the campus, hosting…