Author: Wayne Heilman
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Texas billionaire restaurant mogul buying Cripple Creek casino
A company controlled by Houston billionaire restaurant mogul Tilman Fertitta has agreed to pay about $43 million for the Wildwood Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek in a deal expected to be completed this summer. Fertitta Entertainment, which owns Golden Nugget casinos in Las Vegas and four other locations, signed the agreement in November, according…
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Colorado Springs flight school, MSU Denver partner to train airline pilots
Nolan Shell has dreamed of becoming a pilot for a major airline since taking a flight on a family vacation when he was a child. Now he’s on a path to realizing that dream in about 3½ years as part of a new program. The 18-year-old has already received his pilot’s license and will get…
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Ukraine invasion tests international space cooperation with Russia
International cooperation in space, including operating the International Space Station and future missions to Mars, has become much more difficult in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, heads of seven international space agencies said Wednesday at the Space Symposium. Germany and the European Space Agency have halted joint programs with Russia over the invasion…
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NOAA administrator: Everyone is an end user for space
Everyone on Earth “is an end user for space,” the top official with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday during a panel discussion at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Richard Spinrad, who took over the agency that includes the National Weather Service and eight other related services, said anyone who gets weather warnings…
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Air Force, Space Force leaders: US can’t afford to lose in space
Two top military leaders warned Tuesday that the U.S. can’t afford to lose its dominant position in space since the rest of the nation’s military relies on space capabilities ranging from missile detection and tracking to navigation and communications. Rich Cooper, Vice President of Strategic Communications & Outreach for the Space Foundation, joins Gazette reporters…
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Centura renames 3rd Colorado Springs hospital for St. Francis
Workers from G.E. Johnson Construction lift and install the final beam in what will be St. Francis Hospital-Interquest in northern Colorado Springs. The 72-bed hospital, part of the Centura Health network, is scheduled to open in July 2023. (Video by Wayne Heilman) Centura Health‘s new hospital under construction in northern Colorado Springs has gotten a…
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Space Symposium returning to full size for first time in 3 years this week, ‘bigger and better than ever’
The biggest convention held annually in Colorado Springs returns this week to The Broadmoor, with the Space Symposium expected to draw more than 10,000 people to the four-day event. The symposium resumed in August 2021 after a 2½-year absence triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic with a hybrid online and in-person event that attracted about two-thirds…
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End of NFL season triggers decline in Colorado sports bets
With just one NFL game in February — the Super Bowl — Colorado sports betting declined 23.2% from January’s record total to $440.5 million, the Colorado Division of Gaming reported. Betting on pro football declined from $144.1 million in January to just $31.4 million in February, accounting for nearly 85% of the $133.2 million decline…
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Third fiber-optic network planned for Colorado Springs
An Indiana company plans what will be a third citywide fiber-optic network for internet access in Colorado Springs, all announced in the past six months. MetroNet, funded by private equity giant KKR, plans to start construction within weeks on its network, which will offer download and upload speeds of up to 10 gigbits per second,…
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Colorado Springs lands top 10 ranking among best U.S. cities, topping Denver
Colorado Springs cracked the top 10 in the Milken Institute‘s annual best-performing cities list, placing ahead of both Denver and the Springs’ U.S. Space Command rival, Huntsville, Ala. The Springs is ranked ninth in the latest listing, up from 17th last year and the highest spot the city has reached in the 23 years the California-based…