Author: Wayne Heilman
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Terminal addition, new control tower planned for Colorado Springs Airport
Colorado Springs Airport wants to double the number of gates to its passenger terminal from 12 to 24, according to a draft copy of the airport’s master plan. The addition could cost $75 million to $125 million and probably would be built in two phases, depending on passenger traffic during the next 20 years, said…
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Terminal addition, new control tower planned for Colorado Springs Airport
Colorado Springs Airport wants to double the number of gates to its passenger terminal from 12 to 24, according to a draft copy of the airport’s master plan. The addition could cost $75 million to $125 million and probably would be built in two phases, depending on passenger traffic during the next 20 years, said…
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Colorado Springs Airport’s big plans include terminal addition, new control tower
Colorado Springs Airport wants to double the number of gates to its passenger terminal from 12 to 24, according to a draft copy of the airport’s master plan. The addition could cost $75 million to $125 million and probably would be built in two phases, depending on passenger traffic during the next 20 years, said…
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Colorado unemployment rate falls as payrolls surge to record
Colorado’s unemployment rate fell in February to its lowest level in two years as payrolls surged to a record high, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. The 4% jobless rate, down from 4.2% in January, is the lowest since February 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic triggered hundreds of thousands of job…
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Colorado Springs Airport passenger traffic hits 14-year high for February
Passenger traffic at the Colorado Springs Airport jumped last month to a 14-year high for February, typically a slow month for travel, with nearly 70,000 passengers boarding departing flights. February’s total was more than double the 28,118 passengers on outbound flights in February 2021 and was the most since 72,072 passengers boarded departing flights in…
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Company that started in Colorado Springs gets $2 million for shift to online food price comparison
FoodMaven, a company born in Colorado Springs with plans at one point to bring its online marketplace for surplus food to 100 cities nationwide, has downsized and shifted direction after facing crushing “headwinds” during the pandemic. Now based in Denver, FoodMaven has received $2 million to finance its shift from being a wholesale provider of…
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Google fiber-optic unit wants to offer internet service in Colorado Springs
A Google affiliate wants to offer its fiber-optic based internet service in Colorado Springs next year if the company can reach an agreement with Colorado Springs Utilities to lease its planned network. Google Fiber, owned by Google parent Alphabet, would become the second tenant on Utilities’ planned 2,000-mile network, which is expected to get underway…
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Colorado Springs’ Bluestaq approved for $5.6 million in incentives to expand with 585 jobs
Colorado Springs-based government contractor Bluestaq said Friday it will hire 585 people over the next eight years after state economic development officials approved $5.57 million in incentives for the company. The nearly 4-year-old startup, which now employs 65 people in downtown Colorado Springs, will use the state tax credits to recruit the additional workers and…
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Liberty Toyota in Colorado Springs sold to out-of-state auto group
North Dakota-based Corwin Automotive Group has acquired Larry H. Miller Liberty Toyota in northeast Colorado Springs, becoming the second local Miller location sold this month. The dealership at 5115 New Car Drive has been renamed Corwin Toyota of Colorado Springs. Corwin also acquired Larry H. Miller Toyota of Boulder and changed the name of the…
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Gazette 150: More than just a Colorado Springs newspaper
The Gazette has become more than just a print newspaper delivered to residents of the Pikes Peak region. The company — under the umbrella of Colorado-based Clarity Media Group — now includes The Denver Gazette, Colorado Politics, OutThereColorado, two weekly newspapers and is widely known for Best of the Springs, Empty Stocking Fund, annual events and other projects.…