Author: Wayne Heilman
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Air Force general to assume command of Space Foundation
The Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation has hired a soon-to-retire Air Force general to replace CEO Tom Zelibor, a retired Navy rear admiral, when he retires June 30. Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle is commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio and technology executive officer for the Air Force and…
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2023 TRI-LAKES GUIDE: WORK
Looking for a job in northern El Paso County? Here are a few things you need to know. Many of those who live in northern El Paso County don’t work near where they live — most commute to jobs in either Colorado Springs or Denver. Terri Hayes, president and CEO of the Tri-Lakes Chamber of…
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Mountain bike park returning to former glory this summer in Colorado
The wait is almost over for a return to a beloved mountain bike playground in Colorado. Steamboat Resort has pledged to fully open its lift-served, downhill park this summer for the first time since 2018. That’s news to the delight of local riders, who have waited while Steamboat Bike Park has been closed or mostly…
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Colorado Springs banks assure stability, even as they hold ‘unrealized’ losses
After a week when two of the nation’s three largest banks failures happened, many customers are asking about the safety of their banks or credit unions. Concerns about the safety of financial institutions hit a peak after Silicon Valley Bank in California failed on March 10 and Signature Bank in New York failed two days…
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Avelo Airlines’ founder no stranger to Colorado Springs: ‘I am optimistic this route will work well’
The founder of Avelo Airlines is no stranger to Colorado Springs, so it’s no surprise that the Houston-based low-fare carrier will add the Springs as one of its newest destinations. Before Andrew Levy started Avelo, he spent more than 13 years as president of Allegiant Air, which selected Colorado Springs as one of its first…
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2023 TELLER COUNTY GUIDE: WORK; Top employment options in Teller County
Looking for a job in Teller County? Here are a few things you need to know. Nearly a third of all jobs in the county are in just two industries — accommodation and food services (hotels and restaurants) and retailing — combining to employ more than 2,500 of the nearly 8,000 people on payrolls in…
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Semiconductor industry’s long history in Colorado Springs: Where we’ve been
The semiconductor industry has a long history in Colorado Springs, starting when NCR opened the first local chip plant off Fillmore Street with 12 employees in 1975. The plant Microchip operates was started by Honeywell in 1977, acquired by Atmel in 2009 and Microchip in 2016. At the industry’s peak, nine companies operated semiconductor manufacturing…
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From Colorado Springs layoffs to new hires, major expansion: Microchip’s rebound
Three years ago, the Colorado Springs semiconductor industry seemed to be on its last legs in the wake of Microchip plans to lay off more than 200 people from its aging local chip manufacturing plant and convert it to a specialty facility to make limited volumes of older products. But the plant got a new…
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Car dealership consolidations on rise in Colorado, but some want to stay ‘just the right size’
Ben Faricy’s dealership in northeast Colorado Springs is next to or across the street from three other dealerships that in the past 1½ years have become part of much larger groups, including the nation’s largest automotive retailer, Florida-based AutoNation. The Faricy Boys, owned by brothers Ben and Paul Faricy, operates a Chrysler and Jeep franchise…
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Colorado Springs airfares at lowest levels in 25 years
Local business leaders and city officials call it the Southwest effect — and for good reason. After Southwest Airlines brought service to the Colorado Springs Airport nearly two years ago, local air fares plunged to a 25-year low, according to recent federal transportation data. What’s more, the gap between air fares for passengers who fly…