Author: Wayne Heilman
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Sell, close, merge: Colorado Springs businesses seek an out amid tough times
Kenny Skinner was working extra hours in the crane business he shared with his brother, Mike, because they couldn’t find workers, which prompted Skinner to sell the company and a concrete pumping firm he owned. “I was old, and I couldn’t find help. Nobody wants to work. The new owner is having the same trouble,”…
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Empty Stocking Fund: Catholic Charities of Central Colorado provides multiple services
ESF Logo (copy) Surging rents in the Colorado Springs area and soaring inflation have brought added urgency to the primary mission of Catholic Charities of Central Colorado — offering services designed to prevent local families from falling into homelessness. The area’s average apartment rent has jumped more than $300 a month during the past three…
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Bank of America off and running in Colorado Springs, attracting nearly $145M in deposits in 8 months
Bank of America has made a big splash since entering the Colorado Springs market, attracting nearly $145 million in deposits in eight months — the fastest start ever by any financial institution expanding into the area, according to a report. The Charlotte, N.C.-based financial giant opened its first area branch off Powers Boulevard a year ago…
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State legislative races in the Colorado Springs area: Roundup
Rep. Tony Exum, D-Colorado Springs was leading Sen. Dennis Hisey, R-Colorado Springs, in the race for a state senate seat in southeast Colorado Springs that is expected to play a pivotal role in which party controls the upper chamber. In three local house races, Rep. Marc Snyder, D-Manitou Springs; community activist Stephanie Vigil and Harrison…
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Empty Stocking Fund: Care and Share
ESF Logo Already one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the Colorado Springs area, Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado is laying the groundwork to grow even larger. The surplus food provider will distribute 21 million pounds of food – enough to make 16 million meals – this year to nearly 300 partner…
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Empty Stocking Fund: Mercy’s Gate
ESF Logo Mercy’s Gate works to keep the working poor in Colorado Springs from becoming homeless, but that task has become much more difficult in the past few years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, two of the four local agencies that provided similar services to financially struggling individuals and families shut down, and surging inflation in…
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Empty Stocking Fund: Lutheran Family Services
ESF logo A record number of refugees and asylum seekers found new homes this year in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah, including about 700 in the Colorado Springs area, with the help of Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains. More than 2,500 people from 44 nations were resettled by the agency’s Denver office, up more than…
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Controversy over proposed roundabout at El Paso, Douglas county line
Colorado transportation officials are studying whether to replace a temporary traffic signal at Colorado 83 and County Line-Palmer Divide roads with a roundabout, but construction of the project is likely still a long way off. The Colorado Department of Transportation hasn’t secured funding for the roundabout, which officials estimate would cost up to $6 million…
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Neighbors divided on proposed roundabout at Colorado 83 and Palmer Divide/County Line roads
Colorado transportation officials are studying whether to replace a temporary traffic signal at Colorado Highway 83 and County Line-Palmer Divide roads with a roundabout, but construction of the project is likely still a long way off. The Colorado Department of Transportation hasn’t secured funding for the roundabout, which officials estimate would cost up to $6…
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Colorado Springs workers getting free education through company programs
Trinity Bastin, Elena Bautista Rios and Janet Reyes all work at Amazon’s fulfillment center near the Colorado Springs Airport. When they’re not at work, they are likely in class or taking online courses at Pikes Peak State College on the company’s tab. Bastin wants to get a degree in computer science, Bautista Rios hopes to…