Author: Wayne Heilman Special to the Gazette
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Smaller, faster and more flexible — Astranis talks the future of satellites
The era of huge, expensive satellites custom-built for a single purpose is over, surpassed by a number of smaller, less expensive, maneuverable spacecraft that aren’t such an easy target for U.S. adversaries. That was the message from a small San Francisco-based startup satellite provider that has launched five satellites (one is no longer operating) in…
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Colorado Springs Airport passenger numbers soar to 13-year high
With a continued boost from Southwest Airlines, travel bounced backed in a big way in June at the Colorado Springs Airport, pushing passenger numbers to a 13-year high of nearly 100,000. The 99,478 passengers boarding outbound flights were the most since 100,514 passengers left the airport in July 2008 and 9½ times the number boarding flights…
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Colorado sports betting handle falls to 8-month low in June
Sports wagering in Colorado last month fell to an eight-month low as the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche were eliminated from the playoffs early in the month, the Colorado Division of Gaming reported Tuesday. The $229.8 million wagered in June was the lowest since bets totaled $210.7 million in October. Last month’s total is six…
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SEC sues Colorado Springs investment firms, partners for fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission is suing two Colorado Springs investment firms and three partners in those firms, accusing them of fraud and aiding and abetting fraud in a series of related transactions. The suit alleges that SkiHawk Capital Partners, The Convergence Group, Clement Borkowski, Sean Hawkins and Joseph Schiff failed to tell investors in…
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Colorado Springs Movers & Shakers
Reza Zaheri has been appointed chief information security officer for Colorado Springs-based software company Quantum Metric. He was the founder of 1:M Cyber Security, a Los Angeles security training company. He also had been director of digital forensics, incident response and security awareness for DirecTV/AT&T, a security engineer for the Los Angeles law firm Sheppard…
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Forbes ranks Ent as best credit union in Colorado
Colorado Springs-based Ent Credit Union has been ranked as Colorado’s top credit union for a fourth consecutive year in an annual ranking by Forbes magazine. The magazine ranked San Antonio-based Security Service Federal Credit Union as Colorado’s second-best credit union. The rankings are based on customer surveys through market research firm Statista. Ent, which has…
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Colorado Springs hotel occupancy America’s 3rd highest amid huge comeback
The Colorado Springs area hotel industry roared back to health in June with the nation’s third-highest occupancy rate, according to a report from hotel research firm STR. The 84.4% occupancy rate ranked behind only the Florida Keys and Tennessee’s Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area among the 165 U.S. cities tracked by STR and was well ahead of…
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Multiple gunshots investigated near Colorado Springs restaurant
One person was injured and taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries in a suspected shooting early Sunday in the 2100 block of Academy Place. Colorado Springs police in the area reported hearing multiple gunshots from a nearby business. Gazette news partner KKTV reports the business as the Havana Grill restaurant. While the vehicles…
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Rollover accident on I-25 snarls traffic for miles near Colorado Springs
A rollover accident involving a pickup truck towing two trailers seriously injured a Pueblo man and snarled traffic on Interstate 25 for hours Sunday afternoon, the Colorado State Patrol said. The driver of a Ford F-350 pickup truck pulling two trailers lost control and rolled the vehicle and trailers just after 2 p.m. on in…