Tag: geography of colorado
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Century-old Berwick Electric of Colorado Springs being sold to out-of-state company
A 100-year-old Colorado Springs electrical contractor, Berwick Electric, will be merged into St. Louis-based Guarantee Electrical on June 1, Guarantee announced. Terms of the transaction were not announced by Guarantee, which is owned by its employees and generates annual revenue of about $200 million. Berwick will operate as an “independent business unit” of Guarantee, operating…
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Colorado Springs hotel occupancy increases for first time in 16 months
Colorado Springs hotels sold more rooms than a year earlier last month for the first time in 16 months, but only because the COVID-19 pandemic had already triggered many convention cancellations in March 2020. The 53.9% occupancy rate in March was the highest since October and up from 38.8% in March 2020, the first year-over-year…
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Teller County trash hauler expanding into Colorado Springs
Owners of trash companies in Teller and Chaffee counties say they plan to expand into the Colorado Springs market Monday to challenge three waste disposal giants that dominate the local industry. Father-and-son team Jay and Jayson Baker, and Dominic Haight, general manager and Jay Baker’s son-in-law, formed Infinite Disposal (infinitedisposal.com) this month to begin offering residential…
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Colorado to host Texas A&M in football at Empower Field in 2021
The SEC is coming to Denver. On Sept. 11, Colorado will host Texas A&M at Empower Field at Mile High in its second game of the 2021 season. This will be the first game in Empower Field’s history to host a Southeastern Conference team, having hosted 17 Division I college football games. “We are very…
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Colorado Springs Movers & Shakers
Joan Shields, Dave Miller, Michael Budler, Doug Palmer, Elizabeth Hoffner and Dakota “Cody” Hurst have been promoted to new roles by El Pomar Foundation of Colorado Springs. Shields was promoted from vice president to senior vice president of leadership and director of the foundation’s fellowship program. Miller was promoted from associate vice president to vice…
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Colorado Springs Movers & Shakers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Joan Shields, Dave Miller, Michael Budler, Doug Palmer, Elizabeth Hoffner and Dakota “Cody” Hurst have been promoted to new roles by El Pomar Foundation of Colorado Springs. Shields was promoted from vice president to senior…
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Pikes Peak region mourns several notable deaths in 2019
A rugged cowboy who also was known as the Marlboro Man, a revered Tuskegee Airman and fighter pilot, the co-founder of a signature tourist attraction and a longtime policeman who climbed through the ranks to become chief of police were among prominent residents of the Pikes Peak region who died in 2019. They include: Phillip…
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Colorado Springs lands Austrian aircraft interior manufacturer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save F/List, an Austrian manufacturer of high-end aircraft interiors, will open a manufacturing plant in southern Colorado Springs by November that will be its U.S. headquarters, the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC said Thursday. The 10,500-square-foot plant initially will employ 20 people and grow to 75…
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Colorado Springs sales taxes in June post biggest increase in 12 months
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs consumers spent in May at the fastest rate in a year, fueled by the category that includes online retail giant Amazon, the latest sales tax report from the city’s Finance Department shows. Sales tax collections for June, based on transactions in May, rose…
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Colorado Springs new vehicle market slows for third consecutive month
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County’s new car and truck market slowed in June for a third consecutive month and the fourth time in the past five months, according to a report from the county Clerk and Recorder’s Office. The 1,967 new vehicles registered last month represented a…