Tag: retail
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Construction to begin this summer on second phase of apartment, retail complex at Weidner Field
Weidner Apartment Homes is preparing to break ground this summer on the second phase of its Experience at Epicenter apartment and retail complex adjacent to Weidner Field in downtown Colorado Springs. The seven-story, 410-unit mixed-use building will be built on roughly 4.5 acres at 650 S. Sierra Madre St., at the northwest corner of the…
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Manitou Springs Penny Arcade owner acquires beloved longtime convenience store
Tubby’s Turnaround, a legacy Manitou Springs corner store beloved by generations of residents and visitors, is under new ownership. The Manitou Springs Penny Arcade has purchased Tubby’s, the downtown businesses announced last week in a joint news release with the nonprofit Catalyst Fund for Manitou. The store, on the west end of the town’s main…
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Colorado Gov. Polis faces intense lobbying blitz from DC-based groups over credit card ‘swipe-fee’ bill
Colorado’s long‑running fight over credit‑card swipe fees entered its final round Tuesday, when lawmakers sent a proposal to Gov. Jared Polis and rival industry coalitions immediately launched competing campaigns to sway his decision. The clash pits groups urging Polis to sign the bill — restaurants, hotels, breweries, liquor stores, small businesses, and big‑box retailers —…
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Colorado Springs area retail market remains strong though challenged amid inflation, global conflict
The retail market in the greater Colorado Springs area remains strong though challenged, with residents being choosier about where and how they spend amid rising retail costs driven by inflation, tariffs and global conflict, local industry experts said. Even as the cost of doing business has increased, retail vacancies have fallen across Colorado Springs, new…
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New metaphysical shop opens on Colorado Springs’ west side
The vibes are good. Tranquil music fills the air inside the city’s newest metaphysical shop. After 37 years as a pawn shop in Old Colorado City, the three new co-owners of The Enchanted Fox have cleansed the space’s energy, painted the walls a soothing oceanic color and refinished the stone floor. “When all three of…
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New owners promise to preserve, extend Poor Richard’s legacy in downtown Colorado Springs
Poor Richard’s has turned the page on its next chapter. After 51 years in business, owner and founder Richard Skorman and his wife and business partner Patricia Seator on Wednesday officially turned over ownership of the downtown Colorado Springs establishment to its next stewards, couple Joe Cole and Sarah Gibeau-Cole. “We really love the business…
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Colorado Democrats want large corporations to pay fee if employees are on Medicaid
Democrats are seeking to require Colorado’s largest corporations to pay thousands of dollars for each employee that relies on the Medicaid program for health insurance. They don’t have to pay the fee if they can demonstrate offering an “affordable health coverage” to workers, defined as the minimum required by federal law. It’s the latest effort…
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Barnes & Noble opening third store next week in Colorado Springs; ‘Fourth Wing’ author to attend
American book giant Barnes & Noble is opening its third store in Colorado Springs. The New York City-based retailer officially opens at 9 a.m. March 4 at 3173 Cinema Point, inside the bustling First & Main shopping center on the city’s east side, the company announced Wednesday. It is located next to Ulta and Dick’s…
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Proposed Union Printers Home makeover clears key step toward urban renewal designation
Developers who proposed the momentous overhaul of Colorado Springs’ historic Union Printers Home cleared a key step toward earning urban renewal designation for the property on Wednesday. At its regular monthly meeting, the city’s Urban Renewal Authority accepted a conditions study of the roughly 26-acre property, conducted last April, that determined it is blighted. Wednesday’s…
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Prominent Colorado Springs businessman, former CU Regent Jerry Rutledge has died
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jerry Rutledge, a prominent Colorado Springs businessman and a former member of the University of Colorado Board of Regents, died Jan. 9 after complications from surgery. He was 80. “Jerry was an extraordinary person and he led an extraordinary life. There aren’t very many people…