Tag: salt lake city
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Raquel Pennington to defend her bantamweight title against Julianna Peña
When Raquel Pennington won the UFC women’s bantamweight title in January, she briefly felt the pressure of everyone wanting a piece of the champ. As the Harrison alum ventures further into motherhood, though, Pennington recognizes her career is temporary. The family she’s created outside of UFC remains the focal point. “As an athlete, sometimes we…
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Raquel Pennington drops title to Julianna Peña after split-decision loss at UFC 307
SALT LAKE CITY – Raquel Pennington was visibly flustered Saturday after Bruce Buffer announced the winner of the UFC 307 bantamweight title fight. For the first time since 2020, Pennington didn’t hear her name called following a bout. Judges awarded Julianna Peña a 48-47 split-decision victory over Pennington in their five-round bantamweight title match at…
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Colorado Springs native Raquel Pennington set to defend bantamweight title against Julianna Peña at UFC 307
Raquel Pennington hopes to remain on a heater when she defends her championship title in seven weeks. Dana White, UFC CEO, announced Friday on X, the app formerly known as Twitter, the card for UFC 307 and said Pennington will defend her women’s bantamweight title against Julianna Peña on Oct. 5 in Salt Lake City.…
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Colorado Springs-based Cherwell Software to be sold to Utah company
Colorado Springs-based Cherwell Software will be acquired by Salt Lake City information technology security company Ivanti in a deal backed by two private equity investment firms, Ivanti announced Tuesday. Affiliates of Clearlake Capital Group and TA Associates are financing the deal; terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Cherwell CEO Sam Gilliland said the deal…
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Colorado Springs Movers & Shakers
Lindsay Schultz of Colorado Springs has been promoted to CEO of MRC Recruiting, an executive search firm specializing in precious metals mining and the resource sector, that is headquartered in Denver and Albuquerque, N.M. She has been with the company for 15 years and was vice president. She has a bachelor’s degree in human resources…
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Private equity group makes investment in Colorado Springs dental chain
A fast-growing, Colorado Springs-based dental practice group expects that growth to accelerate even more thanks to a major investment by a Los Angeles-based private equity investment firm. Varsity Healthcare Partners declined to say how much it invested in Peak Dental Services, but Varsity says on its website that it makes investments of $10 million to…
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Frontier suspending seasonal flights from Colorado Springs earlier this year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Frontier Airlines will suspend seasonal flights to eight cities from Colorado Springs by the end of September, two months earlier than last year, according to schedules posted on the Denver-based low-fare carrier’s website. The airline will temporarily halt nonstop flights to Seattle Aug. 9; San…