Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles

Recent articles from Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO)

Despite downturn, El Paso County raking in use tax revenue.
July 7, 2009... Byline: Becky Hurley Despite a 34 percent year-to-year reduction in the construction of new single family homes and a 49 percent reduction in commercial construction, the amount of money El Paso County has collected from use taxes on building materials has more than doubled. That's...

State program an aid to long-term care planning in Colorado.
July 7, 2009... Byline: Rob Larimer The State of Colorado has launched a program called Own Your Future that seeks to help Coloradoans with long-term care. The program is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Colorado's Medicaid program, the Divsion of Insurance,...

Commentary: We should rejoice in our mediocrity!
July 7, 2009... Byline: John Hazlehurst We don't much like it when nothingburger towns like Albuquerque, Des Moines, and Omaha are held up to us as shining examples of eco-devo marketing savvy, as urban paragons that are doing everything right, and attracting swarms of those...

Peak Vista Community Health Centers in Colorado Springs receives third helping of stimulus money.
July 6, 2009... Byline: Amy Gillentine Peak Vista Community Health Centers has received an additional $1.8 million from the capital investment program from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The health center has also recieved two other grants from the stimulus package: one for $776,173 to...

Colorado Springs mulls charging landlords $1-per-unit fee.
July 6, 2009... Byline: Amy Gillentine Colorado Springs' code enforcement department is proposing to charge all rental property owners $1 per housing unit to pay for a registration program that will track property ownership. The department will gather public comment during two meetings scheduled for...