Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from April 2004

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from April 2004

Former CEO believes Colo. Springs' future is dependent on its ability to address new technology.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman When the average, non-engineer-type person thinks about high technology, most likely what first comes to mind are computers, software products and cell phones. However, the meaning of high technology in the 21st...

Downtown Colorado Springs loses one of its most recognizable retailers.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle When the Chinook Bookshop closes on June 15, downtown Colorado Springs will be losing one of its most recognizable retailers. What effect the closing will have on the downtown business climate is uncertain. "We have...

Hybrid automobiles hitting the mainstream.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Contrary to popular belief, they're not painfully slow nor do they need to be plugged in. Those are only two of the reasons that explain why hybrid vehicles are rapidly gaining popularity across the nation,...

Certified laser specialist in Colorado Springs applies technology to the skin.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley Beauty may be skin deep, but technology allows practitioners to go far beneath the skin's surface to regenerate tissue and diminish the signs of aging. Noreen Koch, owner of Executive Skin and Laser, could have...

Howard sees Phantom Canyon as cornerstone of downtown Colorado Springs.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Thirty-two-year-old Greg Howard began his career in food service while he was still in high school in New York. He worked as a private party caterer at a residence, where he cooked and served for entertainment functions....

Independent pairs with Sunday Denver Post for home delivery.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle The Colorado Springs Independent and the Denver Newspaper Agency have entered into a distribution agreement that allows subscribers to receive home delivery of the weekly alternative newspaper and the Sunday edition of...

Author Rick Griggs offers advice on team building in his newest book.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Mike Boyd In all likelihood, the first name that comes to your mind when thinking about teamwork probably isn't Napoleon Bonaparte. But after spending an hour or so last week listening to Rick Griggs talk about team building, I...

Colorado Springs Events: April 2, 2004.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Amanda Mountain The Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration (KCIC) of Colorado Springs held their 15th annual Kick-off to the Arts reception March 3 on the Pikes Peak Center stage. The evening not only allowed Imagination...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: April 2, 2004.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley Spring break drew a number of the city's deal-makers and business owners to warmer climates or mountain getaways. So, they wanted to hit the ground running this week. With the DALSA announcement of 25 immediate tech...

Easter spending on the rise nationally, locally.
April 9, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Easter is just around the corner, and consumers are ready to spend more than last year, according to a March survey from the National Retail Federation and sales at local stores. Candy, gift and apparel store owners in...

Merchants look forward to Antlers hotel renovation.
April 9, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Downtown merchants and business owners are excited that the Antlers Adam's Mark is undergoing renovation. Stores, restaurants and event venues foresee an increased business as a result of the changes, which should be...

Owning a small business is survival of the fittest.
April 9, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The small-business owner is usually the first to settle in a sparsely populated area - some services are needed no matter how transitional the setting. As more people flock to the area, more businesses follow,...

Gourmet grocer cultivates market with savory products.
April 9, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley It's impossible to stroll through the Sebastiani family's Par Avion stores without giving in to temptation. Shoppers may decide to pass on the gruyere cheese crackers in favor of a pound of asiago cheese - or may...

26-year-old moves up nonprofit ranks quickly.
April 9, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Eli Wasoba is only 26, but he has already learned the ins and outs of the nonprofit sector. The 2000 graduate of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, who majored in communications, said he has spent his days...

Homebuilder liability insurance rates soar.
April 9, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Residential builders in the Pikes Peak region say construction defect lawsuits, especially those being brought in California, are to blame for the fast-rising costs of liability insurance. Chris White is a...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs April 9, 2004.
April 9, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley For those who followed story on the Housing and Building Association of Colorado Springs' HBA Cares project from last summer, you'll be interested to know that the community home recently sold, generating $70,000 for...

Colorado Springs mayor hopes Southwest Airlines will offer service to city.
April 16, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley In remarks at an April 8 Southern Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association luncheon Mayor Lionel Rivera touched on the recently-signed water agreement with Pueblo, new financial programs designed to increase access to...

Pikes Peak's pro business culture leads to assessment of groups' focuses.
April 16, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley Members of the business community, like most Pikes Peak region residents, have their wish lists. Retailers, medical administrators, developers and commuters want an east/west thoroughfare that provides direct...

First Community Bank celebrates in atypical style.
April 16, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Suits and ties, dresses and blouses, and wingtips and heels were replaced with flashy shirts, grass skirts and casual coolness as the stereotypical-banker image was shattered for one day last week when First Community...

60-year-old Colorado Springs restaurant celebrates its niche.
April 16, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley OK, so Velveeta isn't officially a part of the Atkins diet. The customers at a Conway's Red Top family restaurant really don't care. After all, it's the lure of curly fries, the famous half or whole hamburger or...

Colorado Springs lawyer starts own firm with longtime partner.
April 16, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Attorney Rob Keyser works under the team approach when developing relationships with trust officers, certified public accounts, financial advisors and life insurance underwriters. The 35-year-old lawyer specializes in...

Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado changes complaint system to benefit patrons.
April 16, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle The Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado has modified its complaint handling procedures to comply with those of the Council of Better Business Bureaus. The changes are designed to make the complaint reporting...

Colorado's holistic practitioners losing ground with tort system.
April 16, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Colorado's switch from no-fault automobile insurance to a tort system last summer has some holistic health care practitioners running for the hills - or out of the hills. Some chiropractors have left Colorado, and...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: April 16, 2004.
April 16, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley Returning Marine back in business Admitting that his company "already has more than we can handle right now", Sam Cameron of CameronButcher says he is pleased to have Brendan Peirce back from deployment to Iraq and...

Colorado Springs No. 20 among wireless cities.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Colorado Springs is No. 20 among U.S. wireless cities, according to Intel's second annual "Most Unwired Cities" survey. Colorado College held the No. 11 ranking in Intel's "Most Unwired College Campus" survey. ...

Smart designs keep healing process in mind.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman In a February survey of 200 senior health care executives nationwide, 69 percent of the executives polled reported that their institution would most likely take on a major expansion project within the next three...

Homeland security awards Colorado nearly $36 million.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Staff Report The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded Colorado more than $36.9 million from the State Homeland Security Grant Program for training, equipment, exercises and planning to help first responders better...

Bakery's revenues fed by national, international market.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley Eastern Europe is crazy about them. USACycling teams depend on them. Birds, dogs and horses can now nibble on a special animal version. Even the baker who creates and manufactures his company's energy and protein...

Entrepreneur starts own audio, recording studio.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Thirty-year-old Dave Hoffmann started his radio career at 15. He toured a radio station as a Cub Scout when he was 8, and saw the afternoon deejay having fun. His heart was set on doing the same. Hoffmann called Top...

Health care construction stretches throughout Colorado Springs.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Construction in the health care industry is booming throughout Colorado, and local construction companies, contractors and commercial real estate brokers are reaping the benefits. Those who work in the construction...

Ace Hardware to expand local distribution center.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Ace Hardware Corp. is expanding its existing 500,000-square-foot retail distribution center at 5520 Astrozon Blvd. by nearly 50 percent in response to growing sales and an increasing number stores in the western region....

Colorado Springs-based hospice a state and national model.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Medicine is about healing, but not everyone gets well. That's where the medical specialty that addresses the needs of the terminally ill comes into play. The American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine...

Since homeowners and homebuilders have become increasingly interested in sustainable construction, there's good news on the horizon.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley Since homeowners and homebuilders have become increasingly interested in sustainable construction, there's good news on the horizon. A green building material, primarily used in commercial construction, has found a...

Monument Marketplace attracts big box stores.
April 30, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley "If you build it, they will come," Iowa farmer, Ray Kinsella was promised in the movie, "Field of Dreams." Like Kinsella, Rick Blevins of Vision Development decided to build a 650,000-square-foot retail center in...

Assisted suicide debate rages on.
April 30, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman On April 13, 1999, a Michigan jury convicted retired pathologist Dr. Jack Kevorkian of second-degree murder in the death of Thomas Youk, who suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease. Kevorkian was sentenced to 10 to 25...

I-25 widening may uproot businesses.
April 30, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle The Colorado Department of Transportation is in the final stages of completing an environmental assessment of a proposal to widen Interstate 25. If approved, the improvements to the roadway could eventually cost $500...

Artist starts Colorado Springs advertising agency.
April 30, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Thirty-six-year-old Tim Davis had experience as a graphic artist and art director in Michigan before he moved his family to Colorado Springs in 1999. He received a bachelor's degree in fine arts from the Center for...

Overall spending increases with tax decreases.
April 30, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Luxury consumers cut back, albeit slightly, on their spending during the first quarter of 2004, according to a report from Unity Marketing, a consulting firm that specializes in the spending practices of wealthy...

Cinco de Mayo hits the Springs.
April 30, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Next week, thousands of Colorado Springs residents will celebrate Mexico's defeat of the French army at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, including El Cinco de Mayo Inc., which is sponsoring its 21st annual Cinco de...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs April 30, 2004.
April 30, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley At the April 21 RCIS meeting at the Windchime Center, hosted by Mike Heritage of the London Group, NAI Highland Commercial broker Gary Bradley urged a swift call to action. At issue: two unidentified groups have...