Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from April 2005

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from April 2005

Manufacturing task force, UCCS spawn new product ideas.
April 1, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman To remain competitive globally and business-viable domestically, companies throughout the United States are turning to research and development -- the stimulation of intellectual property capabilities. ...

Soft skills make the difference in the workplace.
April 1, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline Knowing how to get the job done isn't enough anymore. How an employee interacts with his or her coworkers is just as important to employers. Ninety-six percent of executives rated communication and...

Colorado Springs jewelry store acquires laser technology.
April 1, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline All that matters at All that Glitters is design - creating one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces that reflect nature's casting of the gems. To further enhance artistic possibilities at the 25-year-old Old Colorado...

Author of 'Joy at Work' in Colorado Springs on April 8.
April 1, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Former President Bill Clinton referred to Dennis Bakke's book, "Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job," as an "inspiring book that challenges us to rethink the purpose of business in society."...

Colorado does not require personal finance education in public schools.
April 1, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline There is no guarantee that Colorado public schoolchildren will ever learn the basics of saving, managing credit card spending or investing in the stock market. Colorado is one of 12 states that do not require...

Colorado Springs journalist receives prestigious award.
April 1, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline It's not every day that a reporter is honored with a national award. Katie Moore of KOAA Channels 5/30 was one of three reporters to receive a USC Annenberg Walter Cronkite Award for Individual Achievement in...

Colorado Springs Medical Briefs: April 1, 2005.
April 1, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefit management company, is opening a 500-employee patient care contact center in Pueblo. Final agreements with the state and the Pueblo Economic Development Corp. were wrapping up...

Denver children learn financial basics at Young Americans center.
April 1, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline Children are never too young to learn about money, and in Denver, teaching kids about money and the economics of personal responsibility is taken to a whole other level. At the Young Americans Center for...

Commentary: Editorial: University of CO. at Colorado Springs senior finds value in math education.
April 1, 2005... Byline: Jennifer Knight Many people live accidental lives. They are average people, people who tread water instead of diving in. People who handle adversity with either incessant complaining or a quiet sort of dignity. This isn't their...

Unemployment continues to drop in Colorado.
April 8, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline The state of employment in Colorado is in a good spot compared to many other states. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Colorado, as of February, was 4.9 percent, according to data released by the U.S....

Can the U.S. digest a consumption tax?
April 8, 2005... Byline: Ken Schachter (This article originally ran in the Long Island Business Review, another Dolan Media publication). Amid a push for tax reform by President Bush, with the qualified blessing of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan,...

Downtown Colorado Springs reworks the old to fit in with the new.
April 8, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline Downtown areas around the country are gearing up for the 21st century. While working to keep old buildings and historic landmarks intact, the electrical systems for each structure must be updated to accommodate...

Commercial e-mail system to increase Realtor communication opportunities in Colorado.
April 8, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline By logging on to www.rcacolorado.com, commercial Realtors throughout Colorado can broadcast land and space requests and feature available properties at no cost. The Realtors Commercial Alliance of the Colorado...

Bill Hoffmann takes care of Colorado's groundwork.
April 8, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline What's going on beneath a building is just as important as what's happening within it. Bill Hoffmann, vice president and Colorado Springs branch manager of CTL Thompson, has devoted 29 years to studying the soil...

Colorado native sees technology changing food service.
April 8, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline Name: Roger Boyles * Organization: United Restaurant Supply Inc. * Position: President * Hometown: Colorado Springs * How long have you lived in Colorado Springs: My family moved to Colorado...

Would a national sales tax doom the economy?
April 8, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman A 2000 study by PricewaterhouseCoopers sponsored by the NRF predicted that imposition of a national sales tax would depress the economy for three years (trimming the gross domestic product by $180 billion); depress...

CO. Springs Real Estate: April 8, 2005: Apartment vacancies are on the rise.
April 8, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline The apartment vacancy rate in Colorado Springs stands at 13.4 percent, according to data from Doug Carter LLC. Apartment complexes near Fort Carson have the highest vacancy averages. During the fourth quarter of...

Colorado Springs Briefs: April 8, 2005: Book drive in the Springs to support troops.
April 8, 2005... Byline: Staff Report Jackson Hewitt sponsoring book drive for troops Jackson Hewitt offices are showing their support for the military by launching a nationwide book drive. New and used book donations will be accepted through April...

Upcoming lecture series on the economics of sports to take place in the Springs.
April 8, 2005... Byline: Staff Report Baseball, basketball, and soccer fans can get a new look at their favorite sports during an upcoming lecture series at Colorado College. "Sports have become a big business in the USA," said Aju Fenn, CC economics...

Boys & Girls Club's Third Annual PeakCO All-Star Challenge coming to the Springs.
April 8, 2005... Byline: Mike Boyd "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." - Henry Ford If you're looking for a unique and fun way to develop teamwork and hone your team building...

Commentary: Adaptable UC at Colorado Springs senior to tackle education.
April 8, 2005... Byline: Jennifer Knight Public education critics will be relieved that the system will be in very caring, capable hands. Candice Brandon approaches obstacles much like one of the math problems she loves to solve-from the inside out....

Colo. Springs People on the Move: April 11, 2005.
April 8, 2005... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff Josephus Le Roux has joined BiggsKofford as an associate. He has experience in auditing as well as credit unions. Kevin Reddy has been hired as president and COO of Noodles & Co. He has...

Gas prices fueling surge in alternative vehicle market.
April 15, 2005... Byline: Chris Price Colorado College President Dick Celeste drives a hybrid vehicle not only to save money at the gas pump, but to promote environmental sustainability. "While we talk about sustainability, our lifestyle choices...

Acquisition of King's Deer to bring changes to Monument area.
April 15, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline King's Deer Golf Course and Woodmoor Pines Golf and Country Club are now operating under the same golf umbrella. Woodmoor Pines took over the day-to-day operations of King's Deer a little more than a month ago...

Getting around in Colorado Springs.
April 15, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline Getting from Point A to Point B in Colorado Springs isn't the easiest of tasks, and don't even think about doing it quickly. Colorado Springs ranks third in sprawl in the Rocky Mountain Region, according to...

Nerves of steel required for job interviews.
April 15, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline The day of a job interview is often as nerve-wracking for the interviewer as it is for the candidate, and determining whether an applicant is a good fit isn't always easy. For a successful interview to occur,...

Lofty goals for Janelle Walston, the loft lady.
April 15, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline With a passion for architecture, design and history, Janelle Walston, broker/owner of the Walston Group Real Estate Inc. has found her niche. Walston is known as "the loft lady" in Colorado Springs, thanks to...

Colorado Springs Medical Briefs: April15, 2005.
April 15, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman According to a news release by Peak Vista Community Health Centers, El Paso County is about "40 physicians short of what is needed for a community this size." Even though area physicians are "stretched to...

Colorado Springs Briefs: April 15, 2005.
April 15, 2005... Byline: Staff Report Ent Federal hosting several seminars this month Ent Federal Credit Union is hosting the following seminars in April at 4545 Galley Road. There is no charge to attend any of the programs. * Protecting Your...

A sad time for Colorado Springs Youth Challenge.
April 15, 2005... Byline: Lon Matejczyk I got a call earlier this week with some disappointing news. The board of the Springs Youth Challenge has decided that finding funding for the program is too big a mountain to climb; thus, they are ceasing operations....

Unlimited possibilities exist for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs computer science senior.
April 15, 2005... Byline: Jennifer Knight The world is wide open for Nicole Opferman. The sharp, funny computer science senior at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs picked her major because of the hundreds-even thousands-of career possibilities....

Colorado Springs economic development group creates business retention program to aid employers.
April 22, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline In order to attract business, a city must be in tune with the concerns of the companies it is trying to draw in. To better understand those concerns The Economic Vitality Group, formed in 2003, has created the...

Summer tourism outlook good for Pikes Peak region.
April 22, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline Summer is right around the corner and tens of thousands of visitors will soon journey to Colorado Springs and its many tourist destinations. Travel expenditures in the local area in 2004 exceeded $1 billion...

Nanotechnology presents challenges, opportunities.
April 22, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman As nanotechnology transitions from the stage of concept to reality, challenges beyond dealing with micro-miniaturization face those at the forefront of this burgeoning science. Three factors that weigh heavily...

Director for American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition says American jobs are threatened.
April 22, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman At the top of the list on the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational strongholds are sales clerks, fast food workers and nursing home attendants - jobs that traditionally don't support mortgage payments. Long...

Chairman of Rocky Mountain Technology Corridor envisions a new Silicon Valley.
April 22, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman If Michael Semmens, the chairman of the Rocky Mountain Technology Alliance, is granted his wish, Technology Corridor will become a household name similar to Silicon Valley. Semmens envisions this corridor along...

After 23 years, Colorado Springs entrepreneur still enjoys the apartment market.
April 22, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline Doug Carter's interest in real estate came at an early age. While growing up, Carter recognized that he was good with numbers and considered going into a field very different from real estate. "I was really good...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: April 22, 2005.
April 22, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline Colorado Association of Realtors is working for a good cause. From now until May 27, folks across Colorado will have an opportunity to win a luxury vacation while helping those less fortunate. On March 2,...

University of Colorado-Colorado Springs senior wants to make a career out of helping others.
April 22, 2005... Byline: Jennifer Knight Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said that an individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. That must mean that...

Larger banks heading back to SBA market.
April 29, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer When Charles Zerbe wanted to expand his jewelry business seven years ago, he made the rounds of big banks in Colorado Springs looking for help. He didn't find it. Zerbe ended up canvassing the city's...

Colorado Springs dentist Tom Hughes is all about smiles.
April 29, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Monument dentist Tom Hughes has created winning smiles for celebs like Tom Selleck and Kim Delaney, but his patients are decidedly less famous these days. Thanks to new techniques and dropping prices, cosmetic...

S.D.-based Omni Medical Holdings to relocate its corporate headquarters to the Springs.
April 29, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman South Dakota-based Omni Medical Holdings plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Colorado Springs in a move that will initially add about a half dozen executive jobs, including a chief financial officer,...

Colorado sees modest job, tax growth after flat start.
April 29, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline Colorado added 14,000 non-farm jobs in February, boosting the state's employment gains since March 2004 to almost 55,000. Companies in information technology, engineering, architecture and the sales and sales...

Wooten Properties plans mixed-use for vacated Ampex site in East Colorado Springs.
April 29, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline Wooten Properties plans to redevelop the 235,000-square-foot Ampex facility in East Colorado Springs into a multi-use campus for high-tech and defense tenants and add three single-story office buildings at the...

Jay Gupta lives the American dream in Colorado Springs.
April 29, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Cline There is more to business than money. For Jay Gupta, there's a lot more. Gupta, managing broker for Gloriod & Associates Real Estate, has developed his real estate career based on principles of honesty, hard...

CO Commission on Family Medicine encourages employees to use family care medicine.
April 29, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The Colorado Commission on Family Medicine wants human resource directors to encourage employees to use family medicine as a way to combat rising health care costs. Dr. Joel Dickerman, medical director of the...

Unethical practices cause for concern among U.S. physicians.
April 29, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Almost 80 percent of U.S. physicians are concerned that colleagues duck treating uninsured patients or over-treat others for financial gain. The doctors also are concerned about the growing influence of...

El Paso County makes toxic polluter list.
April 29, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman El Paso County has been cited as one of 15 Rocky Mountain regions spilling higher-than-average levels of toxic pollution into the water, land and air. The finding is contained in a just-released report on...

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs senior applies small-town values to global problems.
April 29, 2005... Byline: Jennifer Knight Paige Ferguson is a small-town girl out to explore the world. The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs senior, a farm girl from Holyoke, Colo., has one year of school left. She decided to make her Spanish...

Marc Holtzman's three-prong plan for the economy in Colorado.
April 29, 2005... Byline: Mike Boyd What do you get when you mix a former investment banker, a former state cabinet-level secretary and the president of the oldest independent institution of higher education in the Rocky Mountain region? Marc Holtzman is...

Employment checks not focusing on low-level staff.
April 29, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer Employees' skeletons in the closet may be easier to spot these days, but some employers are choosing not to look. Employment experts note a sharp increase in businesses performing background checks on job...