Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from December 2003

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from December 2003

Colo. Springs Utilities Board passes improved $1B budget.
December 5, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle City council members, serving as the Colorado Springs Utilities Board, recently passed an improved $1 billion budget. Based on input from concerned taxpayers, the budget includes modifications that double CSU's energy...

How high-income families qualify for financial aid.
December 5, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Even the affluent can get a break in their kid's college education. And Chance Carson shows them how. Carson, an associate with Intervest International Inc., is one of three registered investment advisors in...

Umbrella homebuilding firm combines best of two worlds.
December 5, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley When two local builders decided recently to join forces, some might have said it would never work. Instead, says S&S Homes' chief financial officer, Kelley Barcus, "It has really been a smooth, uneventful transition."...

Job seekers vulnerable to fee-based search companies.
December 5, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Brian Larsen is 45 years old and graduating in December with a degree in business administration from the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. His goal is to secure a middle-management position with a large...

Goodwill opens store on Powers Blvd. tomorrow.
December 5, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Goodwill Industries of Colorado Springs will open its newest store off Powers Boulevard tomorrow. Located at 2655 Waynoka Place near the Powers Boulevard and Constitution Avenue intersection, it will be the first...

Homeowners insurance rates climb by 7 percent.
December 5, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman According to an Oct. 20, 2003, article in U.S. News & World Report, "nine of the 10 costliest disasters - the World Trade Center attacks excluded - have occurred since 1989, and total losses have exceeded $110...

Colorado College goes wireless with help from Corbett Systems.
December 5, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Thanks to strong support from college president Richard F. Celeste, Colorado College has gone wireless throughout its TigerNet network. CC joined the growing list of wireless college campuses this past summer with...

Economic Development Corporation honors companies who relocate, expand locally.
December 5, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle The Greater Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation, in cooperation with the City of Colorado Springs Office of Economic Development, held a reception Tuesday evening to honor companies who have announced...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs December 5, 2003.
December 5, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Health care and government/defense companies are heading the list of commercial real estate deal-makers these days. That may be changing, however, as hints dropped by two area brokers promise increased sublease space...

Venture capital hard to come by in today's economy.
December 12, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle It's a common catch-22 when an individual or business is just starting out: You have an idea for a new service or a great new widget and potential customers, but you need some money to get your idea off the ground....

Colorado Springs cuts budget for animal control and contracts with outside agency.
December 12, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman For decades, pet overpopulation, animal abuse and neglect and stray, dangerous and barking dogs have been a bone of contention for most city and county governments. It is estimated that eight to 10 million homeless...

Colorado Springs boutique owner sees opportunity beyond challenges.
December 12, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Veteran retailers typically possess nerves of steel, entrepreneurial vision, sharp buying skills and, most importantly, the ability to tune out purveyors of gloom-and-doom. Take Carole Jourdan, for example. The...

Colorado's nonprofits get help from area foundation.
December 12, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman In a recent Associated Press article, it was reported that Colorado ranks No. 41 in the United States for charitable giving practices, according to the Catalogue for Philanthropy 2002 Generosity Index, which based...

Commentary: New companies must decide what form business will take.
December 12, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Editor's Note: First in a two-part series. Individuals or groups who have an idea they'd like to turn into a business have a lot of decisions to make. One of the most important decisions a new company must make is...

Boeing dedicates its new Global Positioning System Center in Colorado Springs.
December 12, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Boeing officials in Colorado Springs dedicated the new Boeing Global Positioning System Center in support of the U.S. Air Force's GPS program during a December 1 ceremony. The center was created to develop, integrate,...

Colorado Springs builder breaks records to meet pre-holiday deadline.
December 12, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Like Jake Plummer on the three-yard line with 30 seconds to go in the fourth quarter, on November 20, 2003, Kurt Kaltenbacher knew he had a job to do. At 1:30 p.m., the general contractor and owner of Copestone...

Colorado Springs Economic Develop. Corp.'s health and fitness cluster promotes city as health mecca.
December 12, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman In its November 2003 issue, Men's Health Magazine rated Colorado Springs No. 20 in the United States among America's healthiest cities for men. Past accolades for the Springs' rank as a fit and healthy city include...