Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from December 2004

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from December 2004

Colorado Humane Society reports its financial problems to city of Colo. Springs.
December 3, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman In a third quarter report to the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Humane Society said that it was $280,453 in the hole entering the final three months of 2004. Payroll alone in the third quarter was $239,060 and...

Survey shows most Americans pleased with amount of paid vacation time they receive.
December 3, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline The wilderness of the Rockies and the sands of Maui beckon. Things like sleeping in and spending time with loved ones are probably long overdue. Everyone deserves some time off. From coaches and caregivers to CEOs...

Colorado Springs welcomes consul general from India.
December 3, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Colorado Springs leaders are making sure that the second largest city in Colorado - the city just south of the capitol - is getting its fair share of attention when worldwide leaders are scheduled to visit the...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: December 3, 2004.
December 3, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline On New Year's Day, Bach Commercial Brokerage will merge its business into Sierra Commercial Real Estate. Stephen Bach, founder of Bach Commercial, has 28 years of experience in commercial real estate in the city. He...

Colorado Springs Memorial Hospital purchasing new helicopter for medical transports.
December 10, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Flight for Life, the medical air aviation system for Centura Health, which is the Penrose-St. Francis Health Services' parent company, has been transporting critically ill and injured residents of southern Colorado...

Personal shoppers give clients a stress-free alternative to shopping.
December 10, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline There are always numbers to crunch, clients to visit and mission statements to revise. While the cycle of business is forever in motion, businesspeople everywhere must find the time and energy to go shopping. Like...

UC at Colorado Springs instructor named Colorado Professor of the Year.
December 10, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Creativity and education have always been a part of Robert von Dassanowsky's life. Growing up in Austria and Los Angeles and living with his mother, a film producer, helped shape his life and career path. On Nov. 18...

Colorado to lose Swiss Miss collector boutiques due to owners' retirement.
December 10, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Holiday shoppers crowded the small shop in the Citadel Mall Sunday afternoon. Signs reading "Retirement" and "Quitting business" were hung overhead, heralding the end of an era. After 47 years in business, Swiss...

Colorado Springs-based 720 Media purchases downtown office space.
December 10, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Much like buying a home for the first time, purchasing office space is a true testament to success. Taa Dixon, founder of 720 Media, is getting ready for a new phase in her career. In October the company...

Colorado Springs leaders address local and state health care issues.
December 10, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Steve Bigari owns about 12 McDonald's in town, and, although the fast-food giant is associated with burgers, fries and chocolate shakes (give or take a few salads), franchisor Bigari is one of the many Colorado...

Colorado Springs custom jeweler delivers something different.
December 17, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Matthew Crawford runs on creative energy. He never stops looking for new stones, new metals and new ideas. As a custom jewelry designer, Crawford is able to take nature's raw materials and fashion them into true...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs December 17, 2004.
December 17, 2004... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff During the first week of December, the Fountain Valley School sold 1,247 acres of land to Lorson LLC for $8 million. Lorson, an entity controlled by Leroy Landhuis, a local developer, will use...

Winning contracts: Quality beats price.
December 17, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Price is not the No.1 priority when U.S. firms are awarding $1 million or more in contracts for outside services. Price is not even among the top-10 most important reasons that companies choose a supplier or...

Colorado's Community Corrections program is a cost-effective, rehabilitative alternative to prison.
December 17, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline When someone is convicted of a felony, they are most likely headed straight to prison. Convicted felons have concrete walls, crowded cells and limited privacy to look forward to. Months and years behind bars are...

Colorado Springs-area automobile sales are putting the pedal to the metal.
December 17, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The National Automobile Dealers Association, in coordination with statistics from financial services company Comerica, reports that in 1979 Americans had to work 22.9 weeks to buy a new car. Despite that today's...

Issues that faced the Colorado Springs community in 2004.
December 31, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman A few issues clouded the usual blue skies in Colorado Springs this past year. The following four prompted many debriefs and many debates - but as yet - no debacles. All affect the business community in one way or...

Colorado Springs employment numbers rise this year.
December 31, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Employment outlooks and news of economic development continued to improve as 2004 progressed. More firms started to look at hiring new employees, more companies said they had plans to increase wages and Colorado...

Concerns for the Colorado health care industry stays in the spotlight all year long.
December 31, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The No. 1 concern expressed by small business owners at an Aug. 18 forum, sponsored by the National Federation of Independent Business, was the rising cost of health insurance. According to a 2004 survey by the...

Colorado Springs-based Roberta Stein Team Inc. practices teamwork as a family tradition.
December 31, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline When Roberta Stein started selling homes 30 years ago there were no digital cameras or virtual home tours. There was no Internet and rotary phones were still all the rage. The world of real estate has gone through...

Injured Colorado Springs teenager returns to a newly remodeled home in time for the holidays.
December 31, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline On Dec. 22, the Housing and Building Association along with project sponsors hosted a ribbon cutting at the newly remodeled home of Colorado Springs teen Jeremy Lanosga. Lanosga, who was injured in a fall at...