Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from January 2002

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from January 2002

Broadmoor Towne Center poised for revitalization.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Becky Hurley Colorado Springs first shopping center, built in the 1950s, is poised for a vital new life according to Kevin Kratt, local retail developer and leasing broker who will be working with Noddle and Company of Omaha,...

Colorado Datascapes: Spin-off software developer marks third year.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Becky Hurley Some spin-off companies forfeit free-flowing communication and access to the parent companys resources. Wall Street giants like AT&T, Hewlett Packard and 3-M Corporation have spawned struggling stand-alone...

Walgreens plans continued expansion.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Eric Grimm Walgreens Drug Stores sees good medicine in Colorado Springs, building four new stores in the past two years with another planned to open this spring at Murray Avenue and Platt Boulevard.Each store, which represents a $3...

CO State Games return to Colorado Springs area.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Cara Newman The Colorado State Games might sound familiar to many people. It has been a part albeit a small part on the Colorado sports scene for many years, but hasnt seen Pikes Peak terra firma for 10 years.But since Dave...

CO payment processing, tech co. bought by TN firm.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Becky Hurley Just before Christmas, 2001, Colorado Springs entrepreneur Michael Enos, CEO and president of H.I.S. Financial Services Corp., received the ultimate gift: his four-year old payment processing technology company and...

Pikes Peak Community College to have new downtown location.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Becky Hurley After years of conversations between the Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs and the Colorado Community College System, Pikes Peak Community College staff and students will have a building of their own in a prime...

Slow office market in Colorado Springs sparks lease deals.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Eric Grimm While the commercial-office sector slowdown might be bad news for landlords, it could be good news for Colorado Springs businesses looking for expansion opportunities or lowered rent.Local economic prognosticators had...

Valant and Company teams with business for winning strategies.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Becky Hurley Your company is on the brink of greatness. Youve built a strong infrastructure with initial investor capital, and youre poised to enter the IPO arena, but may need venture capital to get there. Your expanding product...

Real Estate: Year end updates and misc. other transactions.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Becky Hurley With vivid memories of an up and down 2001 behind us, the New Year looks promising. Recession fears, though real, are subsiding as the word, recovery is popping up among some economists. The country may not be...

Catholic Diocese of Colo. Springs looks forward to new buildings, renovated cathedral with acquired capital.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Becky Hurley Officials of the Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs expect to break ground on an L-shaped plaza to include a two-story Parish building and a four-story Diocese Administration tower on the St. Marys Cathedrals north...

Construction industry expert presents 2002-2003 economic forecast - overview for all sectors.
January 18, 2002... Byline: Becky Hurley When F.W. Dodge speaks, the architectural, engineering, and construction industries listen. This was evident last week when company representatives presented their U. S. Construction Industry Outlook for 2002 to an...

Industrial property slowing hasn't depressed rents in Colorado Springs area.
January 18, 2002... Byline: Eric Grimm Although Colorado Springs industrial building space saw significant slowing in 2001, rental rates havent slipped appreciably compared to most major Southwest cities.Stalled technology sectors disrupted the Pikes Peak...

Old I-25 bridge removed.
January 18, 2002... Byline: Susan Spencer Woodmen Road under Interstate 25 was closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic from Saturday, Jan. 12 to Sunday, Jan. 13 to remove the old southbound I-25 bridge. Detour signs and state troopers were present while...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: January 18, 2002.
January 18, 2002... Byline: Becky Hurley The wheeling and dealing continues in Colorado Springs a reassuring update in view of the current economy. Thanks to those all of you who submitted your many sales and lease reports this month. You guys have been...

Design Edge architecture: Creating building designs that work for individual clients.
January 18, 2002... Byline: Becky Hurley Functional, distinctive retail, residential and office spaces dont just happen. In fact, the complexity of adapting building plans to a site; figuring out who needs how much space; obtaining local government...

Colorado Springs real estate firm previews 2002 outlook.
January 25, 2002... Byline: Becky Hurley This week the Colorado Springs Business Journal visited with a multi-discipline group of brokers from Palmer-McAllister, a local firm handling more than 300 office/commercial, retail, industrial, land sales and...

Commentary: Turn your golden nest egg into liquid assets for estate planning.
January 25, 2002... Byline: Nilsa Hamlin Strategy, Eagle, and Liberty funds, bonds, stocks, Retirement Unitrust, Charitable Remainder Trust, estate planningthe list goes on and on. The question is, do you understand what this list means? Few are experts in...

Lawyer specializes in succession planning.
January 25, 2002... Byline: Becky Hurley ***** CORRECTION: Local attorney and author Douglas G. Goldberg's name was written as "Dennis" Goldberg in the first paragraph of the Spotlight feature in the Jan. 25 issue. His correct name is Douglas. ...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs Jan. 25, 2002.
January 25, 2002... Byline: Becky Hurley ***** CORRECTION: A clarification in the Real Estate Column: the Jan. 25 issue stated that The Red Lion Hotel Colorado Springs "at 132 Bijou will not become a part of WestCoast Hospitality Corporation effective...

Color. Springs-based Space in the Classroom 2002 conference planned.
January 25, 2002... Byline: Nilsa Hamlin The Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation will be hosting the Space in the Classroom 2002 conference in collaboration with the California Space Authority (CSA), providing fresh approaches to teaching California...

Retail study shows the "ever shifting" customer putting demands on marketplace.
January 25, 2002... Byline: Eric Grimm Consumers are grabbing more power and demanding more from storesand new research says thats not going to change.The study of converging consumer trends by Andersen and Texas A&M Universitys Center for Retailing Studies...

Colorado Springs general contractor confident in market research.
January 25, 2002... Byline: Becky Hurley Local general contractor, G.E. Johnson Construction Company vice president, Vince Colarelli, sees the F.W. Dodge forecast as helpful, but does not plan big changes in his companys strategies, based on the information....