Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from January 2003

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from January 2003

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs Jan. 3, 2003.
January 3, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Happy New Year and welcome back to the real world of making a living. In the interest of providing information the local real estate community can use, here is a look at the residential market - from a national and...

Pikes Peak region citizens share wishes for the new year.
January 3, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley At the December 16 EDC New Business reception, Becky Hurley, contributing writer for the Colorado Springs Business Journal caught up with a number of the Pikes Peak region's business community leaders and asked each...

Commentary: Imagine the possibilities for the next year.(Column)
January 3, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Some alleged baby-cloners who claim mankind evolved from extraterrestrial beings haven't identified whom the alleged child is a clone of, but if they have really cloned a kid, maybe it could be of someone that has...

Dry cleaners deliver convenience with your clothes.
January 3, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley When David and Nina Harmon packed up and moved back to Colorado from Seattle, Washington, their sights were set on a new life. As former manufacturing and financial executives, both had built impressive twenty-year...

Despite layoffs, jobs will return, Colo. Springs Econ. Development Corp. says.
January 3, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley The days when big, high-paying technology companies flocked to Colorado Springs may be over, but that does not mean the city won't attract other companies providing supplementary employment, said Rocky Scott,...

Commentary: New Year's wish list from the Tri-Lakes area.(Column)
January 3, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The number one wish... We wish that all of the Tri-Lakes' lakes would have water in them. Tri-Lakes cloning wishes... We wish that the Preble Mouse could be cloned like Dolly the Sheep; we wouldn't...

Electronic learning builds competitive workforce.
January 3, 2003... Byline: Eric Grimm Forbes magazine reports that technology giants Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft are shifting more technology, software development and customer service functions to China and India. The idea is to lower costs and improve...

Colorado Bar Association project targets businesses.(prevention of workplace violence grant)
January 3, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Laura Gattas was shot and killed in August 1999 while working as a nurses' aid in training at Memorial Hospital. Her husband fired the gun. In February 2000, Joe Duckett, a Fox 21 TV engineer, shot and killed...

E-mail privacy: is someone else reading it?
January 3, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell E-mail, ubiquitous e-mail. From the naughty joke you e-mailed your associate, to the company strategy paper you sent to another colleague, to the quick e-mail to another collaborator about what a jerk the boss is....

Fire protection company predicts sizzling future.(Abbott Fire & Safety Inc.)(Company Profile)
January 10, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Take two ambitious guys: one a visionary corporate sales management executive from the second-largest restaurant and beverage holding company in the U.S., the other an experienced attorney and financial advisor to...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs Jan. 10, 2003.
January 10, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Lots of year-end deals to report this week Co including the closing on the Austin Bluffs and Rangewood apartment complex Co a half-finished shell of a structure, abandoned by Frontier Development in March 2001. In...

Special taxing districts benefit development in Colo. Springs.
January 10, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Despite losing more than 8,000 jobs in the past two years, a measure of growth is necessary for a city to stay healthy, and a variety of methods are available to facilitate it, said Colorado Springs Deputy City...

Slow economy floods temporary workforce.
January 10, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Cari Shaffer, president of ADD STAFF, Inc., compares the staffing services industry to a football game. "We have a playing field, and we must wisely choose to whom we give the ball; it is then up to the player to...

Interview with Colo. Springs Police Dept. lieutenant.(Skip Arms)(Interview)
January 10, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Unsolved murders, especially a couple that happened within the past few years, are the most problematic issues the Colorado Springs Police Department has to deal with, but the city's 90 percent record in solving...

Construction defect, prompt-pay bills headed for General Assembly.
January 17, 2003... Byline: Eric Grimm State contractors are trying again to get legislative relief from onerous construction-defects laws and create a new law that would ensure subcontractors are promptly paid as work is completed. During the past two...

Fire complex, Broadmoor Golf Club earn American Institute of Architects design awards.(design awards go to Lester L. Williams Fire Department Complex and Broadmoor South Golf Club )
January 17, 2003... Byline: Eric Grimm Design and construction of the Lester L. Williams Fire Department Complex and the Broadmoor South Golf Club in Colorado Springs received 2002 Design Awards in the recent state American Institute of Architects...

Airport business park is coming to life.(Colorado Springs Airport plans class-A business campus development)
January 17, 2003... Byline: Eric Grimm Colorado Springs Airport is gearing up for concept and marketing planning for its proposed Airport Business Park after a consultant found the 457-acre project south of the airport would have little environmental impact...

Reorganization is likely the next thing on tap for orchestra.(Colorado Springs Symphony)(Company Profile)
January 17, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell One thing for certain in the future of the city's symphony orchestra is that the future is uncertain, said Colorado Springs Symphony Executive Director Larry Barrett. The basic problem is that the orchestra may...

Developer to seek annexation of multifaceted, master-planned acreage.(Classic Companies)
January 17, 2003... Byline: Julie Andrews Pegasus, the flying horse of Greek mythos, changed the face of the landscape with a scrape of his hoof, opening up a spring. That flying horse is circling right now as Colorado Springs' largestAa builder/developer,...

Contractors bullish on 2003.(Industry Overview)
January 17, 2003... Byline: Eric Grimm Despite ugly war news, nervous consumers, and a shaky stock market, the construction industry generally is bullish on 2003. Associated General Contractors of Colorado Spokesman Scott Peterson, who also is G.H. Phipps...

Navigating the tax-deferred waters of IRS Section 1031.(Company Profile)
January 17, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley ESI operates as one of those under-the-radar businesses that bring bankers, clients and the IRS together for mutual benefit. Hard to believe? Not if you are Tim Rickert and Steve Kunstle, principals and accountants in...

Association aids in disaster planning and recovery.
January 17, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman In 1993, a bomb exploded at the World Trade Center in New York City, and over 90 percent of the small businesses housed in the center became permanent disaster victims. Many of the kiosks and retailers never...

Issues are solvable says Colo. Springs city manager.(Colorado Springs City Manager Lorne Kramer)
January 17, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Now is no time to take a head-in-the-sand approach to issues facing the city because with focus, determination and cooperation they are solvable, said Colorado Springs City Manager Lorne Kramer. The economy and...

Terry Zarsky is research guru for Pikes Peak Library District.
January 17, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Which new companies incorporatedAain Colorado last year? Are local or regional companies hiring in the telecommunications engineering field? Where does a start-up business find a business plan template Co or how does...

Artist's evolution started in Central America.(Michael Garman)
January 17, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley The smoky odor in Michael Garman's apartment is almost gone. In fact, the spicy smell coming out of the kitchen overpowers it and is far more pleasant. An associate is putting the final touches on a Mexican dish for...

Colo. Springs Real Estate Briefs Jan. 24, 2003.
January 24, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley "These are the times that try men's souls," American revolutionary Thomas Paine once said. The same might hold true today as the Pikes Peak region regroups after several salvos to the solar plexus. The New Year kicks...

Exhibit expansion, seminars added for Space Symposium.
January 24, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Space may be infinite, but space allocated for the 19th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs April 7-10 isn't. But at least it is expandable Co that is a good thing. Numerous space organizations waited to...

Studio 182 owners operate by 'all-for-one, one-for-all philosophy'.(hair styling business)
January 24, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley It's just another day at Studio 182. Amid the chatter and noise building to a symphonic level, the owners and partners, Kim Nuss, Melissa Jamison and Danielle Person keep their cool. After more than five years in...

Colo. Springs Symphony, Denver arts group struggling for funds.
January 24, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell If ever an irony existed, it is in the juxtaposition of an upcoming concert featuring legendary R&B musician Ray Charles and the Colorado Springs Symphony. Granted, the subject of blues tunes is infrequently about...

Palmer Foundation Land Trust: loyal to preservation.
January 24, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley For those new to the Pikes Peak region, the Palmer Foundation Land Trust may be unfamiliar. The organization, founded in 1977 as the William J. Palmer Parks Foundation, according to former board member and attorney,...

Beyond brand names: Adventures in variety.(non-mainstream products available in the Colorado Springs area)
January 24, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Discriminating shoppers mostly look to brand names, typically confident their purchases will be satisfying, and delivered as promised. These products are readily available in chain stores, usually at reduced prices;...

Colo. Springs business community celebrates its diversity.
January 24, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Hopefully we will get to the day when it (race) is no longer a factor. Co Condoleeza Rice Dr. Condoleeza Rice's quote was in reference to affirmative action as she addressed, on national television, the...

Colo. Springs Real Estate Briefs Jan. 31, 2003.
January 31, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Greetings! To those of you who attended the January 15, 2003 RCIS meeting, I hope Paul Turner's overview provided the validation you need to motivate your owners and landlords. Sounds like the situation is not...

Perhaps green building won't always be an option.
January 31, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell No one knows for sure who opened the region's first Kentucky bluegrass store. But everyone knows the outcome Co grass was a good seller, and soon bluegrass was everywhere. However, as Colorado suffered the most severe...

Family gold and silver business enjoys Olympic limelight.
January 31, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley For Teri and Rege Vogan, a family-owned business provides more than just a way to make a living. Vogan Gold & Silver Works, Inc., a jewelry service and design center, also serves as a classroom for daughters, Holly and...

Questions and answers to the health care dilemma.
January 31, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman If you read a daily newspaper, subscribe to a magazine or listen to the evening news, you can almost be assured that everyday you will be reading or hearing about a health care industry issue. Rising insurance...

CTU's new degree offers pathway to high-tech careers.(Colorado Technical University)
January 31, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell What do you call the 70,000 unfilled high-tech jobs resulting from the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001? Colorado Technical University calls it opportunity and wasted no time developing a Master of...

People make the business: Tourism industry salutes its best.
January 31, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley It's people that make the difference Co or so says Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) chief, Terry Sullivan. According to a 2002 tourism study developed for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the...

School banks create real life experiences for students.
January 31, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman High school students today are more astute concerning financial affairs than their parents were as teenagers. Of course, checkbooks and credit cards are more readily available to today's kids. Teaching youth how to...