Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from January 2004

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from January 2004

Colorado Springs entrepreneur Angela Kangiser meets business-research needs.
January 2, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Upon receiving a bachelor's degree in political science, Angela Kangiser worked in her field doing legal research for a city attorney's office and doing claims research for a major medical company. As time passed, she...

Univ. of Colorado at Colorado Springs Aging Initiative serves older adults, caregivers.
January 2, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Aging is all around us - whether through parents, in the workplace or in the community. Businesses are affected by psychological, biological and social processes associated with aging. The aging of society has been termed...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: January 2, 2004.
January 2, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley Several of the Pikes Peak region's busiest deal-makers took a few minutes before year end to update CSBJ readers on their projects. Stay tuned for next week's update on a new Berry Craddock and Leroy Landhuis venture...

Employee theft poses serious and growing threat to business profitability.
January 2, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle With the many tasks business owners must carry out daily to keep their companies running, security issues may take a back seat. However, pre-set policies and penalties regarding employee theft can save companies dollars...

Manufacturers and retailers try to curtail chargebacks.
January 2, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The holidays are a hectic time for retailers, who are stepping up their merchandise orders to pave way for the influx of seasonal shoppers. And manufacturers are trying to keep up with the greater demands while...

Pikes Peak-based molded plastics company seizes changing opportunities in marketplace.
January 2, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley Ever wonder who helps inventors create prototypes - or who creates that colorful plastic piece that fits around a knob or disk? Who designs gaskets, connectors, separators and everyday items? From high-tech...

Crazy interview questions have their purpose.
January 9, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Imagine sitting in an interview with clammy hands and butterflies hovering in the pit of your stomach, when, out of the blue, the interviewer asks, "What would I find in your refrigerator?" Not exactly a question...

Company finds welcome niche, rewards in home care.
January 9, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley As the baby boomers come of age, new challenges emerge. Today's "sandwich" generation include working adults facing the double challenge of raising school-age children while simultaneously caring for elderly family...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs January 9, 2004.
January 9, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley Not surprisingly, researchers at the real estate industry's Inman Group report a 9 percent drop in home mortgages processed during the week between Christmas and New Year's from the previous week. Fortunately,...

Employee litigation a no-win situation.
January 9, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman No matter how aboveboard the employer, if an employee files a lawsuit, it is a no-win situation for any company, large or small. Preston Oade is an attorney with the Denver law office of Holme, Roberts & Owen,...

Business equipment: Whether to buy or lease?
January 9, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle New and existing companies require expensive business equipment. Everything from copiers and printers to fax machines, telephone systems and digital scanners help owners and employees operate on a daily basis. All of...

Bill Bergen hits the spotlight as media consultant.
January 9, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle At the age of 36, Bill Bergen knows the media industry inside and out. Though he started out as a restaurant manager, Bergen became familiar with advertising on the part of his company. Born in Pueblo and raised in...

Hotel corporations agree to regroup and expand.
January 16, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The hotel industry has taken a hit in the last couple of years. A waning economy and the terrorist acts of Sept. 11 have meant huge financial losses for many hotel corporations. Corporate and leisure travel...

Commercial and residential real estate perspectives from Colorado Springs experts.
January 16, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley It's great to head into a new year with such renewed focus on building the economy. Aside from stagnant employment growth, most other sectors support business growth. In a year-end report from the National...

Colorado Springs entrepreneur uses free enterprise and determination to forge successful operation.
January 16, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley You don't forget a man like Ilia Petkov. One look at the enormous American flag on his office wall - or the company's sign, inscribed with "Where Ideas Become Reality," speaks volumes. Photos of Albert Einstein and...

31-year-old Colorado Springs resident creates financial advisory firm.
January 16, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Jason Huntley has come a long way in the 10 years since he graduated college with bachelor's degrees in business and finance. The 31-year-old Colorado Springs resident began his career in San Diego as a financial advisor...

Southern Colorado Expo manager plans for new multi-use facility.
January 16, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Southern Colorado Expo manager Terry Hooper is aware he's up against some big players. Once the only trade show and gathering place in Colorado Springs, Hooper took a deep breath when the World Arena opened in 1998 and...

Executives nationwide are optimistic about economic future.
January 16, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Recent findings from The Executive Committee's Confidence Index show the economy is seeing an upswing, and local members agree - painting a more promising economic future for Colorado Springs. TEC International, the...

Wi-FiHotSpotList.com lists locations in Colorado Springs offering customers wireless technology.
January 16, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Coffee shops have been hot spots for generations of java drinkers who like hanging out and getting wired with mega doses of caffeine. But now the coffee shop itself is getting wired, and the term hotspot means the...

Colorado Springs' business arts supporters see win-win situation.
January 16, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley Arts and culture. Chris Jenkins, president of Nor'Wood Development says it's valuable; so do the owners of the Plantera Group and Cukjati Design and Advertising. Attorney and partner in Holland and Hart, LLC, Bill...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs January 23, 2003.
January 23, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley It's a changing landscape out there. Industrial spaces morph into churches, charter schools and retail centers. Office absorption remains lukewarm, but the city's openness to mixed-use development may provide new...

Agent rises in commercial real estate market.
January 23, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Colorado Springs native Andy Oyler has studied all facets of building, from engineering, construction and architecture to residential and commercial real estate. Real estate became a passion in college when friends...

Transportation summit gathers support for sales tax increase.
January 23, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Dan Stuart is the chairman of the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce transportation committee. At a chamber-sponsored transportation summit on Jan. 14, Stuart said the condition of El Paso County roads,...

Commentary: Custody battle ensues between state and workers' comp giant.
January 23, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman When Pinnacol Assurance (formerly the State Compensation Insurance Authority) severed its legislative ties with the state in 1987 and became a quasi-public authority, the break was not clean. And Pinnacol reform...

Greater Colo. Springs Chamber of Commerce seeking insurance package for members.
January 23, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Last year, the Colorado Legislature passed House Bill 1164, which included a pilot program that created 18 multiple-employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs) composed of associations, such as chambers and trade...

Natural food market sees increase in competition.
January 23, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Natural food supermarkets and smaller organic markets are achieving record growth as they gain acceptance from more and more health-oriented consumers. The outgrowth of earlier health-food stores, natural food markets...

Companion Habitats bring nature indoors for some lucky pets.
January 23, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley Colorado Springs-based Companion Habitats, Inc. has successfully carved its niche in the lucrative $31 billion-a-year pet supply business. But the company is a well-kept secret here in the Springs. "People stop by...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs January 30, 2004.
January 30, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley The mercury may drop to 2 below but the commercial real estate market is beginning a mid-winter heat-up. According to Paul Turner's update at the January 21, 2004 RCIS monthly meeting, the Pikes Peak region will...

Colorado Springs-based Cinematters empowers parents in media matters.
January 30, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Kelly Parthen had an interesting past in the media field before starting her own company. She started her journalism career as a sports broadcaster for the Green Bay Packers. She also spent a year at TVNZ in Auckland, New...

Governments' ability to operate private businesses under fire by State Treasurer.
January 30, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Although there is only one publicized incident of fraud and mismanagement of a private business by a county government in Colorado, a loophole that allows governments to operate a business that was seized because...

Local corporate learning center pushes executives out of their comfort zones.
January 30, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle On a ropes course at the Cheyenne Mountain Corporate Learning Center between formal strategy sessions, 50 business professionals scale a climbing wall while coworkers help them propel down. A group of new sales...

Newly opened CSSI to become one-stop shop for aerospace researchers.
January 30, 2004... Byline: Jan Mowle Analytical Graphics, Inc. recently opened the Center for Space Standards and Innovation at 7150 Campus Drive, Suite 260. CSSI's mission is to become a centralized source of research, standards, data and innovative...

Department of Defense relaxes health care restrictions.
January 30, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The Department of Defense recently eased some of the regulations governing TRICARE, the military's health care program, which comprises two health plans: TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Standard. The new change,...

Racers, auto manufacturers rev-up for high performance from Superflow.
January 30, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley "Give your competition performance envy," promotes a framed ad in the Superflow headquarters lobby. That message, accompanied by autographed photos of NASCAR winners with their high-performance trucks, cars and...