Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from July 2003

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from July 2003

Corporations espouse nontraditional relationships.
July 4, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman A federal bill - the Employment Non-Discrimination Act - banning discrimination based on sexual orientation was considered in the U.S. Senate in the spring of 2002. Thirteen major American corporations voiced...

Local graphic designer infuses life into products.
July 4, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Dianne Young, director of training at ConocoPhillips in Houston, needs a tool to illustrate leadership principles. Jim Knudsen, owner of Boatz-Knudsen, Inc., is searching for a powerful presentation "spike" for a...

Auto insurance and the state's new tort system - a catch-22?
July 4, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Colorado drivers have paid some of the highest insurance rates in the country, and the old no-fault system was one of the driving forces behind those skyscraping costs. However, the legislature has put a stop to...

Local firm organizes World Freedom Tour.
July 4, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley The World Freedom Tour will soon bring some of the country's hottest celebrities to Army troops stationed in Bosnia and Kosovo thanks to David Chavez and Colorado Springs-based Pro Sports MVP. This Fourth of July...

New Mayor Rivera impresses business community with overview.
July 4, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley It was a thumbs-up reception for the mayor's first "State of the City" address. According to those interviewed in an informal Colorado Springs Business Journal poll, following the Wednesday, June 25 luncheon, Rivera...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs July 4, 2003.
July 4, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley If out-of-state visitors ever considered the purchase of a second home or investment property in the Pikes Peak region, spring-summer 2003 is the time to act. Not only are interest rates favorable, sellers motivated...

High Plains Internet to offer wireless high-speed service to Colo. Springs area.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley In the 2002-2003 Qwest Dex yellow pages, more than two dozen Internet providers are listed - most of which provide dial-up and broadband wireless service. Still, more than 40 percent of the Colorado Springs area is...

Venture capitalists create opportunity.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Prior to 2002, venture capital firms were pretty much nil in Colorado Springs. Investment giants migrated to areas like Silicon Valley, Calif., a hub for high-tech companies. Despite the high-tech fallout of...

New company expansions bolster local bottom line.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley The local economic scene plods along these days - in sharp contrast to the jet-propelled growth of 1999 and 2000. But some business owners stubbornly refuse to be intimidated by temporary challenges as they open new...

Birding association - the Springs' best kept secret.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman In the spring, Fountain Creek Regional Park is a two-day stopover for the traveling blue-winged teal, a bird species that migrates 4,000 miles from South America to the northern Midwest and Canada. Take a jaunt to...

Buying a car the old-fashioned way.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley The term "car fever" could have originated with the Hayes Motor Company of Colorado Springs back in 1938. Not surprisingly, some members of the Hayes family still share the fever's contagious enthusiasm for sleek...

Conservatory teaches kids to shine on the stage of life.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Jeff Adcox It has been said if you give someone a bushel of corn, you feed them for a day. But, if you show the same person how to grow their own, you feed them for the rest of their lives. And while this may not be the most...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs July 18, 2003.
July 18, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley In its forecast 2003, Hendricks & Partners, the nation's largest multifamily real estate company, warns of a surge in vacancy rates for the Rocky Mountain region for the rest of the year due to slow job growth and the...

July increase sees tourism industry through slow start.
July 18, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The Colorado Joint Budget Committee, in alignment with Gov. Owens' economic stimulus package, allocated a one-time $9 million for tourism advertising this year to the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO). Although the...

Commercial real estate lender builds reputation.
July 18, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Some people end up in the right place at the right time. Take Bill May, vice president of Classic Capital Group, for example. The private broker and lender who has focused strictly on financing of commercial real...

Identity theft cases rapidly increasing.
July 18, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Identification theft is growing rapidly in this country and locally. Since January 2003, the Special Investigative Services Forgery Unit of the Colorado Springs Police Department intercepted 53 cases of...

Springs airport targets future growth.
July 18, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley The future of air travel to and from Colorado Springs currently rests in a holding-pattern - at least through 2004 - according to Mike Boyd, president of The Boyd Group, an aviation research firm. In addition,...

Bank branches exploding in Colorado Springs.
July 25, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman There are indicators the economy is making a comeback, and many industries are jumping for joy at the speculation. But to the average Joe, the banking industry doesn't appear to have been affected one bit by the...

Successful Colorado Springs entrepreneur shares wisdom.
July 25, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley His companies generate $200 million a year in sales throughout nine Western states. He employs 5,300 people and headquarters out of Colorado Springs. Who is this entrepreneur extraordinaire? With restaurant, casino...

Third-generation retailer plans relocation up north.
July 25, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Larry and Mark Strauch are so in sync they almost finish each other's sentences. The two brothers assumed ownership of Floor Craft, a three-generation, family-owned business, in 1998 after purchasing the successful...

How identity theft impacts the business community.
July 25, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Identity theft - the act of acquiring a piece of someone else's personal information with the intent to commit fraud - is on the rise, and the victims are widespread, including the consumers who end up taking it in...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs July 25, 2003.
July 25, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley At the Wednesday, July 16, 2003 Realtor Commercial Industrial Society (RCIS) meeting, a number of hearty souls got an update on the public trustee foreclosure process in El Paso County. Rich Wood of the Sparks Willson...