Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from July 2005

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from July 2005

Colorado's economy doing well, but bankruptcy and foreclosures are rising.
July 1, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer Colorado boasts some of the best economic statistics for the first quarter of 2005, but it also claimed some of the worst, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. While the state ranks among the highest in...

Colorado Springs Financial Briefs: July 1, 2005.
July 1, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer Beginning this fall, the FDIC will provide technology assistance to financial institutions to help protect the identities of online subscribers. The FDIC and other federal banking agencies will work to find ways to...

Colorado Springs Medical Briefs: July 1, 2005.
July 1, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Avatar International Inc., a research and consulting company based in Orlando, Fla., has presented Memorial Hospital with an "Exceeding Patient Expectations" award for excellent customer service. The...

Pikes Peak Workforce Center is pilot site for new technology.
July 1, 2005... Byline: Becky Hurley The Colorado Springs office of the Pikes Peak Workforce Center will mark a technological landmark today. Selected as a pilot site to test a statewide swipe card system, the organization is installing equipment in...

Gun store moves to new location in Colorado Springs.
July 1, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Jeff Lepp and Chris Kreb were shooting for the moon when they decided to relocate their gun shop from Drennan Road to the corner of Fountain Boulevard and Murray Street. Specialty Sports & Supply, the largest...

Colorado Springs' new Platinum Group draws top producers.
July 1, 2005... Byline: Becky Hurley The vision of forming a real estate partnership without peer in the Pikes Peak region appears to have become a reality. Eight brokers, all of whom were formerly affiliated with national franchises, formed The...

New Colorado Springs eatery offers authentic taste of Middle East.
July 1, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer So, it's noontime in sunny Colorado Springs and you've got a craving for falafel, katafi and an ice-cold havij bastani. Where do you go? Iranian immigrant Kamran Maniei sought to answer that question by opening...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: July 1, 2005.
July 1, 2005... Byline: Becky Hurley It was great to see the turnout at last week's Realtor Commercial Industrial Society meeting held at Sierra Commercial Real Estate's industrial condominium listing at 1902 - 1908 Aerotech Drive. Luncheon hosts...

Colorado Springs mayor reveals his vision for developing the downtown business district.
July 8, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer When Colorado Springs Mayor Lionel Rivera envisions the downtown business district of the future, he sees buildings spreading to the east, skyscrapers, a pedestrian mall and more parking garages. Rivera made known...

Architect, developer renovating Manitou Springs Spa in Colorado.
July 8, 2005... Byline: Becky Hurley Developer Chuck Murphy and architect Michael Collins share a passion for preservation. Not surprisingly, both view the Manitou Springs Spa as a National Historic Register treasure on the brink of a new life - ready...

Colorado Springs entrepreneur is "world's leading expert on airline frequent-flier programs".
July 8, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman As airlines hover between blue skies and black clouds, one part of the industry is grounded: frequent-flier programs. Just ask Randy Petersen, a Colorado Springs entrepreneur who created a multi-million dollar...

Colorado Springs Young Professionals Group taps into youth movement.
July 8, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Twenty- or 30-something professionals in Colorado Springs are no longer limited to networking among the baby boomers. About 210 of them, average age 30, belong to the fast-growing Colorado Springs Young...

Academy Bank in Colorado Springs expanding, planting roots in downtown.
July 8, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer Academy Bank is elevating its operations, and a move into downtown Colorado Springs is a big part of the plan. Bank executives have signed a lease to take over space at 1 S. Tejon St., the location for 38 years of...

Commentary: Military takes civic leaders on a tantalizing 3-day tour.
July 8, 2005... Byline: Lon Matejczyk Adm. Tim Keating and the folks from NORAD, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command really hit a home run last month with the Civic Leader Tour. They played host to a group of business...

Commentary: Resumes that I really wish had come across my desk.
July 8, 2005... Byline: Mike Boyd ***** CORRECTION: In the November 7, 2003 Real Estate column, the price of the Redstone Castle in Manitou Springs was misquoted. The selling price is actually $1.75 million. ***** Editor's note: After last...

Colorado Springs Financial Briefs: July 8, 2005.
July 8, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer A study released last week indicates that the popularity of Internet banking continues despite reports of mass identity theft. But analysts are concerned that dipping consumer confidence in online purchases could...

Colorado Springs Medical Briefs: July 8, 2005.
July 8, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Michael Scialdone traded the ocean for the mountains when he became the new chief financial officer for Penrose-St. Francis Health Services on June 20. Scialdone left Kissimmee, Fla., where he was the...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: July 8, 2005.
July 8, 2005... Byline: Becky Hurley Commercial and residential real estate activity could fill three columns this week. Here is a brief overview-plus highlights from a recent celebration presented by one of the city's largest locally owned homebuilders....

Frequent-flier entrepreneur Randy Petersen leaves NY, chooses Colorado Springs.
July 8, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman On a train ride to New York City, Randy Petersen swears he heard the voice of Andy Rooney asking him if he'd wondered why people didn't understand frequent-flier programs. The "voice" led Petersen to...

Downtown Colorado Spring's thin market slice causes concern for pizza owner.
July 15, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer At least two local businessmen are trying to lure Abo's Pizza to downtown Colorado Springs, but the business climate in the center of the city might be pushing the restaurant to other parts of town. The New...

Leadership and the arts in Colorado Springs go hand in hand.
July 15, 2005... Byline: Lon Matejczyk There is a new leadership program in town. The Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, which has been in Denver for quite a while, is offering its first class in Colorado Springs this September. The program is...

Commentary: Accepting the outcome of promising anonymity.
July 15, 2005... Byline: Mike Boyd Last week, Judith Miller of The New York Times was sent to jail for refusing to reveal the name of one of her sources. And while I'll likely lose my press pass for saying it, I think she deserved to go to jail. (I...

Goodwill Industries of Colorado Springs sues over Fort Carson food service contract.
July 15, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer Goodwill Industries of Colorado Springs has filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court charging that a government agency acted outside its authority when it terminated the organization's contract to provide food...

Anthropologists-deep in the corporate bush.
July 15, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman From banking to retail to high-tech to health care, the anthropological power of observation is in demand. One expects to find anthropologists studying the lifestyles of the Bushmen of southern Africa or the...

Labor numbers don't lie.
July 15, 2005... Byline: Becky Hurley The cost of providing benefits to employees continues to increase as a percentage of employers' total compensation expenses. The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics most recent report on Employer...

A Coke and a cap for the Spring's Garden of the Gods.
July 15, 2005... Byline: Becky Hurley When entrepreneurs mobilize their talents to help their communities, the result can be life-altering-both for the business professional and the recipient. Large cash donations often make headlines, but it's...

Ford introduces newest hybrid SUV, to be sold exclusively online.
July 15, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer The worlds of automotive and marketing technology met this week when Ford introduced its newest hybrid SUV, a vehicle that initially will be sold exclusively online. In what is the second of Ford's SUV hybrid models...

Colorado Springs Business Briefs: July 15, 2005.
July 15, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer HSBC North America Holdings, one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, is partnering with Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado to teach students a course in the "economics of...

Colorado Springs Medical Briefs: July 15, 2005.
July 15, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman VHA Inc., national health care supply chain management organization, has helped hospitals in the western United States save more than $2.6 million in non-salary costs through regional product standardization...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: July 15, 2005.
July 15, 2005... Byline: Becky Hurley With the commercial market beginning to cook again, it's important to keep up with the local scene. July 20 is the date of the next Realtor Commercial Industrial Society (RCIS) meeting, with 60 or more brokers...

Colorado Springs Technology Briefs: July 15, 2005.
July 15, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The 2005 Colorado Tech Week Blog is the first of its kind launched by a governor. (For those who've been on vacation in the Himalayas for the last few years, a blog is a Web-based personal log of thoughts and...

Anthropologists in the smaller jungles.
July 15, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Nancy Negohosian learned through the watchful eyes of Colorado Springs anthropologist Linda Catlin how cultural differences impact not only the work environment but also the company's bottom line. Negohosian is...

Two Colorado Springs organizations honored with Catalyst2 innovation awards.
July 22, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Two Colorado Springs organizations were among the winners when the Magellan Center in Denver selected the top proposals for the 2005 Colorado Catalyst2-Exponential Potential for Entrepreneurship and Innovation...

Colorado Springs-based institute's founder offers eight components of "savvy".
July 22, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Savvy is a combination of personality traits, innate abilities and learned behaviors, according to the Savvy Institute. Maturity levels and experience also factor in. Billi Lee, the founder of the Colorado...

Commentary: Being chosen as the best.
July 22, 2005... Byline: Mike Boyd Believe it or not, Colorado Springs isn't one of the best places to live in America. Of course that's a subjective conclusion arrived at by Money magazine and CNN/Money based on data from OnBoard. According to the...

Water dispute in El Paso County, CO causes building delay and financial burden for developers.
July 22, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer Developers say a dispute over whether there's enough water to support additional housing and commercial development in unincorporated El Paso County has caused a building delay that's cost them hundreds of thousands of...

The Bank of Broadmoor in Colorado Springs to move into former Arby's restaurant property.
July 22, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer Twenty five years ago, Ed Sauer, Gordon Price and a few associates opened The Bank at Broadmoor. Today they're moving into a fast-food franchise-sort of. The bank has purchased a piece of property formerly...

Success often all about being savvy, says founder of Savvy Institute in Colorado Springs.
July 22, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Success in sales, or any other endeavor, is all about being savvy, which is all about reaching goals by adjusting behavior in accordance with environments and situations. It's the mantra of Billi Lee, the...

Colorado Springs real estate broker supports small business development in 3rd world countries.
July 22, 2005... Byline: Becky Hurley This is the second in a three-part series. His world extends beyond the borders of El Paso or Teller counties-to places like Entebbe, Uganda, and communities in the Sudan or India, but his career focuses squarely...

Colorado's small business climate gains strength, report says.
July 22, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer An index measuring the condition of the Colorado small business sector showed momentum building slightly in June. The Vectra Bank Colorado Small Business Index report says the state's small business rating increased...

Colorado Springs Financial Briefs: July 22, 2005.
July 22, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer Federal banking agencies this week approved the final Community Reinvestment Act rules. The rules are intended to reduce the regulatory burden on community banks while making CRA evaluations more effective by...

Colorado Springs Medical Briefs: July 22, 2005.
July 22, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The Community Assistance Resource Event-CARE Fair-a health fair for the underinsured and uninsured children in El Paso County is a signature project of the Junior League of Colorado Springs. To pull it off, the...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: July 22, 2005.
July 22, 2005... Byline: Becky Hurley Looks like national apartment brokers see Colorado Springs as plum territory for investment. Moran & Co., the Chicago-based listing broker for a portfolio including the 220-unit Briarglen Apartments in Colorado...

Colorado Springs Financial Briefs: July 29, 2005.
July 29, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer TV service now a perk for at least one financial institution Compass Bank and TiVo have launched a joint marketing effort to promote home equity lines of credit. The promotion is the first of its kind for...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: July 29, 2005.
July 29, 2005... Byline: Becky Hurley A lot of livelihoods tied to construction In 2004, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that about 13,000 people living in El Paso County derived their income from the construction industry or related...

Office space along I-25 tightens.
July 29, 2005... Byline: Becky Hurley With 50 percent of existing office and commercial space located north of Garden of the Gods Road along Interstate 25, the north interstate corridor has become a harbinger for an improving local economy and a growing...

Socially conscious investing becoming more common.
July 29, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer Someone once said that where your treasure is, there your heart will be also, but more and more people are putting a spin on the adage by putting their money where their hearts already are. They're part of a growing...

Two Colorado entrepreneurs bring car repair service to their customers.
July 29, 2005... Byline: Marylou Doehrman From the daily commute to a quick trip to the corner store, mobility is the backbone of most people's every day lives-and it's starting to catch on as a practical alternative to doing business from an office or...

Retired Colorado Springs periodontist gives young people the tools for success.
July 29, 2005... Byline: Becky Hurley Some entrepreneurial out-of-the-box journeys follow direct routes. Others evolve over time. All seem spurred by a passion to leave the world a better place. Such was the case for H. Dalton Conner, a retired...

Commentary: Staying productive while juggling multiple offers.
July 29, 2005... Byline: Mike Boyd A couple of interesting news releases came across my desk recently. Neither was earth-shattering-breaking news, but both seemed to be just interesting enough to throw into the "possible column ideas" basket. The...