Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from July 2009

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from July 2009

BBB issues warning to unwary about Michael Jackson memorabilia.
July 1, 2009... Byline: CSBJ Staff Warning: Prices for pieces of Michael Jackson memorabilia listed on eBay are likely inflated. The Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado sent out warning to consumers this morning, advising them that the value...

June job cuts the lowest in 15 months.
July 1, 2009... Byline: Rebecca Tonn National job cuts during June were the lowest in 15 months. At 74,393, the announcements dropped below 100,000 for the first time since September, and were 33 percent lower than the 111,182 layoffs announced during...

High-end housing in the Pikes Peak region enters downward price trend.
July 1, 2009... Byline: Becky Hurley So far the Pikes Peak region's residential real estate prices are holding their own, but high-end neighborhoods have begun to reflect a broader downward trend. Overall home prices decreased 8.44 percent during...

Colorado Springs Retail Briefs: July 2, 2009.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Scott Prater For several years, Colorado Springs resident Tim Chase had been looking at Manitou Springs, largely a tourism business market, as a potential spot for an enterprise. He just didn't know what type of business might fit...

Coloradoans on the Move: July 2, 2009.
July 2, 2009... Byline: CSBJ Staff Rick Ninneman has joined M3 Insurance Solutions for Business as an executive vice president. He previously was a senior large group account executive. Ted Telford has joined Grant Thornton LLP as a senior manager in...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: July 2, 2009.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Becky Hurley Optical Engines Inc. has just leased 5,000 square feet of office/research and development space at 842 Sierra Madre St. Based in Chicago, the company that integrates laser technology with low power consumption...

Colorado Springs Medical Briefs: July 2, 2009.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Amy Gillentine Those few extra pounds you've been meaning to lose? Think again. They might be unsightly, but they could add to your longevity. That's according to a 12-year study that will be published in Obesity, an online...

Providers hold no hope for health care legislation.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Amy Gillentine Providers say plan won't fix underlying problems that plague health care system Health care reform legislation has centered around the public option -- government sponsored insurance -- and insurance companies...

Military spending vital to Colorado Springs economy.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Rebecca Tonn Despite continued worries about the economy, one thing is certain -- the economic impact of the military is vital to the well-being of the Pikes Peak region. More soldiers equal more spending, sales tax revenue,...

Food prices drop for third consecutive quarter.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Amy Gillentine Retail food prices at the supermarket are down about 2 percent from the first quarter of 2009, marking the third consecutive quarter of declining prices. An informal survey by the American Farm Bureau estimated...

Local Laid Off Camp in Colorado Springs an opportunity for job seekers.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Rebecca Tonn For many people in the Pikes Peak region, the poor economy has a hit a little too close to home. Laid Off Camp-COS - a free seminar, job fair and networking event for the unemployed - is scheduled from 2 to 6 p.m.,...

Commentary: Time for some serious Springs re-branding efforts.
July 3, 2009... Byline: John Hazlehurst Historically, local recessions have been times of ferment and change in Colorado Springs. During the 1970s, business and political leaders focused on economic development and created the Economic Development...

Plan would shift majority of city revenue in Colo. Springs from sales taxes to property taxes.
July 3, 2009... Byline: John Hazlehurst Vice mayor's plan would shift majority of city revenue from sales taxes to property taxes Vice Mayor Larry Small wants to restructure the way the city levies and collects taxes, shifting the burden from an...

Truth be told, there really is no easy exit strategy.
July 3, 2009... Byline: Rebecca Tonn As soon as entrepreneurs buy or start up a business, they should have an exit strategy. Reality, however, is that many business owners only realize this much farther down the road -- say, about the time they...

Commentary: Losing a phone number, embracing midlife woes.
July 3, 2009... Byline: Lon Matejczyk Editor's note: This column originally was published May 23, 2008. My youngest daughter will be turning two-and-a-half years old in a few weeks, and all because I lost the phone number of the vasectomy doctor. ...

Siedler-Keathley in front of hospitality renaissance in Colorado Springs.
July 3, 2009... Byline: CSBJ Staff During her 20-year hospitality career, Sharon Siedler-Keathley has marketed some of the area's finest hotels and resorts. Her background includes work for The Broadmoor Hotel, Marriott and Cheyenne Mountain...

Commentary: Texting and e-mail becoming harder habits to break.
July 3, 2009... Byline: Mike Boyd It's not just us lowly rank-and-file workers cowering in our cubicles any more. Seems the suits also have succumbed to cellphone addiction. At least that's the word from NFI Research. According to a worldwide...

Commentary: Analysis of necessary city property tax using 2009 ammended budget as a basis.
July 3, 2009... Byline: Larry Small Items to Fund with Property Tax: Police/FirePublic Safety Sales Tax Uses Stormwater Enterprise Services Total 2008 Requirement $114,960,764$23,484,081 $16,225,206 $154,670,051 2009 Property...

Bold tax plan; really bad timing.
July 3, 2009... Byline: CSBJ Staff We were pleased that Vice Mayor Larry Small took the time to work up a spread sheet showing what a radically revised local tax system might look like. Few politicians are bold enough, or foolhardy enough, to attach their...

Peak Vista Community Health Centers in Colorado Springs receives third helping of stimulus money.
July 6, 2009... Byline: Amy Gillentine Peak Vista Community Health Centers has received an additional $1.8 million from the capital investment program from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The health center has also recieved two other...

Colorado Springs mulls charging landlords $1-per-unit fee.
July 6, 2009... Byline: Amy Gillentine Colorado Springs' code enforcement department is proposing to charge all rental property owners $1 per housing unit to pay for a registration program that will track property ownership. The department will gather...

Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters industry conference in Denver now open to non-members.(Conference news)
July 6, 2009... Byline: CSBJ Staff The Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters, and insurance trade organization, will hold its annual convention Aug. 29 through Sept. 1 in Denver. For the first time, CPCU will open its conference registration to...

Despite downturn, El Paso County raking in use tax revenue.
July 7, 2009... Byline: Becky Hurley Despite a 34 percent year-to-year reduction in the construction of new single family homes and a 49 percent reduction in commercial construction, the amount of money El Paso County has collected from use taxes on...

State program an aid to long-term care planning in Colorado.
July 7, 2009... Byline: Rob Larimer The State of Colorado has launched a program called Own Your Future that seeks to help Coloradoans with long-term care. The program is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,...

Commentary: We should rejoice in our mediocrity!
July 7, 2009... Byline: John Hazlehurst We don't much like it when nothingburger towns like Albuquerque, Des Moines, and Omaha are held up to us as shining examples of eco-devo marketing savvy, as urban paragons that are doing everything right, and...