Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from June 2004

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from June 2004

The changing business of caring for the elderly.
June 4, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Nursing homes are evolving. Patient profiles are changing - nursing home residents are dependent and increasingly infirm, requiring the skilled level of care germane to hospitals. The traditional culture of...

Tips on how to find a job worth seeking.
June 4, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The job market remains tight, according to a news release from Lee Hecht Harrison, an international career development and consulting firm based in New Jersey. Lee Hecht Harrison said that 484,000 job seekers had...

Corporate donations help teach a younger generation.
June 4, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Tens of thousands of dollars in technology donations from corporations are responsible for an influx of computer equipment at the Urban League of the Pikes Peak Region, and at Falcon School District 49. ...

Colorado Springs nonprofits trying to keep their heads above water.
June 4, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Colorado Springs nonprofit organizations have been hit hard lately, and a survey by the El Pomar Foundation casts light on how their lack of funding may affect residents. A combination of factors is battering...

Restorative nursing aide helps maintain a good quality of life for elderly.
June 4, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline When Alvin E. Okvath goes into work, he brightens peoples' lives. "Pretty much when I was growing up I just wanted to make a difference and do something worth doing," he said. "When someone turns around and says...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: June 4, 2004.
June 4, 2004... Byline: Julie Andrews Some big announcements broke at the end of May, promising June will be a busy month, along with presidential speeches at the Air Force Academy, new household formations with the tons of weddings around town, and...

Colorado Springs-area hospitals provide top-notch services despite rising costs of care.
June 11, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman As health care costs continue to rise, burdening many, local hospitals are embracing the issues and the community by providing top-notch services and extending services to areas outside the city limits. In...

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center makes upgrades.
June 11, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Let there be light. "This is the biggest thing to come to Colorado Springs in a long time," said Daniel Vasey, director of public relations and marketing. The center's newest acquisition is an enormous,...

Manitou Springs is reaping the benefits of outdoor activity.
June 11, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman In every state, there is a quirky, off-center and unconventional city, where many of the nonconformists reside. Florida's off-the-wall area might be Key West. San Francisco could be to California what Eugene is to...

Colorado Springs city manager addresses Women's Business Council.
June 11, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Last week, Lorne Kramer was facing a dilemma: How to tell his wife that he was going to have lunch with a couple hundred women. The city manager said that when he told the missus about his speech at the...

Colorado Springs commercial realtor thrives on the art of making deals.
June 11, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline While majoring in English at Colorado College, Peter M. Scoville's interest in real estate seldom went beyond helping his friends hang drywall and renovate old homes. Scoville, who is 29, is now a broker associate...

Colorado Springs charter school making most of ex-manufacturing facility.
June 11, 2004... Byline: Julie Andrews Adaptive re-use made news recently with the purchase by James Irwin Charter Schools of the former business campus owned by Sanmina/SCI. This sale ranks as the largest industrial-user property transaction in the...

Two new golf courses planned for Colorado Springs area.
June 11, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman As the Broadmoor Hotel renovates its golf course and the Patty Jewitt Golf Course finishes its three-to-four-hole face-lift, two new golf courses - one to open in July and one in 2005 - are on tap for the Colorado...

Colorado golf courses getting creative with water conservation.
June 11, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Colorado golf courses are going to surprising, and in some cases extreme measures, to dampen water use. The Broadmoor's private greens aren't as green anymore. Patty Jewett's public course is undergoing...

Golf course maintenance combines nature and sport.
June 11, 2004... Byline: Becky Hurley Golf course superintendents are challenged on many fronts. First, they are expected to maintain picture perfect greens and fairways even when weather and the environment don't cooperate. They work around drought...

Univ. of Colo. at Colo. Springs Golf Management Program only one in state.
June 11, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Tyler Van Kooten was a natural. When his mother took golf as an elective at a community college, he discovered an innate ability to hit the ball straight. "I was just messing around, really, for two or three...

Colo. Springs-based Golf Greens Systems is at forefront of backyard putting green industry.
June 11, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Swimming pools, horseshoe pits, volleyball nets and tennis courts have entertained Americans for years in back yards large enough to accommodate recreational amenities. The newest addition to backyard amusement is...

Marketing through props.
June 18, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Pool sharks, egg cartons, monkeys, tigers. Got your attention? That is exactly what advertising executives and small-business owners should be striving for: getting a potential buyer's immediate and undivided...

First response firm celebrates 25 years locally.
June 18, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Emergency services celebrated 25 years in Colorado Springs last month and commemorated James R. Woods, who in 1979 brought paramedics and the first ambulance service to El Paso County. A-1 Paramedics Inc. was...

Move over Donald Trump - Colo. Springs entrepreneur poised for takeover.
June 18, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Alex Tooke could sell ice to Eskimos. In his rather short but lucrative career, Tooke has sold rocks, tomato plants, lettuce leaves, lawn-mowing services and handmade pens to anyone with whom he comes into contact....

PRACO takes psychological approach to marketing.
June 18, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Advertising and public relations. Reporters sometimes call these fields the "dark side" to their work, the necessary but often covetous edge to the altruism of print and broadcast journalism. Whether sly or showy,...

World traveler finds her niche in advertising.
June 18, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Judith Moak has seen the world and now calls Colorado Springs home. She has traveled to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Austria, Amsterdam, London and the Bahamas, but she knew she wanted to settle near mountains. Moak,...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs June 18, 2004.
June 18, 2004... Byline: Julie Andrews Housing and Building Association members announce their upcoming 50th anniversary Parade of Homes, Aug. 5 through 22, at 38 Parade show homes scattered around the region, including Teller County. Tickets are available...

Manufacturers eligible for federal grants through the Trade Adjustment Assistance program.
June 25, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Steve Cowles is looking forward to the future. The president of Peak Robotics, a Colorado Springs firm that manufactures robotics and other automation equipment, is expanding the company's reach and broadening...

Utilization of consultants on the rise according to IRS reports.
June 25, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman "I come from an environment where, if you see a snake, you kill it. At General Motors, if you see a snake, the first thing you do is hire a consultant on snakes."- H. Ross Perot, former director of General Motors...

SkyWest decides to move hub to Colorado Springs.
June 25, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight SkyWest Airlines plans to open a maintenance base and provide crew housing in Colorado Springs by Aug. 1, taking over and expanding the operation being abandoned by Air Wisconsin. The new facility should be fully...

Colorado civic leaders converge at real estate update.
June 25, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline It may have been the only time the director of the Colorado State Water Conservation Board and the chief of staff for NORAD/USNORTHCOM would ever be in the same room. On June 18, the University of Denver's Franklin...

Senior project manager of JE Dunn Construction has a passion for his industry.
June 25, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline In high school, Jose Amaya won a first place award for building a model of his home in Caracas, Venezuela. "From that point on I wanted to be in the construction industry," he said. Amaya is a senior project manager...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: June 25, 2004.
June 25, 2004... Byline: Julie Andrews NAI Highland Commercial Group recently announced the sale of 3755 Mark Dabling Blvd. to Kaiger LLC for $3.15 million. John C. Onstott of Highland Group assisted the seller, M&M 03 LLC, and Jerry Knauf, The London...