Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from March 2003

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from March 2003

Colo. Springs World Affairs Council brings global issues to the home front.
March 7, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Because of its historic connotations and small town feel, to some people, Colorado Springs might still be reminiscent of an old, western cow town. However, amidst the city's frontier aura is an organization that...

Business ethics issues cross all boundaries.
March 7, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Back in the old days, top-level executives seemed a different breed. They were held up as examples of propriety, success, and enterprise. They rarely were caught up in ethical dilemmas, or if they did, it didn't make...

Clients breathe easy thanks to outsourced tech support.
March 7, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley In the wake of 9/11 and America's preoccupation with homeland defense, Jeff Harrell, president and owner of Advanced Business Solutions (ABS), stands ready to deliver increasingly secure IT services, Internet access,...

Major food company backs trendy sandwich shop.
March 7, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Lauren Bell's former husband hit the floor in an instant. Jawing one moment, almost dead the next. He survived the near fatal heart attack, only to discover his cholesterol was about 300. A cholesterol level of...

Colo. Springs Real Estate Briefs March 7, 2003.
March 7, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley From the Denver-based Adams Group's Today's Economy newsletter comes the following mid-January 2003 snapshot of the Denver and Colorado Springs commercial real estate markets. "Fuller and Company reports a...

Commentary: Good customer service - a ghost of retail's past?
March 7, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Post college, my career choices have been widespread, from bartending to writing to directing a chamber of commerce, to name a few. No matter the work venue, good customer service always has been and continues to...

Green industry finding ways to thrive, despite restrictions.(landscaping industry discussed)(Industry Overview)
March 7, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley The green industry was well-represented at a recent Peak to Prairie Landscape Symposium sponsored by Colorado Springs Utilities -- and at least half to two-thirds of those attending represented businesses that will be...

Colo. Springs cowboy group antes $1 million for bull ride.(Professional Bull Riders)
March 7, 2003... Byline: Eric Grimm Here's a bull market: work eight seconds, win $1 million. The catch? The eight seconds is a one-handed ride on a ferocious 1,700-pound bucking bull named Little Yellow Jacket, the 2002 Professional Bull Riders' Bull...

Rocky Mountain Steel Mill, a decade and counting.(Company Profile)
March 7, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell There is nothing pretty about a steel mill; they are dirty, dangerous, and if you are the owner, it is a tough way to make a living. Today, just a handful of steel mills remain in the U.S., and Rocky Mountain Steel in...

Canadian online pharmacy to open Springs storefront.(Senior Co-Op to open store in Colorado Springs, Colorado)
March 7, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Americans have been traveling to Canada for years to take advantage of lower prescription drug prices. Options to order drugs from our bordering neighbor via on-line pharmacies have rescued millions, especially...

Cell research could reap healthy benefits for university.
March 14, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Researchers would love to find the magic bullet, a single drug or treatment to cure all cancer. Of course, no cure exists -- yet. However, researchers at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs believe they...

Colorado - bringing it to the national marketplace.
March 14, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston recently released its Metro Area and State Competitiveness Report 2002, which cited Denver as the number four top city in this country. Seattle came in...

Being visually impaired or blind doesn't rule out skiing.
March 14, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Imagine riding your tandem bike along some of the most scenic mountainscapes along the Front Range -- or skiing down a powdery slope at the Monarch Ski Area, helping guide a visually-impaired friend. Twenty-five...

SBA issues impostor phone scam alert.(U.S. Small Business Administration investigates phone scam)
March 14, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman When we hear or see the acronym SBA, we most likely think of the U.S. Small Business Administration. So, when business owners receive a call from someone who states that he or she is from the "SBA," they probably...

High-tech busts: Inevitable or preventable?(Colorado Springs, Colorado, high-tech industry discussed)(Industry Overview)
March 14, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Remember Springs-based companies with names like DiabetesManager.com, Adminiquest, Alcatel, Telesoft, Tribal Voice and Fast Planet? With such dynamic names, no one would have guessed they would all be gone in 2003....

Red Cross wants residents to be prepared, not scared.(American Red Cross offers information on disaster preparedness)
March 14, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell It is no coincidence that American Red Cross units across the nation are offering up disaster preparedness information. Tornado season is coming up, the nation is already in terrorist season, and war looms large. ...

Love of food creates its own moniker: The Foodie.(Fran Folsom a Colorado Springs, Colorado, "foodie" is discussed)
March 14, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell There is no love sincerer, than the love of food. -- George Bernard Shaw Depending on who you ask, a foodie is: 1) A person who has an ardent or refined interest in food; 2) a gourmet "in the culinary fast...

Technology transfer: Not grandfather's economics.(the process of using technology for a purpose)
March 14, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell When you buy a product, you pay a monetary price for it. Whether it is a newspaper, a new car or new suit, our basic understanding of how economics works is you pay money for a product and you take it home. But...

New Life Church tent is attracting attention.(Nunn Construction Inc. is building a $1.2 million tent for the New Life Church)(Correction Notice)
March 14, 2003... Byline: Eric Grimm ***** CORRECTION: In the March 14 issue of Blueprints, Nunn Construction Company was incorrectly referred to as "Dunn" in the article "New Life Church tent is attracting attention" (page 2B). We are sorry for any...

Construction/manufacturing interns available at Colo. State Univ.(Colorado State University )
March 14, 2003... Byline: Eric Grimm Want to check out some of the new talent coming out of Colorado State University's Department of Manufacturing Technology and Construction Management? Intern interviews are March 17-21 at the Fort Collins campus. A...

Architects creating working studio, living, retail space.(art space created in Manitou Springs, Colorado)
March 14, 2003... Byline: Julie Andrews There is an old, old story from India about three blind men touching an elephant and declaring what the object was -- from their perspective. It might be a case in point in the study of what an artist will tell...

Warming homes and offices with wood furniture and accents.(Company Profile)
March 14, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Realize that you're working in an imperfect medium in an imperfect world... so just be proud of anything that stretches your skills. -- www.rec.woodworking.com Talk about your life flashing before your eyes:...

Mayoral candidate Carpenter's city employment gives him an edge on ending wasteful spending.
March 21, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Platform: Carpenter, a former city street department employee, believes in full governmental disclosure, ending wasteful spending, and giving the regular Joe a chance to succeed. Carpenter said he is qualified because...

Mayoral candidate Carter represents citizens' interests, not just businesses' interests.
March 21, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Platform: Carter said she is a candidate for the people, the "silent majority" who get heard infrequently. Carter said those voices reflect the views of her constituency, and she would respect that. Having no previous...

Mayoral candidate Kretzschmar guarantees city employment to anyone who votes.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Platform: Like another candidate, Kretzschmar believes his non-elected experience will help him lead the city, and he hopes people like his unconventional approaches. Kretzschmar said he would put prisoners in work...

Help Wanted: long hours, low pay and responsibilities galore.
March 21, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell What do you call a job that pays $6,250 per year, gobbles personal time at breakneck speed -- a job where you can have an entire city mad at you at once? That would be mayor, of course. At least it would be mayor...

As mayor, Eastburn believes his business experience, education would benefit city.(Dr. Ted Eastburn)
March 21, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Platform: Cardiologist Dr. Ted Eastburn, a present council member, believes his business experience and education would give him a step up as the city's mayor. His practice employs several physicians, a total of more...

Null's basic platform as mayoral candidate is service, experience and integrity.
March 21, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Platform: Null said his basic platform is service, experience and integrity. He was elected to the city council twice, first in 1997, and was re-elected in 2001. He was supported by the Pikes Peak Board of Realtors...

Mayoral candidate Clark's small business skills will lead city forward.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Platform: As a small business operator, Clark said she knows the issues small businesses face in dealing with the government, and she believes her two years on the council, plus her grassroots activism, arm her with...

Funding delays won't stop building of controversial new courthouse.
March 21, 2003... Byline: Eric Grimm A delay in funding for new judges won't delay the construction process for a controversial downtown courthouse. And a group opposing the courthouse says its pursuing other strategies to block construction at the proposed...

Nonprofits and for-profits together to provide sanctuaries for homeless kids in Colo. Springs.
March 21, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Eighty percent of the homeless kids meandering the streets of Colorado Springs, residing on rooftops and sleeping in abandoned cars or sewer pipes are homegrown. Five percent of those kids are transplants from...

If elected mayor, Rivera will improve econ. dev. in city, better airport access.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Platform: As assistant vice president and financial advisor with UBS PaineWebber in Colorado Springs, Rivera said his financial expertise, time spent as vice mayor on the present city council, and his Army background...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs March 21, 2003.(various news items)
March 21, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Custom Homebuilder Sweeps MAME Once a year the Housing and Building Association of Colorado Springs honors its best and brightest at the annual MAME Awards. This year's big winner was luxury homebuilder Nichols &...

"Marathon Man" Dunn in town to promote sports drink.
March 21, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell As one of the nation's fittest cities*, it was a no-brainer for sports drink company Accelerade to launch a major marketing effort in Colorado Springs this week. And because runners are copious consumers of sports...

Small business help for health insurance may be on the way.
March 21, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman In years past, one of the benefits that trade and professional association or chamber members gained through their membership in a particular organization was a health insurance coverage option. Small-business...

Colorado Springs could become a high-tech innovator community.
March 21, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley In the March 14, 2003 issue of the CSBJ, three local technology managers addressed their current business prospects. They also suggested ways in which a local community can help foster innovation -- the key to a...

Electronic, mechanical customers savor 'parts paradise'.
March 21, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley They come from many and varied worlds -- engineers, facility managers, assemblers, mechanics and manufacturers -- searching for industrial and electronic components. Some are artists looking for wire to fashion into...

Home show offers up winter catharsis, improvement ideas.
March 28, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell After a late-season blizzard, plenty of Colorado Springs residents long for spring. A home show this weekend will help sate that yearning and give attendees a sneak preview of the promises of spring. One of the...

Wireless web makes waves in the Springs.
March 28, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell The landscape is strewn with the wreckage of plenty of good internet service business plans, and common sense tells you not to fly your flag on a battlefield where many have fallen. However, USURF America sees...

Franchisees broker deal to beat the bank in buyout.
March 28, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Behind an innovative business model, there's often a fascinating story. Take Sunbelt Business Brokers, for example. The nation's largest business brokerage firm with an office in Colorado Springs and six locations...

Advocates for the arts honored by consortium.
March 28, 2003... Byline: Lance Gurwell Local business leaders, educators and community leaders will be honored at the 24th annual Arts/Business/Education Consortium's awards luncheon at the Antlers Adam's Mark Hotel on April 16. A concerned discussion...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs March 28, 2003.
March 28, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley As a follow-up to recent headlines, here's a look at sales trends in local residential real estate over the past year. Comparing the Pikes Peak Board of Realtors' statistics from February 2002 and February 2003, it's...

El Paso, Teller counties' foreclosure rate highest in the state.(Colorado)
March 28, 2003... Byline: Eric Grimm El Paso and Teller counties have the distinction of reporting the highest foreclosure rate of Colorado's eight largest county areas, and consumer willingness to take on more debt as housing prices soften may mean more...

Creating leadership ranks high on the list.
March 28, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Corporations nationwide invest millions in leadership, training and development programs, even in a waning economy. Personal and professional coaches and organizations that specialize in training and leadership...

Colo. Springs firm specializes in team building, adventure and fun.(Destination Services of Colorado)(Company Profile)
March 28, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Destination Services of Colorado is one of those companies that seem to have it made. After all, planning team-building exercises for corporate meetings or offsite outings for The Broadmoor Hotel conference attendees...