Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from November 2003

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from November 2003

Service industry combats time crunch.
November 7, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Busy business executives often scramble to balance work and family life. Booked schedules leave little time to complete everyday tasks. Dual working couples must attend to automobile upkeep, hosting dinner parties, pet...

Vice Mayor Skorman: Entrepreneur and public servant.
November 7, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley ***** CORRECTION: * The Banning Lewis Ranch is estimated at between 20 and 30 square miles. The entire city of Colorado Springs includes approximately 188 square miles.* City Councilman Tom Gallagher is a surveyor...

New rules relieve hospitals with physician shortages.
November 7, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman On Nov. 10, new regulations, drafted and approved by the Bush administration, take effect, easing compliance burdens on hospitals nationwide. Under a 1986 federal regulation - EMTALA (the Emergency Medical...

Spotlight: Taking care of business: Insurer guides local clients.
November 7, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Most Colorado Springs business owners know of Van Gilder Insurance or its predecessor, CBS Insurance. The full-service business insurer has served the Pikes Peak region since 1890 - and today reports more than $36...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs Nov. 7, 2003.
November 7, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley As consumer confidence spiked in September after a sluggish August 2003, the mood among residential and commercial brokers stays upbeat. New Book Sparks Debate John Talbott's recent book, The Coming Crash in the...

Dynamic Women: Credit union VP of marketing values community involvement.
November 7, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Community involvement is a passion Karin Kovalovsky, vice president of marketing at Air Academy Federal Credit Union, tries to pass on to her employees. As leader of the credit union's marketing department, Kovalovsky has...

Dynamic Women: Former nurse becomes chief operating officer of hospital.
November 7, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Cherie Gorby knew she wanted to become a nurse as a young child. At age 15, her grandfather was dying of cancer, and she wanted desperately to spend some time with him in the hospital. Unfortunately, hospital policy...

Dynamic Women: BBB sales trainer stays active in volunteer programs.
November 7, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle What makes Mary Jane Gilson so dynamic isn't her climb up the corporate ladder in sales. It's how she developed such innovative ways to achieve success while raising two sons and volunteering. A native New Yorker, Gilson...

Dynamic Women: CPA passionate about work with nonprofits.
November 7, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Wendy Henry's involvement with not-for-profits in Colorado Springs isn't just a business. It's a passion. At BKD, one of the nation's 10 largest CPA and advisory firms, Henry's practice includes assisting nonprofit...

Dynamic Women: Colo. Springs Chamber of Commerce VP gives back to community.
November 7, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Andrea Doray believes her contributions to the community make a difference. As senior vice president of marketing for the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, Doray works on new branding and positioning the chamber as...

Dynamic Women: US Bank retail sales mgr. finds job very rewarding.
November 7, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Lana Yaekel has worn many hats at US Bank since she joined the company in 1992 (what was then Colorado National Bank). She served as a relationship consultant, acting as a coach and partner to the sales team. Then five...

Dynamic Women: Former journalist founds PR consulting firm.
November 7, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Ovetta Sampson discovered her love of writing as a young child, but she has been able to develop more of a business sense as owner of Infosteward, a public relations consulting firm. Though she once thought she'd be a...

Dynamic Women: Colo. Springs woman launches successful ad firm with $1K.
November 7, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle After working in retail sales for awhile, Julie Rueffert was looking for new ways to promote a company and their products. She once came up with a customer retention idea to keep a database of customers and even designed...

Dynamic Women: Commercial property appraiser stays involved in community.
November 7, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Jan Winkler has held many positions in her career, but she is most proud of the fact that she has succeeded in her family life and career without being totally self-focused. "I have had the good fortune to raise two...

Dynamic Women: Colo. Springs women launches successful consulting firm.
November 7, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Kelly Roth's Navy father instilled discipline and attention to detail in his daughter. He ran his own business after retiring from the military and taught Roth what not to do in business. Roth was quite smart in her...

IT specialists shift to biotech field.
November 14, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Biotechnology is a fast-growing industry that is gaining ground in the Pikes Peak region. The growth in this field opens a wide variety of opportunities for our area's high-tech workers, many of whom have been laid off in...

Marketing company brings business partners to schools.
November 14, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman They were poised to party - to celebrate election-day results that would give a boost to the $63 million needed to build two new elementary schools and one high school. On the evening of Nov. 4, administrators...

Spotlight: Hormone-free, steroid-free beef makes waves in Springs.
November 14, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Looking for "moo"ving entertainment with a message? If so, check out www.themeatrix.com. Mike Callicrate, owner of Ranch Foods Direct, provided much of the inspiration for this animated look at today's meatpacking and...

Economic development office cut from Colorado Springs budget.
November 14, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle The city of Colorado Springs is set to lose two managers in its economic development office at a time when many believe it is vitally important to expand businesses and draw new companies to the Pikes Peak region. As part...

Springs business leaders give students mentoring opportunities.
November 14, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman When the news is splattered with school shootings, teenage suicides and gang-related criminal activities, it oftentimes seems efforts to intercept today's youth and mold them into tomorrow's leaders have failed....

Face to face with David Whitaker, KOAA-TV Channels 5 & 30.
November 14, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley While some local station general managers may be sweating it out during the November sweeps rating period, David Whitaker, KOAA-TV, Channels 5 & 30 general manager, appears cool, calm and unruffled. He remains...

Blueprints: Award-winning architect creates lofty lifestyle in billboard home.
November 14, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Architecture attracts visionary minds, but few surpass the Pikes Peak region's own Mark Harris, now of H&L Architects, when it comes to original design concepts. In March 2003 the inventive architect was notified...

Commentary: Taxes: Businesses can save thousands.
November 21, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Taxes are a fact of life. While many individuals feel overtaxed for their income, small businesses are even more vulnerable to tax overpayment. In fact, many small businesses are overpaying their taxes without knowing it,...

Center for Creative Leadership in Colo. Springs advises managers about employee job satisfaction.
November 21, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Getting along with the boss is the number one factor affecting job happiness, according to a national survey conducted by Accountemps, the world's largest temporary staffing service for finance professionals. ...

Colorado Springs native opens Pikes Peak region's first Play It Again Sports franchise.
November 21, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Your 15-year-old has just sprouted another two inches over the summer, and suddenly that pair of pricey new hockey skates just doesn't fit anymore - not to mention his (or her) kneepads and goalie gear. Maybe the...

Colorado Springs business owners respond to proposed rapid transit system.
November 21, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle The City of Colorado Springs Rapid Transit Division recently commissioned a rapid transit feasibility study that will look into heavily traveled corridors to see if an enhanced transit system will benefit the long-term...

Commentary: In whom do you trust when it comes to service-related professionals?
November 21, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman There are quite a few cynics in Colorado Springs when it comes to trusting service-related professionals. However, executives polled from the nation's largest companies harbored a little more faith in the...

Commentary: Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce director talks about managing employees.
November 21, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Give me a job and a deadline, and I'll get it done. And don't look over my shoulder while I am doing it. I have two careers. I am a writer, with weekly assignments, and the executive director of a 300-member...

Consultants are all the rage in Colorado Springs' business world.
November 21, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle By offering performance-based accountability and unique strategies, local consultants have carved a niche in their fields of expertise. Building credibility is a necessity to gain clients and most agree it is important to...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs: November 21, 2003.
November 21, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley CSHP to Headquarter Downtown Congratulations to Stan Kensinger and Jim DiBiase of Olive Real Estate Group who recently found a new headquarters for Colorado Springs Health Partners. After several years of studying...