Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from October 2003

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from October 2003

Colorado Springs and Falcon business communities and school district unite.
October 3, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Falcon School District 49 is the fastest growing district in the state. During the 2002-2003 school year, the number of students soared by 14.7 percent. To accommodate the boom, new schools - and additions to old -...

Colo.-based Christy Sports teams with Ticketmaster to make event tickets available at ski shops.
October 3, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Christy Sports is celebrating its 45th anniversary this fall, and the Colorado-based company has taken on a new partner. The largest privately-owned chain of specialty ski shops in North America has teamed with...

NATO defense ministers' meeting in Colorado Springs impacts local economy.
October 3, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Colorado Springs Convention and Visitor's Bureau chief Terry Sullivan estimates the dollars spent by those in town for the October 7-10, 2003, NATO defense ministers' meeting at approximately $750 per person, or close...

Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments predicts El Paso County population will soar by 2030.
October 3, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Imagine driving to Denver from Pueblo on a six-lane highway - there are no visual breaks from buildings or high rises or signs directing travelers to the next McDonald's. Imagine traveling out east from downtown...

Colorado Aviation in Colorado Springs capitalizes on surge in small plane and corporate jet use.
October 3, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley It's Thursday and large corporate jets shuttling executives from U.S. Steel, Westinghouse, Emerson and other Fortune 500 companies are parked on the Colorado Aviation taxiway. Sole proprietors Craig and Kim Powell are...

New headquarters strategically located in enterprise zone.
October 10, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Executive Director Bob Jursnick knows he has a winner on his hands. This high performer is not a coach, personal trainer, athletic director or athlete. Instead,...

Colorado state treasurer discusses the key issues.
October 10, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Colorado State Treasurer Mike Coffman was in town on Sept. 25 speaking against Amendment 33, which, if passed in November, will allow a minimum of 500 slot machines at five Front Range racetracks. Coffman took...

Referendum A seeks to increase reservoirs.
October 10, 2003... Byline: Julie Andrews Voters will have to do some hard thinking before voting on Referendum A Nov. 4. Water storage is the key issue, under direction of the Colorado Water Conservancy Board, along with funding development of the storage...

Local ADA information center provides compliance information for six-state region.
October 10, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, signed into law by President George Bush, is the first comprehensive civil rights law currently protecting the rights of over 54 million Americans with...

Network security is crucial.
October 10, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Last summer's MSBlast.D virus infected over 423,000 computers worldwide,* including 260 computers at University of Colorado in Boulder (CU Information Technology Services). The SoBig.F virus wreaked havoc with at...

CO Atty. General wins conviction in senior estate planning fraud.
October 10, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Lawyers, doctors and accountants are paid for professional knowledge and advice. The public expects to rely on the judgment of these experts - from whether to have surgery or to invest in a corporate retirement program...

Oil and gas research firm drills down, discovers market niche.
October 10, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Celebrating its twentieth year in business, NRG Associates, like the oil and gas fields it tracks, thrives in the local business substrata. Richard Nehring and his wife, Brooke Bower, own the small research firm that...

A unique contract brings the YMCA to Woodmen Hills.
October 17, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Five years ago, Falcon was a mere pit stop on the way to and from Kansas. The hot (and only) spot was the Diamond Shamrock - a must-stop for refueling the car and the hunger pangs. Today, Falcon is making news as a...

A candid interview with a presidential speechwriter.
October 17, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Here men from the planet earth first set foot upon the moon in July 1969. We came in peace for all mankind. - James Humes In 1969, President Nixon asked his speechwriter, James Humes, to compose an...

Amendment 33 veiled issue according to opponents.
October 17, 2003... Byline: Julie Andrews Games of chance will hang in the balance on Nov. 4 as voters consider Amendment 33. If approved, this proposed constitutional amendment would place video lottery terminals at each of Colorado's five existing...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs Oct. 17, 2003.
October 17, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley For local real estate and construction-related companies October turns out to be the month for kudos, recognition and awards. The Pikes Peak Association of Realtors just announced its new executive slate, headed by...

Bidding for business from the city.
October 17, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Craig Meese religiously checks out the City of Colorado Springs' website for the listing of bid invitations and requests for proposals regarding private contracts or procurement opportunities. Meese is the...

Corporate travel still alive in the Pikes Peak region.
October 17, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Fred Veitch, vice president of commercial development for Nor'Wood, isn't crazy about air travel these days. "All the airlines out of Colorado Springs have gone to using those 50-passenger regional jets," he...

Local stucco contractor credits team, referrals for success.
October 17, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley From a humble two-man lathe startup in 1986 to this summer's completion of the luxurious 14-story Portofino Towers in downtown Denver, Tom Ware and the TW Stucco team have left their signature on hundreds of...

Colorado Springs workshop helps businesses obtain technology grants.
October 24, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle In light of today's tight business market, it is vital yet challenging to find funding for small-business technology. In bootstrapping a business, exploring every financial opportunity is essential. Help is on its way to...

BusinessTruths Consulting applies basic rules of finance to any business practice.
October 24, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley There's something very solid about a banker-turned-consultant. Laddie Blaskowski, owner of BusinessTruths Consulting, understands the art of applying a few basic rules to any business practice. His clients range from...

Colorado businesses, schools work for passage of Amendment 32.
October 24, 2003... Byline: Julie Andrews The local business community is solidly backing Amendment 32, which state voters consider Nov. 4. The proponents say the changes will free up funds from state coffers and more squarely place responsibility on the...

Colorado Spring Real Estate Briefs: October 24, 2003.
October 24, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley With the economy slowly rebuilding, real estate continues to be the beneficiary of upbeat news. From the rising number of El Paso County residential transactions reported by the Pikes Peak Board of Realtors to brisk...

Southern Colorado Economic Forum provides area growth projections over next ten years.
October 24, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley More than 500 people turned out on October 8, 2003 - perhaps the largest business audience in the Southern Colorado Economic Forum's seven-year history - to look into the community crystal ball. Hosted and sponsored...

Colorado small businesses stay alive through savvy marketing campaigns and diversification.
October 24, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman When Chris and Cindy Harrell opened Extreme Pizza in the old Southgate Shopping Center in February 2003, they didn't know some of their best customers would be sent to war. Nor did they bargain for a major shopping...

Colorado Springs students bridge the gap between industry and education through internships.
October 24, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Jarrod Sterzinger learned valuable theory while pursuing his master's degrees in business and architecture at Texas Tech University. However, his practical experience as a paid intern at DLR Group architectural firm has...

Past president of Colo. Springs Dental Society believes it's a good time to be a dentist in the U.S.
October 24, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Almost twenty-five years ago, there was a surplus of dentists in the United States; El Paso County had the highest ratio of dental specialists to general dental practitioners in the country. Dr. Dave Jones,...

Colorado Springs Real Estate Briefs October 31, 2003.
October 31, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley Several major closings captured the CSBJ's attention this week. Here is just a sampling of some of the high-dollar commercial real estate deals beginning to stimulate the local economy.The Oak Place Buys Former Pier...

Small players in telecom provide personalized service.
October 31, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle When telephone giant Ma Bell (AT&T) split in 1984, it opened the door for small businesses in the telecommunications industry. Worried about job security with the break up, many longtime employees opted to retire while...

Colorado rated friendly for small business, entrepreneurship.
October 31, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle Colorado recently received a high rating for being friendly toward small-business entrepreneurship from the Small Business Survival Committee in Washington, D.C. Coming in twelfth on the Small Business Survival Index...

Advertising agencies split amicably.
October 31, 2003... Byline: Jan Mowle A business venture that began in June 2003 between two advertising agencies, Allegory Marketing Solutions and the Muir Agency, dissolved last week due to a difference in focus and goals. The two companies merged because...

$40M Powers medical campus in motion.
October 31, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley As new home, retail and commercial activity crescendos along Colorado Springs' hot Powers corridor, the first new medical campus construction in a decade will soon get underway. Joint venture partners on the project...

The big three in television is now the big four.
October 31, 2003... Byline: Marylou Doehrman November sweeps month officially started Oct. 28, and this year the television ratings rally, which usually ends before Thanksgiving, will continue through Dec.1. The boob-tube competition is underway, as network...

Spotlight: The PI's life: High-tech combined with gum-shoe tactics.
October 31, 2003... Byline: Becky Hurley The label "private investigator" brings to mind a number of colorful visuals. Some might remember James Rockford's sleek Cadillac convertible or Tom Selleck's Hawaiian shirts. Others conjure up rumpled overcoats (ala...