Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from October 2004

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from October 2004

Dallas company acquires two Springs telecom companies.
October 1, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Dallas-based Corban Networks Inc. acquired the stock and assets of two Colorado Springs-based telecommunications companies in September. Hill Branscomb has been a managing partner for the two local companies,...

Junior Achievement to unveil artifact museum.
October 1, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman On Oct. 7, the Junior Achievement Worldwide headquarters in Colorado Springs will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Junior Achievement Pioneers Museum of Junior Achievement History. ...

Berwick Electric: Serving the Colorado Springs area since 1921.
October 1, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Tradition runs deep in the Berwick family. Doug Berwick, treasurer at Berwick Electric, is a fifth generation Colorado native. His grandfather, John Douglas Berwick, founded the business in 1921. Although the...

Employee computer network sabotage a top business concern.
October 1, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Virus attacks and service denial have replaced the theft of proprietary information as the No. 1 financial loss related to computer intrusion and computer crime within U.S. corporations, government, financial and...

Americans add weight to the sports retail industry.
October 1, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Exercise machines are setting the pace for a healthy and fit American lifestyle and a healthy and fit U.S. economy. Body-shaping apparatus such as treadmills, exercise cycles, elliptical machines and free weights...

Colorado captures six top-10 spots in best ski areas.
October 1, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Vail is No. 1, according to the annual Ski Magazine reader survey of the best ski resorts in North America. Colorado retains a giant presence among ski enthusiasts, as five other resorts place among the survey's...

Golden-touch entrepreneur coming to town.
October 1, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman By all accounts (Web site accounts, that is), Guy Kawasaki is enterprising and entertaining, focused and all over the place, and technically minded and creative. His Web bio catalogs Kawasaki as an evangelist, an...

Publisher of El Paso County's Gazette ready to face challenges.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Mike Boyd Robert Burdick has only been the publisher of The Gazette for a couple of weeks, but he likes what he's seen so far, and he seems ready for whatever challenges running El Paso County's only major daily newspaper might...

Owners of Colorado Industrial Packaging believe their service plays crucial role in economy.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline After years of working long hours for large companies, Bob Bartlett and Bob Gemignani decided it was time for a change. They now sell empty boxes for a living. Don't be fooled, though - industrial packaging...

Foreign trade trending well for Colorado companies.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Foreign trade appears to be trending well for U.S. and Colorado companies. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, exports for July totaled $95 billion, a $2.8-billion or 3 percent increase from June....

Diversifying saves Colorado Springs-based business' bottom line.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Karen and Bobbie Moore dropped in on the Colorado Springs SCORE office in 2002 to seek advice about the future of their four-year-old company, Mountain Scapes Equipment, a small-engine and commercial-equipment...

City of Colorado Springs to consider taking over emergency transport services.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman For the past 25 years, the city of Colorado Springs' emergency transport services have been privatized through an agreement with the El Paso County Emergency Services Agency, a quasi-governmental collaboration of...

Wage survey results released.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline The Mountain States Employers Council has released the results of its Wage Projection Survey for 2005. Overall, things are looking good for workers in the Pikes Peak region. According to the survey results,...

U.S. authority on the Middle East hits town.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Les Janka says that Michael Moore's movie, "Fahrenheit 9/11," (which "beats up on the Saudi oil situation,") the general media bashing of the Saudis and a government-restricted visa program following the Sept. 11...

Artist studio renovation benefits Monument economy.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Richard and Linda Pankratz have watched the seeds of a dream grow and bear fruits of success not only for the artist and his family, but also for a town and a community of Colorado and national artists. And now the...

Technology powerhouse acquires Colorado media solutions provider.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman With an annual revenue of $2.52 billion (a 22 percent increase over last year) and a net income of $133 million for fiscal year 2004, Harris Corp. is a technology giant. On Oct. 6, the Melbourne, Fla.-based...

Web site offers resources for small business owners.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce is trying to quell a perception that it is all about big business. It's just not so, said Dave Csintyan, chief operating officer of the Springs chamber. "I think...

Internet Business Skills moves from Silicon Valley to Colorado.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Allison Hartsoe is no stranger to technology. After about five years in Silicon Valley, Hartsoe, president and CEO of Internet Business Skills, left in 2001 to bring her consulting expertise and technological...

Technology encourages rude behaviors.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman A former boss of mine once reprimanded me at a department head meeting for chewing on a toothpick while he was talking. He would probably roll over in his grave today if he knew that meetings and seminars were...

Celebrate Technology: Intel wins Corporate Citizenship Award.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Judy Cara said Intel's corporate mission statement includes always being a "great place to work." Apparently part of being a great place to work includes employing the sort of people who volunteer in the...

Celebrate Technology: Chris Carmichael named Entrepreneur of the Year:.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Chris Carmichael caught his first glimpse of the technology field in the early 1990s. As head coach at USA Cycling, he discovered that coaching cyclists from a remote location was a challenge. Carmichael...

Celebrate Technology: Configuresoft Inc. wins Rising Star Award.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Alex Goldstein said he admires Mike O'Dell. O'Dell, the vice president of research and development at UUNET Technologies Inc., a national-scale IP network operator, is also known as a UNIX luminary. O'Dell...

Celebrate Technology: Intelliden wins break-Though Unpatented Technology Award.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Dale Hecht said he is committed to making Colorado a prosperous technology state. "We've been able to go out and attract top-tier business partners. We're convinced you can build a very successful tech company...

Celebrate Technology: Sequel Venture Partners wins Venture Capital Builder Award.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Sequel Venture Partners provides the fuel, but it's entrepreneurs who build the engine. "It's not about us, it's about the entrepreneur. Our philosophy is to provide them with capital and help them succeed,"...

Celebrate Technology: LeftHand Networks wins Front Range Innovation Award.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight There are three reasons that CEO Bill Chambers tells people that his company is named LeftHand Networks Inc. Chambers is a southpaw. The office of LeftHand Networks sits in the shadow of Boulder Valley,...

Celebrate Technology: Newellink Inc. wins Break-Through Patented Technology Award.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Curing cancer may seem like a lofty goal, but M. Karen Newell is not going to let that stop her. Newell, who earned her doctorate in microbiology and immunology from the University of Colorado Health Science...

Celebrate Technology: Newdea Inc. wins Emerging Venture Award.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Troy Stremler spends his days keeping nonprofit organizations accountable to their donors. Newdea Inc., which Stremler founded about four years ago, is a Web-based service that gives the nonprofit access to...

Celebrate Technology: Four companies receive Technology Achievement Awards for 2004.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Editor's note: Celebrate Technology's Technology Achievement Award recognizes coverage area companies that have made significant contributions to technology development over a number of years. Four companies were...

Celebrate Technology: Four companies receive Infrastructure Builder Award for 2004.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Jennifer Knight Editor's note: Celebrate Technology's Infrastructure Builder Award recognizes coverage area companies that have made significant contributions to building and supporting the coverage area technology community during...

Colorado College's economic impact on Colo. Springs exceeds $100 million.
October 22, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Colorado College students and faculty shell out a lot of cash for pizza. They also spend a great deal on other goods and services. According to a study conducted by two CC economists, the school contributes about...

Salvation Army red kettles get ousted from Colo. Springs-area stores.
October 22, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Bells won't be ringing in front of Albertson's and Target this year. Both companies have nixed the Salvation Army holiday red kettle program, which means an 18-to-20 percent loss of revenue for the local...

November election is important to the health of the Colo. Springs community.
October 22, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman The November election is important to the health of the community, according to documents distributed by the Colorado Springs public health initiative committee. If voters say no to the removal of revenue...

Colorado company's home-grown vodka making a splash.
October 22, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Shaken or stirred, Colorado Premium Vodka is making its way into drinks around the state. The vodka, which hit restaurants and liquor store shelves during the summer, is produced by Colorado Spirits Corp. and is...

Business executives notes decline in courtesy on the rise.
October 22, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Ever forget to say good morning to coworkers? Ever forget to turn off a cell phone during a meeting? Most businesspeople have been guilty of such seemingly minor offenses, but taking a moment or two each day to say...

Colorado Springs woman owns "women-friendly" auto shop.
October 22, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Alicia Jones drives an enormous Dodge Ram pick-up. "This is my mommy car," she said. Jones, owner and office manager of the Auto Clinic of the Rockies, knows a thing or two about caring for both kids and cars....

Colo. Springs Chamber of Commerce's health plans save member businesses money on medical insurance.
October 22, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman While state legislators determine ways to mitigate rising health care costs and alarmingly high numbers of uninsured, the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce is ahead of the game with a unique-to-Colorado...

First Colo. Springs manufacturing workshop a success.
October 22, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Manufacturing is America's core industry. No one can argue its weight, especially now as the country observes the plight of at-risk Americans as the health care community scrambles to provide flu vaccines. The...

Experts weigh in on Colorado Springs-area economy.
October 29, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Traffic congestion. The military. Consumer confidence. All these issues, and more, have received a great deal of attention from area economists. "We truly live in very strange economic times these days," said Mike...

Colorado SBA lending reaches record highs.
October 29, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline The number of small business loans made to Colorado business owners in fiscal year 2004 exceeded all previous records. Statewide, 1,872 loans were approved by the Small Business Administration's network of more than...

German company expands operations in the Springs.
October 29, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman While many U.S. manufacturers have taken production offshore, one local company has won a contract with a Germany-based company that has chosen Colorado Springs as the site of its American-based operations. ...

Employment outlook for Colorado Springs.
October 29, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline Survey results released in September by Manpower Inc. revealed prospects for a weak job market in Colorado Springs. Manpower, a company specializing in employment services such as recruitment and training,...

Colorado among the top business friendly states.
October 29, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Some would argue, but, according to the Tax Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public education organization based in Washington, D.C., Colorado is among the top-10 most business friendly states in the country....

Lt. Col. Laurent 'Swamp' Fox makes Colorado Springs his home.
October 29, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Cline For Lt. Col. Laurent "Swamp" Fox, world travel is second nature. Fox, who is the director of public affairs for the United States Air Force Academy, has spent his life on the move. "My dad was in the Army for 30...

Colorado Springs Medical Briefs: October 29, 2004.
October 29, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman Brent Kennedy and his wife always figured they would someday give up their careers as ballet dancers. Kennedy didn't realize that, for him, it would end sooner rather than later. In February this year, Kennedy...

Apartment sale a back-channel deal.
October 29, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman A 374-unit apartment complex located at 3802 Half Turn Road, just south of Austin Bluffs Drive and Academy Boulevard, sold in August for $9.5 million. The Westree Apartments had not been listed on the real estate...

Builders rally to help injured Colorado Springs teen and his family.
October 29, 2004... Byline: Marylou Doehrman After spending a summer at Craig Hospital in Denver, Jeremy Lanosga is ready to come home. However, before the 17-year-old can reunite with his mother and four siblings in Colorado Springs, the family house near...