Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) articles from October 2006

Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) archives from October 2006

Holland & Hart law firm is the best place to work for young lawyers.
October 5, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Holland & Hart has been ranked one of the best law firms in the nation for young lawyers to work at, according to the 2007 Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms. The firm was ranked first for...

El Paso County Board of Commissioners seeks a five-year term volunteer.
October 5, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff County seeking volunteer for health board The El Paso County Board of Commissioners is seeking a volunteer to serve on the Board of Health for a five-year term. The board is responsible for...

Small business continues to drive the U.S. economy.
October 5, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff Small business continues to drive the U.S. economy, according to a report issued by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Data shows that in 2005 small businesses...

Colorado Springs' Marian House Capital Campaign receives $500K from El Pomar Foundation.
October 5, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Catholic Charities of Colorado Springs' Marian House Capital Campaign, "A Bridge to New Beginnings," has received $500,000 from the El Pomar Foundation. The grant pushes the total pledges to date...

Grants available for Colorado agriculture projects.
October 5, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff Grants are available through the Colorado Agricultural Value Added Development program to promote agricultural energy related projects. The program has received $500,000 from the state to...

Pikes Peak United Way needs 400 additional volunteers for 'Make a Difference Day'.
October 5, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal The Pikes Peak United Way is in need of about 400 additional volunteers to participate in this year's Make a Difference Day -- Extreme Community Makeover, which is scheduled for Oct. 27 and 28. Make...

Congress passes legislation to limit payday loans made to military personnel.
October 6, 2006... Byline: Rob Larimer Soldiers will no longer be the target of predatory payday lenders. That's essentially what Congress said last week when it passed legislation that limits payday loans made to military personnel to a 36 percent annual...

Hamilton Wing of the Denver Art Museum opens to the public.
October 6, 2006... Byline: John Hazlehurst On Oct. 7, the Hamilton Wing of the Denver Art Museum opens to the public. Designed by Daniel Liebeskind, the 146,000 square foot addition more than doubles the museum's size. The building is an angular,...

Colorado Springs subsidizes its police department to rid downtown of homeless population.
October 6, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff It's nice to see that the Downtown Partnership and the Greater Downtown Business Improvement District are going to subsidize the Colorado Springs Police Department and rid downtown of its...

Department of Homeland Security increases its presence in Colorado Springs.
October 6, 2006... Byline: Becky Hurley Colorado Springs' connection to U.S. Northern Command and the Department of Homeland Security continues to attract businesses to the area. The latest national player to stake a presence in the Pikes Peak region is...

Colorado women generate $49.8B in sales due to 245 thousand women-owned businesses.
October 6, 2006... Byline: Amy Gillentine Women in Colorado generate $49.8 billion in sales -- thanks to roughly 245,000 women-owned businesses throughout the state. Colorado ranks 13th in the number of women-owned business, an entrepreneurial group that is...

The days of locally owned businesses in Colorado Springs are long gone.
October 6, 2006... Byline: John Hazlehurst We all know this particular story -- globalization, the world is flat, everything has changed, the new paradigm, fast-cycle technology -- whatever you want to call it. The details might be complex, but the story's...

Colorado colleges view real estate investments as new income-producing option.
October 6, 2006... Byline: Becky Hurley The University of Minnesota owns income-producing real estate. So does the University of California. And Cornell University and Dartmouth College hold and manage real estate as part of their endowment strategies. So,...

Tech Museum of Innovation names Dan Davies a 2006 laureate.
October 6, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff Dan Davies has been named a 2006 laureate by the Tech Museum of Innovation. He's one of 25 individuals who were selected from 951 nominees who live in 98 countries. The Tech Museum selects...

Colorado Springs-based Ent Federal Credit Union opens city's first college campus banking center.
October 6, 2006... Byline: Rob Larimer Ent Federal Credit Union opened the city's first financial services branch on a college campus on Oct. 2. The branch at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is the 21st service center for Ent, the region's...

COPIC Insurance Co. announces that there will be no medical malpractice rate increase in 2007.
October 6, 2006... Byline: Amy Gillentine COPIC Insurance Co. -- which covers more than 80 percent of privately insured Colorado physicians -- has announced that there will be no overall rate increase in its physician medical malpractice coverage for 2007....

La Bellezza Italian-inspired homes win more awards from National Association of Home Builders.
October 6, 2006... Byline: Becky Hurley The world has certainly taken notice of Keller Homes' La Bellezza villages of Italian-inspired courtyard villas in Peregrine and Pine Creek. The 2006 Pacific Coast Builders' Conference awarded the community three Gold...

Increased Internet shopping leads to online sales clerks to assist the customers.
October 6, 2006... Byline: Joan Johnson Increased Internet shopping convenience means bringing the sales clerk to you -- using technology, of course. "Click to chat," uses instant messaging to enable the online customer to ask a sales clerk questions....

Online shoppers want easy site navigation.
October 6, 2006... Byline: Rob Larimer Owner beware: online shoppers care more about easy site navigation than they do about bells and whistles. A just-released survey shows that shoppers are becoming less tolerant of hard-to-navigate Web sites, and are...

Price of uranium rises to $7 a pound due to Colorado's uranium industry boom.
October 6, 2006... Byline: John Hazlehurst During the last several years, the price of uranium has risen from $7 a pound to more than $50, leading to an upsurge in speculative activity, and a revival of Colorado's uranium industry. In the western Colorado...

Holland & Hart leading place to work for young lawyers.
October 6, 2006... Holland & Hart leading place to work for young lawyers Holland & Hart has been ranked one of the best law firms in the nation for young lawyers to work at, according to the 2007 Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms. The firm was ranked first...

Oregon's George Fox University Board of Trustees reappoints and adds five members.
October 12, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff George Fox University Board of Trustees has reappointed five members and added five new members. Gordon Crisman, Andre Iseli, Judy Miller, Bob Monroe and Bill Wilson were reappointed. Pat...

Orgeon's George Fox University Board of Trustees reappoints and adds five members.
October 12, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff George Fox University Board of Trustees has reappointed five members and added five new members. Gordon Crisman, Andre Iseli, Judy Miller, Bob Monroe and Bill Wilson were reappointed. Pat...

Oregon-based law firm Lan Powell hires counsel to its taxation practice group.
October 12, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff Lane Powell has hired Todd M. Beutler as counsel to the firm in its taxation practice group. Beutler was counsel at Cummings & Lockwood LLC in Naples, Fla., where he focused his practice on...

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Colorado Springs officials doubt the necessity of downtown off-duty police patrol.
October 13, 2006... Byline: Amy Gillentine The Business Improvement District and Downtown Partnership have set aside $137,000 to address problems caused by the street population by hiring off-duty police officers to patrol downtown, but neither the groups nor...

Colorado Springs developer announces plans to build $172M conference resort.
October 13, 2006... Byline: Becky Hurley Few local entrepreneurs have managed to stay under the radar as successfully as national conference resort developer Gene Keluche. But last week, the longtime Colorado Springs resident and former owner of...

American businesses lose nearly $652B to fraud and embezzlement each year.
October 13, 2006... Byline: Rob Larimer American businesses are losing an estimated $652 billion to fraud and embezzlement each year, and small businesses and nonprofits stand to lose the most. The impact of fraud on large and small businesses is detailed in...

Ivy league schools could be overrated.
October 13, 2006... Byline: John Hazlehurst How do monopolies behave? We all know, or think that we do. They care little for their customers, except as victims. Most of their energy and creativity is devoted to keeping competitors from their markets. They...

Real Estate agents reach out to clients over the internet.
October 13, 2006... Byline: Becky Hurley From the National Association of Realtors headquarters in Washington, D.C., to hometown offices in Redding, Calif., Peoria, Ill., Winslow, Ariz. or Huntington, W.Va., real estate agents are increasingly reaching out to...

Last year's Miss Colorado starts coffee business with money saved from high school job.
October 13, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff Jessica Urban, last year's Miss Colorado, started Jazzed on Java with money she saved while working at a bed and breakfast during high school. The used coffee kiosk she purchased on eBay has...

Bank and insurance company Web sites attract attention of regulators.
October 13, 2006... Byline: Rob Larimer Bank and insurance company Web sites could be getting their organizations some unwanted attention. Financial services consultant Les Abromovitz told bankers at a conference last month that while Web sites increase a...

Colorado Springs judicial complex receives award from Colorado Construction magazine.
October 13, 2006... Byline: Becky Hurley From the DLR Group office in Colorado Springs comes word that Colorado Construction magazine has awarded the El Paso County Terry R. Harris Judicial Complex Addition a Gold Hard Hat Award as the Outstanding...

Companies use Breast Cancer Awareness Month pink ribbons as marketing strategy.
October 13, 2006... Byline: Joan Johnson Pale pink is catching on in a big way. Pink ribbons were first given out in 1992 to raise awareness about breast cancer, a disease that the American Cancer Society estimates will kill 40,970 women in 2006. Now the...

Downtown Colorado Springs' retail vacancy rate increases by more than three percentage points.
October 13, 2006... Byline: Amy Gillentine During the past year, downtown Colorado Springs' retail vacancy rate has increased by more than 3 percentage points. Ben Lowe, a researcher at Sierra Commercial Real Estate, puts the vacancy rate at 15.9 percent for...

Generations in conflict causing stir in the office.
October 13, 2006... Byline: Joan Johnson It is no longer the case that the older workers are always at the top of the ladder. Generations of all ages, with differing views and voices, create today's multifaceted work force, from maintenance employees to CEOs....

Colorado Springs RMTA seeking to bring teamwork to recruiting.
October 13, 2006... Byline: Amy Gillentine Alliances, partnerships, collaboration. Organizers of the first leadership forum of the Rocky Mountain Technology Alliance believe those are the keys to improving the technology business environment in Colorado...

Leadership Pikes Peak hosting women's program Leadership Pikes Peak is accepting applications for the Spring 2007 Women's Community Leadership Initiative.
October 13, 2006... Leadership Pikes Peak hosting women's program Leadership Pikes Peak is accepting applications for the Spring 2007 Women's Community Leadership Initiative. WCLI is a program that educates and empowers women of diverse backgrounds to develop a...

Friendly advice about the upcoming election issues.
October 13, 2006... Byline: Lon Matejczyk Ah, where to even start. Like many of you, the piles on my desk got too big for me to see over last week, so I worked on Sunday to get things cleared up. The pile on the right side was all ideas for this column. It...

The Colorado Association of Internet Professionals accepts applications for the 2006 Colorado Web Awards.
October 19, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff The Colorado Association of Internet Professionals is accepting applications for the 2006 Colorado Web Awards. The competition is open to all organizations and individuals involved in...

The Colorado Agricultural Value Added Development Program offers grants to promote energy related projects.
October 19, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff Grants are available through the Colorado Agricultural Value Added Development program to promote agricultural energy related projects. The program has received $500,000 from the state to...

Colorado Springs and Woodland Park receive 2006 Colorado Lottery Starburst Community Awards.
October 19, 2006... Byline: Colorado Spring Business Journal Staff Woodland Park and Colorado Springs have received 2006 Colorado Lottery Starburst Community Awards. Woodland Park received lottery money from Great Outdoors Colorado and the Conservation Trust...

Colorado State University is named 'best administered' by The Princeton Review.
October 19, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff Colorado State University's College of Business is one of the best business schools in the nation and the best administered, according to The Princeton Review. CSU is one of 282 colleges...

Gary Galyean's Golf Letter names Colorado Springs golf course the sixth best golf resort in the world.
October 19, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff Gary Galyean's Golf Letter has named The Broadmoor as the sixth best golf resort in the world. The editors cited the East Course's "competitive pedigree" and described the course as "smooth,...

Federal government launches new Web site to help businesses with compliance requirements.
October 19, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff The federal government has launched a new Web site, Business.gov, to provide business owners with a one-stop resource that searches federal agencies that regulate or serve businesses for...

The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center receives more than $1M in donations from two Denver based foundations.
October 19, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center has received donations totaling more than $1 million from two Denver based foundations. The Gates Family Foundation has awarded the FAC an $800,000 grant...

Pikes Peak United Way seeks 400 additional volunteers for the 2006 Make a Difference Day.
October 19, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff Volunteers needed to 'Make a Difference' The Pikes Peak United Way is in need of about 400 additional volunteers to participate in this year's Make a Difference Day - Extreme Community...

Colorado-based Attention Getters purchases Gold Camp Promotions.
October 19, 2006... Byline: Colorado Business Journal Staff Attention Getters has purchased Gold Camp Promotions. The company will continue to provide promotional products and gifts, and expects to offer a custom mail-order catalog for spring 2007.

The Colorado Department of Agriculture is accepting grant applications.
October 19, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff The Colorado Department of Agriculture is accepting grant applications through Nov. 17 for drought assistance in 24 eastern Colorado counties. Cattle and sheep producers in Baca, Bent,...

Leadership Pikes Peak is accepting 2007 Women's Community Leadership Initiative applications.
October 19, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff Leadership Pikes Peak is accepting applications for the Spring 2007 Women's Community Leadership Initiative. WCLI is a program that educates and empowers women of diverse backgrounds to...

El Paso County Board of Commissioners in Colorado seeks commission panel volunteers.
October 19, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff The El Paso County Board of Commissioners is seeking volunteers to serve on the Placement Alternatives Commission and the Citizen Review Panel. The commission, under the Department of Human...

Age is not a problem in most offices.
October 20, 2006... Byline: Mike Boyd Not that I'm having a problem dealing with turning 40, but it seems that anything remotely age-related has been catching my eye lately. Case in point: The latest survey from Office Team, which shows that most workers...

Colorado Springs postal route changes causes inconsistencies with the mail delivery.
October 20, 2006... Byline: Rob Larimer Postal route changes are causing downtown mail delivery to suffer. Complaints range from inconsistent service to a week of no-shows by letter carriers. Those who work downtown say the problem is becoming common, and...

Colorado-based Fort Carson hopes to gain momentum with the 2006 sustainability conference.
October 20, 2006... Byline: Amy Gillentine Gaining irreversible momentum -- that's what Fort Carson hopes to accomplish with this year's sustainability conference. The Army post has been sponsoring the conference for five years, and is the military leader in...

Woodland Park, Springs receive Starburst Awards.
October 20, 2006... Woodland Park, Springs receive Starburst Awards Woodland Park and Colorado Springs have received 2006 Colorado Lottery Starburst Community Awards. Woodland Park received lottery money from Great Outdoors Colorado and the Conservation Trust Fund...

The 2008 U.S. Senior Golf Open to be held in Colorado Springs.
October 20, 2006... Byline: Lon Matejczyk Mark your calendars for July 28 through August 3, 2008. The 2008 U.S. Senior Open is coming to town. I shot a 47 on the front nine of The Broadmoor's East Course over the weekend, which isn't bad for me. I put a...

Trademark counterfeiting takes flight beyond luxury brands.
October 20, 2006... Byline: Joan Johnson Trademark counterfeiting has taken flight beyond luxury brands. If you run a business that manufactures and sells consumer products, you are at risk of being hit by counterfeiters. From sunglasses to music downloads to...

The opening of a Colorado Springs $1M three-hangar aviation complex signals a growing market.
October 20, 2006... Byline: Becky Hurley The opening of a $1 million three-hangar general aviation complex at the Colorado Springs Airport signals a growing market for facilities that house privately-owned fixed-wing turbine, turbo-prop and jet-engine...

The economy flourishes with the young, educated and skilled.
October 20, 2006... Byline: John Hazlehurst The American West. What do those words evoke? The last frontier? Wide open spaces (with "room to make big mistakes," as the Dixie Chicks so memorably put it)? Outdoors in the mountains, skiing, fishing, hiking,...

Pikes Peak Workforce Center Investment Board ensures work force can support local employment.
October 20, 2006... Byline: Rob Larimer The Pikes Peak Workforce Center Investment Board is determined to ensure that a homegrown work force is available to support the local employment market. It has established the Business Education Pipeline Program, a...

An interview with Colorado Springs Attorney Jeff Colerick.(Interview)
October 20, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff Attorney Jeff Colerick has a thing for giving back to the community. When he's not volunteering his time sitting on numerous community boards, which include the Boys & Girls Club of the Pikes...

Colorado Springs Financial Briefs: October 20, 2006.
October 20, 2006... Byline: Rob Larimer With nearly twice the number of deposits as its closest competitor, Wells Fargo once again outranked other Colorado banks last year. That's according to annual statistics from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. that...

American Heart Association hosts its fourth annual Colorado Springs Go Red for Women Education Day.
October 20, 2006... Byline: Amy Gillentine In an effort to educate Colorado Springs about the risk of heart disease in women, the American Heart Association is hosting its fourth annual Go Red for Women Education Day, presented by Memorial Health System. The...

Colorado-based Tech for Less Inc. purchases 102,500-square-foot building for $6.5M.
October 20, 2006... Byline: Becky Hurley Tech for Less Inc. has purchased a 102,500-square-foot building at 1610 Garden of the Goad Road from Chicago-based SRAM, the parent company to cycling equipment manufacturer, Rock Shox, for $6.5 million. Randy Dowis...

Minneapolis-based Target Corp. extends service plans on electronics.
October 20, 2006... Byline: Joan Johnson Target Corp. is offering extended electronics service plans - just in time for the holiday shopping season. The plans offer three years of coverage on all consumer electronics, except for contract cell phones....

The Celebrate Technology awards showcases the best in Colorado technology.
October 20, 2006... Byline: Amy Gillentine The Celebrate Technology awards showcased the best in Colorado technology by giving 12 awards for innovation, emerging venture, venture capital, breakthrough technology and manufacturing. The ceremony was held...

Colorado Springs-based Attention Getters acquires Gold Camp Promotions.
October 26, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff Attention Getters has purchased Gold Camp Promotions. The company will continue to provide promotional products and gifts and expects to offer a custom mail-order catalog for spring 2007.

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center receives more than $1M in donations from two Denver based foundations.
October 26, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center has received donations totaling more than $1 million from two Denver based foundations. The Gates Family Foundation has awarded the FAC an $800,000 grant...

Colorado Chapter of Financial Executive International selects officers for its 2006-07 Board of Directors.
October 26, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff The Colorado Chapter of Financial Executive International has selected officers for its Board of Directors for 2006-07. They are: Bob Scholz, president; Leslie Karnauskas, past president; Ron...

Elected official's joke about Colorado Springs is no laughing matter.
October 27, 2006... Byline: Lon Matejczyk When Doug Bruce visited KKTV last week, he signed in at the front desk and wrote "to destroy Colorado Springs" as his reason for being at the television station. (He was actually there for a debate with Mayor Lionel...

Colorado Springs-based investor group to develop residential mixed-use facilities.
October 27, 2006... Byline: Becky Hurley A Colorado Springs-based investor group may soon strike pay dirt as new residential and mixed-use development officially kicks off at Gold Hill Mesa in November. But the traditional neighborhood development (TND),...

Marijuana sales, distribution major part of local economy.
October 27, 2006... Byline: John Hazlehurst On Nov. 7, Colorado voters will decide whether to legalize the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana by any person over 21. Initiative 44, which is modeled after an ordinance that Denver voters approved in 2004,...

Wine sales contribute to Colorado's economy.
October 27, 2006... Byline: Rob Larimer Sure, it goes well with Roquefort and enhances a flavorful filet, but wine also is accompanying the state's economy quite nicely. In 2005, Colorado's wine industry contributed more than $40 million to the state's...

Landscape companies and lumber yards struggle due to housing slowdown.
October 27, 2006... Byline: Joan Johnson While high-end product retailers seem to be sailing smoothly through the new housing slowdown, businesses such as landscaping companies and lumber yards have hit rough water. And businesses that supply the materials to...

Old (Eastern) Europe looks new again.
October 27, 2006... Byline: John Hazlehurst Sometimes, the best way to understand where you are is to go someplace else. I spent the first half of October in Eastern Europe -- visiting Prague, Budapest and Cracow. They're astonishing cities, with rich,...

Colorado Springs retailers use window displays to lure shoppers inside.
October 27, 2006... Byline: Amy Gillentine The window display at Terra Verde is covered with black cloth, yet beckons passers-by to look inside -- "if they dare." The display -- which features Terra Verde's fall line in a "gruesome" Halloween genre -- is...

Colorado Springs therapist tells all.
October 27, 2006... Byline: Colorado Springs Business Journal Staff Cadee Condit's business deals in the healing power of touch. She runs the Toccare Massage Clinic at 9475 Briar Village Point. Condit said she chose the unique name for the clinic because...

Weak retirement savings prompts a holiday week in Colorado Springs.
October 27, 2006... Byline: Rob Larimer You may not have known it, but last week was National Save for Retirement Week. There weren't any televised tickertape parades, and no one was likely given a paid day off work -- the wages to be deposited directly into...

Colorado Springs health professionals encourage residents to get flu shots.
October 27, 2006... Byline: Amy Gillentine The El Paso County Department of Health and Environment, in partnership with the El Paso County Flu Coalition, is encouraging residents of the Pikes Peak region to get flu shots to safeguard against the seasonal...

Colorado Springs-based Sullivan Communities purchases apartments for $8.5M.
October 27, 2006... Byline: Becky Hurley Sullivan Communities of Colorado Springs has purchased the Palmer Park Gardens Apartments at 1304 E. San Miguel St. from Palmer Park Investors LLC of California for $8.5 million. Ken Greene and Ian Mattingly of...

Colorado Springs retailers say online reviews may be boosting business.
October 27, 2006... Byline: Joan Johnson Retailers are saying that online reviews might be boosting business. Everyone seems to have an opinion about products, and now consumers can peruse the opinions of other buyers before making a purchase. The trend is...

Transportation prices drop due to lower gas prices.
October 27, 2006... Byline: Rob Larimer Transportation prices in the West were the only item in consumers' average basket of goods to fall last month. All other prices increased during September, boosting the Consumer Price Index by 0.1 percent for the month...

Attention Getters purchases Gold Camp Promotions.
October 27, 2006... Attention Getters purchases Gold Camp Promotions Attention Getters has purchased Gold Camp Promotions. The company will continue to provide promotional products and gifts and expects to offer a custom mail-order catalog for spring 2007. ...