Author: Wayne Heilman
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Lutheran Family Services: Supporting refugees, helping children find homes | Empty Stocking Fund
Lutheran Family Services often provides help to families when they have nowhere else to turn – that could be providing emergency childcare, helping refugees and asylum seekers find new homes in Colorado or helping families with adoption or foster care. The Denver-based nonprofit, which provides services in Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and Utah, operates the…
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J&J unit laying off dozens in Colorado Springs area as part of restructuring
A new round of layoffs is coming as a unit of health care giant Johnson & Johnson moves to close its distribution center in Monument as part of a restructuring of its medical technology operations. DePuy Spine Limited Partnership notified the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment last week that it plans to lay off…
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CPCD: Preparing young minds for a bright future | Empty Stocking Fund
Denise Olson’s 4-year-old son, Jase, may not need special education services in kindergarten next fall due to improvements in his speech and communications skills from help he received in the Head Start program operated by Community Partnership for Child Development. Olson, a board member of the nonprofit, said Jase had received preschool services through the…
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Catholic Charities: Providing meals resources and support for those in need | Empty Stocking Fund
Kristin wouldn’t be studying for two college degrees at Pikes Peak State College if not for the help she received from Catholic Charities of Central Colorado. The 33-year-old single mother of three children is seeking degrees in medical coding and nursing after ending two relationships with the children’s fathers due to domestic violence. The life…
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Monument duo rekindles friendship as ROTC commanders in nation’s capital
Jakob Aggers and Ryan Eells were good friends Lewis-Palmer Middle School but drifted apart once the two moved on to different high schools. The friendship rekindled a couple of years later under the most unlikely of circumstances when they recognized each other a joint Reserve Officers Training Corps event two years ago in the Washington,…
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Care and Share: Keeping food on the table for those who need it most | Empty Stocking Fund
Care and Share doesn’t operate many food pantries – the Colorado Springs-based nonprofit mostly provides food for other food pantries – but the three that it operates in southern Colorado have made a huge difference for Richard and Cassandra. The Sunnyside Market that Care and Share operates in Fountain gives Richard a place to meet…
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SEC drops suit against Colorado Springs investment firm, partners
The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped a 2-year-old lawsuit accusing investment firms from Colorado Springs and Puerto Rico, and three partners in those firms, of fraud and aiding and abetting fraud in a series of related transactions. A federal judge in Denver dismissed the lawsuit at the agency’s request in late September, ending six…
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State of UCCS: Enrollment decline, faculty turnover nag at the university
Fall enrollment at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs has sunk to a 10-year low, creating stress on the campus’ budget — one of several struggles this academic year. Other challenges include a 15% annualized employee turnover rate last year, about 1 in 3 freshmen not returning and ongoing debt repayments for new facilities. But some…
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Influx of high-paying tech jobs expected to significantly boost Colorado Springs’ economy
Technology and defense-related businesses have expanded in the city at a historically fast pace since December
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Comcast makes Colorado Springs first in U.S. with next-generation internet
Comcast announced Thursday it will begin introducing next-generation internet powered by DOCSIS 4.0 technology, and Colorado Springs will be the first residential market in the country to receive it. This latest version of DOCSIS technology is a giant leap forward in internet connectivity that can deliver multigigabit symmetrical speeds (meaning equal upload and download speeds)…