Author: Wayne Heilman Special to the Gazette
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Movers & Shakers: Michael Pinkerton
Michael Pinkerton, franchise owner of DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen of Colorado Springs, has won the company’s Franchise of the Year award, based on sales volume and closing leads to sales. He started with the company in November 2015 and also owns Pinkerton Homes. submit item To submit an item, go to the press release form…
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California auto group sues company founded by Colorado Springs developer already accused of racketeering
A California auto dealership group is suing a company started by Colorado Springs developer Ray Marshall, who is headed to court next month on dozens of unrelated 2012 charges of theft and racketeering in a deal to keep the U.S. Olympic Committee in the city. Price Simms Holdings, which operates as Price Simms Auto Group,…
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Monument software startup lands $25 million to grow
Monument-based Quantum Metric, a startup software provider that helps companies find their best online revenue opportunities, has landed $25 million from a New York venture capital fund. Quantum plans to use the money from Insight Venture Partners to hire 60 people over the next six months to expand its sales, marketing, product development, engineering and…
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Microtel Inn & Suites being erected in Fountain
Fountain Hotel and Accurate TDC have begun building a 63-room Microtel Inn & Suites at 7710 Office Circle in Fountain, near the south entrance of Fort Carson. The hotel will employ 15 to 20 people when it opens in April. It will be managed by Plano, Texas-based Channel Point Hospitality, which manages nearly 20 hotels…
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Colorado Springs sales tax revenue growth accelerates for third consecutive month
Colorado Springs consumers accelerated their spending for a third consecutive month in July, boosting revenue from the city’s sales tax to the biggest percentage gain in 14 months. Sales tax collections for August, based on transactions in July, increased 7.53 percent from August 2017 to $14.4 million. That was up from a 6.34 percent gain…
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Gender pay gap in Colorado widened in 2017
The pay gap between men and women in Colorado widened last year to 18 percent from 14 percent in 2016, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the American Association of University Women. The gap is smaller in the 5th Congressional District, which includes El Paso, Teller, Chaffee, Fremont counties and part…
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Colorado Springs job market outlook for fourth quarter slowest in nearly two years
The Colorado Springs job market is expected to soon slow to its weakest hiring outlook in nearly two years, a survey by staffing giant ManpowerGroup says. The net employment outlook — the difference between the percentage of employers hiring and those planning cuts — is forecast to drop to 13 percent in this year’s final…
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Movers & Shakers: Richard Leensvaart and Rodney Read
Richard Leensvaart and Rodney Read have been named vice president of dental services and vice president of information technology, respectively, for Peak Vista Community Health Services. Leensvaart has been a dentist at Peak Vista’s dental center in Flagler since 2011. He received his doctor of dental surgery degree from the University of Colorado Health Sciences…
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Movers & Shakers: Courtney Wahl and Audrey Castro
Courtney Wahl and Audrey Castro have joined Re/Max Properties at the company’s south office, 2630 Tenderfoot Hill St. Wahl is a 20-year Colorado Springs resident and owned Escape Salon and Day Spa for 10 years. Castro is from the Miami area and worked as an architect before moving to Spain to seek a master’s degree…
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