Author: Wayne Heilman Special to the Gazette
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Colorado Springs medical manufacturer Relius certified as a women’s business enterprise
Relius Medical has been certified as a women’s business enterprise by Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, the nation’s largest group that certifies U.S. businesses owned and operated by women. The contract medical manufacturer is among the five largest women-owned businesses in Colorado Springs and ranks in the top 50 statewide, said Lauralee Martin, who started…
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Public radio soundscape broadens in southern Colorado
The largest public radio broadcaster in Colorado Springs is expanding as it is about to face competition from the state’s largest public radio outlet. KRCC-FM, the only National Public Radio affiliate in Colorado Springs, plans to expand its news coverage over the next several years and move to a larger building just north of downtown…
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Colorado Springs hotels post best occupancy rate last year in 19 years
Tourists filled rooms in Pikes Peak region hotels last year to levels not reached in nearly 20 years according to the Rocky Mountain Lodging Report. The average occupancy rate for local hotels rose for a third consecutive year from 64.8 percent in 2015 to 69.4 percent in 2016, the highest annual occupancy rate since hotels…
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Three business plan competitions on tap in Colorado Springs in coming months
Want to win money or notoriety for your business plan? The Global Game Jam, Go Code Colorado and the Big Idea all offer that opportunity in coming months. About 60 people are signed up to develop games during the ninth annual game creation event from Friday through Sunday at Bachelor of Innovation Lab in Room…
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Virginia defense contractor hires 49 in Colorado Springs for satellite control
CACI International Inc. has hired 49 people in Colorado Springs to complete a $446 million contract awarded in June to operate and maintain the Air Force Satellite Control Network at Schriever Air Force Base. That is less than a fourth of the workforce Honeywell Technology Solutions had working on a similar contract that ended last…
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Another TV contract dispute looms over Colorado Springs customers amid NFL playoffs
If you are a Dish Network customer and planning on watching Sunday’s AFC championship game on KKTV, you should probably be making alternate plans. The CBS affiliate might be dropped from the Dish channel lineup at 5 p.m. Tuesday unless it can reach a new contract at the last minute. The dispute comes less than…
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Colorado Springs food bank makes recycling a tool to fight hunger
Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado is trying to turn cardboard and shrink wrap into meals for low-income families through a unit it launched in September. The Colorado Springs-based nonprofit wants to accomplish that goal – eventually generating $75,000 to provide up to 600,000 meals a year – through a new for-profit subsidiary…
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Colorado Springs gold producer adds to Nevada claims
Colorado Springs-based Gold Resource Corp. has acquired 153 mining claims adjacent to its Isabella Pearl mining property in Nevada from Nevada Select for $460,000 in cash, stock and a onetime royalty payment. Nevada Select retains a royalty of 2.5 percent on the claims, which consolidates its holdings in the area.
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Uber to debut ‘new’ technology for US drivers in Colorado Springs
Ride-sharing giant Uber is trying a “new” technology for the first time nationwide in Colorado Springs – cash. Drivers will start accepting cash Jan. 17 from riders, who still must use the smartphone application to seek a ride and will get any change as a credit to their Uber account, which can be cashed out…
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Cybersecurity company moves its HQ to Colorado Springs
Root9B LLC is sinking deeper roots in Colorado Springs as part of a corporate strategy of its parent company to narrow the company’s focus to cybersecurity by selling off subsidiaries in other industries. The Springs-based company employs 40 locally and 40 more at three other offices to provide cybersecurity services that include advanced vulnerability analysis,…