Author: Wayne Heilman Special to the Gazette
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New health facility next to Monument Y to celebrate grand opening
The Tri-Lakes Health Pavilion, adjacent to the Tri-Lakes YMCA at 17230 Jackson Creek Parkway in Monument, will celebrate its grand opening from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The pavilion, developed by The Boldt Co., includes facilities for urgent and primary care, rehabilitation, occupational therapy, imaging and a variety of specialty and wellness services. The…
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S&P reaffirms Colorado Springs Airport’s bond rating
Standard & Poor’s Rating Services has affirmed its BBB+ rating with a stable outlook on bonds issued by the Colorado Springs Airport. The bond rating agency said Dec. 29 that the rating reflects airport traffic in the first 10 months of the year declining 4.7 percent from the same period in 2013 and a “weak…
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Wiping out dirt, germs is big business
A Colorado Springs company is really cleaning up – figuratively and literally. Concern over the spread of the enterovirus-68 respiratory infection and growing interest in environmentally friendly cleaning methods combined to produce a banner year for Colorado Springs Cleaning Supply Co., which manufactures and distributes industrial cleaning products and equipment. Owner David Horwitz said the…
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Management-led group to buy 5Star Bank in Colorado Springs
A management-led group called Little London Bancorp Inc. has agreed to acquire 5Star Bank of Colorado Springs from the Alexandria, Va.-based Armed Forces Benefit Association by year’s end in a deal that will put ownership under local control for the first time. The sale will complete a transformation of the bank from a limited-service institution…
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Economist: New data indicate Colorado Springs job numbers back to pre-recession levels
The Colorado Springs area economy appears to have recovered all of the payroll jobs lost during the recession, according to new calculations released Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s top economist. Local payrolls totaled 262,400 in April, matching the previous peak reached in September 2007, according to Alexandra Hall, the department’s chief…
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Comparison of April sales tax collections for Colorado Springs not quite apples-to-apples
Colorado Springs sales tax collections – the largest source of revenue for city government – declined in April from a year earlier by the biggest percentage in 4? years, but things aren’t as bad as the numbers might have you believe. Collections in April 2013 were inflated by $675,589 in one-time revenue collected from merchant…
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U.S. State Department stops Chinese delegations from attending Colorado Springs event
Three days before most of the world learned that the U.S. indicted five Chinese military officials for industrial spying, the U.S. State Department took action behind the scenes in a move that kept 16 people from China from attending an event in Colorado Springs this week. On Friday, the State Department blocked three Chinese delegations…
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Tourism forecast for the Pikes Peak region
The temperatures might be heating up in the Pikes Peak region as summer approaches, but will the area’s tourism industry sizzle as well? It depends whom you ask. Some tourism industry officials are forecasting a flat year at best, but others are more optimistic that an improving national economy and lower gasoline prices – down…
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Renovated Broadmoor West makes a splash at official debut
With the crash of a champagne bottle into the stone base of a towering stucco archway, Broadmoor West – sporting a $57 million makeover and expansion – was christened Friday and opened for business. “God bless her, her staff and all who stay with her,” said Nancy Anschutz, wife of Broadmoor owner Philip Anschutz, at…
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United axes Colorado Springs-D.C. route; Allegiant launches service to Phoenix
United Airlines will end daily nonstop flights between Colorado Springs and Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., on Sept. 20 because the route is “not meeting expectations,” a spokeswoman for the Chicago-based carrier said Wednesday. The airline has offered the flights since 2010 through SkyWest Airlines, which operates as United Express, on 70-seat regional jets.…