Author: Wayne Heilman Special to the Gazette
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New hotel in downtown Colorado Springs set to open
Downtown’s newest hotel, an 80-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites, is expected to open in the next few days – nearly a year later than expected and at least $1 million over budget. The converted office building just west of Interstate 25 previously housed offices of the El Paso County Department of Human Services, but…
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After three quarters of losses, Colorado Springs gold mining company makes a profit
Gold Resource Corp. earned its first profit in a year in the first quarter as the Colorado Springs-based owner of Mexican gold mines cut operating expenses enough to offset a 26.4 percent decline in revenue resulting from falling gold and silver prices. The company lost $7.3 million in the final three quarters of last year,…
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Executive with Agilent in Colorado Springs gets new gig with Agilent spinoff
Jay Alexander, a longtime executive at Agilent Technologies Inc. in Colorado Springs, has been named chief technology officer of Keysight Technologies Inc., a new public company that will be created this year when Agilent spins off its test and measurement operations. Alexander will lead technology development and related operations for Keysight at its Santa Rosa,…
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New apartment complexes ease tight vacancy rate in Colorado Springs
The apartment vacancy rate in the Colorado Springs area fell in the first quarter from three months earlier, as developers have added more than 1,400 units to the market during the past two years. Still, the first-quarter vacancy rate is higher than a year ago: 6.7 percent, compared with 5.6 percent in the first quarter…
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First Choice building more standalone emergency rooms in Colorado Springs area
A Texas company will open three more freestanding emergency rooms in the Colorado Springs area by the end of summer as it triples its Colorado footprint in the next few months. First Choice Emergency Room opened its first Colorado location in February 2013 at 2770 N. Powers Blvd. in Colorado Springs. It will open its…
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Organic, sustainable foods take center stage at new Manitou Springs grocery co-op
Manitou Springs residents who want to buy an apple, lettuce or package of chicken won’t have to drive to Colorado Springs to get it when a new, full-line grocery cooperative with an emphasis on organic, sustainable foods opens at 1 p.m. Saturday. Local First Grocer, 116 Canon Ave., will be the first grocery retailer in…
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Colorado Springs company treks into realm of outdoor gear reviews, education
With all the skis and bikes and backpacks and tents on the market, how is a consumer of outdoor products supposed to ferret out the good from the bad – or even figure out how to use them? A company started by Colorado Springs entrepreneurs Erik Boles and Brian McCarrie aims to help shoppers figure…
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November sales tax numbers reveal slow start to holiday season
The holiday shopping season for Colorado Springs retailers started more slowly in November than it did in 2012, according to the latest sales tax collection report from the Colorado Springs Finance Department. Revenue collected in December from the city’s 2 percent sales tax – levied on such things as vehicles, appliances, furniture, clothing, building materials…
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lliance Storage Technologies aims to grow bigger by thinking smaller. For the most part, the Colorado Springs-based data archiving company has been selling to large corporations and government agencies. But to grow – and grow substantially – Alliance is broadening its product line to target more small and midsize businesses. “We hope to double or…
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Yellow Cab’s only Colorado Springs competitor ceases operations
Springs Cab LLC shut down earlier this month to seek new investors so the company could buy newer taxis for its fleet, leaving Yellow Cab as the only taxi provider serving the Colorado Springs area. Ali Gulaid, one of the company’s three partners, said the company is trying to raise $300,000 from investors for about…