Tag: business
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Visit Colorado Springs announces new president and CEO
Visit Colorado Springs, the marketing organization meant to increase tourism to the city and region, is getting a new boss. The group announced Wednesday it is hiring Sean Dixon as president and CEO. He will succeed Doug Price, who is retiring before the end of the year, The Gazette reported in March. Dixon served as…
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Till Neighborhood Bistro and Bar, Vine and Wheel close in downtown Colorado Springs
Two downtown Colorado Springs restaurants — the Till Neighborhood Bistro and Bar and the Vine and Wheel — have closed, owner Mitch Yellen confirmed to The Gazette on Tuesday. The restaurants operated within the same building as Garden of the Gods Market and Café at 616 S. Tejon St. The Market and Café will remain…
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Visit Colorado Springs announces new president and CEO
Visit Colorado Springs, the marketing organization meant to increase tourism to the city and region, is getting a new boss. The group announced Wednesday it is hiring Sean Dixon as president and CEO. He will succeed Doug Price, who is retiring before the end of the year, The Gazette reported in March. Dixon has served…
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The kindness after 9/11: ‘Come From Away’ offers 200 free tickets to first responders
They came carrying luggage. Initially, some were heading home. Others were traveling for business or vacation. Then the world changed. On Sept. 11, 2001, as hijacked airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., the United States shut down all airports for the first time in history. …
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Film, dance and art festivals take over Colorado this weekend
WINTER PARK FILM FESTIVAL: Independent films, filmmaker panels and keynote speakers take center stage during the Winter Park Film Festival, designed to bring high-end cinema to Grand County while creating opportunities for industry professionals to connect. Build a weekend around screenings and cinema-related activities from Thursday through Sunday, 22 Second St., Fraser, $150-$2,376.60; winterparkfilmfestival.com. GLOBAL…
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Las Vegas-based sandwich shop reopening 2 locations in Colorado Springs
Those who’ve been missing a taste of Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop in Colorado Springs can soon get their fix again. Several months after three locations of the Las Vegas-based fast-casual sandwich chain closed across the city, two of them are preparing to reopen over the coming weeks. The Capriotti’s at 5856 Barnes Road is reopening Sept.…
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Colorado Springs-area business events starting Sept. 6
WEDNESDAY Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Online Membership Benefits Seminar — 8-9:30 a.m. Registration: scwcc.com. FRIDAY Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce First Friday — Being held on the second Friday this month, 7:30-9 a.m., Space Foundation, Area 51, 4425 Arrowswest Drive, $20-$30 in advance, $35 at door, if available. Registration: scwcc.com. SATURDAY Free…
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Colorado newsrooms ‘are holding the line’ | Vince Bzdek
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By Vince Bzdek There’s a memorable scene in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” when peasants are loading bodies onto a cart after the plague has passed through town. Trouble is, one of the people a worker is trying to throw on the cart is not quite dead yet. “I’m not dead!” “I’m not dead!”…
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AI optimism vs. anxiety: Podcasters debate this every night | Tom Cronin
President Donald Trump, CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer and entrepreneurial “accelerationists” celebrate the AI revolution and the infrastructure data center build out. Cramer recently gushed that, “I like data centers so much that I wish I lived in one.” Trump criticized any community that opposes them as losers who will lose jobs and taxes…
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Poor Richard’s Downtown prepares to unveil rebuilt, reimagined kids’ play area
Poor Richard’s Downtown is commemorating the return of a familiar landmark this month. On Sept. 26, the business will host a free community event to celebrate the reopening of its beloved indoor kids’ play area, newly remodeled and refreshed in downtown Colorado Springs. Located next to Little Richard’s Toy Store and at Rico’s Café, the…