Tag: california
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Peterson C-130 aircraft helping battle wildfires in California
Peterson Air Force Base deployed a C-130 aircraft and aircrew Tuesday to assist fighting wildfires in California as skies over much of the western United States including Colorado remain smoky from fires burning in multiple states. The C-130 Hercules is equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, which can drop 3,000…
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Lake Powell poised to hit record low, Colorado Springs in the throes of contingency planning
With Lake Powell poised to hit a new record low in the coming days, Colorado Springs water storage levels are in good shape after a wet spring cut back the need to water lawns and gardens. However, since the city receives as much as 70% of its water from the Colorado River basin annually, Colorado…
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Lake Powell poised to hit record low, Colorado Springs in the throes of contingency planning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With Lake Powell poised to hit a new record low in the coming days, Colorado Springs water storage levels are in good shape after a wet spring cut back the need to water lawns and gardens. However, since the city receives as much as 70%…
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Venture capital funding surges to first-half records in Colorado, U.S.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Venture funding surged to record levels for the first half of the year in Colorado Springs, statewide and nationwide, according to a report from Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Association. Nearly all such funding in Colorado Springs came in the first quarter, when software…
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Venture capital funding surges to first-half records in Colorado, U.S.
Venture funding surged to record levels for the first half of the year in Colorado Springs, statewide and nationwide, according to a report from Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Association. Nearly all such funding in Colorado Springs came in the first quarter, when software developer Quantum Metric landed the city’s largest-ever venture financing, totaling…
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Monument’s Billy Cook taken in 10th round of baseball draft
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Billy Cook received the long-anticipated phone call at about 4 p.m. Monday at his family’s home in Monument. It was a representative from the Baltimore Orioles informing the former Lewis-Palmer baseball star (class of 2017) that the organization had selected him in the 10th round…
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Monument’s Billy Cook taken in 10th round of baseball draft
Billy Cook received the long-anticipated phone call at about 4 p.m. Monday at his family’s home in Monument. It was a representative from the Baltimore Orioles informing the former Lewis-Palmer baseball star (class of 2017) that the organization had selected him in the 10th round of this year’s Major League amateur draft. The 287th overall…
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Venture capital funding sets record for Colorado Springs, nation
A $200 million investment this year in Colorado Springs software developer Quantum Metric set a record for local venture capital funding during the first quarter, according to a new report. The deal was the largest ever in Colorado Springs and will put this year’s total in record territory, surpassing the $197 million invested in local…
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Century-old Berwick Electric of Colorado Springs being sold to out-of-state company
A 100-year-old Colorado Springs electrical contractor, Berwick Electric, will be merged into St. Louis-based Guarantee Electrical on June 1, Guarantee announced. Terms of the transaction were not announced by Guarantee, which is owned by its employees and generates annual revenue of about $200 million. Berwick will operate as an “independent business unit” of Guarantee, operating…
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Space Command’s home will be decided by Congress, Lamborn says
When former President Donald Trump awarded the permanent basing of U.S. Space Command headquarters to Alabama, where he had some of his highest approval ratings, in his final week in office, he yanked the command from front-runner Colorado Springs. In so doing, he triggered a pair of government investigations that lawmakers say could ultimately doom…