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Colorado Springs hotel occupancy America’s 3rd highest amid huge comeback
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs area hotel industry roared back to health in June with the nation’s third-highest occupancy rate, according to a report from hotel research firm STR. The 84.4% occupancy rate ranked behind only the Florida Keys and Tennessee’s Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area among the 165…
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Colorado Springs hotel occupancy America’s 3rd highest amid huge comeback
The Colorado Springs area hotel industry roared back to health in June with the nation’s third-highest occupancy rate, according to a report from hotel research firm STR. The 84.4% occupancy rate ranked behind only the Florida Keys and Tennessee’s Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area among the 165 U.S. cities tracked by STR and was well ahead of…
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Passenger screening volumes at Colorado Springs Airport expected to continue growing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Crowds moving through the security checkpoint at the Colorado Springs Airport are expected to continue growing for the rest of the summer, according to officials from the airport and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. Passenger screening numbers are now more than 25% higher than during…
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Passenger screening volumes at Colorado Springs Airport expected to continue growing
Crowds moving through the security checkpoint at the Colorado Springs Airport are expected to continue growing for the rest of the summer, according to officials from the airport and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. Passenger screening numbers are now more than 25% higher than during the same period in 2019 and are expected to continue…
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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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Colorado Springs hotel occupancy increases for first time in 16 months
Colorado Springs hotels sold more rooms than a year earlier last month for the first time in 16 months, but only because the COVID-19 pandemic had already triggered many convention cancellations in March 2020. The 53.9% occupancy rate in March was the highest since October and up from 38.8% in March 2020, the first year-over-year…
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Democrats add heft to effort to keep Space Command in Colorado Springs
With U.S. Space Command in the balance, a lawmaker perennially voted as the most conservative member of Congress is turning left for help. U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn isn’t switching parties, but the decision in the final days of the Trump administration to move the command and its 1,400 troops to Alabama has been compounded by…
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Teller County trash hauler expanding into Colorado Springs
Owners of trash companies in Teller and Chaffee counties say they plan to expand into the Colorado Springs market Monday to challenge three waste disposal giants that dominate the local industry. Father-and-son team Jay and Jayson Baker, and Dominic Haight, general manager and Jay Baker’s son-in-law, formed Infinite Disposal (infinitedisposal.com) this month to begin offering residential…
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Colorado Springs chamber joins coalition to push certified business program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC has joined a coalition of 45 groups asking Gov. Jared Polis and state health officials to expand a program statewide that would allow certified businesses to operate with few COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The Colorado Department of Public Health and…
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Colorado Springs chamber joins coalition to push certified business program
The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC has joined a coalition of 45 groups asking Gov. Jared Polis and state health officials to expand a program statewide that would allow certified businesses to operate with few COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is evaluating a program, called the Variance Protection 5…