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SEC sues Colorado Springs investment firms, partners for fraud
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Securities and Exchange Commission is suing two Colorado Springs investment firms and three partners in those firms, accusing them of fraud and aiding and abetting fraud in a series of related transactions. The suit alleges that SkiHawk Capital Partners, The Convergence Group, Clement Borkowski,…
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Phil and Ann Winslow: Colorado Springs partnership both at home and in the garage
Phil Winslow has headed the auto dealership that bears his name for 60 years through three locations, and the 81-year-old entrepreneur doesn’t plan to retire anytime soon. His son, Phil Winslow Jr. already owns the building and land for Winslow BMW of Colorado Springs near Instate 25 and North Nevada Ave. and eventually will take…
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Phil and Ann Winslow: Colorado Springs partnership both at home and in the garage
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Phil Winslow has headed the auto dealership that bears his name for 60 years through three locations, and the 81-year-old entrepreneur doesn’t plan to retire anytime soon. His son, Phil Winslow Jr. already owns the building and land for Winslow BMW of Colorado Springs near…
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Rockies 2021 MLB Draft: Every pick for rounds 11-20
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 2021 MLB Draft is over and the Rockies have 21 new faces in their system. From outfielder Benny Montgomery, who they selected at No. 8 overall, to their 20 other picks, the Rockies feel as though they had a successful draft. “The scouting principles…
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Rockies 2021 MLB Draft: Every pick for rounds 11-20
The 2021 MLB Draft is over and the Rockies have 21 new faces in their system. From outfielder Benny Montgomery, who they selected at No. 8 overall, to their 20 other picks, the Rockies feel as though they had a successful draft. “The scouting principles and the philosophies we hold true, we held true to…
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‘Mattress Mack:’ I’ll be back for another bet in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jim McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” has flown to the Colorado Springs Airport twice this year to make giant bets on major sporting events, and he expects to return this year or early next year to do it again. McIngvale, who owns Houston’s biggest…
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‘Mattress Mack:’ I’ll be back for another bet in Colorado Springs
Jim McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” has flown to the Colorado Springs Airport twice this year to make giant bets on major sporting events, and he expects to return this year or early next year to do it again. McIngvale, who owns Houston’s biggest furniture store, is the most high-profile gambler in the first…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks open up new downtown digs with 2-2 tie
A new era of Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC soccer was born Saturday night at Weidner Field. The team, its seventh season, christened the new downtown stadium by drawing a 2-2 tie with Orange County SC in front of an estimated 2,200. The friendly was the final exhibition match for the Switchbacks, who finished the preseason…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks show off new away jerseys
The Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC unveiled their new away jerseys on Thursday and nobody in the room was prouder than midfielder Jose Torres. “This is something special because this is my first team here in the states,” said Torres, a 33-year-old Texas native who has played professionally in Mexico since he was a teenager. “Being…
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Fraudulent unemployment claims flooding Colorado employers
Gary Seabolt receives unemployment claim notices almost every day for Pikes Peak Construction for people who have never worked for the company, listing some fairly unlikely jobs, such as ship’s engineer. The tiny Colorado Springs company has just five employees and has never laid off any of them, yet the flood of notices has forced…