Guests arrive Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at the Hotel Elegante, the former Crowme Plaza, in Colorado Springs. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Texas investor John Bushman, pictured July 3, 2013, recently bought the Crowne Plaza and converted it to the Hotel Elegante. Bushman has also bought the Candlewood Suites hotel, the former Macy's store, two mansions and 33 acres near the Colorado Springs Airport. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)