Author: Jessica Snouwaert
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Dave Williams reveals the Colorado GOP’s ‘Most Wanted Democrats’ | TRAIL MIX
Republicans plan to target 11 Democratic incumbents in 2024 in bid to regain ground lost in recent elections
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Owner of Colorado Springs electric company grows business into 25-year family venture
It’s hard to drive down a street in Colorado Springs without seeing the familiar Bible Electric name on buildings that the company has helped construct. Darin Bible and his Bible Electric have been based in Colorado Springs for 25 years, installing electric service in commercial buildings across Colorado as well as performing out-of-state contracts in…
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Mexican dessert shop to open in downtown Colorado Springs
A sequel to a Colorado Springs food truck is headed to a brick-and-mortar location in the heart of downtown. Frutilandia Mexican Snack & Ice Cream #2, set to open in January, sits inside a bright pink storefront below a funky lettered sign. The decor is evidence of some of the store’s colorful menu items, with over…
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Fertitta Entertainment makes multi-million dollar purchase of Wildwood Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek
A company owned by Texas billionaire and restaurant tycoon Tilman Fertitta has bought Wildwood Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek in a deal that was finalized late last week. Fertitta Entertainment, which owns Golden Nugget casinos in Las Vegas and four other locations, intends to further Cripple Creek’s appeal as a gambling destination by acquiring…
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Colorado Springs software engineering company bought by D.C. consulting firm
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with the correct number of LMI employees. LMI, a Washington, D.C. consulting firm, has acquired Synaptech, a Colorado Springs-based software engineering company, in a deal that was finalized late last month and will expand LMI’s presence in the space industry, according to a company release. Terms of the deal…
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Cripple Creek casino changes hands
A company owned by Texas billionaire and restaurant tycoon Tilman Fertitta has bought Wildwood Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek in a deal that was finalized late last week. Fertitta Entertainment, which owns Golden Nugget casinos in Las Vegas and four other locations, intends to further Cripple Creek’s appeal as a gambling destination by acquiring…
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Community partners create grants for business affected by Club Q shooting
The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC plans to support local businesses affected by the Club Q shooting by creating a fund of $40,750 and awarding businesses grants from that pool of money, according to a news release from the organization. The fund is dedicated to businesses that lost revenue, were forced to close, reduced employee…
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French fossil dealer finds love, moves shop to Colorado Springs
First look inside of Geofossiles, the new rock and fossil shop on North Academy Boulevard Jessica Snouwaert David Guery has traveled far, as has his business. Early this year, Guery moved his business selling minerals, jewelry and fossils from Charleville-Mézières, France, to 5631 N. Academy Blvd. in Colorado Springs. From bits of bones to tiny stones,…
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Colorado Springs company develops technology that scans for breast cancer, COVID-19 with a selfie
Infinite 8 Industries, a Colorado Springs-based industrial artificial intelligence (AI) firm, has created a technology that might sound as if it’s right out of a science fiction film, but Ean Mikale, the company’s founder, believes his technology is the future. Mikale, an AI expert, author, international speaker and engineer, has focused his career on cutting-edge…
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October boardings put Colorado Springs Airport on track for highest enplanements since 2000
Passenger traffic at the Colorado Springs Airport continues to climb ahead of the busy holiday travel season. Enplanements, or travelers boarding planes out of the Colorado Springs Airport, hit 100,830 in October, up 2.9% from October 2021 and an increase of 26.2% from October 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic and the addition of Southwest Airlines, airport data…