Author: Jessica Van Dyne
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Colorado Springs business owner learned the value of treating people right from his mom and Rosa Parks
A customer service representative chattered in Paul Hasty’s ear across the phone line. “Can I speak to your manager?” Hasty asked. The banter continued a bit longer, then the call ended. Hasty, 70, is in remission from prostate cancer. Battling health insurance agents over the phone at his business’ office isn’t the type of mission…
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Pikes Peak Children’s Museum is without a home
The Pikes Peak Children’s Museum, a nonprofit run in Colorado Springs since 2005, is homeless once again. The museum operated at 2565 Airport Road, a storefront in a strip mall in the city’s southeast quadrant, until late July when the organization’s lease expired, entered 2024 without a brick-and-mortar location. The president of the Pikes Peak…
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Downtown Colorado Springs businesses displaced by fire ponder next steps after manager terminates leases
The property manager of a building in downtown Colorado Springs said he is terminating leases with business owners after an electrical fire inside the building Dec. 4. Slawek Pietraszek, managing director at New Vision Hotels, said Tuesday that he is releasing tenants from their leases in the Majestic Building, 3-15 E. Bijou St., which houses…
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PRINT Bijou Street businesses scramble and wait after downtown fire (copy)
The property manager of a building in downtown Colorado Springs said he is terminating leases with business owners after an electrical fire inside the building Dec. 4. Slawek Pietraszek, managing director at New Vision Hotels, said Tuesday that he is releasing tenants from their leases in the Majestic Building, 3-15 E. Bijou St., which houses…
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New nonalcoholic bar under construction in Colorado Springs
Gratitude, a nonalcoholic bar set to open on Colorado Springs’ west side this spring, will offer an array of zero-proof drinks from beer and wine to specialty beverages such as Kava and handcrafted cocktails. Business partners Michele Garrett and Rob Templin III’s personal recoveries from alcoholism and more than 40 years of combined work experience…
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What’s in a name? Here’s what local space and defense company Boecore says about its rebranding effort
No more Boecore. The Colorado Springs-based defense company bought by Enlightenment Capital two years ago has since added a trio of other companies. A branding shift announced Monday will link the firm’s various new additions under the name Auria. A derivative of the word “aurora” or “dawn” in Latin, Tom Dickson, Auria’s president, said the…
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[CSG PRINT]What’s in a name? Here’s what local space and defense company Boecore says about its rebranding effort
No more Boecore. The Colorado Springs-based defense company bought by Enlightenment Capital two years ago has since added a trio of other companies. A branding shift announced Monday will link the firm’s various new additions under the name Auria. A derivative of the word “aurora” or “dawn” in Latin, Tom Dickson, Auria’s president, said the…
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Colorado shoppers divided on newest phase of plastic bag law
Ringing in the new year in Colorado also meant bringing your reusable bags. Beginning Jan. 1, Coloradans buying groceries, grabbing dinner, or shopping at chain retail stores now must provide their own bags or purchase 10-cent (at the cheapest) recycled paper carryout bags at checkout. While many shoppers lamented on principle the state law that…
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New Chamonix Casino Hotel hits setbacks during opening week in Cripple Creek
Chamonix Casino Hotel in Cripple Creek faced a bumpy debut during New Year’s Eve weekend. A burst pipe and delays in getting state approval for sections of the hotel’s fire alarm/sprinkler system quashed approximately 80 hotel reservations during the New Year’s Eve weekend. The 300-room hotel planned to open all of its rooms during its…
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Colorado shoppers divided on newest phase of plastic bag law
Ringing in the new year in Colorado also meant bringing your reusable bags. Beginning Jan. 1, Coloradans buying groceries, grabbing dinner, or shopping at chain retail stores now must provide their own bags or purchase 10-cent (at the cheapest) recycled paper carryout bags at checkout. While many shoppers lamented on principle the state law that…