Colorado Springs Business Journal

07/03/2025

Ballots are being mailed out today for the April 1 Colorado Springs city council election. The Colorado Springs Business Journal recently asked the candidates for their positions on issues facing business owners in the city.

Voters in Colorado Springs will be choosing six new members of the City Council on April 1 after the city recently redrew the council district boundaries. There are two incumbent candidates seeking election, Dave Donelson in District 1 and Nancy Henjum in District 5. The Colorado Springs Business Jo...

06/03/2025

Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade was on hand cutting the ribbon with Fast Signs’ owner Pete Cassara for the newly renovated location at Platte and Boulder in Colorado Springs’ Knob Hill neighborhood on March 4.

Cassara and team with Mayor Yemi Mobolade at the ribbon cutting. Credit: Andrew Rogers. Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade was on hand cutting the ribbon with Fast Signs’ owner Pete Cassara for the newly renovated location at Platte and Boulder in Colorado Springs’ Knob Hill neighborhood on Ma...

05/03/2025

UPDATE: Microchip informed the state department of labor that 238 Colorado Springs employees were placed on paid leave this week and their positions will be elmited in early May.

Microchip facility in Colorado Springs. Courtesy: Microchip The Chandler, AZ-based chip maker is reducing its workforce at multiple sites to offset increasing costs and declining revenues. Reductions will take place at Microchip’s Fab 5 facility in Colorado Springs, along with its Fab 4 facility i...

05/03/2025

Orlando, FL-based Jeff’s Bagel Run announced that Colorado Springs will be a part of the chain’s next phase of expansion with four new locations.

Courtesy: Jeff’s Bagel Run. Orlando, FL-based Jeff’s Bagel Run announced that Colorado Springs will be a part of the chain’s next phase of expansion with four new locations. The chain announced that Dave Weinberg will own the Colorado Springs franchise. “Colorado Springs has been asking for ...

03/03/2025

Chandler, AZ-based chip maker Microchip Technology Inc. is reducing its workforce at multiple sites to offset increasing costs and declining revenues, including in Colorado Springs.

Microchip facility in Colorado Springs. Courtesy: Microchip The Chandler, AZ-based chip maker is reducing its workforce at multiple sites to offset increasing costs and declining revenues. Reductions will take place at Microchip’s Fab 5 facility in Colorado Springs, along with its Fab 4 facility i...

03/03/2025

Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center will host its next job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 30 at the center’s headquarters, 530 Communication Circle.

Mt. Carmel opened it doors to provide services in 2015. The nonprofit’s transition and employment department hosts quarterly job fairs, connecting participants to public- and private-sector employers across various industries which has led to 4,700 positions being filled. “It could be years sinc...

27/02/2025

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25/02/2025

Denver Broncos Quarterback Bo Nix and members of the Broncos organization joined the Ent Credit Union team to visit with young patients at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Colorado Springs last week.

Staff from Children’s Hospital, Colorado Springs and Ent Credit Union, along with Broncos quarterback Bo Nix making the $38k check presentation from the “Ent”-erceptions campaign. Courtesy: Ent Credit Union. Denver Broncos Quarterback Bo Nix and members of the Broncos organization joined the E...

24/02/2025

The Colorado Springs Chamber and Economic Development Corp. board of directors announced a reorganization that will allow its Military Affairs Council (MAC) to become a separate entity effective May 31, 2025.

Ryan Klein, chair for the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC and Lisanne McNew, chair of the Military Affairs Council. Credit: Andrew Rogers The Colorado Springs Chamber and Economic Development Corp. board of directors announced a reorganization that will allow its Military Affairs Council (MAC) to bec...

20/02/2025

Travis Turner will lead Engel & Völkers Pikes Peak team of 33 real estate advisors and five managing brokers.

Travis Turner. Courtesy: Engel & Völker real estate Travis Turner will lead Engel & Völkers Pikes Peak team of 33 real estate advisors and five managing brokers. “The Pikes Peak region of Colorado has consistently ranked among the most desirable places to live in the U.S., with a dynamic real es...

17/02/2025

Part of the Pikes Peak parking lot in Old Colorado City is closing for retaining wall work.

Courtesy: City of Colorado Springs Part of the Pikes Peak parking lot in Old Colorado City is closing for retaining wall work. The City of Colorado Springs is starting a project, Februay 17, to repair a retaining wall in the parking lot east of Colorado Avenue, between 25th and 26th Streets. The wor...

13/02/2025

Once a mid-century hotspot, the Satellite Hotel is seeking historic status to unlock funding for renovations and a bold new vision—Jetsons and Dick Van Dyke-themed boutique rooms included. 🚀 What do you think—will this plan take off or stay grounded?

Explore how Colorado Springs’ iconic Satellite Hotel is undergoing a transformation, seeking historic status to fund renovations and revitalize foot traffic. Discover its mid-century modern makeover plans and the challenges faced by local businesses.

12/02/2025

Colorado Springs’ plan to ask voters to repeal recreational marijuana sales, six months after they approved it by a wide margin, is unconstitutional, a judge said Monday.

The courts are now intervening to stop Colorado Springs’ efforts to invalidate voting results. Colorado Springs’ plan to ask voters to repeal recreational marijuana sales, six months after they approved it by a wide margin, is unconstitutional, a judge said Monday. Siding with two residents who ...

11/02/2025

AT&T is adding a new cellular site near Voyager and Interquest parkways to accommodate the area’s population growth and increase in entertainment options. This new site also adds Band 14 spectrum connectivity to the area.

AT&T tower. Courtesy: AT&T AT&T is adding a new cellular site near Voyager and Interquest parkways to accommodate the area’s population growth and increase in entertainment options. This new site also adds Band 14 spectrum connectivity to the area. Band 14 is a nationwide frequency spectrum set as...

10/02/2025

Kelly Bull was recently surprised at her home with the award, which included $10,000 in recognition of her outstanding efforts to transform her neighborhood.

Left to right: Leah Fiorino, Ent Credit Union; Kelly Bull, CONO; Cat Outten, Ent Credit Union; Annie Snead, Ent Credit Union. Courtesy: Ent Credit Union Kelly Bull was recently surprised at her home with the award, which included $10,000 in recognition of her outstanding efforts to transform her nei...

07/02/2025

Southern Colorado is no stranger to severe weather and wildfires. The recent wildfires that ravaged the Los Angeles area have spotlighted the skyrocketing cost of many insurance policies, including homeowners insurance.

06/02/2025

A proposed 27-story tower in downtown Colorado Springs is one step closer to full approval. The city’s Downtown Review Board voted 8-0 on February 4 in favor of the ONE VeLa Form-Based Zone Development Plan.

ONE VeLa rendering. Courtesy: ONE VeLA A proposed 27-story tower in downtown Colorado Springs is one step closer to full approval. The city’s Downtown Review Board voted 8-0 on February 4 in favor of the ONE VeLa Form-Based Zone Development Plan. “It is highly compliant [with the Experience Down...