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Visit Colorado Springs Names Sean Dixon Next President and CEO
Sean Dixon, who spent six years leading destination marketing at Visit Topeka, will succeed retiring CEO Doug Price in late October, bringing tourism and visitor-economy expertise to the role.
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Housing & DevelopmentNew Affordable Apartment Development Could Transform Eastern Manitou Avenue
A new apartment building hasn't been constructed in Manitou Springs in more than 50 years. The 123 Manitou project — 50 units serving residents earning 30 to 60% of area median income — is planned for a vacant lot near the east end of Manitou Avenue, with groundbreaking expected in early 2027.
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Secretary of Energy Tours Ray Nixon Power Plant, Pushes Back on Colorado Coal Retirement Timeline
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright toured Colorado Springs Utilities' Ray D. Nixon Power Plant with Reps. Jeff Crank and Gabe Evans, endorsing natural gas expansion and opposing the plant's current 2032 decommission timeline.
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HealthcareValley-Wide Opens $14.5 Million Campus in Historic Alamosa Courthouse
Valley-Wide Health Systems consolidated primary care, behavioral health, physical therapy and care coordination under one roof in the restored 1938 Alamosa County Courthouse, expanding healthcare access across 14 counties in Southeast Colorado.
Food ManufacturingWhy Premium Quality Is the Winning Strategy for Mid-Sized Food Manufacturers
Culinova CEO Mitchell Roth explains how his Colorado Springs prepared foods company competes by focusing on premium quality and private-label partnerships rather than chasing volume at the lowest price.
WorkforceBuilding the Workforce for Advanced Manufacturing's Next Era
PCC and CSU Pueblo are developing programs and industry partnerships to prepare workers for careers in automation, robotics and AI-driven manufacturing, a cornerstone of Pueblo's economic development strategy.
Federal Plan Reshapes How Lakes Powell and Mead Are Managed on the Colorado River
A new federal plan for the Colorado River sets out how water levels at Lakes Powell and Mead will be managed going forward, with implications for water supply across the basin, including Southern Colorado.
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BankingWhat Colorado Banking Leaders Are Talking About Now
The Women in Banking Conference in Steamboat Springs offered a window into the priorities shaping Colorado's banking industry, from AI adoption and cybersecurity risk to talent strategy at community banks across the state.
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PolicyHow TABOR Can Limit Civic Gains from Development
UCCS economist Bill Craighead explains how TABOR could cap how much of Project Taurus's projected $286 million in first-year sales tax revenue Colorado Springs can actually keep and spend.
MarketingThe Machines Got Smarter. Did the Business?
While operations advance rapidly under Industry 4.0, most businesses are still marketing like it's the past. Marketing strategist Dawn Dawson explains what to change and why it matters now.
EntrepreneurshipThe Intelligence Gap: What Southern Colorado Entrepreneurs Need Most in 2026
UCCS researcher Larry Plummer argues that emotional and cultural intelligence, not just IQ, are what separate thriving Southern Colorado entrepreneurs from those merely surviving in today's volatile business environment.
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