Life In Colorado Springs

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Colorado Springs Airport
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Colorado’s small airport is big on savings this holiday season

Colorado Springs, CO – The Colorado Springs Airport (COS) is excited to relaunch its popular holiday season parking promotion, offering 50 percent off long-term parking from November 21, 2020 to November 30, 2020 and December 19, 2020 to January 3, 2021. Travelers can redeem the savings on long-term parking over the course of two periods […]

October 16, 2020
ranking
Colorado sweeps “best places to live” list

Colorado is home to four of the top five best cities to live in, including Colorado Springs, according to U.S. News & World Report. Colorado Springs takes the fourth spot with a noted 10/10 on their desirability index. To make the top of the list, a place had to have good value, be a desirable place […]

October 14, 2020
coronavirus
Our franchise restaurants have local ties, too

When the going gets tough, our community gets going. That’s certainly been the case when it comes to all of us stepping up and supporting our local restaurants with socially-distanced dining and take-out and curbside orders. Although we typically don’t think of franchises as local businesses, many of the owners, and their employees, are local […]

September 15, 2020
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Brand New Hybl Center Translates Research into Real-World Solutions

The brand new $61-million William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center is scheduled to open August 24, 2020, at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS), connecting sports medicine with higher education. Home to athletes and a strong military community, Olympic City USA is the perfect location for this kind of innovative development. The […]

August 19, 2020
Tips for job seekers

Even though job seeking and the hiring process has gone virtual for many of our region’s employers, word on the street is that what helps a job seeker land the gig in today’s market is consistent with what helped an individual stand out and demonstrate competency before the pandemic hit. At a recent webinar hosted […]

August 13, 2020
blog
Staying on Track: How Olympic City USA Continues to Honor our Athletes

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed over COVID-19 concerns, Olympic City USA faces shutdowns of workout facilities for Olympians who are now confronted with staying in shape and at the top of their game during this uncertain time. Future Olympians are staying fit in a myriad of ways, including hiking North Cheyenne Cañon and even […]

July 30, 2020
covid19
Encourage local spending: a toolkit for businesses

We’re here to help you recruit customers and encourage local spending at your business. Below are four messaging pillars you can use in your own content to increase consumer confidence, encourage local spending at your business, and build community. Support local Did you know that when you shop at a locally-owned business that 68% of […]

June 17, 2020
coronavirus
City of Colorado Springs offers temporary outdoor seating options for restaurants

Planning permit fees waived, review process expedited COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – With restaurants now open for limited dine-in services, the City of Colorado Springs is working to help restaurants accommodate more customers while adhering to social distancing requirements. To answer Governor Jared Polis’ call for municipalities to expand outdoor dining, the Colorado Springs Planning and […]

June 4, 2020
coronavirus
Colorado Springs 4th of July event grows to countywide celebration amid COVID-19 concerns

Due to circumstances stemming from COVID-19, the 4th of July Symphony in the Park is unable to take place in Memorial Park with crowd gathering restrictions impacting large scale special events. With this in mind, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and Colorado Springs Sports Corporation created an innovative plan that will bring fireworks to residents across […]

May 21, 2020
covid19
Download: Staying Safe Window Signs

We’re listening to our business community to create and provide the tools you need to get back to business. In partnership with El Paso County Public Health, we’re pleased to share window signage you can display to let customers know you are staying safe. Download your sign here and print on your own printer, keeping […]

May 20, 2020