Author: By Wayne Heilman [email protected]
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Southwest Airlines to expand to Colorado Springs after decades of courting
Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it will expand service to the Colorado Springs Airport, ending decades of courting by city officials to bring the nation’s largest carrier to southern Colorado. The Dallas-based airline said it would start flying to Colorado Springs, Jackson, Miss., and Savannah, Ga., in the first half of next year, but didn’t say how…
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Colorado unemployment rate falls to lowest level since March
Colorado’s unemployment rate fell for a fifth consecutive month in September, dropping to its lowest rate since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in March. The state has regained two-thirds of the private-sector jobs lost in the early months of the pandemic. The jobless rate fell to 6.4% last month from 6.7% in August and is…
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U.S. Bank closing two Colorado Springs branches
U.S. Bank closing two Colorado Springs branches Financial giant U.S. Bank will not reopen two of its Colorado Springs branches inside grocery stores as part of a nationwide cutback driven by consumers shifting to online and mobile banking. The Minneapolis-based bank will permanently shutter branches in a Safeway at 2890 N. Powers Blvd. and in…
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Colorado initial unemployment claims continue to edge higher
Colorado initial claims for 4th week edge higher First-time claims for unemployment benefits in Colorado rose last week for a fourth consecutive week, climbing to the highest level since late August, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Thursday. Claims filed by payroll workers in the week ending Oct. 10 increased 5.9% from the…
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Pikes Peak tourism season ending better than expected, still down from 2019
The Pikes Peak region tourism season that almost wasn’t is ending with better-than-expected visitor numbers, though still down considerably from last year, industry officials say. By virtually all measures, Colorado Springs tourism has recovered to a greater extent than the rest of the state and nation. But it remains a long way from reaching the…