Author: Jessica Van Dyne
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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 inaugural week…
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Las Vegas-style resort opens in Cripple Creek
Chamonix Casino Hotel, a new resort in Cripple Creek owned by Bronco Billy’s parent company Full House Resorts, opened its casino and 300-room hotel Tuesday. The hotel project, which Full House Resorts CEO Daniel Lee said cost approximately $300 million to build, will continue to be worked on during the next several months due to…
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Busy holiday travel helps Colorado Springs Airport set traffic record
Passenger traffic at the Colorado Springs Airport saw a double digit surge in November compared with the year prior, with no signs of slowing during the holiday travel season. The airport’s six airlines boarded 106,483 passengers last month, lifting November enplanement totals 20% higher than 2022. For the first 11 months of this year, airport…
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Colorado, U.S. unemployment inches upward
Colorado’s unemployment rate edged up one-tenth of a percentage point last month, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment data showed Friday, continuing a four-month streak of creeping unemployment. Rising to 3.3% in October, Colorado’s unemployment rate is still below the national level of 3.9%, but state economist Ryan Gedney said it’s worth keeping an eye…
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9 new restaurants coming to Colorado Springs Airport, including food concept from Chef Brother Luck
The Colorado Springs Airport will gain nine new restaurant options, including Einstein Bros. Bagels and Street Eats by Chef Brother Luck, as the nearly 30-year-old airport moves to revamp its concourse. Passing through the airport, travelers might notice distinct differences in infrastructure, decor and ambiance between its pre-security and gate sides. The concourse remodel, which…
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‘Significant milestone’ for Colorado Springs Airport with new flight
Colorado Springs Airport officials announced Thursday that Southwest Airlines will offer daily, nonstop flights to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport starting June 4. The announcement follows a busy summer travel season for the airport, boosted by a slew of new flights that began in May, and is another big step for the airport, said Greg…
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Colorado’s unemployment rate creeps up but is still lower than the U.S.
Colorado’s unemployment rate skipped up to 3.1% in August, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment data showed Friday, the first time in more than a year that the state’s rate exceeded 3%. The increase, which state economist Ryan Gedney said was not statistically significant, could be attributed to a small drop in employment and a…
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Future of Felipe’s 109, home of the taco burger, hangs in the balance
When Felipe Velasquez opened his taco burger restaurant at the corner of South Academy Boulevard and Hancock Expressway in Colorado Springs, he knew the odds were against him but that didn’t matter because it was always more about faith. The restaurant’s space at 3008 S. Academy Blvd., had a known track record for closures when…
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Colorado Springs downtown food hall to reopen with new name, new vision
The smell of sizzling food wafts down the corridor as the sound of fingers plucking strings fill the courtyard. The energy inside Avenue 19 bubbles out the door and spills onto the sidewalk — at least, that’s the vision. At 19 N. Tejon St. in downtown Colorado Springs, the space formerly known as the Tejon…
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Aerospace company to bring more than 600 jobs to Colorado
Boecore, a Colorado Springs-based aerospace and defense company that specializes in software development, system engineering and cybersecurity, will bring more than 600 jobs to the region and invest nearly $8 million to remodel and expand its facilities. The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC released the news Tuesday at its office, which during the past year…