Rich Laden

Developers who've proposed a controversial 27-story apartment tower in downtown Colorado Springs have submitted their project to city government planners, whose review will be crucial as it moves forward over the next few months. The Springs City Council, meanwhile, is expected to decide whether to designate the project site as an urban renewal district and make it eligible for millions of dollars in future tax revenue that would help pay for its construction and project-related public improvements.

The California-based, fast-casual restaurant chain is targeting a 2025 construction start for its latest Colorado Springs-area restaurant, which would be built in the Polaris Pointe development, southwest of North Gate Boulevard and Voyager Parkway. It would be Chipotle's 12th restaurant in the Springs area and its fourth new location since 2022.

The California-based, fast-casual restaurant chain is targeting a 2025 construction start for its latest Colorado Springs-area restaurant, which would be built in the Polaris Pointe development, southwest of North Gate Boulevard and Voyager Parkway. It would be Chipotle's 12th restaurant in the Springs area and its fourth new location since 2022.

After a five-year run, Boot Barn has gotten the boot at a live music venue and event center on Colorado Springs' north side.

Johnna Reeder Kleymeyer, president and CEO of the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce & EDC, is resigning Jan. 1 after nearly three years. She cited a need to take care of her mother, who lives out of state and is facing health problems.

Win or lose, the Colorado Springs Switchbacks' bid to capture their first-ever United Soccer League championship will be a victory economically and image-wise for the city, downtown and Weidner Field, business and civic leaders predict.

24 Hour Fitness will close its last gym and fitness center in Colorado Springs early next year, apparently ending its presence in town after more than a quarter century.

American Freight, an Ohio-based furniture, appliance and mattress retailer, will close its year-old Colorado Springs store at the Chapel Hills Mall and three others in the state as part of

Colorado Springs-area home sales that have slumped in 2024 largely because of higher mortgage rates could rebound next year under a new Trump administration as economic conditions improve, borrowing costs

Dick’s Sporting Goods, one of the nation’s largest sporting goods chains and with a longtime presence in Colorado Springs, plans to build a nearly 100,000-square-foot store on the city’s north