Logan County nonprofits to receive $61K in grantsCOLORADO SPRINGS — Nonprofit organizations working in Logan County focused on health care, education, broadband connectivity, and emergency services will receive grants totaling $61,000 this week from Colorado Springs-based El Pomar Foundation.Chicago up 2 among 'most wired'Forbes magazine ranks Chicago No. 19 on its list of \"Most Wired\" cities, behind smaller venues such as Raleigh, N.C., Seattle, Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City. Chicago ranked No. 21 last year.Forbes uses information such as the number of people with high-speed Internet access and the number of public Wi-Fi high-speed hot spots available. The list, released Tuesday, follows by six months a ...EDC breezed through wind company vettingHow could this have happened? How was it possible that less than a week after trumpeting the planned relocation of Rocky Wind Power to Colorado Springs, the Economic Development Corp. was now putting out a press release casting doubts about the company’s credibility? After all, some of the area’s more prominent businessmen and women, joined by the [...]ALL THE BILLS: Two local measures become law, more than 30 killedThe Gazette is continuously tracking bills before the 2010 General Assembly in Denver that have local lawmakers as primary sponsors. This list has been updated as of March 4, 2010 to show which bills are alive, which are dead and where others reside...Solving Website Indexing ProblemsCrawling and indexing issues can really put a damper on your efforts to rank well for a variety of competitive and non-competitive terms. Solving indexing issues is definitely an important step towards increasing your keyword ranking footprint.Colorado Astronaut and Former Teacher to Fly on Next Space Shuttle Mission Available for Media InterviewsColorado Astronaut and Former Teacher to Fly on Next Space Shuttle Mission Available for Media InterviewsNoted: Paige may file ethics complaint against DAAlso: New shelter still in the works, wind power in trouble, TOSC unveils parks survey and more. Paige mulls action against DA By the end of the week, Springs City Councilor Sean Paige says he'll decide whether to file an ethics complaint against District Attorney Dan May for making phone calls about a medical marijuana dispensary in May's Rockrimmon neighborhood. Paige says May's inquiries were ...EDC looks to new employers and old in mission of adding jobsLast week was a roller coaster ride for the Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development Corp. in its efforts to add jobs to the Pikes Peak region. On Tuesday, the Iowa owners of energy company Rocky Wind Power backed off a plan to open a...USDA announces 22 RUS BIP broadband stimulus grantsMARCH 4, 2010 -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has selected 22 broadband infrastructure projects to provide rural residents in 18 states/territories access to improved economic and educational opportunities. Funding for the projects is being provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.Business Briefs for March 7, 2010The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine is hosting its annual Small Animal Medicine Symposium on April 11. The symposium will focus on “Current Topics in Oncology.”
