Archives » October 5th, 2007

$3 million luxury fixed base operation planned for Springs airport

Million Air is bringing their luxury service to private jets.
The red carpet treatment will soon be available for those flying private aircraft into Colorado Springs.
A Houston-based company owned by Scott Monroe has chosen the city for its newest fixed base operation franchise. The $3 million facility will be located on the west side of the […]

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Utilities rate hikes on tap for 2008

Average monthly residential utility bills
based on second quarter 2007 data

Loveland
$112.76

Colorado Springs
$116.00

Pueblo
$129.61

Gunnison
$135.29

Glenwood Springs
$151.64

Grand Junction
$155.98

Denver
$157.18

Greeley
$163.10

Colorado Springs Utilities is proposing rate increases for wastewater disposal and natural gas use during 2008.
No change is proposed for electricity and water rates.
If City Council approves the hikes, residents can expect to see monthly bills increase by an estimated total of […]

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Banning Lewis Ranch signs exclusive deal with Falcon Broadband

Falcon Broadband has signed an exclusive deal to provide TV and Internet services to the 24,000-acre Banning Lewis Ranch development.
Banning Lewis management has selected Falcon Broadband to provide entertainment and communications services to Northtree and future neighborhoods at Banning Lewis Ranch.
Falcon Broadband will deliver using a fiber optic network.
“This is an important milestone for us,” […]

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CEO challenges from around the globe ranked

Top 10 CEO challenges
CEOs marked these as their greatest concerns

Excellence in execution
38.4%

Sustained and steady top-line growth
36.8%

Consistent execution of strategy by top management
31.8%

Profit growth
28.4%

Finding qualified managerial talent
27.2%

Customer loyalty/retention
26.3%

Speed, flexibility, adaptability to change
25.4%

Corporate reputation
23.7%

Stimulating innovation/creativity & enabling entrepreneurship
18.7%

Speed to market
18.2%

What CEOs want is excellence, all the time, that’s all.
Consistency and excellence are listed among the greatest concerns […]

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