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Lawrence wins South Academy Boulevard contract

The El Paso County Board of Commissioners has awarded a $4.3 million construction contract to Lawrence Construction for phase three of the South Academy Boulevard Improvements Project.
The project will provide improvements between B-Street and Interstate 25. Phase three specifically includes the construction of a continuous flow intersection with new ramp connections […]

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Denver firm fetches Academy contract

Centerre Government Contracting LLC of Denver has won contract for $14.8 million from the U.S. Air Force Academy contracting office for work on the second phase of renovation on the Cadet gym.

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Springs tech company wins Wyoming state contract

Springs-based Managed Business Solutions has been awarded a Web development contract from the state of Wyoming’s Department of Revenue.
The company will develop a new system that will expand the department’s Web presence and improve the state’s excise tax system, making it easier to collect excise taxes nationwide and distribute […]

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Local firm wins $6.8 M contract

Facilities Support Services, LLC of Colorado Springs received a $6.8 million contract to provide customer support services, infrastructure, facility maintenance and property management for Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station.
The company provides civil engineering support to operate and maintain electric, mechanical, utility and other systems.

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Air Force thwarts Boeing, awards contract to European company

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON – The Boeing Co. wants the Air Force to immediately explain why it awarded a $35 billion contract to rival European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. and its partner, Northrop Grumman Corp.
The contract was for supplying air-to-air refueling tankers to the Air Force, which Boeing has been doing for […]

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Citibank to handle DoD travel cards

The Department of Defense has chosen Citibank to provide travel charge card services for its members.
Bank of America is the program’s current vendor, but Citibank will become the provider in November.
The mandatory travel charge card provides benefits such as no interest charges, delayed late fees and insurance benefits.
The DoD has 1.2 million card holders […]

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Honeywell gets $389 M contract add on

Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. of Colorado Springs has received a $389 million add-on to an existing Air Force contract.
This latest increase will allow the Air Force to pay for work on systems and maintenance engineering, network support integration, on-site and off-site depot level maintenance and software maintenance of the Air Force Satellite Control Network.

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Goodwill receives state staffing contract

Goodwill Staffing Services has been awarded a contract from the State of Colorado to fulfill temporary staffing needs in El Paso and surrounding counties.
Temporary employees may be hired to work at state-run colleges, correctional facilities, the Department of Revenue and the Forest Service.
Goodwill Staffing Services is a division of Goodwill Industries of Colorado Springs […]

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Construction work a little safer last year

Construction workers across the nation worked more but were injured less often last year.
The non-fatal injuries and illnesses case rate decreased from 6.3 cases per 100 workers during 2005 to 5.9 percent last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Construction injuries and illnesses totaled 412,900 last year, […]

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Gov. Ritter, Colorado Counties Inc. conference in Springs this week

Gov. Bill Ritter will give the keynote address during the Colorado Counties, Inc. 100th Annual Conference in Colorado Springs on Tuesday.
The conference will be held Nov. 27 and 28 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2888 S. Circle Drive.
Gov. Ritter is expected to discuss healthcare, transportation and education.
On Nov. 28, there will be a 9 a.m. […]

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