Author: Wayne Heilman; The Gazette
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Colorado leads nation in hail damage costs in 2018
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado passed Texas last year for the most costly hail damage on homes and vehicles insured by State Farm, according to a report released Monday by the insurance giant. State Farm policyholders from Colorado filed…
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Missing metal snipe recovered in turn of events
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 10-inch wire snipe sculpture swiped from its downtown Colorado Springs perch in Boulder Crescent Park reappeared almost as quickly as it disappeared. A jogger found the $70,000 artwork Friday in nearby Monument Valley Park…
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Colorado Springs economic growth hits 7-year high in 2017
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A hot housing market and a resurgence in manufacturing boosted economic output in the Colorado Springs area by the biggest percentage since 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis said Tuesday. The 2017 growth rate…
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Hail storms likely to drive Colorado insurance premiums even higher
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado insurance rates had been rising for years — by more than 67 percent for homeowners and 52 percent for vehicle owners — even before three hailstorms hit Colorado’s Front Range over the past two…
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Colorado Springs Tops Denver in Annual ‘Best Places to Live in America’ Ranking
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs topped Denver to take the second-place ranking, behind Austin, Texas, in this year’s list of “Best Places to Live” by U.S. News & World Report magazine. Colorado’s second-largest city moved up nine places…