Breeanna Jent
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Business reporter for the Colorado Springs Gazette. Send me your best biz tips, book recommendations and Real Housewives hot takes: [email protected].
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This is an interesting development for those seeking pure CBD! It's great to see more options emerging for high-quality, THC-free CBD. For many, especially those who find THC's psychoactive effects concerning, this kind of product can be a wonderful way to explore CBD's potential benefits
February 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This is an interesting development for those seeking pure CBD! It's great to see more options emerging for high-quality, THC-free CBD. For many, especially those who find THC's psychoactive effects concerning, this kind of product can be a wonderful way to explore CBD's potential benefits
The first prescription-only #CBD compounding pharmacy in the United States opened last month in #Watkins, in #Colorado's #DenverMetro. #KazmiraPharmacy specializes in pure compounded CBD derived from hemp, with no trace of #THC, the psychoactive component found in hemp. gazette.com/2026/02/07/n...
Novel medical-grade CBD pharmacy opens in Colorado, first of its kind in U.S.
Inside an unassuming yet sprawling industrial building nestled within the high plains of Watkins, about a 30-minute drive southeast of Denver International Airport, step into Kazmira Therapeutics’ “he...
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February 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The first prescription-only #CBD compounding pharmacy in the United States opened last month in #Watkins, in #Colorado's #DenverMetro. #KazmiraPharmacy specializes in pure compounded CBD derived from hemp, with no trace of #THC, the psychoactive component found in hemp. gazette.com/2026/02/07/n...
While the #realestate market may have slowed in the #ColoradoSprings area in recent years, the economic landscape in the city & in #ElPasoCounty is still healthy--just more expensive. More highlights here on what experts are predicting for the market in 2026. #housing gazette.com/2026/02/04/c...
Colorado Springs real estate in 2026: Four key areas filled with ups and downs — depending on your perspective
Continuing a cooling-off period that began in 2023, it will be “more of the same” for Colorado Springs’ residential and commercial markets this year, a trend shaped by economic uncertainty, relatively...
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February 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
While the #realestate market may have slowed in the #ColoradoSprings area in recent years, the economic landscape in the city & in #ElPasoCounty is still healthy--just more expensive. More highlights here on what experts are predicting for the market in 2026. #housing gazette.com/2026/02/04/c...
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Harvard professor Steven Levitsky, who studies democracy backsliding, on Don Lemon's arrest:
“This is a new dimension. In democracies, journalists don't get arrested. In authoritarian regimes, journalists get arrested."
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/don-lemon-...
“This is a new dimension. In democracies, journalists don't get arrested. In authoritarian regimes, journalists get arrested."
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/don-lemon-...
January 31, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Harvard professor Steven Levitsky, who studies democracy backsliding, on Don Lemon's arrest:
“This is a new dimension. In democracies, journalists don't get arrested. In authoritarian regimes, journalists get arrested."
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/don-lemon-...
“This is a new dimension. In democracies, journalists don't get arrested. In authoritarian regimes, journalists get arrested."
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/don-lemon-...
Developers who proposed the momentous overhaul of #ColoradoSprings’ historic #UnionPrintersHome cleared a key step toward earning urban renewal designation for the property, which will create a crucial financing tool to help fund it, they said. #development #printershill gazette.com/2026/01/29/p...
Proposed Union Printers Home makeover clears key step toward urban renewal designation
Developers who proposed the momentous overhaul of Colorado Springs’ historic Union Printers Home cleared a key step toward earning urban renewal designation for the property on Wednesday. At its regul...
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January 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Developers who proposed the momentous overhaul of #ColoradoSprings’ historic #UnionPrintersHome cleared a key step toward earning urban renewal designation for the property, which will create a crucial financing tool to help fund it, they said. #development #printershill gazette.com/2026/01/29/p...
As #ColoradoSprings & #ElPasoCounty officials oppose a lawsuit against the Trump administration over relocating #SpaceCommand to Alabama, #Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser says his office won’t back down. From my colleague @maryshinn.bsky.social gazette.com/2026/01/20/c...
Colorado Springs officials oppose Space Command lawsuit; AG won’t back down
As Colorado Springs and El Paso County officials oppose a lawsuit against the Trump administration over relocating Space Command to Alabama, the state Attorney General’s Office says it won’t back down...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:50 PM
As #ColoradoSprings & #ElPasoCounty officials oppose a lawsuit against the Trump administration over relocating #SpaceCommand to Alabama, #Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser says his office won’t back down. From my colleague @maryshinn.bsky.social gazette.com/2026/01/20/c...
. #Layoffs are coming for more than 130 local employees as U.S.-based contract medical manufacturer #EPTAMPrecisionSolutions prepares to close its southeast #ColoradoSprings facility. gazette.com/2026/01/20/a...
Advanced precision manufacturer closing Colorado Springs facility
Layoffs are coming for more than 130 local employees as a U.S.-based contract medical manufacturer prepares to close its southeast Colorado Springs facility. EPTAM Precision Solutions, headquartered i...
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January 20, 2026 at 10:19 PM
. #Layoffs are coming for more than 130 local employees as U.S.-based contract medical manufacturer #EPTAMPrecisionSolutions prepares to close its southeast #ColoradoSprings facility. gazette.com/2026/01/20/a...
A new #naturalhair care salon in #ColoradoSprings, #TheNaturalCrown, is helping people look and feel their best, starting at the root. #businessnews #biznews #haircare gazette.com/2026/01/20/n...
Natural hair care salon opens in Colorado Springs
The Natural Crown blends expertise with soothing spa experience A new natural hair care salon in Colorado Springs is helping people look and feel their best, starting at the root. The Natural Crown, a...
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January 20, 2026 at 4:42 PM
A new #naturalhair care salon in #ColoradoSprings, #TheNaturalCrown, is helping people look and feel their best, starting at the root. #businessnews #biznews #haircare gazette.com/2026/01/20/n...
As #artificialintelligence #AI has become more ubiquitous in everyday life, it’s also changing how medical professionals and organizations provide health care, and the patient experience along with it. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2026/01/18/a...
AI in the exam room: blending technology with the human touch
As artificial intelligence has become more ubiquitous in everyday life — from a typical smartphone’s autocorrect function to chatbots that can simulate conversations with humans, quickly analyze data ...
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January 19, 2026 at 7:01 PM
As #artificialintelligence #AI has become more ubiquitous in everyday life, it’s also changing how medical professionals and organizations provide health care, and the patient experience along with it. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2026/01/18/a...
. #BellcoCreditUnion of suburban Denver has opened its first branch in #ColoradoSprings. The credit union plans to open more locations in the state in the coming years, including a second branch in Colorado Springs. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2026/01/16/b...
Bellco Credit Union opens first Colorado Springs branch
Bellco Credit Union of suburban Denver is continuing its expansion into southern Colorado, recently celebrating the opening of its first Colorado Springs branch. The 2,500-square-foot full-service bra...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:56 PM
. #BellcoCreditUnion of suburban Denver has opened its first branch in #ColoradoSprings. The credit union plans to open more locations in the state in the coming years, including a second branch in Colorado Springs. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2026/01/16/b...
Two #Colorado institutions, #Angelo'sTaverna and #CarboyWinery, plan to open a new restaurant and wine tasting room with mountain views in northern #ColoradoSprings this summer. #businessnews #restaurants #coloradowine gazette.com/2026/01/14/a...
Angelo’s Taverna, Carboy Winery expanding in Colorado Springs
Two veritable Colorado institutions, Angelo’s Taverna and Carboy Winery, are heading south. The beloved Italian restaurant that opened in Denver’s Capitol Hill in 1974 and the wine brand that is now o...
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January 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Two #Colorado institutions, #Angelo'sTaverna and #CarboyWinery, plan to open a new restaurant and wine tasting room with mountain views in northern #ColoradoSprings this summer. #businessnews #restaurants #coloradowine gazette.com/2026/01/14/a...
. #OskarBlues abruptly closed in downtown #ColoradoSprings this week. Monday was its last day open. #businessnews #business #restaurantclosure gazette.com/2025/12/30/o...
Oskar Blues closes in downtown Colorado Springs
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, the Longmont-based restaurant, craft beer brewer and music venue that opened in late 2017 in downtown Colorado Springs, has permanently closed. General Manager Matthew Macona...
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December 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
. #OskarBlues abruptly closed in downtown #ColoradoSprings this week. Monday was its last day open. #businessnews #business #restaurantclosure gazette.com/2025/12/30/o...
. #ColoradoSprings couple Tim and Monse Hines have been hard at work over the last year, reimagining a handful of popular restaurant spaces with a heavy focus on community as well as inclusive and healthy food options. #businessnews #biznews #food gazette.com/2025/12/22/w...
Whatever happened to ….?Colorado Springs couple is reimagining familiar spaces
Colorado Springs couple Tim and Monse Hines have been hard at work over the last year, reimagining a handful of popular restaurant spaces with a heavy focus on community as well as inclusive and healt...
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December 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
. #ColoradoSprings couple Tim and Monse Hines have been hard at work over the last year, reimagining a handful of popular restaurant spaces with a heavy focus on community as well as inclusive and healthy food options. #businessnews #biznews #food gazette.com/2025/12/22/w...
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"When is our state going to do something about its own crisis in democracy, i.e., journalism? Fifty-two local newspapers have closed in the last decade. Why doesn’t our legislature care? Why aren’t the politicians in those communities screaming their heads off in panic right now?"
‘The canary in the democracy mine is local journalism’ | Vince Bzdek
Colorado could do a lot more to save newspapers – and democracy – in rural areas By Vince Bzdek As another new year and another legislative session dawn for Colorado, it’s a good time to ask what the ...
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December 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"When is our state going to do something about its own crisis in democracy, i.e., journalism? Fifty-two local newspapers have closed in the last decade. Why doesn’t our legislature care? Why aren’t the politicians in those communities screaming their heads off in panic right now?"
. #PlanetFitness officially opened its seventh location in the greater #ColoradoSprings area on Dec. 13, a new 20,000-square-foot fitness center on the city’s west side. It's the former home of a Walgreen's. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2025/12/23/w...
Whatever happened to ….? Colorado Springs trades pharmacy for fitness club on the west side
Planet Fitness officially opened its seventh location in the greater Colorado Springs area on Dec. 13, a new 20,000-square-foot fitness center on the city’s west side. The new location at 3143 W. Colo...
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December 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
. #PlanetFitness officially opened its seventh location in the greater #ColoradoSprings area on Dec. 13, a new 20,000-square-foot fitness center on the city’s west side. It's the former home of a Walgreen's. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2025/12/23/w...
. #BingoBurger at 132 N. Tejon St. in #downtown #ColoradoSprings remains temporarily closed with no estimated opening date more than a year after an early morning fire broke out inside the restaurant. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2025/12/23/w...
Whatever happened to ….? Restoration efforts slow-going at downtown Colorado Springs burger joint
Bingo Burger at 132 N. Tejon St. downtown remains temporarily closed with no estimated opening date more than a year after an early morning fire broke out inside the restaurant. The October 2024 blaze...
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December 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
. #BingoBurger at 132 N. Tejon St. in #downtown #ColoradoSprings remains temporarily closed with no estimated opening date more than a year after an early morning fire broke out inside the restaurant. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2025/12/23/w...
International hyperloop company #SwisspodTechnologies has broken records since company leaders announced its expansion into #ColoradoSprings at the 40th Space Symposium event in April. gazette.com/2025/12/21/w...
Whatever happened to ….? International hyperloop company breaks records since announcing expansion into Colorado Springs
International hyperloop company Swisspod Technologies has broken records since company leaders announced its expansion into Colorado Springs at the 40th Space Symposium event in April. The company, he...
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December 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
International hyperloop company #SwisspodTechnologies has broken records since company leaders announced its expansion into #ColoradoSprings at the 40th Space Symposium event in April. gazette.com/2025/12/21/w...
The pace of #apartment building in the #ColoradoSprings area went into overdrive in November, rebounding, at least temporarily, from a slowdown in 2024 that has continued through most of 2025. #construction #multifamilyhousing #housing #affordability gazette.com/2025/12/15/a...
Apartment construction picks up in November following slowdown in Colorado Springs
The pace of apartment building in the Colorado Springs area went into overdrive in November, rebounding, at least temporarily, from a slowdown in 2024 that has continued through most of 2025. Industry...
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December 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The pace of #apartment building in the #ColoradoSprings area went into overdrive in November, rebounding, at least temporarily, from a slowdown in 2024 that has continued through most of 2025. #construction #multifamilyhousing #housing #affordability gazette.com/2025/12/15/a...
Last night, Swire Coca-Cola, USA announced it will establish a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in #ColoradoSprings, investing $475 million into the community. The expansion is expected to create 170 jobs. gazette.com/2025/12/10/s...
Swire Coca-Cola, USA announces $475M investment in Colorado Springs
Swire Coca-Cola, USA will establish a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Colorado Springs, the company announced late Wednesday afternoon. The Draper, Utah-based company plans to break gro...
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December 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Last night, Swire Coca-Cola, USA announced it will establish a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in #ColoradoSprings, investing $475 million into the community. The expansion is expected to create 170 jobs. gazette.com/2025/12/10/s...
The proposed #merger of Colorado Springs-based Ent Credit Union and Wings Credit Union, based in the Twin Cities suburb of Apple Valley, Minn., has cleared its final hurdle. #businessnews gazette.com/2025/12/05/m...
Member vote clears way for Ent, Wings credit union merger
The proposed merger of Colorado Springs-based Ent Credit Union and Wings Credit Union, based in the Twin Cities suburb of Apple Valley, Minn., has cleared its final hurdle. The not-for-profit credit u...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The proposed #merger of Colorado Springs-based Ent Credit Union and Wings Credit Union, based in the Twin Cities suburb of Apple Valley, Minn., has cleared its final hurdle. #businessnews gazette.com/2025/12/05/m...
The palatial office campus at #2424GardenOfTheGods Road in #ColoradoSprings is now a hub for space-focused defense contractors tackling tough problems, like the future of space warfare. From my colleagues @maryshinn.bsky.social and Alex Edwards. gazette.com/2025/11/26/c...
Colorado Springs space defense hub takes shape at 2424 Garden of the Gods
The palatial office campus at the western end of Garden of the Gods Road is now a hub for space-focused defense contractors that are tackling tough problems, such as the future of space warfare and be...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The palatial office campus at #2424GardenOfTheGods Road in #ColoradoSprings is now a hub for space-focused defense contractors tackling tough problems, like the future of space warfare. From my colleagues @maryshinn.bsky.social and Alex Edwards. gazette.com/2025/11/26/c...
The Ray D. Nixon Power Plant and Clear Spring Ranch facility are the subject of a state enforcement order that says Colorado Springs Utilities has missed a deadline for installing treatment necessary for safe drinking water. From my colleague Savannah Eller. gazette.com/2025/11/21/n...
Nixon Power Plant in El Paso County receives state order over drinking water treatment
The Ray D. Nixon Power Plant and Clear Spring Ranch facility are the subject of a state enforcement order that says Colorado Springs Utilities has missed a deadline for installing treatment necessary ...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Ray D. Nixon Power Plant and Clear Spring Ranch facility are the subject of a state enforcement order that says Colorado Springs Utilities has missed a deadline for installing treatment necessary for safe drinking water. From my colleague Savannah Eller. gazette.com/2025/11/21/n...
Nearly 82 million travelers are forecasted to hit the road and the skies this #Thanksgiving, a record-breaking number, travel organization AAA predicted. A regional spokesman told me he expects Coloradans' traveling habits to be on par with national trends. gazette.com/2025/11/22/r...
Record number of Americans expected to travel away from home for Thanksgiving
Nearly 82 million travelers are forecasted to hit the road and the skies this Thanksgiving — a record-breaking number, one North American travel organization predicted. Travel organization AAA estimat...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Nearly 82 million travelers are forecasted to hit the road and the skies this #Thanksgiving, a record-breaking number, travel organization AAA predicted. A regional spokesman told me he expects Coloradans' traveling habits to be on par with national trends. gazette.com/2025/11/22/r...
Unionized #Starbucks workers are indefinitely on #strike in #ColoradoSprings, as well as in other U.S. cities, amplifying their demands for a union contract that improves staffing and pay, among other wants. @sbworkersunited.org #businessnews gazette.com/2025/11/13/s...
Starbucks employees in Colorado Springs join open-ended strike
Unionized Starbucks baristas in Colorado Springs joined an open-ended strike on Thursday, amplifying their demands for a union contract that improves staffing and pay, among other wants. More than 1,0...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Unionized #Starbucks workers are indefinitely on #strike in #ColoradoSprings, as well as in other U.S. cities, amplifying their demands for a union contract that improves staffing and pay, among other wants. @sbworkersunited.org #businessnews gazette.com/2025/11/13/s...
The city of #ColoradoSprings is seeking permission from the state of #Colorado to establish new zones within city boundaries that will further support #advancedmanufacturing companies in town and strengthen efforts to grow the sector locally. gazette.com/2025/11/14/c...
Colorado Springs works to establish its own CHIPS Zone
Colorado Springs is seeking permission from the state to establish new zones within city boundaries that will further support advanced manufacturing companies in town and strengthen efforts to grow th...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The city of #ColoradoSprings is seeking permission from the state of #Colorado to establish new zones within city boundaries that will further support #advancedmanufacturing companies in town and strengthen efforts to grow the sector locally. gazette.com/2025/11/14/c...