Breeanna Jent
@breejent.bsky.social
Business reporter for the Colorado Springs Gazette. Send me your best biz tips, book recommendations and Real Housewives hot takes: breeanna.jent@gazette.com.
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...
Cheyenne, Wyo., could be the new home of the #ProRodeoHallofFame and the #ProfessionalRodeoCowboysAssociation if a bid from an out-of-state economic development corporation successfully woos the organization away from #ColoradoSprings. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2025/11/12/p...
ProRodeo Hall of Fame, PRCA in Colorado Springs consider move amid string of losses for the city
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional attribution to Gazette news partner KOAA. Cheyenne, Wyo., could be the new home of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and the Professional Rodeo Cowbo...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Cheyenne, Wyo., could be the new home of the #ProRodeoHallofFame and the #ProfessionalRodeoCowboysAssociation if a bid from an out-of-state economic development corporation successfully woos the organization away from #ColoradoSprings. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2025/11/12/p...
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A lotta people don't trust journalists any farther than they can throw them. (Please don't throw journalists). In a student-driven conversation at Front Range Community College, we ask "how did trust erode?" and "what can we do about it?"
Listen to TRUST MATTERS:
Listen to TRUST MATTERS:
Trust Matters: A community conversation about record-low levels of trust in the press | Colorado Public Radio
According to Gallup, barely a third of Americans express a great deal or even fair amount of trust in newspapers, TV, and radio. In the 1970s, trust was as high as 72 percent. At Front Range Community...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A lotta people don't trust journalists any farther than they can throw them. (Please don't throw journalists). In a student-driven conversation at Front Range Community College, we ask "how did trust erode?" and "what can we do about it?"
Listen to TRUST MATTERS:
Listen to TRUST MATTERS:
Golfers of all skill levels will soon have a new place in #Falcon, northeast of #ColoradoSprings, to grab a beer and hit the links. #BogeysAndBrews also opens on Saturday, at 11694 Bent Grass Market View, Suite 140. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2025/11/10/g...
Golf and beer go hand-in-hand at Bogeys and Brews
Golfers of all skill levels will soon have a new place in Falcon to grab a beer and hit the links. Bogeys and Brews, an indoor golf simulator facility and bar, officially opens its doors Saturday at 1...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Golfers of all skill levels will soon have a new place in #Falcon, northeast of #ColoradoSprings, to grab a beer and hit the links. #BogeysAndBrews also opens on Saturday, at 11694 Bent Grass Market View, Suite 140. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2025/11/10/g...
The town of #Monument north of #ColoradoSprings could see its first #Target location next year, according to planning documents provided to the town council. From my colleague Savannah Eller. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2025/11/07/a...
A Target location could be coming to Monument
Monument could see its first Target location next year, according to planning documents provided to the town council. The shopping center that would hold the retail chain gained council approval for i...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The town of #Monument north of #ColoradoSprings could see its first #Target location next year, according to planning documents provided to the town council. From my colleague Savannah Eller. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2025/11/07/a...
A new pizzeria in #Falcon will soon bring northeastern-style pies farther westward. #Fox’sPizzaDen is opening its second #Colorado location in a year, and its first in #ElPasoCounty, on Saturday at 11694 Bent Grass Market View in Falcon, northeast of #ColoradoSprings. gazette.com/2025/11/10/f...
Fox’s Pizza Den coming soon to Falcon
A new pizzeria in Falcon will soon bring northeastern-style pies farther westward. Fox’s Pizza Den is opening its second Colorado location in a year, and its first in El Paso County, on Saturday at 11...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A new pizzeria in #Falcon will soon bring northeastern-style pies farther westward. #Fox’sPizzaDen is opening its second #Colorado location in a year, and its first in #ElPasoCounty, on Saturday at 11694 Bent Grass Market View in Falcon, northeast of #ColoradoSprings. gazette.com/2025/11/10/f...
Some flights are canceled to and from #ColoradoSprings Airport @COSAirport under a new #FAA federal directive this week that cut #flights by 10% across the nation’s 40 busiest airports. gazette.com/2025/11/07/s...
Some flights canceled at Colorado Springs Airport under FAA directive
Some flights are canceled to and from Colorado Springs Airport under a new federal directive this week that cut flights by 10% across the nation’s 40 busiest airports. United Airlines canceled 22 flig...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Some flights are canceled to and from #ColoradoSprings Airport @COSAirport under a new #FAA federal directive this week that cut #flights by 10% across the nation’s 40 busiest airports. gazette.com/2025/11/07/s...
As #ColoradoSprings’ #defense community faces potential headwinds with the loss of #SpaceCommand, the local chamber has launched an initiative to help ensure local businesses are ready to compete for new opportunities, like contracts on #GoldenDome. #BusinessNews gazette.com/2025/11/05/c...
Colorado Aerospace & Defense Economic Council works to grow industry in Colorado Springs and beyond
As Colorado Springs’ defense community faces potential headwinds with the loss of Space Command, the Colorado Springs Chamber & Economic Development Corp. has launched an initiative to help ensure loc...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
As #ColoradoSprings’ #defense community faces potential headwinds with the loss of #SpaceCommand, the local chamber has launched an initiative to help ensure local businesses are ready to compete for new opportunities, like contracts on #GoldenDome. #BusinessNews gazette.com/2025/11/05/c...
As the gov't #shutdown strains air travel across the U.S., the #ColoradoSprings Airport is operating as usual, officials said. #travel #transportation gazette.com/2025/11/06/c...
Colorado Springs Airport operating normally amid longest-ever shutdown
As the ongoing government shutdown strains air travel across the U.S. — limiting staffing of air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration agents, prolonging wait times for travel...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
As the gov't #shutdown strains air travel across the U.S., the #ColoradoSprings Airport is operating as usual, officials said. #travel #transportation gazette.com/2025/11/06/c...
Job-seekers and those interested in exploring other careers: You'll have a chance to get in front of more than 100 employers in various industries at #PikesPeakWorkforceCenter's Community & Veteran's Job Fair next week. #biznews #businessnews #labormarket gazette.com/2025/10/31/p...
Pikes Peak Workforce Center to host job fair
The Pikes Peak Workforce Center is hosting a job fair for military veterans and the general public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd. Thos...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Job-seekers and those interested in exploring other careers: You'll have a chance to get in front of more than 100 employers in various industries at #PikesPeakWorkforceCenter's Community & Veteran's Job Fair next week. #biznews #businessnews #labormarket gazette.com/2025/10/31/p...
Get your #barbecue #bbq fix this weekend before they close for a little while! Front Range Barbeque @FRBBQ will be back, though, have no fear. gazette.com/2025/10/31/f...
Front Range Barbeque closing soon for renovations
Front Range Barbeque, which has been serving up homemade Southern-style barbecue and comfort food in Old Colorado City for 25 years, is getting a makeover. The restaurant at 2330 W. Colorado Ave. will...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Get your #barbecue #bbq fix this weekend before they close for a little while! Front Range Barbeque @FRBBQ will be back, though, have no fear. gazette.com/2025/10/31/f...
A new franchise group has acquired all six #ColoradoSprings locations of #Qdoba, the San Diego-based fast-casual Mexican restaurant chain that traces its roots back to Denver. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2025/10/27/n...
New franchisee acquires all Colorado Springs Qdoba locations
A new franchise group has acquired all Colorado Springs locations of Qdoba, the San Diego-based fast-casual Mexican restaurant chain that traces its roots back to Denver. B Wild Investments LLC, via a...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A new franchise group has acquired all six #ColoradoSprings locations of #Qdoba, the San Diego-based fast-casual Mexican restaurant chain that traces its roots back to Denver. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2025/10/27/n...
. #Starbucks baristas and their supporters rallied in #ColoradoSprings yesterday, reaffirming their demands for a contract with the Seattle-based international coffee brand. #biznews #businessnews gazette.com/2025/10/29/c...
Colorado Springs Starbucks workers rally in demand of contract
About 20 Starbucks baristas and their supporters rallied on Colorado Springs’ east side on Wednesday, reaffirming their demands for a contract with the Seattle-based international coffee brand. In chi...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
. #Starbucks baristas and their supporters rallied in #ColoradoSprings yesterday, reaffirming their demands for a contract with the Seattle-based international coffee brand. #biznews #businessnews gazette.com/2025/10/29/c...
.#Downtown #ColoradoSprings has seen a flurry of retail/restaurant announcements in recent weeks. #GoodIntentions perfume, candle and skincare brand has moved into a new storefront on Tejon Street. #businessnews gazette.com/2025/10/08/g...
Good Intentions opening storefront in downtown Colorado Springs
Good Intentions is moving into its own digs. The locally-owned perfume, candle and skincare brand will open its brick-and-mortar storefront at 119 N. Tejon St., the former home of Brown’s Shoe Fit, in...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
.#Downtown #ColoradoSprings has seen a flurry of retail/restaurant announcements in recent weeks. #GoodIntentions perfume, candle and skincare brand has moved into a new storefront on Tejon Street. #businessnews gazette.com/2025/10/08/g...
. #CityVet, a growing nationwide network of veterinarian-owned practices, has expanded into #ColoradoSprings. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2025/10/10/c...
CityVet expands into Colorado Springs
CityVet, a growing nationwide network of veterinarian-owned practices, has expanded into Colorado Springs. Dallas-based CityVet officially opened its first Colorado Springs clinic late last month, on ...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
. #CityVet, a growing nationwide network of veterinarian-owned practices, has expanded into #ColoradoSprings. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/2025/10/10/c...
.#CreativeChaosSalon and #CCsPermanentJewelryBoutique have moved into a new home. The businesses officially celebrated their grand openings at the new location, 4325 Academy Blvd. in #ColoradoSprings with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 11. #businessnews gazette.com/2025/10/20/c...
Colorado Springs salon, permanent jewelry boutique move into new space
Creative Chaos Salon and CC’s Permanent Jewelry Boutique have moved into a new home. The businesses officially celebrated their grand openings at the new location, 4325 Academy Blvd., with a ribbon-cu...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
.#CreativeChaosSalon and #CCsPermanentJewelryBoutique have moved into a new home. The businesses officially celebrated their grand openings at the new location, 4325 Academy Blvd. in #ColoradoSprings with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 11. #businessnews gazette.com/2025/10/20/c...
Anglophiles, rejoice. A taste of the #UnitedKingdom is coming to #downtown #ColoradoSprings. The Brit Pub is designed to “feel like the kind of place you stumble into on any afternoon in England — warm, familiar and full of good company,” its reps said. gazette.com/2025/10/22/t...
The Brit Pub bringing authentic British experience to downtown Colorado Springs
Anglophiles, rejoice. A taste of the United Kingdom is coming to downtown Colorado Springs. Designed to “feel like the kind of place you stumble into on any afternoon in England — warm, familiar and f...
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October 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Anglophiles, rejoice. A taste of the #UnitedKingdom is coming to #downtown #ColoradoSprings. The Brit Pub is designed to “feel like the kind of place you stumble into on any afternoon in England — warm, familiar and full of good company,” its reps said. gazette.com/2025/10/22/t...
Mazatlán, Mexico-based #Totem has gone international, and it’s landed in #ColoradoSprings. #biznews #businessnews #downtown gazette.com/2025/10/22/t...
Totem puts down U.S. roots in downtown Colorado Springs
Mazatlán, Mexico-based Totem has gone international, and it’s landed in Colorado Springs. Totem, founded six years ago, has expanded into its second location and its first in the U.S. at 315 E. Pikes ...
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October 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Mazatlán, Mexico-based #Totem has gone international, and it’s landed in #ColoradoSprings. #biznews #businessnews #downtown gazette.com/2025/10/22/t...
Colorado’s @ClimbCredit Union and @CommunityCCU Community Choice Credit Union have announced plans to merge. The merger is pending member approval. #biznews #businessnews #colorado #ColoradoSprings gazette.com/2025/10/17/t...
Two Colorado credit unions announce merger
Editor’s note: This article has been updated with additional information from Climb Credit Union Chief Innovation Officer Nathan Rogers. Colorado’s Climb Credit Union and Community Choice Credit Union...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Colorado’s @ClimbCredit Union and @CommunityCCU Community Choice Credit Union have announced plans to merge. The merger is pending member approval. #biznews #businessnews #colorado #ColoradoSprings gazette.com/2025/10/17/t...
Holiday shopping has begun in #ColoradoSprings & across the U.S. While consumers expect to spend about the same $ amount as last season, they're concerned about inflation & overall affordability, consumer trend reports found. #holidayshopping #biznews gazette.com/2025/10/19/h...
Holiday shopping begins in Colorado Springs amid ‘timid’ consumer sentiment
Americans are starting their winter holiday shopping earlier this year and expecting to spend about the same dollar amount as last season. But as concerns about inflation and overall affordability dri...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Holiday shopping has begun in #ColoradoSprings & across the U.S. While consumers expect to spend about the same $ amount as last season, they're concerned about inflation & overall affordability, consumer trend reports found. #holidayshopping #biznews gazette.com/2025/10/19/h...
A service provider in the #semiconductor industry will receive millions in tax incentives from #Colorado if it expands in #ColoradoSprings. A food manufacturing company will also receive tax incentives if it expands in #BoulderCounty. #businessnews gazette.com/2025/10/16/c...
Colorado approves millions in incentives for semiconductor manufacturer’s expansion
A service provider in the semiconductor industry, which operates a packaging facility in Colorado Springs, has been approved for millions in tax incentives from the state if it expands its U.S. operat...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
A service provider in the #semiconductor industry will receive millions in tax incentives from #Colorado if it expands in #ColoradoSprings. A food manufacturing company will also receive tax incentives if it expands in #BoulderCounty. #businessnews gazette.com/2025/10/16/c...
Shirt Stop, a family- and women-owned #smallbusiness providing custom screen printing, embroidery and promotional materials services, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in #ColoradoSprings this year. gazette.com/2025/10/07/s...
Shirt Stop celebrates 50 years of business in Colorado Springs
Shirt Stop, a family- and women-owned small business providing custom screen printing, embroidery and promotional materials services, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in Colorado Springs this year....
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October 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Shirt Stop, a family- and women-owned #smallbusiness providing custom screen printing, embroidery and promotional materials services, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in #ColoradoSprings this year. gazette.com/2025/10/07/s...
Several #aerospace and #defense companies, including some who since late 2022 have announced they're expanding in or coming to #ColoradoSprings, said even with the #SpaceCommandRelocation they remain committed to their local operations. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/business/aer...
Defense companies continue growth in Colorado Springs
Following the announcement that U.S. Space Command headquarters will move from Colorado Springs to Alabama, state and local economic development officials said they're confident the relocation won't s...
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September 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Several #aerospace and #defense companies, including some who since late 2022 have announced they're expanding in or coming to #ColoradoSprings, said even with the #SpaceCommandRelocation they remain committed to their local operations. #businessnews #biznews gazette.com/business/aer...
Colorado lawmakers say President Donald Trump's decision to move U.S. #SpaceCommand HQ from #ColoradoSprings to Alabama discounts national security concerns and could yet be overturned. gazette.com/military/in-...
In Space Command fight, 'national security should trump everything'
Colorado lawmakers say President Donald Trump’s decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Alabama discounts national security concerns and could yet be overturned.
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September 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Colorado lawmakers say President Donald Trump's decision to move U.S. #SpaceCommand HQ from #ColoradoSprings to Alabama discounts national security concerns and could yet be overturned. gazette.com/military/in-...