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The Idaho State Capitol, Tuesday, August 25, 2020.

At the recent coronavirus press conference in Lincoln Auditorium, Idaho, Governor Brad Little spoke with the media.

Senator Chuck Winder will speak in the Senate of the Idaho State Capitol on Wednesday, August 26, 2020.

Members of Congress gathered in the House of Representatives at a special meeting held in the capital of Idaho on Monday, August 24, 2020.

Terri Kondeff, Director of the Office of Legislative Services on the left, and Jennifer Novak, Secretary of the Senate, take a look at the plexiglass prototype partition, which was temporarily placed in the Idaho State Capitol on August 12, 2020 Inside the Senate. It is planned to use the divider during future legislative special sessions to protect lawmakers from the spread of the coronavirus.

Representative Julianne Young speaks at a meeting in Lincoln Auditorium, capital of Idaho, on Monday, August 24, 2020.

On Tuesday, August 25, 2020, after the Speaker of the House of Representatives ordered Ammon Bundy and two other men to refuse to leave, the Idaho State Police Force marched into the Lincoln Auditorium of the Idaho State Capitol.

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On Monday, the House of Representatives and Senate will shine in the first regular meeting of the 66th Idaho Legislative Assembly. Although there are many other issues to be discussed, COVID-19 will be discussed in several ways.

On the first day, when the governor delivers a speech and announces the budget proposal for the next year, things will be different. Governor Brad Little will not squeeze side by side with congressmen and other public officials in a room that has no distance from society in the House of Representatives and House of Representatives speeches. Instead, he will give a speech from the Lincoln Auditorium and speak in Lincoln. Broadcast in the auditorium. House of Representatives and Senate.

Although the governor did not release the budget or speech until that day, the state revenue of Idaho was stronger than expected, which is different from other states whose budgets have been hit by the pandemic. Little said in December that he planned to "propose a package in January to pass legislation to provide tax cuts and one-time investments in transportation, education, water conservancy projects, etc." in an interview on Tuesday.

He said that education, tax relief and transportation remain the main focus of this conference.

Little said: "These are my priorities, and in most cases, the legislators I talk to are their priorities." "I won't say it will be a love event, but I will oppose it. These three things are a bit difficult."

Although it is not necessary for lawmakers to wear masks and many Republicans, judging by the fact that they did not wear masks at the special meeting in August and the organizational meeting in December, the Capitol will inevitably remind people of the epidemic. Conference rooms that can become very crowded when discussing controversial bills will reduce seats and force the public to distance themselves from society. There will be hand sanitizer stations and air purifiers. Democrats are wearing masks this year, and many have put plexiglass barriers on their tables. Some of them criticized the lack of safety measures adopted by most people and even called for postponing the meeting.

This virus will loom over one of the biggest debates in this session, whether to impose new restrictions on the power of the governor. Many Republican lawmakers are critical of Little’s house order and masks and other local regulations, and said they plan to implement measures such as constitutional amendments to allow the legislature to hold special meetings, which only the governor can do now.

The Senate, the House of Representatives is full of new faces{/ STRONG} Seventeen out of the 70 members, or nearly a quarter of the body, were only elected this year, although there are a few former legislators who decide to run and won again. Six of the 35 members of the Senate have just been elected, but half of them are members of the House of Representatives for the first time.

There are three new members of the House of Representatives in Eastern Idaho-Representative David Cannon (David Cannon), R-Blackfoot (R-Blackfoot); Marco Erickson, Idaho Falls; Jon · Weber (Ron Rexburg) and four other representatives-representatives. Karey Hanks, R-St. Anthony Dustin Manwaring, R-Pocatello; and James Ruchti of D-Pocatello-will return to the House of Representatives after regaining his position. Senator Kevin Cook (R. Idaho Falls) is the new Senator for the 30th district, Senator Doug Ricks of Senator R-Rexburg has served in the House of Representatives for two years Later, he will be promoted to the 34th district Senate.

The leader of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives will be the same as before, while the lower classes of Democratic leaders, Rep. Ilana Rubel (D-Boise) and Senator Michel Steinette (D-Ketchum), have undergone some reorganization of leadership place. However, the leadership of the Republican Senate will look different. The most notable is R-Boise Senator Chuck Winder, who took over the powerful position of Senate Chairman Pro Tempore from R-Rexburg Senator Brent Hill, who retired last year. Several committees will also have new chairpersons. One of the well-known local committees is the Housing Environment, Energy and Technology Committee, which will be responsible for the Idaho National Laboratory and will be led by R-Idaho Falls Representative Barbara Ehardt.

Many Republican lawmakers criticized Little’s response to COVID-19 as being too excessive, saying that they want to reduce their power to respond to future emergencies and require more legislative input. The House of Representatives passed a resolution at a special session in August to revoke his COVID-19 emergency declaration; the Senate did not adopt it, but did pass a resolution listing the emergency powers that the governor intends to exercise during the 2021 regular meeting limits. These include constitutional amendments that allow lawmakers to participate in meetings and restrict the shutdown or public health regulations that states, local governments, and public health districts may implement in future pandemics.

When radio hosts Neal Larson and Julie Kay Mason asked him on Tuesday whether they would veto such legislation, there was almost no direct answer. He did say that disaster statements about floods, fires, earthquakes, and other natural disasters are common, and every state and President Donald Trump issued statements about COVID-19.

Little said: "Our business activities today are only in accordance with current state laws, nothing more than that." "On Monday, the legislature will get up, and if they want to change state laws, they will have the right to pass our discussions. Every state in the union is currently under a state of emergency. Frankly speaking, if you look at the limitations of Idaho, the limits are even far lower than those in the surrounding states, let alone many other states. . "

R-Ammon’s Rep. Chad Christensen has been an outspoken critic of Little’s COVID-19 response, and his answer is inconsistent.

He hopes that a majority of votes in 82% of the Republican legislature will pass the bill. Christensen said that he expects the meeting to be heated, and he plans to speak in the House of Representatives this year more than his first term.

Christensen wrote: "The people of Idaho will often hear me at this conference." "I will speak for them and their God-given rights. Although you might think, Little Governor, you have no right to restrict the rights that I give to God, and I will continue to ignore your "authorization." Most of my voters will do the same. There are not many subordinates in District 32. We can develop successfully without government involvement. We are Americans who love freedom."

{strong style =" font-size: 1em;"}Property tax{/ strong}Will Idaho take measures to increase property tax this year?

Legislators on both sides said at the beginning of the 2020 meeting that this would be the main focus, but due to differences between the Senate and the Senate, it was ultimately not passed. However, they did appoint a legislative committee to further study this issue, which in November recommended limiting local government budget growth and the ability to save reserves.

Although both Republicans and Democrats express their desire to do something, Republicans like to focus on the role played by local government spending and call for restrictions on this, while Democrats often blame the culprit on state spending in areas such as education. low.

Ehardt voted against an increase in property taxes at the Idaho Falls City Council and supported a bill in 2020 that provides for a one-year freeze: "If we want to reduce property Taxes, local governments must be willing to "reduce spending." Said in an interview in October

Local officials mostly opposed the proposal to freeze the budget and expressed concern about the work of the legislature this year. The Mayor of Idaho Falls, Rebecca Casper, said at a council work meeting shortly after the property tax research committee issued recommendations that she worried that restricting city and county budgets might hurt residents and hoped that lawmakers Collected opinions from leaders of the state’s largest cities, such as Idaho Falls.

"Like the people who are studying, they will do a good job and can reach the top five cities in the state and talk to them about their experiences, their needs, the way they grow, and how the city responds. She said: "Using the funds already obtained and why simply cutting spending is not a real reform, nor a solution to the discomfort of property taxpayers. "

At a press conference held on Tuesday, Senator Grant Burgoyne and Representatives Lauren Necochea and John Gannon jointly proposed to change the currency of homeowners. Proposal for expansive exemption indexation. Increase the "circuit breaker" property tax relief that benefits elderly homeowners, veterans, and some disabled people; and cut the property tax relief enjoyed by Boise technology manufacturer Micron in half. The legislature capped the homeowner’s tax allowance at $100,000 in 2016, and Democrats say this has had the effect of shifting the tax burden from the business to the homeowner as the value rises.

"This is a huge victory for lobbyists and regular Idahoans losses," said Necochea, who was recently elected as the assistant minority leader. "We are now seeing impact play a role in property taxes."

They also opposed the Republican Party’s proposal to limit local government spending. Necochea said that Idaho has controlled the annual local real estate tax increase at more than 3%, and with the annual increase and the upper limit of new construction, many local governments are already struggling to meet basic needs.

She said: "If voters see more services than they want, then...they can vote for different local officials."

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The Kelowna Community Theatre is making changes to its fee structure to help the local arts community hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Theater manager Caroline Ivey proposed a proposal on Monday that would reduce current rents so that smaller seating activities can take place when she expects the facility to restart very slowly.

The reopened frame and rental structure are divided into four stages, from only performers and staff to seats for up to 50 people, accounting for 50% of the seats, and finally unlimited entry.

Ivey said: "For our arts, cultural and heritage organizations, success is vital to this city. We have a responsibility to adjust policies and procedures when necessary to ensure that we can provide sufficient support to enable them to The challenging times are flourishing.".

"The temporary main performance rate fee will be calculated using a sliding ratio formula, which allows the rate to be adjusted to the number of spectators allowed in accordance with the instructions of the provincial health officials."

Ivey said that the reopening formula will take the rehearsal rate for each user category and increase the rate for each seat determined in it.

"The calculation method is to divide the current performance rental rate for each category by the number of seats available in the auditorium (853), and then multiply by the number of available seats.

"We believe that adjustments to the cost of major performances will enable more local groups to effectively adjust their performances in accordance with COVID safety protocols and procedures without worrying about losing revenue."

She said the feedback from the art world has been positive.

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Wyoming quarterback Levi Williams conceals the ball low in the Cowboys game against Hawaii at the War Memorial Stadium in Laramie on October 30 .

Hunter Maldonado of Wyoming pushed the ball onto the court, and Darrius Hughes of Omaha at Laramie Arena Stadium on December 17 Defensive in the game held. The Cowboys entered the Western Mountain Tournament 6-1.

McKinley Bradshaw of Wyoming made a layup in a game against Denver with the Cowgirls at Laramie's Arena on December 5.

Wyoming State football is doing something it has not done in five years: entering the offseason after a lost season. In the shortened season of the flu pandemic, there are many factors at play, but simply put, the Cowboys have only won two victories in six games in the seventh season under the helm of Craig Boh. , And poor grades.

UW's 2-4 performance included opponent Colorado's mistakes to make up for its four-game losing streak ended in the Border War, and the ugly defeat of New Mexico, which was the longest active losing streak in the United States at the time. The Cowboys look similar to the past few years, their defensive style allows them to participate in every game, and the offense rarely generates too much offense in the game.

Prior to this fall, the University of Wisconsin had reached the qualifying bowl for four consecutive seasons. This should be the lowest expectation for the Cowboys course, especially under the leadership of the second highest paid coach in the Western Mountains. The University of Washington will work hard to establish a complete timetable or close to the timetable early next year.

Speaking of offense...

In this era, offense seems to be popular in college football-in the 50 highest-scoring offenses in the "Football Bowl" division, the average score is at least 30 points-if the Cowboys do not make any changes, Xihan University has been left behind. Dangerous, especially in a clearance game that has been hindering their development in recent years.

The University of Washington has only one pass touchdown all season, and has not completed at least half of the passes for the third consecutive year. This is the second best offense in the Western Mountains. The University of Wisconsin averaged 26.5 points per game this season, ranking in the top half of the league. But, as always, the Cowboys largely follow their running games.

The University of Washington averaged 30.6 points in games where they ran at least 280 yards. When they failed to reach the 200-yard mark on the ground? Only 22 points per game. The professional style offense of the University of Wisconsin will never be confused with air strikes, but if the Cowboys seriously want to become a contender in the Western Mountains again, they desperately need an all-round offense.

Since the end of the real freshman season in 2018, Chambers has been the starting quarterback of West Virginia University, but due to injury loopholes has plagued Chambers throughout his career as a third-year sophomore Only 12 games have started so far.

Chambers's third season-end injury in many years occurred in the University of Western Australia's first offense this season. The 6-foot-3 (225-pound) left leg is still recovering from a fractured left leg. It is not known whether he will be ready for spring training in April. Chambers suffered a similar injury to his right leg at the end of the 2018 season and returned to practice in time the following spring.

But Chambers has already said that he will be back next year, and if this happens, he is likely to return to the top of the quarterback depth chart. Redshirt freshman Levi Williams and real freshman Gavin Beerup will also return next season, so the good news for the Cowboys is that two-thirds of their scholarship quarterbacks will be back.

But Chambers is probably the most dynamic organizer in UW (22 professional TDs in 13 games; 6 yards per carry). He must increase his career completion rate by 46%, but keeping Chambers on the scene will greatly help UW diversify its offense.

The Jeff Linder era of the Cowboys started with an exciting start, and the Cowboys won six of the first seven games. Many Cowboys fans don’t need to be reminded, but this is a procedure. The past two seasons have only won 17 games and won the sixth game until February.

But now, the real test is accompanied by the beginning of the Mountain Western game. The University of Wisconsin will start a two-game series in Fresno on Saturday to open the league roster.

Linder's roster overhaul allowed more shooters to target returnees Hunter Maldonado, Hunter Thompson, Kwane Marble II and Kenny Foster. The Cowboys topped the list in both scoring and three-point field goal percentages in the Western Mountains, and the real freshman Marcus Williams (17.9 points per game) leads the four UW players, averaging double digits per game.

But the Cowboys are still improving defensively, and none of their seven non-conference opponents are higher than 134.

Ranking. The University of Wisconsin will participate in the four league teams currently ranked in the top 100, including the road series in San Diego (22) and Utah (80) and the home series in Boise (72) and Colorado (95).

Since then, UW has not participated in the competition

, So there may be some rust after such a long layoff. But the Cowboys have taken a break and look like a better team than the 9th Mountain West.

. The University of Washington will show whether this is indeed the case in the next two months.

As the offseason approaches, every college football course will be reduced, but there will be some different changes this year.

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It is expected to pass later this month, and the number of transfer portals will be busier than ever. The University of Washington already has three players, namely veteran receiver Dontae Crow, defensive guard Keshaun Taylor and defensive guard Cameron Smith. They intentionally left the program and there may be more players in the future.

In view of the NCAA's qualification waiver granted in response to the coronavirus pandemic, last season's starters Ayden Eberhardt and safety Brandon Smith (Braden Smith) both said they will come back next season. But the Cowboys are still waiting for most of the 13 seniors.

It's not just players who come and go. After that, Bull will hire at least one new assistant in the market

. Bull said that he will have a conversation with his 10 field assistant coaches last month.

This is not a large sample size, but the University of Wisconsin women's basketball team won with a 3-2 record, including a split with UNLV in the Western Mountain Series.

The Cowgirls, which will host Fresno State University on Saturday, are looking for their third straight win, and they are looking for their fifth consecutive winning season. Last season, UW won 17 games in the first season of Gerald Mattinson, assistant at the helm, but that was not enough to win the Women’s National Invitational. The Cowgirl won three consecutive playoff games. .

The University of Washington is led by Lyman's McKinley Bradshaw (McKinley Bradshaw), who averaged a team-best 13 points per game. Four cowgirls score at least eight points each time.

when. . . when

, This move is only related to football.

Other autumn sports at the University of Washington have been waiting for their chance to compete again, although the exact time of the game is not yet known. Men's and women's cross-country, women's volleyball and women's football still have no possible spring schedules, but the NCAA tentatively scheduled the cross-country championships in March.

Whenever it happens, UW's other fall athletes will participate in the competition sometime this year. For many people, this will be the first time since 2019.

As for winter sports other than men's and women's basketball, if they haven't, they will start soon. UW's swimming and diving teams started to take dual actions in December, while the men's wrestling team announced the full schedule earlier this week. The Cowboys will start the season against North Colorado at home on Sunday.

Even in the hiring cycle affected by the pandemic, the University of Western Australia managed to sign most of the 2021 recruitment courses during the early signing period in December.

But this still requires some work to be done to complete the course.

There is still a traditional signing period that starts on the first Wednesday of February.

Having said that, you can sign up to 25, although Bohl said UW may not sign so many. In the end, how many Cowboys are signed may depend on how many seniors choose to return to another season.

In the early days of the signing, UW met many position requirements, but the Cowboys did not sign a quarterback. The team usually likes to sign in every recruiting class, but with Chambers, Williams, Birup and another quarterback, Hank Gibbs at hand, still on the roster, Washington The university may eventually use the scholarship elsewhere.

Don't be surprised if UW becomes more active on the transfer portal. Although the Cowboys usually didn't add many four-year transfers during Bohl's tenure, if players eventually qualify for the competition as expected, the portal can help Pokes hurt them as much as possible.

An important off-field development that the University of Wisconsin and other I-level schools have been focusing on is the idea that student athletes can profit from their names, images, and portraits.

The current NCAA regulations stipulate that it is illegal for athletes to make money as part of a third-party approved transaction, but

. Many states have passed or proposed legislation that makes it illegal for the NCAA to enforce the current NIL rules, and

This will make it legal for athletes to profit from NIL under certain restrictions.

The NCAA requires Congress to adopt a unified approach to what is allowed, instead of each state having its own set of NIL rules, but the money must come from a third party, not the school itself. There will be legal obstacles that can be resolved, but by the end of this year, the NIL profits created for student athletes may become a reality.

The War Memorial Stadium can hold up to 29,181 people. In the stadium auditorium, the number is 11,612.

But due to the pandemic, none of the venues this season or will be close to full capacity. Once the pandemic started last spring, that changed everything. The University of Washington cooperated with the Wyoming Department of Health,

prior to

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In family basketball games, the attendance rate is initially limited to 2,000 at least until the end of 2020. But Wyoming imposed new statewide restrictions last month,

When the statewide restriction is set to expire.

If the restrictions are expanded by then, there are reasons to maintain attendance. However, even if attendance is allowed again, this season will continue to be restricted.

The COVID-19 vaccine has begun to be distributed nationwide, but it is not expected to be available to everyone until spring at the earliest. Even if this happens, is it sufficient for UW's venue to return to full capacity before fall?

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Davis Potter is a sports reporter at the University of Wyoming. Porter is a native of Alabama and graduated from Auburn University in 2011. After five years of research on "Ole Miss" and the Southeastern Conference, Joined The Star in 2018. He lives in Laramie.

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The Cowboys' newest assistant is the team's fourth offensive coach in four years.

The previous extension of attendance is consistent with the state’s latest public health order, which will take effect on Saturday.

Offensive line coach AJ Blazek is the former assistant head coach of Rutgers and spent the first two seasons in North Dakota.

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In the 400th block of South Thorn Street in downtown Colorado Springs, a dual-brand Marriott hotel with 259 rooms is under construction. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hotel developers have slowed down the progress of the project in 2020. Its current goal is to open in early 2022. CHANCEY BUSH, "Bulletin"

The 3.7 million square foot Amazon distribution center is being constructed in the Peak Innovation Park southeast of Powers Boulevard and Milton E. Proby Parkway near Colorado Springs Airport. This large facility is one of the largest buildings in the state and is scheduled to open in summer. Opportunity Bush, Bulletin

Diver Rich Rotte cleans the corrals in the 16,000-gallon aquarium at the Scheels All Sports store, which is under construction, east of Interstate 25 and east of InterQuest Parkway, the northernmost point in Colorado Springs. The aquarium is home to more than 600 species of tropical fish and is one of several convenience facilities added to the 220,000 square foot Scheels store; retailers of outdoor equipment, sporting goods and clothing will open on March 27. JERILEE BENNETT

A multi-purpose outdoor stadium with a capacity of 8,000 seats, located southwest of Cimarron and Sahwatch streets in downtown Colorado Springs. The venue will be home to the Colorado Springs Switchbacks football team as well as concerts, sports and other events. The stadium is expected to open in April. Opportunity Bush, Bulletin

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The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped many well-known construction projects in the Pikes Peak area from making significant progress during 2020, and there are still a few that are expected to open as scheduled this year-although only a few will not be able to cut the ribbon until 2022.

The following is the status of several of these projects, as well as some important business expansions expected in the Colorado Springs area in the new year:

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The project near Colorado Springs Airport is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2021, and the hiring of at least 1,000 employees is likely to begin two months before opening.

The 3.7 million square foot center is located in the airport’s Hilltop Innovation Park, to the southeast of Powers Boulevard and Milton E. Proby Parkway. It will ship customer orders for books, electronics, toys, and other smaller items across The Colorado Springs area of ​​Colorado and surrounding states. The five-story building will be the largest in Colorado Springs, and possibly the largest in the state.

Amazon's Denver spokesperson Nikki Wheeler (Nikki Wheeler) said the building will include more than 2 million square feet of robot-controlled four levels of merchandise storage.

Each Amazon fulfillment center will deliver the completed orders to the sorting center, where the parcel will be routed to the delivery station closest to the customer or the Whole Foods store owned by Amazon.

Colorado Springs Airport is seeking approval to build a 279,000-square-foot sorting center next to the Amazon distribution station in Peak Innovation Park. Documents submitted to city planners indicate that this will be an Amazon facility.

On-site work has recently started, and the architectural drawings submitted to the city indicate that the construction of the sorting center will last about one year.

Plans have also been submitted to the city for distribution stations in the former Sam's Club Club warehouse south of South College Avenue and the site of the former Western Forge hand tool factory on the northwest side of Springs. Although Amazon has not confirmed these items, the details contained in both indicate that they will operate as Amazon delivery stations.

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The airline announced plans to open 13 daily direct flights to Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix in October. Southwest spokesperson Dan Landson said: “The demand for our new services is really positive.”

City Aviation Director Greg Phillips said that the project will begin this month at ticket counters, gates, office spaces and other facilities at Southwest Colorado Springs Airport.

The local airline had pleaded with Southwest Airlines for nearly 20 years. After that, the airline arrived at the airport in September and was preparing to expand to Colorado Springs to allow idle employees and planes to work. Discussions proceeded quickly, and a $2.5 million private and public incentive program was provided, which included funds for marketing, construction and other startup costs.

Aerospace, a California-based defense and security research non-profit organization, is building a $100 million R&D complex in Peak Innovation Park. The complex will have a laboratory where the military and contractors will test and potential Ways to fight space wars.

The laboratory, called the Space Analysis and Cooperation Center, can accommodate up to six conference rooms and a large auditorium where contractors and military officials can try out the tactics, techniques and procedures used in space warfare.

The laboratory will allow opposing teams and other observer groups of up to 30 people (in separate conference rooms) to simulate space war games and gather in the auditorium to discuss the results.

The 90,000-square-foot building is scheduled to open in the spring of 2022 and can accommodate 200 technical staff. It will be hired within five years and will be connected to the 78,000-square-foot office of the non-profit organization that opened in 2007.

The aerospace company employs 240 engineers, scientists, analysts, and cybersecurity experts who provide technical expertise to the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Command and other military commands in response to threats to U.S. space assets.

Aviation spokesperson Scott Gemperline said that the contractor has completed the construction of two stairwells and elevator shafts. It is expected that the steel structure will be installed from early January to mid-January and completed by summer. Installation of exterior and roof.

Among other Hilltop Innovation Park projects:

• Denver commercial real estate investment company Flywheel Capital plans to break ground on a 50,000 square foot office building in the first quarter and complete it in the third quarter. The building will be part of a larger office building called Peak Technology Campus, which will include 210,000 square feet of space and can be completed in two years.

• Development partner Jim DiBiase of the Olive Real Estate Group in Springs said that plans to suspend two hotels near Colorado Springs Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to resume this month. A 130-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel and a similar-sized Residence Inn or an equivalent Marriott brand will be built on the 6-acre site in the Peak Innovation Park.

Health care giant Penrose-St. Francis Health Services announced in late December that it will soon build a $150 million building on nearly 60 acres of land in the InterQuest area on the north side, with 72 A one-bed hospital specializing in orthopedics and spinal care.

In addition to the hospital that will have 10 operating rooms and will open in January 2023, the site located southeast of Interstate 25 and InterQuest Parkway is expected to house a medical office building and surgery center built by a group of orthopedic specialists Penrose-St. Francis CEO Dr. Brian Alling said.

This location will be the third medical park in Penrose-St. Francis is expected to compete with the company’s 195-bed St. Francis Medical Center at 6001 E, E. Woodmen Road.

Francis on Penrose Street is also in a $77 million project that will open the unfinished space on the fifth and sixth floors of the expansion project that opened last year at St. Francis Medical Center. Construction of 60 hospital beds. Erlin said that half of the beds will be part of the hospital's intensive care unit, and in recent weeks, patients who have been treated for the COVID-19 virus have almost been full. The project is scheduled to be completed in April 2022.

Boldt Co., a Wisconsin construction and development company, is developing the St. Francis Pavilion while the hospital is expanding. The 75,000-square-foot campus project includes a medical office building, which is expected to open in July, which includes endoscopy services, imaging laboratories, gastroenterology, otolaryngology, allergy/immunology, and cancer centers.

Francis on Penrose Street must complete the InterQuest and St. Francis projects before starting a major renovation of the Penrose Hospital complex at 2222 Nevada Avenue.

UCHealth Memorial Hospital completed a sports medicine and orthopedic rehabilitation center last month, and plans to start construction in a large outpatient building on Powers Boulevard this summer.

The Grandview Medical Center is a $26 million, 65,000-square-foot orthopedic rehabilitation center that opened on December 7th on UCHealth Memorial’s boutique Nevada State University campus (near North Nevada Avenue and Interstate 25). The complex includes imaging, orthopedic services, sports medicine, and the office UCHealth Memorial CEO Joel Yuhas (Joel Yuhas) said, targeting multiple medical experts and a primary care clinic.

The hospital has also signed a research affiliation with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical School District, which will bring the sports performance research project to the center this year.

UCHealth Memorial also plans to start the construction of its US$105 million Eastview Medical Center covering an area of ​​125,000 square feet in May or June, which is located on 24 acres northwest of Powers Boulevard and North Carefree Circle. The outpatient complex is expected to open in mid-2022, including imaging, outpatient surgery, rehabilitation services, and offices for many medical and surgical experts serving the rapidly growing Powers corridor community.

Ent Credit Union, the largest financial institution in southern Colorado, has completed the appearance of its new headquarters, located northeast of Interstate 25 and InterQuest Parkway, and close to the Great Wolf Lodge water park and resort.

Jeff Wilkins, Ent's vice president of strategic planning, said the 300,000-square-foot complex is expected to open in the summer. The external completion allows the internal work to continue without being disturbed by the weather.

Ent broke ground on its new headquarters in October 2019 to accommodate its rapid growth within the Front Range.

The $7.4 billion credit union is the largest credit union in Colorado, and plans to transfer its 600 headquarters employees to the building and adjacent garage, which can accommodate up to 1,100 workers. The headquarters will have an Ent call center, consumer and mortgage loans, information technology, finance and accounting, human resources, member services, administrative management and executive leadership.

The new complex is expected to meet Ent's needs for a period of 7 to 10 years, but this 25-acre site can accommodate two other buildings totaling 700,000 square feet, and can accommodate up to 1,900 employees if needed.

The complex is more than twice the size of the 125,000-square-foot Ent. It is now located in three buildings on I-25 and northeast of Woodmen Road; the credit union owns two of the buildings and has agreed to sell.

Last year, the developers of the 259-room dual-brand Marriott Hotel in the South Block of 400 Tejon Street suspended their project-due to the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, deliberately slowed its construction and brought it to 2021 The opening is postponed to early 2022. In the hotel industry.

Due to the drastic reduction in business and leisure travel, hotel rooms across the country are vacant most of the time, while conferences, conferences and events in large hotels have disappeared.

Olive Real Estate Group’s DiBiase said: “Most hotels are covered with fingernails.” He is Kevin Engelhardt of the Monument Hotel Operations Service Department and local general contractor Vince Kolare Vince Colarelli's hotel development partner. The Atlanta-based management company Hotel Equities is also its partner and will operate the property.

"This is terrible," Dibias said. "And our market has always been one of the best performing hotel markets in the country.... But even though we have been performing as a market, no one makes money. The hotels in this town have not lost as much money as others ."

DiBiase said that he and his partners do not believe that business travel will resume before 2022.

He said: "Business travelers are where you make money."

The eight-story hotel will open with Marriott's Element and SpringHill Suites brands. Its facilities will include two restaurants, an underground parking garage, meeting space, and an indoor swimming pool and fitness center.

The developer of the Marriott Hotel postponed the opening of the project until next year, and the seven-story Hyatt Place hotel with a capacity of 120 rooms is expected to be in Colorado Springs downtown at Nevada Avenue and Keogh in late summer. Wa Avenue opened.

The website of another new hotel located in the city center is Kinship Landing with 80 spaces at 415 Nevada Avenue, which is booking air tickets in mid-January.

Outdoor equipment, sporting goods and clothing retailer Scheels All Sports will open on March 27th, the date announced by the North Dakota-based chain a few months ago and has not changed since.

The huge 220,000 square foot, two-story store (approximately the size of the Walmart Supercenter) will be the second store in Scheels, Colorado, and will be built in the InterQuest Marketplace retail complex east of I-25 and InterQuest Parkway .

Cory Tweden, head of the Scheels store in Colorado Springs, said that about 90% of the store's upper floors have been completed, while the following 60% have been completed.

He said: "The construction is going well."

Schers will employ 425 employees, including 150 full-time employees and 275 part-time employees. Tweeden said the retailer still has about 200 part-time jobs and some full-time positions to fill. About 50 of Scheels' full-time employees are moving from 28 other stores in the chain to Springs, including a store in Johnstown north of Denver.

Schells will open 75 specialty stores in its larger stores, such as cycling, camping, fishing, golfing, hunting, home decoration and men’s, women’s and youth clothing-and training for employees working in these areas It will go on without interruption, Tweden said.

From February 14th, employees will begin to "set up" the store-placing display racks, inventory shelves and other responsibilities, ready for opening next month.

Tweeden said: "In the course of four weeks, it basically went from an empty wall to full stock."

One of the top tourist attractions in the area will reopen in May, when the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway will continue to carry tourists and tourists along the scenic trek to the top of Pikes Peak.

The railway runs 8.9 miles along the side of Pikes Peak to the summit and has been closed since the end of 2017. After a period of winter maintenance, its owner, the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado, began a complete reconstruction of the aging railroad. line. The $100 million upgrade project includes the refurbished Manitou Springs train station, three new engines and nine new cars.

In May, the construction crew laid the first railway for the new gear railway. By September, they had completed half of it, and by October, they had completed 75%.

Krista Heinicke, a spokeswoman for the Broadmoor Hotel, said: "We are approaching the 100% mark." "We are approaching every day and we are still proceeding as planned."

Tickets for the new cog railway are expected to be available in January

, And information about the project can also be found on websites and social media platforms (such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook).

The Broadmoor Hotel is owned by Denver-based Anschutz Corp., whose Clarity Media Group owns The Gazette.

Gerry said that the Pikes Peak Peak Complex at Pikes Peak was completed. At its core is a new 38,000-square-foot visitor center, which will be more than double the size of the venue built in 1963 and is expected to be completed in late spring. . Snyder, senior project manager for GE Johnson Construction Co., the general contractor of Colorado Springs. The project was launched in 2018.

Snyder said: "We are making good progress, especially internally."

Snyder said that the substantive buildings that have been completed or are in progress within the visitor center include wall and ceiling framing, drywall installation, stone veneer works, and the installation of elevators and electromechanical systems. The building includes low-rise, main and plaza levels, with retail, dining and kitchen spaces, exhibition areas and open decks for viewing.

Snyder said that given that Pikes Peak is more than 14,000 feet above sea level and it is very difficult to work in cold temperatures, strong winds and heavy snow, the progress outside the visitor center depends on the weather. He said that in order to ensure that construction can continue, a temporary plywood shell is being constructed to protect the staff working outside. 

Before opening to the public, Colorado Springs City officials said that additional visitor center work would include placing a plaque on the east side overlook to commemorate the visit by Katharine Lee Bates in 1893 "Beautiful America" ​​written after Pekes Peak; complete the south road leading to the Cog railway platform, visitor parking lot and stairs; demolish the old summit visitor center.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks football team president Nick Ragain said that a multi-purpose, 8,000-seat outdoor stadium is under construction southwest of Cimarron and Sahwatch streets in downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. , Will open to the public in April.

The stadium will house Switchbacks, which will work with Weidner Apartment Homes in the suburbs of Seattle on the project.

The new venue will retain the current name of Switchbacks on the northeast side of Springs-Weidner Field. Weidner is one of the largest multi-family project owners and developers in the United States, and plans to plan approximately 1,000 apartments around the stadium. Dean Weidner, the founder of Weidner, grew up in Colorado Springs.

In addition to Switchbacks, the stadium will also host concerts, sports games and other events.

Rajain said that the stadium will hold a series of ribbon-cutting and opening events in April. He said that the Downtown Partnership advocacy organization will also hold a "First Friday" art walk in a part of the stadium in April. There will be a spherical sculpture at the northeast corner of the site and the main entrance.

Rbackin said that Switchbacks' home opener will be held in the stadium in May, and the American Football League and ESPN officials are negotiating to showcase the event on a platform on the sports network.

Vinnie Mattivi, senior project manager of Nunn Construction, the general contractor of Colorado Springs, said that at the University of Colorado, the Edward J. Robson Stadium is an indoor venue that will become the new home of the college’s hockey program, with the goal of completion in the fall of 2021 . .

This three-story indoor arena will have approximately 3,400 hockey seats, although it will also host other events.

Mattivi said that the building's exterior walls have been completed, and painting and other work are being carried out on the lowest level, which is where the locker room and the weight room of the hockey team are housed.

Gypsum board and pipes are being carried out in the second floor or lobby, and the public will enter the building and enter the main bowl seats of the arena. Constructors also work on the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems on the upper level of the arena or club level at the southern end of the building, which will house suites, media and broadcasting areas.

Mattivi said that the foundation of the adjacent parking lot is nearing completion, and the walls of the garage should begin to take shape in January.

Stadiums and arenas are part of the City of Champions, a series of projects aimed at promoting tourism in Colorado Springs and the state.

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