Business Digest Radio
WEEKLY RADIO SHOW - Initially airing on AM1460/101.1FM, The Answer on Friday afternoons at 3:00PM. Southeastern Colorado, anchored by the economies of Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and dozens of other communities is steadily emerging to be one of the state’s leading and most dynamic economic regions. Listen to regional industry, business, and economic development experts as they work with municipalities and a strong workforce to advance So. Colorado as one of the western region’s top business and innovation centers. SPONSORED BY BOOT BARN HALL/NOTES LIVE & COS Orthopaedic Group
Episodes
Max Cupp, Executive Director of Exponential Impact joins host, Dirk Hobbs The Southern Colorado Business Signal to discuss what it takes to build, fund and scale promising young companies in Southern Colorado.
The conversation explores the realities facing early-stage founders, the importance of experienced mentorship and strong professional networks, and Exponential Impact’s role in connecting entrep...
Davis Tutt and Rands Keasler from the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation join host Dirk Hobbs on The Southern Colorado Business Signal for a wide-ranging conversation about the growing economic and civic influence of sports in Olympic City USA.
The discussion looks beyond the competition itself to examine what major sporting events generate for the region: hotel stays, restaurant a...
Mitchell Roth, co-founder and CEO of Culinova (formerly Roth Industries), joins Dirk Hobbs on The Southern Colorado Business Signal for a conversation about entrepreneurship, food manufacturing and the next stage of growth for one of Colorado Springs’ most ambitious homegrown companies.
Culinova is building a national prepared-foods platform around restaurant-quality products,...
Congressman Jeff Crank joins The Business Signal for a wide-ranging discussion about the federal decisions shaping Colorado’s Fifth Congressional District and the Southern Colorado economy.
Crank addresses the anticipated relocation of U.S. Space Command and argues that the loss will be outweighed by new Space Force investments. He identifies three major developments: a proposed spac...
Melissa Scruggs, president of Colorado Springs-based Financial Talent Group, joins host Dirk Hobbs for a candid conversation about one of the most consequential and complicated decisions any organization makes: hiring the right person.
Today’s online hiring systems can process hundreds of applications, yet qualified candidates are often overlooked by automated filters before a...
Three trusted Southern Colorado meteorologists. Decades of experience. A new way to deliver the forecast.
Matt Meister, Merry Matthews, and Rachael Plath have spent decades forecasting and communicating Southern Colorado weather for broadcast television. Now, they’re bringing that deep local knowledge together in a new online format with Peaks2Plains Weather.
Swisspod, a leading developer of hyperloop technology, has crossed several milestones in transportation during its second U.S. Hyperloop Day event, unveiling the world’s largest hyperloop test track, presenting Aerys 1, its first hyperloop capsule model, and performance of successful record-breaking live tests.
Denis Tudor, Ph.D. is the co-founder and CEO of Swisspod Technologies, a ...
A 200-year-old Argentine winemaking legacy has crossed the Andes - and entered the American Rockies through Colorado Springs.
The Business Signal sat down with respected banking executive and community leader, Shawn Gullixson, whose unexpected journey into Argentina’s wine industry began at a Harvard executive course in Cambridge.
Shawn met Finca...
More than 600 bills reviewed. Thirty-six identified as having significant implications for Southern Colorado businesses.
Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Lola Woloch and Legislative Policy Committee Chair Tammy Cameron - a former Washington, D.C., lobbyist - join host Dirk Hobbs on The So. Colorado Business Signal on KVOR/AM740.
Dr. Larry Plummer, El Pomar Chair for Business and Entrepreneurship at UCCS joins host Dirk Hobbs to discuss insights on how southern Colorado is uniquely positioned to facilitate and champion the onramp of regional entrepreneurs from every industry.
Dr. Plummer walks us through the evolution of the region's entrepreneurial ecosystems and the assets in the region that are currently in place and those still in development. He ...
Special Program Director, Luke Doster and Communications Administrator Ariana Pasquini join host, Dirk Hobbs on the new Southern Colorado Business Signal to welcome founders, entrepreneurs, investors, innovators, students, and community leaders as Southern Colorado to come together to celebrate innovation, build meaningful connections, and launch the next generation of great companies. A packed week of interactive presentations, su...
William "Bill" Craighead, Ph.D. - Program Director at UCCS's Economic Forum, joins host Dirk Hobbs on the So. Colorado Business Signal to discuss southern Colorado's overall economic health.
Dr. Craighead discusses key variables across the spectrum from housing to sales tax, building permits to interest rates and how those factors are playing out in the region.
UCCS will host the 30th Annual Economic Forum on October 28...
Reclaiming Civility co-founders Lisa Brandt and Lori Leander join host Dirk Hobbs on this episode of The Business Signal.
This is The S. Colorado Business Digest's new broadcast programs airing from 1-2pm MST Monday through Friday on AM740/KVOR, then on Spotify and iHeart podcast and YouTube.
Reclaiming Civility is a Colorado Springs-based organizatio...
For nearly five decades, the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation (Sports Corp) has helped shape what is now one of Southern Colorado's most significant economic drivers - a sports economy generating nearly $300 million annually, supporting more than 2,000 jobs, and creating an estimated $38 million in state and local tax revenue.
Founded to help secure the relocation of the U.S. Oly...
On Business Digest Radio, host Dirk Hobbs sat down with Mike Grady, Senior Vice President of Western Markets for Wings Credit Union (formerly Ent Credit Union), and Annie Snead, Vice President of Community Outreach, to discuss the strategic merger between the two respected credit unions—an integration many in the financial sector have described as a model for merger success.
Grady and Snead shared ins...
In our recent Business Digest interview, JW Roth offered an unflinching look at the future of Venu Holding Corporation.
He acknowledges that VENU’s luxury live-entertainment model is extraordinarily complex and capital intensive, requiring massive upfront investment, patient capital, and flawless execution across development, hospitality, ticketing, and operations. With shares down roughly 75% over the past year and near 52-w...
Author and Speaker, and former senior sales executive at Cisco, Salesforce and Dell, Paul Yankey, MBA joins host Dirk Hobbs on this week's Business Digest Radio program. Paul outlines how a strong marketing foundations and expectations can drive an organization's top and bottom lines and set sales teams up for great success.
His book Free - The Only Way to Sell, challenges business leaders to rethink what they expect from mar...
Don’t miss this week’s Business Digest Radio with Host Dirk Hobbs, featuring Melissa Eickhoff, CEO of the The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb by Gran Turismo.
Hear the story behind the legendary Race to the Clouds as Melissa shares the rich history of this iconic event, race week highlights including Fan Fest in downtown Colorado Springs, and how elite teams prepare for the 104th running. We also dive into...
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During a recent conversation with Colorado Springs Airport Aviation Director Alex Kovacs, one message stood out clearly: the Colorado Springs Airport (COS) is far more than a transportation hub-it is a critical economic development asset for Southern Colorado.
Serving more than 2.4 million passengers annually, COS functions as a front do...
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Colorado Rural Development - State Director, Sallie Clark joins host Dirk Hobbs to reveal how Colorado's rural communities are partnering with the USDA for major projects.
The former El Paso County Commissioner and Colorado Springs City Councilwoman explains how the USDA is uniquely positioned to serve rural communities (communities with 50K or fewer residents), play a critical r...
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