Colorado arts relief grant offering $7.5 million in COVID-19 assistance
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) Colorado is offering $7.5 million as part of a grant for individuals and businesses in the arts and entertainment community, which have been struggling this year due to COVID-19. It s been a difficult year. But, it s also been a year we ve been able to pull together, Cory Arcarese said.
Arcarese is the lead consultant at the Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center in Colorado Springs, which is working to get those in the arts community some much-needed funds. They get the training that they need, both for loans and grants, and get all the information put together so that they can apply.
Work on the new $58 million Air Force Academy Visitor Center in northern Colorado Springs a key piece of the City for Champions projects that helped revitalize the city s economy ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to start next year after setbacks related to the coronavirus economic shockwaves.
The bonds needed to finance the center and associated commercial buildings planned to stretch across 51 acres were to be offered for sale in October, with construction starting shortly afterward. The October sale date was set after the bonds failed to sell in March when the coronavirus caused the bond market to collapse.
Work on the new $58 million Air Force Academy Visitor Center in northern Colorado Springs a key piece of the City for Champions projects that helped revitalize the city s economy ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to start next year after setbacks related to the coronavirus economic shockwaves.
The bonds needed to finance the center and associated commercial buildings planned to stretch across 51 acres were to be offered for sale in October, with construction starting shortly afterward. The October sale date was set after the bonds failed to sell in March when the coronavirus caused the bond market to collapse.
When the nation’s hospitality industry began reopening its doors in late May, Centennial Staters hit the road. But many chose to stay close to home, which has been good news for Colorado businesses that rely on income from tourism.
Statistics suggesting we were happy to exchange exotic locales for nearby adventures abound. Visitation at Colorado’s 42 state parks increased by an average of 30 percent this summer, and 391,018 resident fishing licenses were issued in 2020, up 102,213 from 2019, according to the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO). From June 1 to September 7, colorado.com the CTO’s official marketing website also experienced 18 percent more traffic from in-state visitors compared to the same period in 2019, indicating that more locals were planning trips within state lines.
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