Initially delayed due to the bond market crisis as the pandemic took root a year ago, financing for the Air Force Academy Visitor Center project is now queuing up.
Blue & Silver Development Partners is likely to win approval from City Council in February to increase the amount to be issued by the projectâs Business Improvement District by $10 million â to $90 million. That money will fund infrastructure for the Visitor Center, such as drainage, utilities installation, landscaping and architecture and engineering for the 57-acre site.
The increase stems largely from escalating costs since the project was penciled out in 2019.
In addition, Louisiana-based nonprofit agency Provident Group-USAFA Properties LLC plans to issue up to $225 million in bonds to fund construction of a nearly 400-room hotel at the project site, at the Academyâs north entrance at Interstate 25.
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Paralympian and architect Ileana Rodriguez has been recognised for her work as one of the Top 25 News Makers by American weekly magazine Engineering News-Record (ENR).
ENR recognises construction industry leaders since 1964 who “tackle the most difficult challenges and make our world a better place.”
Rodriguez posted the following message on Instagram after the announcement: I am honoured to share that I have been selected among the Top 25 News Makers in 2020 by Engineering News-Record, widely regarded as one of the construction industry s most authoritative publications. I appreciate this opportunity to continue promoting inclusive design.
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Nearly 4,500 permits were issued in 2020 for the construction of single-family homes in El Paso County, including this one in Colorado Springs Banning Lewis Ranch development. The construction industry enjoyed a banner year in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic; the estimated dollar value of residential and commercial building permits for new construction totaled a record high $2.9 billion, according to Pikes Peak Regional Building Department figures. RICH LADEN, THE GAZETTE
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum offering discounts for library cardholders Sunday wraps up Library Weekend at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum, which means it s the last day that you can get a discount at the museum just by showing your Pikes Peak library card!
Posted at 8:43 AM, Jan 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-24 11:10:04-05
COLORADO SPRINGS â Sunday wraps up Library Weekend at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum, which means it s the last day that you can get a discount at the museum just by showing your Pikes Peak library card! The library district will even have a mobile unit out there, in case you want to sign up for your own card right on the spot.