Swiss solar manufacturer to spend $403.5 million to expand in Colorado Springs, seeks $3 million in city financial incentives

PLUS l $10,000 reward offered for whereabouts of Bent County jail escapee, NBA Insider: Where does Denver Nuggets bench go after Vlatko Cancar's injury, and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Tuesday. It’s August 8, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Swiss solar manufacturer to spend $403.5 million to expand in Colorado Springs, seeks $3 million in city financial incentives]( - [NBA Insider: Where does Denver Nuggets bench go after Vlatko Cancar's injury]( - [Colorado man sentenced to 97 years in prison for double-homicide solved with recording]( [Swiss solar manufacturer to spend $403.5 million to expand in Colorado Springs, seeks $3 million in city financial incentives]( The Colorado Springs City Council on Monday generally supported an approximately $3 million financial incentive request from a Swiss solar manufacturer that announced plans in late July to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into the community and create more than 350 high-paying jobs. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Bobcat joyride: Teen busted for taking construction equipment for a spin in NE Colorado Springs]( [Colorado is a leading state for scuba diving. Seriously]( [Average Colorado Springs police response times worsen since 2019]( [NBA Insider: Where does Denver Nuggets bench go after Vlatko Cancar's injury]( Every week during the offseason, Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto will take you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets. [Read More]( [Colorado man sentenced to 97 years in prison for double-homicide solved with recording]( On Monday, a judge sentenced Casey Devol to 31 to 97 years in prison for shooting and killing Mitchell, her boyfriend, and beating their dog to death last year, according to a news release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office. [Read More]( [Broncos brought back Riley Dixon to punt the ball — and to throw it]( Sean Payton likes Riley Dixon’s leg but also his arm. When the Broncos coach was asked about his punter Monday, he soon dove into Dixon having been signed in part because of his throwing accuracy on fakes. [Read More]( More Top Stories: Blackhawk helicopters will be training around Fort Carson and along the Front Range in the coming weeks. [The helicopters with the 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Knox, Kentucky, will be testing aeromedical evacuation procedures and tactics]( starting Monday, Aug. 7 through Friday, Aug. 18, a news release said. Federal law enforcement agencies are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man who escaped from the Bent County Jail in late July. Mark Fox, 46, is[wanted for a variety of charges, including escape, obstruction, conspiracy to commit fraud and extortion by use of mail](, according to a Monday news release from the U.S. Marshals Service. [Catch a free concert before you catch your flight at Denver International Airport this summer.]( DIA is hosting a free outdoor concert series every Sunday afternoon through Sept. 3 at the Park on the Plaza, a pre-security area between Jeppesen Terminal and the Westin Hotel. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west-northwest in the afternoon. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here](. Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903