Defense company considering nearly $4 million, 130-job expansion in Colorado Springs

PLUS l Luxury condo site in Colorado Springs being remade into nearly 200 units of affordable housing and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Defense company considering nearly $4 million, 130-job expansion in Colorado Springs]( - [Luxury condo site in Colorado Springs being remade into nearly 200 units of affordable housing]( - [Buc-ee's poised to hire 250 at job fair]( [Defense company considering nearly $4 million, 130-job expansion in Colorado Springs]( An unidentified defense company is considering expanding into Colorado Springs, with plans to invest nearly $4 million into the community and create 130 new high-paying jobs. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Man hospitalized after claiming he was 'set on fire' in Colorado Springs]( [Sole Democrat in El Paso County District 3 race vows to work on mental health issues, housing, fire and flood mitigation]( [How can Air Force basketball, 0-5 in Mountain West, get out of the cellar?]( [Luxury condo site in Colorado Springs being remade into nearly 200 units of affordable housing]( In a unique approach, three Colorado Springs nonprofits well known in the affordable housing arena have combined their brain power, leadership, money and good name to add much-needed stock for very-low to low-income residents. [Read More]( [Buc-ee's poised to hire 250 at job fair]( Popular Texas-based travel center chain Buc-ee's officials plan to hire 250 employees to operate one of the largest stores in the company's portfolio. [Read More]( [Avalanche’s Artturi Lehkonen trending toward return from injury]( The Avalanche are about to get a key player back from the injured list. [Read More]( More Top Stories: In the crowded race to replace [El Paso County Commissioner Stan VanderWerf, Naomi Lopez](is the only Democrat and has committed to working on mental health issues, affordable housing and fire and flood mitigation. Standing on claims of divine providence, a [Colorado pastor and his wife are facing earthly consequences after allegedly influencing their congregation to invest in a mostly "worthless" cryptocurrency]( they created, authorities said. [United Congregational Church is asking the town to annex the property south of County Line Road and west of Indi Road]( ahead of rezoning the land to allow lots with a minimum size of 2.5 acres. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. [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