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City aims to attract international business O By Helen Robinson

verseas companies are drawn to Colorado Springs’ outdoor lifestyle, quality workforce and vibrant, supportive business community — but its small talent pool and lack of name recognition are setbacks in the competition for international prospects. “One of the things we’ve been trying to work on — and this is something that companies have told

us — is we need help in selling Colorado Springs to potential employee candidates,” said Tammy Fields, senior vice president of economic development for the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC. “This is true for U.S. citizens and it goes to another level [internationally] — a lot of people don’t even know where Colorado Springs is.” The challenge is to build Colorado Springs’ brand and create broader awareness of what the city has to offer. So the Chamber & EDC has launched a tal-

ent attraction website — choosecoloradosprings. com — which “helps tell the story about why [employee candidates] would want to live and work in Colorado Springs.” It’s a good time, Fields says, because the city is “definitely in an uptick,” building a downtown culture and environment very attractive to Millennials. “I’ve been doing economic development for over 20 See Abroad page 20

International teleconferences keep fusesport staff Kendall Utz (left) and Patrick Rizzo in touch with CEO Chris Clark (screen) in Australia. Photo by Helen Robinson

Treating cyber threats in health care By Helen Robinson

atients in Colorado Springs and across the United States are exposed to a patchwork of cybersecurity risks in health care, as some providers struggle to keep pace with ever-changing threats. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force report identified grave cybersecurity gaps, alongside a dramatic escalation of cyber attacks that put “personal privacy, financial security, health care

research, and, most troublingly, patient safety” at risk. The report noted some health care systems have failed to implement protections due to a lack of awareness, financial resources or staff. “Given the level of interconnectivity and diversity within the sector ... and the disparity between organizations’ ability to address cybersecurity issues, health care as a whole will only be as secure as the weakest link,” the report stated. El Paso County Medical Society CEO Mike Ware said while Colorado Springs

health care providers recognize the importance of cybersecurity, there are “two extremes” in the level of protection against cyber threats. “When we start talking about that boots-on-the-ground aspect of what’s really being done, that’s where the two extremes come in,” he said. “On the one hand you have organizations that are really investing in [cybersecurity] — they’re taking those steps on the front end and understanding what’s important and what’s necessary. “There is another half that agree that ... they need to be vigilant, but they seem 6

Experts weigh in on what an industrial rail spur would mean for economic development in El Paso County.

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Hazlehurst & stormwater.............. 3 Real estate: Finding balance........ 4 Sweet: What the city needs.......... 5 Young Pro: Timothy Zercher......... 9 1-on-1: Brendan Zahl (left).......... 17 Small Biz: Gobin’s........................ 19 Other Voices.................................. 21

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overwhelmed. So they’re almost waiting and sitting back to see what happens and hoping that they don’t get hit.” Ware said some are derailed by the scale and cost of the task. “Organizations large and small are grappling with what is truly an appropriate investment and what is ... just another vendor looking to take money out of their pockets,” he said. The task force stated its year-long study “demonstrates the urgency and complexity of the cybersecurity risks See Threat page 21

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No. There is construction nearby, but it hasn’t harmed business.

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Yes, for the worse. Construction is preventing easy access to my business and my numbers are down.

34%

No. I’m one of the lucky ones and there isn’t

12%

any construction nearby.

Yes, for the better. Because of

construction, I’m actually getting more traffic to my business.

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Legal marijuana leads to hiring issues The issue: Businesses say it’s increasingly difficult to find employees who can pass drug tests. What we think: There needs to be a concerted, citywide effort to inform workers that legal marijuana doesn’t equal a free pass at work. Tell us what you think: Send us an email at editorial@csbj.com.

orkforce is a major topic in Colorado Springs these days. Business owners, CEOs and hiring managers all say the job market is tight — and it’s hard to find skilled workers. But those executives and supervisors also say the challenge of finding qualified workers is compounded by legal recreational marijuana in the state. It’s increasingly difficult to find workers who can pass a drug test, they say, and a negative test is mandatory for workers in advanced manufacturing, defense corporations, teaching jobs and a variety of other sectors. It’s a problem, says Mary Fagnant, former CEO of Qualtek Engineering. The company tests people when they are hired because the workers deal with heavy machinery. Being impaired can cause injury to workers and damage costly equipment that isn’t easily replaced. And while unemployment across the state hovers around 2.3 percent — a record low — legal marijuana

use makes it difficult to find qualified workers who don’t partake. It’s an issue raised at business meetings throughout Colorado Springs. The problem isn’t factored in on most studies about legalizing recreational marijuana inside Colorado Springs city limits. The studies that say the city could gain up to $20 million in annual tax revenue don’t address the issue that has business owners worried: how to find employees who aren’t under the influence. And while the issue isn’t up for debate statewide — Colorado residents can grow their own and possess marijuana without criminal consequences — there needs to be more education about the effects on careers and future employment. Many people seem to believe they can’t be fired for partaking of marijuana, even on the job, because it’s legal to grow and possess it in the state. Those people are wrong. And it’s costing them jobs, careers and workplace advancement. As city leaders debate putting sales of recreational marijuana on the ballot, it’s something to consider when the time comes to vote. How much of that $20 million should go to educate workers who believe freedom from criminal prosecution equals freedom to consume during lunch breaks or outside of work? Even if Colorado Springs leaders decide against letting voters choose whether to allow recreational marijuana stores inside city limits, a statewide initiative is needed to determine intoxication limits and to educate the workforce — before it’s too late. CSBJ n

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OPINION: HAZLEHURST

City on the right track with stormwater

o here we are again, trying to figure out what to do about stormwater. We have, it appears, a $460 million problem that just won’t go away. And if the Colorado Springs City Council ignores HAZLEHURST it or fails to refer the issue to the voters this November, the problem will just get bigger. At least that’s what Mayor John Suthers fervently believes. Since being elected two years ago, he’s been on a mission to clean the Augean Stables of our long-dysfunctional city. He first managed to persuade city voters to spend $50 million annually to fix the roads, followed up with $14 million in retained Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds and now is trying for the trifecta: a 20-year stormwater fee that would raise about $17 million annually. As written, the measure is simple and inexpensive. Residences pay a flat fee of $5 a month while commercial properties pay a base charge of $30 an acre. Council approved it by a 6-3 vote on Aug. 8, with Bill Murray, Andy Pico and Don Knight opposed. On Aug. 22, the resolution to refer

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will get a second reading — unless the results of a private poll conducted earlier this week show that it’s unlikely to pass. Otherwise, Suthers and council may kick the can down the road and hope voters are more receptive in 2018. As the mayor pointed out in brief remarks to council, the problem isn’t new. It dates to 1991, when city voters agreed to phase out a 0.5 percent capital improvement sales tax and also approved a sweeping tax limitation initiative. Good Republican that he is, the mayor failed to mention the latter. Both initiatives were written and brilliantly promoted by a tough-minded California transplant, Douglas Bruce. He’d failed twice with similar measures on the state ballot, but success in Colorado Springs may have boosted his credibility. In 1992, voters statewide approved TABOR. By my back-of-the-envelope calculations, the loss of the half-cent sales tax and the various restrictions of TABOR and its local predecessor have cost the city dearly. Despite greatly increased property values and the construction of tens of thousands of commercial, industrial and residential properties in the past 27 years, city property tax revenues are only fractionally above those of

1990 — $19.6 million versus $19.8 million. TABOR and our local mini-TABOR combined to reduce the city’s mill levy from 11 mills to 4.279 mills, for a cumulative revenue loss of around $400 million in 2017 dollars. Ending the tax meant there was no specially designated fund for capital improvements, such as those associated with stormwater infrastructure. The cost in 2017 dollars: as much as $400 million. Had the voters rejected both initiatives, we wouldn’t have needed a road tax or a stormwater fee. Roads would have been well maintained, stormwater infrastructure would have been built and the recession nearly a decade ago wouldn’t have affected parks and streetlights. I know all about bad financial decisions. Thanks to a few doozies, I’ve deferred maintenance on my decrepit Westside Victorian. One section of the 1899 stone wall that so picturesquely encircles the house has been tilting precariously for years, but I figured that fixing it could wait. Alas, this week’s torrential rains further undermined the noble old struc-

ture, and it tumbled down. What might have cost a few hundred bucks five years ago will now set us back thousands. Can I raise that on GoFundMe? Oh well… So I’m all for the mayor, Council President Richard Skorman and my fellow voters coming together to fix the stormwater mess, a quarter-century after the felonious Mr. Bruce led local voters down the primrose path. We made a deal with Pueblo to invest $460 million in stormwater infrastructure during the next 20 years, thereby protecting our $830 million investment in the Southern Delivery System. We need the kind of feebased stormwater funding every sizable city in America uses, or otherwise we’ll be raiding the general fund and/or Utilities to comply with the agreement for decades. And no, we can’t wriggle out of the deal, unless we want to write off SDS. If we’re dumb enough to reject this measure, we deserve what we get (or don’t get). You get what you pay for — and, sometimes, the wall comes tumbling down. CSBJ

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Residential housing means business in downtown Springs By Audrey Jensen

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The Bijou Lofts on Bijou Street are some of the newest residential offerings in downtown Colorado Springs. The city could see 2,000 new units by 2025.

or years the streets of downtown Colorado Springs have emptied as businesses closed for the day. With few nearby residential options, consumers and professionals would retire to the surrounding suburbs for the evening. But downtown residential development is on the rise, and businesses in the city’s core soon will be able to cater to a new demographic. According to Laurel Prud’homme, director of communications and events for the Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs, 20 residential buildings within the Downtown Development Authority’s boundaries are completed or in the planning stage and will be finished by 2020. Plans are for a total of 600 new units, and each building will have at least 10 units. “We know that we’re behind in residential offerings. We know that it is growing and we want to help that residential growth,” Prud’homme said. “I think we’ll hit [600 residential units] partly because of demand, partly because of these [residential] projects opening up. A year ago we said 500.” The DDA’s Downtown Living Initiative — part of the Experience Downtown Plan — aims to have at least 2,000 new residential units by 2025. See Mix page 16

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OPINION: SWEET

Needed: Industry park, more manufacturers

t a recent CSBJ event, Mary Fagnant, the outgoi ng Q ua lt ek Manufacturing CEO, was asked: What’s the biggest challenge for manufacturing companies in Colorado Springs? Her answer: Getting suppliers and deliveries here. El Paso County has no industrial sites, no industrial switches for rail S W E E T service. And it’s a reason why 35 companies in a decade have moved elsewhere instead of settling in Colorado Springs. On a recent regional leaders trip to Charleston, S.C., sponsored by the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC, the group toured a Boeing facility that builds airplanes from the ground up — and uses some rail service to get parts to the facility. That plant is part of a greater industrial park that now has locations for several of Boeing’s suppliers, creating even more jobs for the South Carolina port city. Colorado Springs does not have a large manufacturing base, despite the fact that advanced manufacturers create high-paying, primary jobs. Developing more advanced manufacturers has long been a focus of economic developers because coveted primary jobs — jobs created by making products that are sold and shipped outside the area — not only pay well but also create secondary jobs. The Springs has fallen behind Denver, Boulder and Pueblo in manufacturing positions and companies. The reason: El Paso County doesn’t have industrial sites ready to go; it’s in the middle of the country without a port to send products; and it doesn’t have

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an industrial rail line that can ship supplies in and finished products out. That could change in coming years (see related story on page 6). But it won’t be easy — and it won’t be cheap. Estimates are that a railway switch could cost $1 million and additional rail lines between $1-2 million per mile. When you throw in the costs of land for the industrial park, and speculative warehouses for potential companies — the price tag only grows. But does that mean we should not pursue industrial space and depend instead on proven industries here? Should we rely on tourism, on defense corporations, on the sports and wellness economy? We need a diverse economy, one that will withstand downturns and recessions — and there will always be another downturn or recession. With statewide unemployment at 2.3 percent, it seems like there are too many jobs and not enough people, but that won’t always be the case. And to fail to take advantage of additional industries could be a job-security failure during the next economic slump. Manufacturing could be a piece of that diversity. Having a dedicated industrial park with rail access will mean the difference when companies seek to relocate their operations. El Paso County already has so many positives — but there are companies who count the area out based solely on the lack of rail service. With so much prosperity these days, business leaders, government officials and economic developers could work to create an industrial park that could attract businesses, employees and jobs to the region.

Manufacturers are good for the tax base because they must pay taxes on equipment and on capital investments. Additional manufacturers could ease reliance on sales taxes, which make up the bulk of revenue for the city of Colorado Springs and El Paso County. More manufacturers, particularly the small and medium-sized businesses that work cooperatively and sustainably, could provide a solid tax base for the Pikes Peak region. Manufacturing today is small, nimble and cooperative. Smaller manufacturers work together on large contracts, creating jobs and using sustainable, environmentally friendly methods. Advanced manufacturing creates exactly the kind of jobs a 21st-century city needs — particularly one growing at the rate of Colorado Springs. Tied in with the U.S. Ignite program launched by the Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce, the city could use the gigabit of ultra-high speed internet access to improve its manufacturing base as well. A new industrial park could provide jobs that veterans transitioning out of the military could fill, thanks to skills gained at Fort Carson and Peterson and Schriever Air Force bases. It could attract new businesses, more families relocating here and provide a steady tax base for city and county governments. The price tag is high — but so are the rewards. Let’s find a way to create a major industrial park with railway access in El Paso County. CSBJ

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El Paso County explores industrial rail park By Audrey Jensen

his year, the J.M. Smucker Co. considered El Paso County as a potential site for a warehouse, but in May it was announced that the company had instead purchased land in Longmont for its $340 million plant. Smucker’s passed over the Pikes Peak region because it lacked industrial railway access to provide national transportation for its products. During the past decade, 35 projects have said no to El Paso County because of the lack of rail options available to businesses, according to Tammy Fields, senior vice president for economic development at the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC. And though discussions about building rail spurs and an industrial park have continued for more than a decade, it’s finally becoming a hot topic. El Paso County’s most recent discussions with the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific railway started around nine months ago, said Fields, who added that BNSF, one of the largest railroad networks in North America, receives calls from its customers every week expressing a need for rail-served properties in the Pikes Peak region. However, building an industrial park in the area is still just in the conversation stage, with no plans to start, she said. “Even if we had everything fullsteam ahead, we’re probably a full 24 months out from having anything in the ground, so to speak,” she said.

FOUNTAIN’S THE BEST BET Fields said that Fountain would be the best location for an industrial park, and Kimberly Bailey, economic development manager for the city of Fountain, agrees. “We don’t have that concentrated industrial park that you would see in a larger concentration of a rail-served center,” Bailey said. “It’s been a conceptual idea for 15 years in our region. Some of the stars are aligning to make it potentially viable. [Fountain] is the only site that’s been identified [to support an El Paso County industrial park].” Bailey said she hopes to release more information in the fall. She did say El Paso County, the city of Fountain, Fort Carson and some railroad entities have had discussions and the concept has gained additional traction as the area’s population grows and businesses continue to expand. Oversaturation of businesses in Denver adds to the momentum for a Fountain industrial park as well, she said. “The great Pikes Peak-Colorado Springs market is within arm’s reach to [alleviate] Denver’s saturation,” Bailey said. But there are still issues that need to be ironed out, she said. The city would need to conduct a feasibility study, to

determine the site for the industrial space, the design of the park and how it will be used. Economic development officials would also need to find funding for the land and infrastructure. El Paso County has two main northsouth rail lines on the east side of Interstate 25, but they mainly transport coal to power plants operated by Colorado Springs Utilities, she said. An industrial rail park would attract more primary employers to the region, according to Bailey. Vestas, a wind turbine company, manufactures its blades, towers and motors in Windsor, Pueblo and Brighton. “A lot of people [in El Paso County] said, ‘Why didn’t we get that project?’ Well, we don’t have any kind of railserved area that could transport their product,” said Fields. “[Vestas] needs that. They have to have that. So we’ve been working on trying to identify [somewhere] within our county that could [accommodate those services].” El Paso County has only a few small railway spurs for loading and unloading products, but nothing large enough to draw in manufacturers. “There are companies that may want to have, say, 15 ... acres and they need it to be rail-served because their product is either heavy or it’s something that needs to be transported by rail for cost reasons,” Fields said.

PUEBLO’S RAIL LINES According to Jeffrey Shaw, president and CEO of prospects and operations at the Pueblo Economic Development Corp., Pueblo has four industrial parks and more than 100 miles of rail serving these parks, with rail lines heading in all four directions. Shaw said it is impossible for him to predict how much an industrial park would cost, but based on his experience in Pueblo, he estimates the cost of a switch at $1 million with an additional $1-2 million for every mile of rail. “Pueblo’s history is based on the rail industry,” Shaw said. “The steel mill is here from 100 years ago because of the railroads. We consider rail being one of our main four clusters that we incentivize companies with. It’s defined Pueblo for who it is today, but it also brings in a tremendous amount of economic development for the community.” Shaw added that the rail industry contributes to Pueblo’s manufacturing workforce, whether it’s manufacturing the rail itself or products transported by rail. “It’s a very significant factor in our local economy — to the point that we invest in our rail infrastructure on a regular basis,” Shaw said. “This is one of the reasons why the city has municipal rail spurs to help handle companies that are rail-related: to attract companies that have rail needs.” CSBJ n

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BY THE NUMBERS: COLORADO RAILROADS

2,452

Freight railroads

110,780

Average wages and benefits per freight railroad employee

Commodities exported from Colorado (in carloads) Coal: Contained shipping: Crude oil: Glass and stone: Food products: Other: Total:

109,419 44,995 32,563 17,773 16,404 92,990 314,144

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Number of freight railroad miles

2,973

10,300

Number of freight railroad employees

Number of railroad retirement beneficiaries

Commodities imported to Colorado (in carloads) Coal: Contained shipping : Nonmetallic materials: Transportation equipment: Glass and stone: Other: Total:

140,585 105,437 41,117 30,078 18,069 138,732 474,018

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Seeds closes doors following founder’s departure By Bryan Grossman

ollowing the April departure of its founder and executive director, Lyn Harwell, Seeds Community Café announced Aug. 7 that it would permanently close its doors. Seeds, a downtown nonprofit, included a catering arm and other programs and would provide meals to anyone regardless of ability to pay. Those not able to afford their meal could work at the restaurant to pay their debt. Harwell stepped down from the board amid allegations of improprieties, including purchasing personal items with the café’s money. The nonprofit’s board, at the time, said the café was more than $92,000 in debt, a number that climbed to more than $100,000. Harwell said he departed Seeds to pursue a social enterprise eatery, CrEATe, inside the Manitou Art Center in Manitou Springs. “After more than three and a half years of impacting Colorado Springs working to solve hunger insecurity, transforming lives through training and education and building a sense of community, Seeds Community Café closed its doors Friday Aug. 4 for its last service,” a news release from the organization stated. According to Gene Tanski, president of Seeds’ board of directors, the nonprofit had received recent grants that would have helped expand operations.

“We were making progress, but progress is never as quick as you want it to be,” Tanski said, adding debt payments outweighed revenue. “There were a couple grants we thought would come through that weren’t huge, but enough to extend us the three or four months we needed to break even.” Tanski said, following the departure of Harwell, many grant-makers were less eager to contribute until they saw the café on solid footing. “And I don’t blame them,” Tanski said. A total of five employees will be impacted by the café’s closing, according to Tanski, who said the board will begin to create a comprehensive plan to tie up loose ends, which could be completed before the end of August. “Right now it’s about creating the softest landing,” he said. “There’s no plan to try and revitalize or redo a Seeds part II.” Jennifer Bostick took over as executive director following Harwell’s departure. The release stated that Bostick and the rest of the board “decided that Seeds was not financially sustainable in part due to past financial decisions coupled with lack of donations and customer traffic.” Bostick, in the release, said closing was “one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make. We have had such a great relationship with the local community, businesses, food growers and producers. Everyone involved with

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Seeds is dedicated to reducing food insecurity around the world and we believe the best way to impact that is through locally grown initiatives. “Our customers, volunteers and donors have truly transformed numerous lives since the inception of Seeds and we are hopeful that someone will pick up the torch in Colorado Springs.” Bostick told the Business Journal in June that she, along with several other employees, weren’t being paid regularly and that she was owed thousands of dollars in back pay. “There are still several avenues for our volunteers to support the local community, and we hope that those who have helped us will continue to take the time to give back,” Bostick said in the release. “Our wonderful customers also were involved in our mission, and

we hope they will continue to support Colorado Springs by choosing to spend their dollars locally.” Tanski said the result is “heartbreaking. “It seems another month and we would have gotten there,” he added. “But even if we did get there financially, this took such a toll on key people. There was so much time and effort going to paying off debt — every positive thing that happened there was a specter of debt to pay off. People were here to address food insecurity and help others fight their way out of poverty, but that’s not where the time and effort and focus was, and that drains people. “It’s heartbreaking and frustrating, but it’s also a little bit of a relief, as strange as that sounds.” CSBJ

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YOUNG PROFESSIONAL

Zercher’s company makes social media easy By Ashleigh Hollowell

ntrepreneurship has been ingrained in Timothy Zercher’s psyche from a young age. While watching multiple people in his family build their own businesses — including his father and two sisters — Zercher always knew he would one day do the same. In May 2016, Zercher graduated from Colorado State University-Pueblo with his master’s degree in business administration. Less than a month later, he founded his own business, Easy Social, a company that provides social media content generation, advertising, marketing and other services for businesses that need help ramping up their digital presence. “It was really recognizing a need. My brother-inlaw owns a business here called Integrity Dental. They asked me to take on their social media two or three years ago,” said Zercher, 23. “When I graduated I was looking at the job market and didn’t like it. There were boring jobs and things that wouldn’t really teach me much anyway and I thought, ‘If this is a need, I already have the skillset to do it. So why don’t I just solve this need for businesses?’” As a Pueblo native, Zercher decided to start his business in the Steel City, even though his company could be operated from anywhere. “Pueblo has a really supportive business community when it comes to wrapping their arms around new businesses and helping them. At least that’s what I’ve found. It can be harder for outsiders to get in, but once you’re already established and you know people, they are very welcoming and supportive,” he said. “Pueblo is what I know. I figured if I was going to start a business, I should start somewhere I understand the market.” In a little over a year since Zercher founded Easy Social, the company has worked with 45 to 50 businesses locally and nationwide. Zercher has already been able to hire 10 employees and will hire more as needed. His goal within the first five years of operation is to reach $5 million in revenue. He said word-of-mouth referrals and testimonials from previous clients have been a strong force in generating new business. “It’s scary growing this fast because it’s like building a track as you’re racing down it. It’s great working for clients and satisfying them, but it’s

really great when you have people on your team that can do things so much better than you can,” he said. “We can always learn from each other.” Zercher plans to stay in Pueblo for a couple of years, but will see where things eventually take him. However, even if he relocates, he plans to keep Easy Social active and operational in Pueblo in order to continue to benefit his home community. What does being an entrepreneur mean to you? It means a couple of things. The basis of entrepreneurship is solving a need. In my mind, to be a successful entrepreneur, your focus needs to be on the person you serve and not so much on your own business. What has been your biggest challenge as a young entrepreneur? I think fear is the biggest one. It takes a lot of guts to jump into starting your own business or taking on the biggest client you’ve ever had, or jumping into any of the things I have [during] my professional life. ... The initial jump is always the scariest part. What has been your biggest success? Definitely the team that I have been able to build. I had a lot of good teams throughout college and I’ve been proud of building those too, but I’m proud of building my team now that makes money and serves clients well. That’s my biggest accomplishment. What values have shaped your business? [The] customer [comes] first. If the customer succeeds, we can grow with them. Sometimes we do things for clients that are so much more than what they paid for, but at the end of the day they always come away knowing at the very least we did our dead-level best. That’s what determines a great company from another company. The ones that only focus on themselves never do well. What have you learned from watching family members who are also business owners? My father owns and runs an industrial construction company called ICM-Pueblo [Industrial Constructors/Managers Inc.]. We’re in totally See Zercher page 18 Photo by Ashleigh Hollowell

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Colorado Springs Business Journal

Sky Sox won’t do business as usual

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The Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox will move to San Antonio, Texas for the 2019 season. The team will be replaced with a rookie-league squad playing 33 fewer home games at Security Service Field. By Bob Stephens

ony Ensor loves baseball, befitting his job for the past 13 years as general manager of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. But he’s also a businessman. So when the Triple-A franchise announced two months ago that it would move to San Antonio following the 2018 season — to be replaced by a shorter season Class A team from Helena, Mont. — Ensor hid his disappointment and started crunching numbers. To some, the move appeared to be an economic blow to both the Springs baseball operation and businesses near the ballpark known as Security Service Field.

Not so, Ensor said, putting a positive spin on the move that involves three minor-league teams, all owned by the Elmore Sports Group. “I think it’ll be great for business and great for our fans and the community,” he said. “We’ll lose about 33 home games, all in April and May when our attendance is lowest due to weather. We’ve postponed 21 games the last three years and 17 were before June.” Ensor’s fallback business plan involves other groups renting the field — the UCCS baseball team played there in the spring — and trying to make even greater use of Centennial Banquet Hall, the large facility down the right-field line that groups rent during games and throughout the year.

“We had about 210 events in the banquet facility that were not on game days in the last year,” Ensor said. “Our off-day revenue is very good. We have an executive chef and our own catering operation. It’s a unique venue for our city, overlooking the field. We host business groups, networking groups, church groups and military groups. We’ve had Christmas parties there. Some days there will be a breakfast group in there and a dinner group. “By not having games in April and May, it opens up the possibility to host even more.” Ensor, who plans to stay in the Springs, said the stadium could also be rented for events like car sales, Oktoberfest, church services and high school games.

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‘HIT OR MISS’ Two sports bars near the ballpark benefit from big crowds on game days, but don’t figure to lose that much from the change. “Them losing those games is a hit or miss with us. It doesn’t affect us dramatically,” said Rhino’s Sports & Spirits general manager Steve Pollard. “We do get overflow here from their crowds before and after the games, but it’s mostly in June, July and August. It’s not nearly as much in April and May when attendance is lower.” Paul Korney, owner of Cleats Bar & Grill across the street from the stadium, said he was relieved Colorado Springs would still have a professional baseball team. “The Sky Sox are part of why we chose that location,” said Korney, who also owns a Rockrimmon location of the sports bar. “It’s a real bonus to be close to the biggest sports franchise in town.” Korney said that having 38 home games instead of 71 probably won’t affect his business much, even though he told the Business Journal in 2016 that Cleats receives a “20 to 30 percent boost on game days.”

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“We do get a boost, but that’s during the middle of the season,” he said. “That doesn’t happen so much early in the year when the weather’s not as good and attendance isn’t as high. We just don’t get as much turnout for those early games and not as big an impact.”

FUTURE STARS STILL ON DISPLAY Springs baseball fans won’t be disappointed in the quality of play beginning in 2019, Ensor says, even though the Pioneer League team coming to town will be three levels below Triple-A. Springs fans are accustomed to watching players one step from the major leagues, as well as the occasional big-leaguer on an injury rehab assignment. Beginning in 2019, San Antonio fans will watch the Triple-A team while their Double-A team moves to Amarillo, Texas, which hasn’t had a team since the 1980s. Coming to the Springs will be the Class A Short Season rookie-level team, with a season running June through Labor Day. Former Pioneer League players include current major league stars such as Joey Votto, Kris Bryant, Ryan Braun and Josh Donaldson and Hall of Famers

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George Brett, Andre Dawson and Frank Robinson, Ensor said. Other Short Season alums, he said, include Nolan Arenado, Mike Trout, Anthony Rizzo, Buster Posey and Clayton Kershaw. “It’ll be first- or second-year professionals who are hungry and eager to do things in the community,” Ensor said.

WILL THE FANS STILL COME?

Playing soccer at the stadium next door to the Sky Sox is the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Switchbacks owner Ed Ragain said he thinks all businesses in the area could be affected by the Sky Sox’ departure. “When you drop 30 games or so, it has to affect businesses around the stadium economically,” Ragain said. “I think they might even draw fewer fans on average to their games.” Ensor expects the opposite to occur, with fans more anxious to see the team in good weather due to the more limited schedule. He said two former Pacific Coast League cities — Vancouver, British Columbia, and Spokane, Wash. — actually saw a jump in attendance after changing to Short Season Class A teams. “We expect to draw a higher average per game,” Ensor said. “It’s about supply and demand. We’ll keep our best promotions like $2 Tuesdays, fireworks and other things the fans love.” Korney said those are also some of his best nights at Cleats Bar & Grill. “We get great turnout on fireworks nights and other big promotions,” Korney said. “We’ll keep doing promotions with the [new team]; we do the ticket program, where if you bring in your ticket from the game you get a free beer. We try to promote people going to the game and coming to us afterwards. That’s part of our business model.” Does the migration of the Triple-A team to Texas end the idea of a downtown stadium in Colorado Springs? “I don’t think it does,” Ensor said. “If it serves a need Photo by Bob Stephens for the downtown area, we’re certainly interested in Sky Sox General Manager Tony Ensor said the stadium would make more use of its event space to supplement the shorter season. discussing it.” CSBJ 17-CSU-02072_Business_PRINT_HVAC_4.75x6.5_4C_FNL.pdf 1 6/26/17 12:39 PM n

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Colorado Springs Business Journal

KUDOS

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Compiled by Bob Stephens

Submit items for Kudos, Business Briefs or People on the Move to editorial@csbj.com.

PUEBLO ARTS CENTER GETS GRANT Pueblo’s Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center received a $50,000 grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. These funds will provide general operating support to the arts center so that it may continue to provide high-quality arts and cultural experiences at reduced or no cost.

KUM & GO GIVES GRANT TO CATAMOUNT Catamount Institute received a $5,000 grant from Kum & Go. These funds will support Catamount Institute’s Young Environmental Stewards Clubs in local, underserved schools. YES Club is a 13-week science, technology, engineering and math-driven, after-school program combining environmental science and research with community service projects. Fourth- and fifthgrade students become leaders in their schools and communities while expanding their knowledge of science and research processes. Each semester culminates with a science symposium at Colorado

VITTLES FOR VESTS FUNDRAISER The Police Foundation of Colorado Springs, in conjunction with local chefs, is hosting Vittles for Vests from 4-7 p.m. Aug. 27 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Colorado Springs. The event will aid Shield616 in raising $412,000 to purchase tactical vest packages for every Springs police officer. Nearly $300,000 has been raised since March. More than a half-dozen chefs and wine vendors will offer unique food and wine tastings. Tickets are $75 at policefoundationofcoloradosprings.org.

College. Approximately 50 percent of YES Clubs serve low-income neighborhoods where these funds from the Kum & Go grant will be used to subsidize student and school fees.

CUTTER OPENS NEW TERMINAL Cutter Aviation opened its new Fixed Base Operator terminal (an aircraft service center at an airport) at Colorado Springs Municipal Airport with a grand opening reception Aug. 3. Festivities included speeches from Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers, Colorado Springs Airport Director of Aviation Greg Phillips, Cutter Colorado Springs General Manger Calvin Martin and Cutter Aviation President Will Cutter. Cutter Aviation began its FBO operation at Colorado Springs Municipal Airport in August 2006. Since 2006, Cutter has more than doubled its footprint at the airport including more than 9,000 square feet of FBO and office space with VIP lounge areas, a flight planning center, executive conference room, on-site car rental and 132,000-square-foot aircraft storage space on 17 acres of leasehold.

UCHEALTH HOSPITAL RECEIVES HONORS U.S. News & World Report ranked UCHealth’s University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora No. 15 on its annual Best Hospitals Honor Roll, up five positions from last year. The hospital is also ranked No. 1 in Colorado. University of Colorado Hospital is nationally ranked in 11 specialties, including a No. 1 ranking in pulmonology (lung and respiratory care), a distinction UCH shares with National Jewish Health. UCHealth operates both Memorial hospitals in Colorado Springs.

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

Allena Nimetz

New Director of Marketing Elevated Insights

Carla Montelongo New Director of Recruiting Elevated Insights

Jessie Rosenberger Kris Stanec New Research Manager and Analyst Elevated Insights

New Director of Museum Education Fine Arts Center at Colorado College

Polly Nordstrand

New Curator of Southwest Art Fine Arts Center at Colorado College

Tamara Moore

New Member, Board of Directors Colorado Springs Conservatory

Dr. Joshua Eberhard Gary Morse

New Pediatrician New Member, DaVita Medical Group Colorado Springs Southwest Clinic Regional Council Project Angel Heart

Chris Zwirlein

New Member, Colorado Springs Regional Council Project Angel Heart

Jennifer Jenkins

New Realtor, The Clement Group RE/MAX Properties

Caitlin Pfeifer

New Peer Support Specialist The Independence Center

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ON THE HORIZON Compiled by Amy G. Sweet

Business Development

Submit items for On the Horizon to events@csbj.com.

Networking Events

Regional Events

Saturday, Aug. 12

Monday, Aug. 14

Friday, Aug. 11

PPLD: Facebook Advertising

BBB: Golf Tournament

BBB: Pueblo Shred Day

Discover ways to use Facebook to advertise your business, 11 a.m.-noon, Library 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive. Go to ppld.org to register.

Join the Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado and Air Academy Federal Credit Union for its “Going for the Green” golf tournament, 7:30 a.m., Cheyenne Mountain Resort Golf Course. Go to bbb.org/southerncolorado to register.

Shred documents too valuable to throw away, sponsored by the Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Pueblo Mall, 3429 Dillon Drive. No registration necessary.

Tuesday, Aug. 15 PPLD: Business Facebook The Pikes Peak Library District teaches Facebook basics, 11 a.m., Library 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive. Go to ppld. org to register.

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Wednesday, Aug. 16

Join the Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce for its annual Accolades awards, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., The Antlers, A Wyndham Hotel, 4 S. Cascade Ave. Go to scwcc.com to register.

BBB: Basics Learn the basics of becoming certified — and why it benefits business — with the Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado, 9:30-11 a.m., 25 N. Wahsatch Ave. Go to bbb.org/ southerncolorado to register.

Thursday, Aug. 17 SBDC: Courses for Creatives Learn about social media and the modern artist, 5:30-7 p.m., 1675 Garden of the Gods Road. Go to pikespeaksbdc.org to register.

SCORE: SmartStart

Women’s Chamber: Accolades

Wednesday, Aug. 16 CTU: Leadership Series Colorado Technical University hosts Mayor John Suthers at its leadership seminar, 4 p.m., CTU campus, 4445 N. Chestnut St. Go to ctupresents2017. eventbrite.com to register.

Black Chamber: Business Meeting

The first of five classes on entrepreneurship with the Service Corps of Retired Executives, $15, 6-9 p.m., Catalyst Campus, 550 E. Pikes Peak Ave. Go to coloradosprings.score.org to register.

Join the Colorado Springs Black Chamber of Commerce as they host their monthly business meeting, with speaker Ronnie Haskins, owner of AutoSearch USA, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 5376 Tomah Drive. Go to csblackchamber. com to register.

Saturday, Aug. 19

Thursday, Aug. 17

PPLD: Shred Day

Chamber: Connect

Shred those documents that are too sensitive to throw in the trash, 9-noon, Library 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive. No registration necessary.

Attend the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC’s bimonthly Chamber Connect, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Jack Quinn’s Irish Alehouse and Pub, 21 S. Tejon St. Register at coloradospringschamberedc.com.

Tuesday, Aug. 22 PPLD: Minding Your Business Discover how to grow or start a business with the Pikes Peak Library District, free, 8:30-10 a.m., Penrose Library, 20 North Cascade Ave. Go to ppld.org to register.

Chamber: After Hours The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC hosts its monthly After Hours networking event, 5-7 p.m., Embassy Suites, 7290 Commerce Center Drive. Go to coloradospringschamberedc.com to register.

Wednesday, Aug. 23

Friday, Aug. 18

SBDC: QuickBooks Online

Fountain: Business Breakfast

Learn the basics for QuickBooks Online in this class sponsored by the Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center, $75, 12:30-5 p.m., 1675 Garden of the Gods Road. Go to pikespeaksbdc.org to register.

The Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts its business breakfast, 7-8 a.m., Sarges’ Grill, 6436 U.S. Highway 85. Go to fountainvalleychamber.com to register.

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Tuesday, Aug. 15 Woodland Park: After Hours The Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce hosts its After Hours networking event, 5:30-7 p.m., Coldwell Banker Building, 18401 E. Highway 24, Woodland Park. Go to woodlandparkchamber.com to register.

Tri-Lakes: After Hours Join the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce for after-hours networking, 5-7 p.m., Maguireville, 18110 Knollwood Blvd. Go to trilakeschamber.com to register.

Thursday, Aug. 17 Tri-Lakes: Breakfast Join the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce for its bimonthly breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, 166 Second St., Monument. Go online to trilakeschamber.com to register.

Pueblo: Online Business Learn to create an online store, free,sponsored by the Southern Colorado Small Business Development Center, go to pueblochamber.org for information.

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Pueblo: Safety Mindset Learn to create a safety mindset at your business, 9:30 a.m., Express Employment, 734 W. Sixth St., Pueblo. Go to pueblochamber.org to register.

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Pueblo: After Hours Join the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce for its After Hours networking meeting, 5 p.m., Verizon Wireless offices. Go to pueblochamber.org to register and for more information.

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Wednesday, Aug. 23 Pueblo: Government Marketing The Latino Chamber of Commerce hosts “Government Marketing: It’s a treasure hunt,” 9-11 a.m., Latino Chamber of Commerce, 215 S. Victoria Ave. Register at coptac.ecenterdirect. com/events/33201.

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Colorado Springs Business Journal

Focus

WOODLAND PARK/TELLER COUNTY

Photo by Bob Stephens

A bustling farmers draws a big crowd and more than 100 vendors on Friday mornings in Woodland Park’s renovated Memorial Park, just a block from busy U.S. Highway 24.

Woodland Park balances growth with simple living By Bob Stephens

oodland Park, the scenic mountain town just a short drive up Ute Pass from Colorado Springs, is thriving in many ways — but also faces a host of challenges. Many of those challenges are unique even for a Colorado mountain town, primarily because U.S. Highway 24 winds smack through the middle of the city. “We’re not really a destination location,” said Neil Levy, Woodland Park’s mayor since 2014. “People drive through Woodland Park, and one of our issues is how we get people to stay.” The Woodland Aquatic Center — set to open in October — may help, and the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center attracts visitors both from the Springs and Teller County, as well as out-of-state tourists. But there are few other attractions except for small retail shops and restaurants. “We know who we are,” said Levy, who along with his wife owns the Swiss Chalet restaurant. “People are driving through Woodland Park because they’re going camping, fishing, hunting, skiing and going to the mountains. So we’re not going to stop everybody.”

Many have come and stayed, however. The population was 7,500 in the 2015 census, said City Manager David Buttery, with about 3,000 more living just outside the city limits. “This is a wonderful place to live,” said Buttery, who has called Woodland Park home for 20 years while working for the city. “Some reasons people are moving here are the outdoor environment, the amenities, proximity to Colorado Springs and the good school — Mayor Neil district.” It’s an aging population — Levy said the over-60 group should double by 2025 — but Buttery sees new young families attending his church. The high school’s enrollment has shrunk from 1,200 to 750 in the past 10 years, Levy said, but Buttery thinks that trend has ceased and will head the other way. “I think the town definitely has the potential to prosper,” said Sean Reynolds, operator of Joanie’s Bakery & Delicatessen. “A lot of people are working to change how Woodland Park is viewed.”

Levy said $3 million was spent to renovate Memorial Park and its large pond. The aquatic center will cost another $17 million — paid for through a 20-year bond. “We’ve saved our pennies,” Levy said. “The pool is something this city has dreamed about for 30 years.” Aquatic Center Manager Karen Valdez said there will be two pools — one for competitive lap swimming and diving, the other for all ages, featuring Levy a lazy river, vortex pool and slide. “We have a lot of people here go to the Springs or Manitou to facilities,” Valdez said. “We hope to keep the locals here and attract others for fitness, therapy uses and family time. I think it will be a positive impact for the community.”

“The pool is something this city has dreamed about for 30 years.”

‘CITY ABOVE THE CLOUDS’ Officials years ago branded Woodland Park the “City Above the Clouds.” At 2,400 feet higher than Colorado Springs, it has cooler weather and more snow. Unlike the Springs, the city’s finances

are in good shape and stormwater issues have been addressed since the 1990s. “The stormwater capital fee was established in 1994, and about four years later we were able to do some major drainage projects,” Buttery said. “Our citizens understood we have a stormwater issue up here. We’re on a divide, we’re steep, we get intense storms and we have probably the most stringent detention pond requirements in this region.” Of the city’s 4.09 percent sales tax, 1.09 percent is passed directly to schools and 1 percent goes for roads, with 2 percent ending up in the general fund. “In Woodland Park, the people who preceded me were very smart,” Buttery said. “Most of our roads weren’t paved until the mid-’90s, but in 1984 they adopted the 1-cent sales tax to start collecting money so they’d have a good down payment to pave roads. We entered into some debt to pave the roads and paid all that off two years ago. Now the roads are 20 years old so we’re doing some major maintenance.” Sales tax revenue has been rising, month-over-month and year-over-year, Levy said, for about 48 months. He credits some of that to Walmart’s presence in Woodland Park since 2007. Sales tax revenue jumped nearly 11 percent

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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE both in 2007 and 2008, according to numbers provided by Woodland Park Financial Director/Treasurer Mike Farina. “Walmart is an integral part of our community,” Levy said. “They’ve been very successful, and they support the community in a number of ways, like contributing to the pool and nonprofits.” Sales tax revenue jumped again when Tractor Supply Company came to town a few years ago, Buttery said, between 5-8 percent for 2014-15. It rose nearly 3.6 percent in 2016 and is up 4.8 percent so far this year. Some of that sales tax revenue is due to the overall growth in Teller County, which now has 23,000 residents. “Divide and Florissant have really taken off,” Levy said. Buttery said Woodland Park is the service center for Teller County, “so we’ll draw a lot of people from Cripple Creek, Victor, Florissant, Lake George and Divide for shopping and other things.” Natural Grocers may open a 13,735-square-foot store in the near future, as the chain currently is negotiating with the city’s Downtown Development Authority about tax benefits.

WHERE TO LIVE? Having more stores benefits residents — but having affordable housing is even more important. Woodland Park is plagued by high-priced real estate and a lack of workforce housing. Levy said the median home price is $325,000. Trail Ridge, a 168-unit apartment complex near U.S. 24, opened a few years ago and is 98 percent occupied, Levy said. A 24-unit workforce housing project on Highway 67 should be

completed by year’s end, and the old Lofthouse Inn is being converted to nine condominiums for low-income residents in a Habitat for Humanity project. “I’d call it a challenge at this point to house our workforce,” said Woodland Park Planning Director Sally Riley. Teller County produced an “Affordable Housing Needs Assessment” report in October 2016 that noted 2,922 [31 percent] of the county’s households are cost-burdened and 1,987 [21 percent] are severely cost-burdened. The report showed that Woodland Park has most of the county’s current housing demands — 300 units are needed to catch up. To keep up with projected demand in 2025, Woodland Park must build 441 more units and the county will require a total of 926. Although Buttery said the city has benefited greatly from Charis Bible College moving to Woodland Park, it’s also heightened the housing crunch. Buttery added that commuters go both ways between Woodland Park and the Springs. “As Colorado Springs’ job market grows, we see our growth happening,” Buttery said. “People can realize their mountain dream by living here and working in a metropolitan area. And a lot of people come here to retire; thus, we see our aging population. But now we’re seeing younger people coming here to begin their families, because they can have a small-town environment and work in Colorado Springs.” That’s pretty rare, even in Colorado, Buttery said. “If people want to live in Colorado and have access to a major metropolitan area,” he said, “there are only a few communities like us.” CSBJ

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Mix: Commercial and residential options growing in core From page 4

Susan Edmondson, president and CEO of the Downtown Partnership, said that a 2012 panel study from the Urban Land Institute identified the need for a few thousand residential units downtown. Darsey Nicklasson, developer at DHN Planning & Development, co-developed the Blue Dot Place apartments in 2014 with Kathy Loo. Nicklasson, who also has plans to develop the Casa Mundi apartments on South Tejon Street, chose to develop in the city’s core because she lives there and considers it her neighborhood. “I wanted to be part of continuing the revitalization of downtown,” said Nicklasson. “I felt that residential was a key component of that. [Loo and I] both had a similar vision. We knew downtown needed residential development. Our focus was always downtown.” The fact that other businesses were remodeling, such as Northstar Bank on Tejon Street, was one of the key factors in choosing to develop when and where she did. Nicklasson said momentum builds among investors when they begin to see commitments. “Smaller businesses doing small remodels in the neighborhood or proposing things, all of that helps,” she said. The demand for residential housing in downtown Colorado Springs is following a nationwide trend, Prud’homme said. “People are looking to live in the urban part of the community. It’s not just the hipsters, it’s the retirees who want to give up the maintenance of the suburbs,” she said. “As our residential base grows and business base grows … we’ll have the opportunity for people to live, work, entertain and recreate all within the core of the city.”

Nicklasson said that people who want to live downtown are looking for a specific lifestyle, such as walking or biking everywhere or valuing a sense of community. “It’s not whether you’re young or old or have a high or low income,” she said. “It’s a lifestyle choice.”

markets, laundry, spas — all of these things that are going to make downtown livable on a 24/7 basis,” said Straub. He added that in order to provide these services, there will have to be redevelopment or repurposing of existing structures. “Those restaurants will only be open when offices and businesses are open downtown,” Nicklasson said. “If you want a vibrant community where stuff is open COMMERCIAL all the time, you need people who live there.” Due to the increase in residential development, it But Nicklasson said additional residential options is also important to look at commercial development have to come first. downtown, Prud’homme said, adding the partner“A grocery store will come after we ship’s biggest challenge right now is have enough people to shop at it,” she the lack of available space for inquirsaid. “They can support businesses ing businesses. and restaurants and shops, and then The vacancy rate for street level businesses are attracted to that bewalk-in businesses is at 3 percent. cause employees want to live there, Restaurant spaces are in high deand now we have businesses looking mand, but the options are larger than to be downtown because that’s where businesses need and often lack the their employees want to live.” proper equipment, Prud’homme said. Businesses looking to locate downAccording to Brandon Straub, town, Straub said, will have to take broker associate for Front Range into consideration how close they are Commercial, there isn’t a lot of inventory downtown. — Laurel Prud’homme to new residential units. “Any business needs to consider “On the primary retail strip of Tejon, the walkability to the location they’re vacancy is extremely low. There is considering,” he said, adding challenges of increased some new-slated retail coming to the greater downresidential housing downtown could include public town, whether it be renovations or new construction. transportation infrastructure and making sure that This is greatly needed to allow new concepts that are downtown is a livable, walkable city. considering Colorado Springs a chance to come into Nicklasson hopes that one day downtown will be our market,” Straub said. filled with a variety of housing options, jobs and enAnd as residential options increase, downtown tertainment venues. businesses will have to accommodate those who live “I see downtown as a neighborhood — its own within walking distance. thriving neighborhood and a place to visit,” she said. “We are definitely going to need to have the service “It’s its own sustainable place that has its own feeling providers to cater to those residents of downtown on a 24-hour basis. Whether that’s a grocer, restaurants, and own identity.” CSBJ

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Zahl leads Peoples during transition By Bob Stephens

rendan Zahl is the president and CEO of Peoples Bank, a former college football player and the chair-elect of the Colorado Bankers Association. He has been on the CBA board for three years and began serving July 1 as the chair-elect. He’ll begin a year as CBA chairman next summer. Colorado-based National Bank Holding Company of Greenwood Village is buying Peoples Bank, a deal that Zahl said should become official in about three months. The 42-year-old husband and father of three boys was a walk-on defensive end for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He attended college on an academic scholarship after growing up in Stratton, Neb., a small town about four hours northeast of Colorado Springs. Zahl spoke with the Business Journal about changes at Peoples, the CBA and what he learned from his father, also a bank president. Why do you like running Peoples Bank? It’s the net impact you get to make with customers and community. We’re helping businesses achieve their dreams, which creates employment. We’re part of the recipe and able to provide money to help do that, and it’s always been a pretty rewarding component. How did the merger happen, and what changes are in store for Peoples Bank? We wanted to grow our bank, and they wanted to grow their mortgage platform. This was a good way to do it for both. We’re the seventh- or eighth-largest bank in the Colorado Springs marketplace, depending how you look at it, with everybody above us a national bank and everybody below us a community bank. We’ll be called Community Banks of Colorado. We have five branches, including one in Woodland Park. I’ll be an executive vice president. I will be the director of their national mortgage division and I will also be the regional president for the Colorado Springs area. I’ll be on the board of NBH. What can you tell us about the Colorado Bankers Association? It’s a great opportunity to be involved in supporting business and consumer views as it pertains to banking. The CBA lobbies for consumers and for banks. CBA President Don Childears has been in the industry for over 40 years and is probably one of the most active and well-respected directors in the United States. They’ve got kind of a federal foothold, too, so it’s not just state level. Banks in Colorado are really well represented. Do you plan to address anything specifically? One of the things I look forward to is the opportunity to work with other associations in Colorado. I’ll give you an example. The CBA has been a proponent of changing construction defect litigation laws here in Colorado. Right now they’re very prohibitive for developers and builders and what that’s done is suppress affordable housing. ... I listened to a guy the other day and over the last five years the amount of claims against building defect laws have exceeded the amount of value built of that product type. That’s a problem. So, Colorado Bankers Association works with the Association of General Contractors, works with the Home Builders Association, works with other Realtors associations and when you can get all those lined up and rowing in the same direction it can make a difference. Why is the CBA important to businesses or individuals? It’s about trying to make sure there are affordable housing solutions, making sure that small businesses have good outlets to operate in. It’s making sure that banks can provide those services and support. What’s your best memory of playing football for Nebraska? There are a lot of great memories. Running out of that tunnel [on game day] still makes my hair stand up just talking about it. Probably when we won our national championship in ’95; we had a split title in ’97 with Michigan. In ’95, we were in Phoenix for the Fiesta Bowl, playing Florida and we beat them very badly. I’ve never seen a group of people come together and work so hard and pull for a cause. That team is still talked about as the best team of all time. They put their heads down and worked harder than everybody else, understood their responsibilities better than everyone else, and they supported each other. To me, that’s part of life, that’s part of business, that’s what you do. When you’re involved in something like that, it makes everything else — even if it’s hard work — enjoyable. What did your father do, and what did he teach you? My dad was president of a very small bank in Stratton. That bank was consolidated with a bigger bank about 10 years ago. My dad taught me about people — customers and employees. He said how you treat them and support the community and tie things together is important.

BRENDAN ZAHL We’re helping businesses achieve their dreams, which creates employment.”

How do you stay active? We’re always busy. Our boys — Devan (14), Darian (11) and Dawson (10) — are into baseball, football, basketball, skiing. I ski, hunt and fish. We go back to Nebraska to hunt pheasant. We hunt elk here, mostly with archery. The boys love it and so does my wife, Trina. CSBJ n

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THE LIST: GRAPHIC DESIGNERS

Graphic Designers

Ranked by number of staff graphic designers

Just Missed The List

Ranked by No. of Graphic Designers* Rank

8 - Clifford Creative Group 8 - GO Communications 8 - Overtime Sports Graphics, Ltd.

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Name Address Phone/Fax Website Email SANDIA 510 N. Tejon St. Colorado Springs, CO 80903 719-473-8900/N/A sandiaadvertising.com info@sandiaadvertising.com Design Rangers 4 S. Wahsatch Ave., Ste. 120 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 719-387-0905/N/A designrangers.com hello@designrangers.com RhoDESCO Print • Mail • Design 3910 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80907 719-630-1234/719-475-1556 rhodescoprint.com rhodescosales@rhodescoprint.com UZU Media 2 S. Wahsatch Ave., Ste. 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 719-203-1500/N/A uzu-media.com info@uzu-media.com Maven Design Studio 409 N. Tejon St., Ste. 202 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 719-649-4705/N/A mavendesignstudio.com connect@mavendesignstudio.com Red Energy Public Relations, Advertising & Events 629 N. Weber St. Colorado Springs, CO 80903 719-465-3565/719-465-3565 redenergypr.com info@redenergypr.com Crystal Peak Design Ltd. 6854 Oak Valley Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80919 719-593-9112/719-592-0931 crystalpeak.com susanne@crystalpeak.com

No. of Graphic Designers/ Total Staff

2016 Total Billings

Primary Services

Local Person in Charge, Title

Parent Company or Year Est. Owner Locally

3 6

$2,500,000

Marketing strategy, advertising, media buying, Bernard Sandoval, branding, graphic design, digital strategy, social President media

Bernard Sandoval, President

1999

3 4

$350,000

High-level marketing, creative strategy, website Jenny Schell, design and development, publication design, President/S'mores logo design, campaign creation and design, Coordinator general graphic design

Jenny Schell, President/S'mores Coordinator

2007

2 12

N/A

Design, in-house print, mail and copying services

Brad Rhodes, Brad & Tina Rhodes, President, Bernadette Owners DuBois, General Manager

1985

2 11

$484,000

Web design, search engine optimization (SEO), Gil Datz, Founder and Gil Datz, Owner and social media management, branding, digital CEO CEO marketing, graphic design

2011

2 7

N/A

2012

2 6

$500,000

Integrated branding for print and web, graphic Karen Dunne, Owner design, marketing collateral, print design such as book design, brochures, catalogs, logo design, magazine ads, program guides, trade show graphics, web design and development, website hosting, Joomla! CMS specialists Web content, social media management, public Amy Sufak, President relations, advertising, branding, event and Owner management, crisis communications, executive media training, online and print media planning and buying, focus groups, graphic design

2 5

$350,000

Karen Dunne, Owner

Amy Sufak, President/ 2008 Owner

Logo design, corporate ID, websites, interactive Susanne Arens, Owner, Susanne Arens, Owner 1986 CD, product packaging, direct mail, brochures, Art Director sell sheets, video production, photography, radio, print and television ads, media buy, public involvement

* In cases of a tie, secondary ranking is by total staff. NR- not ranked, indicates that the information necessary for ranking was not provided. N/A- not available. While every attempt is made to ensure the thoroughness and accuracy of the list, omissions and typographical errors may occur. Please send additions/corrections to cristina.jaramillo@csbj.com.

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different industries. One is soft-skill marketing and finesse and the other one is hard-skill math and stuff. The biggest thing I’ve taken away is how he leads his people and structures his team. I’ve never known an employer who is so loved by all 200 people that work for him. Any one of those guys would do anything for him at any time. It’s pretty amazing. I try as much as I can to replicate how he leads people because he’s amazing at that. I pick up other stuff too because my whole family, almost everybody owns their own business. What is your favorite part of owning your own business? There’s a couple. Freedom is a big one, but I think the other aspect is I like being able to set my own direction and being able to adjust and fix problems. If a client has an issue, boom, we can solve it. I don’t have to pass it up the chain of command and see what comes down in a couple of weeks. Do you think that Pueblo will ever become a hub for startups

and new businesses like Boulder or Denver? I think it will. I think we have a lot of challenges getting there because of the mindset people have when they think about Pueblo, that it isn’t startup-focused. They think it’s industrial, which we are, but I think there’s a lot of potential partly because it’s such a skilled workforce, not only with industrial, but in terms of learning skills. We have amazing colleges, [Pueblo Community College] and CSUPueblo that create talent constantly. Right now there are just not many businesses [for] the talent ... so they end up migrating north or going to other states. I think there is a ton of potential, but I think it takes a lot of brave people risking their necks to start a business and jump into it. What advice would you give to up-and-coming entrepreneurs? I would say don’t be afraid to take risks, because fear is the biggest obstacle people face. Most of the time, if you actually have the skills, if you just jump for it, you can land it. There’s going to be some falling flat on your face, but it can only hurt so bad. CSBJ n

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SMALL BUSINESS

Gobin’s Inc. Established: 1967 Employees: 52 Contact: 719-544-2324 (Pueblo) gobins.com Photo by Ashleigh Hollowell

Bob Gobin belongs to the second of four familial generations that have worked at the office supply and furniture store his mother, Sylvia, founded.

Location: Pueblo (headquarters) 615 N. Santa Fe Ave.

Gobin’s still going, growing 50 years later By Ashleigh Hollowell

t’s a southern Colorado business story that began more than 50 years ago in Rocky Ford. That’s where Sylvia Gobin purchased an office supply store (which has since closed) that eventually expanded to seven locations in the region, employing four generations of her family. Bob Gobin, Sylvia’s son, is now president of the business. He said, when asked why she purchased the business — a rarity for a woman in 1967 — Sylvia would reply, “I got tired of playing bridge every day.” Bob said it was especially rare for a woman to enter the world of office supplies. “It’s pretty much a male-dominated industry even to this day,” Bob said. “Shortly after she started the business, she acquired another business in La Junta. It was a business that was an office supply and gift store. Not too long after that, she closed out the gift side and focused on office supplies and business equipment.” Gobin’s would go on to expand into Lamar, Cañon City, Pueblo, Alamosa, Salida and Colorado Springs. After 50 years in southern Colorado, the Gobin name has become such a brand that the business rarely invests in traditional marketing, according to Bob, who said the family relies on word-of-mouth to drive sales. “We’re dedicated to this geographical area. Southern Colorado is much more of a relational business environment. Whereas, you get into Denver and big metro areas — they’re more transactional,” Bob said. “If we

furniture store, an area dominated by big-box stores do our job right and do a good job for the customers, they’re loyal.” like Staples and Office Max, and into office technology Gobin’s has remained a family effort. Bob began sales and service. working for his mother in 1973 and took over as pres“Staples and Office Max — they can’t service copiers ident after his father died in 1982. Bob’s (now retired) and they can’t support software. We decided to move brother, nephews and grandson have had different out of the price war that the commodities generate and roles in Gobin’s. Bob is proud of that. go into something that required some “If you look at the statistics for priexpertise and technical capability,” vate and family-owned businesses, Bob said. “We’re focused now strictly they very rarely make it to the third on business equipment as well as softgeneration,” he said. ware and the service of all the equipTo try and generate more interest ment. Our primary lines are Canon, in the family business, Bob did someKonica Minolta, Lexmark — and we thing different with his grandson sell document management and cost Tyler than he had with other family containment software.” employees. — Bob Gobin Gobin’s also serves as a training “We had him go out and work for center for Canon. somebody else [first]. I think it’s im“All of our technicians are trained portant that they understand that there’s not a sense just like if they went to a factory training school,” Bob of entitlement just because their name is Gobin,” Bob said. “Then we train all our technicians and, in some said. “We want them to go out and work for another cases, we will train technicians from other dealers. person or another company. They need to learn the We do that to ensure the quality of the training and work ethics that are required in every work environthe competency of our technicians.” ment. They’re actually held to a higher standard than The southern Colorado company has been hiring the other employees here.” as necessary and will continue to add employees who Not all family members are involved in the busicomplement the family culture. But Bob isn’t actively ness, but the ones who are must be passionate about seeking employees in order to grow. it, Bob said. “We always look at opportunities to expand, but As Gobin’s evolved in southern Colorado, it also had we’re not looking to expand for the sake of expansion,” to evolve in its sector. A few years ago Gobin’s shifted away from competing as solely an office supply and he said. “It has to make business sense.” CSBJ

“Southern Colorado is much more of a relational business environment.”

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Abroad: Access to talent a hurdle for some businesses Clark said the city’s central location was a factor, helping ease the travel and time zone challenges of doing years and it used to be that a company business all over the world, along with would just choose a location, wherever the “really business-friendly environthey wanted to go ... and the employees ment” and “absolutely fantastic” supwould follow them,” Fields said. port from the Chamber & EDC. “That’s not the way it works anymore. Clark spent months at a time in These companies are choosing locations Colorado Springs as fusesport set up based on where that future workforce downtown offices near the U.S. Olympic is … and Colorado is winning in a big Committee’s headquarters. The comway overall from that factor, because pany prioritized community partnerof our outdoor lifestyle. What makes us ships, joining initiatives to promote attractive is our quality of life. economic develop“It’s going to be a ment and startups. It whole lot easier for a also attracted strong company to attract investment. talent to Colorado “When we arrived Springs ... a beautiful in the Springs we place to live minutes raised capital to fuel from outdoor activiour growth and I be— Tammy Fields ties, mountains, fly lieve it was the largest fishing, mountain seed round raised in biking, than someColorado Springs history — we raised where in the middle of Kansas.. $1 million,” Clark said. “I think there’s When Australian startup fusesport a bit of a false reputation that there’s not chose Colorado Springs for its first U.S. much capital or not much willingness location in 2013, the city’s sports-orifor people to invest, but in the Springs… ented community sealed the deal. there’s a huge amount of knowledge and “Colorado Springs was very much capability and passion about sport and a center of sports business in the U.S., tech, and people are very entrepreneurand home to all types of sports orgaially minded.” nizations,” CEO Chris Clark said from But access to talent has been a hurdle Sydney. “We did a lot of research, talked for fusesport. to people in the sports industry, and “People generally in the Springs are there was overwhelming agreement of disproportionately high caliber for that [Colorado Springs] was where we the size of the population — the probshould set up.” lem is there’s just not that many people From page 1

“A lot of people don’t even know where Colorado Springs is.”

in the Springs,” Clark said. “So to get a critical mass of population base, to get the volume of talent you need — the cream of the crop — is an issue.” The company has changed its plans — “originally we thought we would have a single monolithic office in the Springs that would be our main center globally,” Clark said — opting to create a more decentralized structure. Main product development is once again based in Sydney, in part because its population of 5 million offers “a larger pool of the right technical talent,” and because the Australian government offers a tech development incentive near 43 cents on the dollar. But Clark says the Colorado Springs location “has been really helpful as that launching pad into the U.S. — it’s really supercharged things,” and fusesport is hiring here as well as at a new location in Washington, D.C.

TEK EXPERTS Debra Herzog, Colorado site manager for multinational business and IT outsourcing company Tek Experts, said the company focused on lifestyle, operating costs and the local pool of talent when it chose to establish its U.S. headquarters in Colorado Springs in 2016. Herzog said Tek Experts, which began in Bulgaria and has locations in China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Malta and Vietnam, was drawn to the excellent pool of talent in Colorado Springs.

“We do a lot of our own training so it was about really the quality of people. We are a people company. I can train the technical piece but I can’t train people to care, I can’t train people to be nice — you either want to help people fix a problem, or you don’t,” Herzog said. “In the company we call it ‘the DNA — are you the right DNA?’” Tek Experts’ location here started with 33 employees in February 2016, and now stands at more than 140. “We plan on growing to close to 500 in a couple of years,” Herzog said. “It’s tremendous growth, tremendous responsibility, but it’s super exciting because it’s so many different opportunities …” But the city’s low unemployment has made hiring a challenge for Tek Experts. “It’s a good thing for Colorado Springs and a bad thing for Colorado Springs,” Herzog said. “Because we’re very choosy about the employees we hire, our recruiters need to attract employees that are already working. The hiring process becomes a bit more time consuming. ... We hire one person for every eight interviews.” Herzog said she sees an international business community growing in Colorado Springs, particularly with the burgeoning cybersecurity industry attracting more IT companies. “We feel like we got in at the perfect time,” she said. “Colorado Springs is really up and coming right now with so much growth going on.” CSBJ n

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The importance of paying withholding tax

any small business owners and employees are unaware they could face personal liability from the IRS for unpaid employer withholding taxes. In fact, federal statute renders the corporate shield meaningless when the IRS pursues nonpayment of withholding tax. Instead, any person responsible (or having a duty to collect and BURRELL pay such tax) who willfully fails to collect and pay will be personally responsible for penalties equaling the total amount of the tax evaded. This means the IRS can collect employer withholding tax from owners and employees of any company or corporation if they are deemed responsible and willfully choose not to pay. As expected, much guidance and case law has been developed to determine who is a responsible party and what constitutes willful evasion. This article seeks to briefly address such issues. In a nutshell, a responsible person is one that had a duty to account for, collect and pay the withholding tax. Of course this definition is still open to interpretation and, unfortunately, there is no bright-line guidance. Instead, a multitude of factors are considered: • Identification of the person as an officer, director or principal shareholder of the corporation, a partner in a partnership, or a member of an LLC; • Duties of the officer as set forth in the by-laws;

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• Authority to sign checks; • Identification of the person as the one in control of the financial affairs of the business; • Identification of the person as the one who had authority to determine which creditors would be paid and those who exercised that authority; • Identification of the person as the one who controlled payroll disbursements; • Identification of the person as the one who had control of the voting stock of the corporation; and • Identification of the person as the one who signed the employment tax returns. Once an individual is determined to be responsible, the next question is whether nonpayment was willful. The definition of willful includes intentional and deliberate acts. However, courts have also found that “willful” includes recklessly disregarding an obvious risk that taxes would not be paid. For example, a responsible person failing to investigate or correct mismanagement after being notified that withholding taxes were not paid would satisfy the willful standard. The Colorado federal courts have recognized “reasonable cause” as a defense for not paying withholding tax but apply the defense narrowly. Ignorance or a mistaken belief that other creditors had priority is not a defense. This has implications for many small business

structures. First, small business owners who control operations should be aware that their corporate shield cannot protect them from personal liability if they do not pay withholding tax. Second, employees of larger entities who are tasked with employee management and payroll cannot hide behind their employer’s liability shield if they willfully or recklessly fail to pay withholding tax. Such scenarios would apply to majority members of LLCs and majority shareholders of corporations who are also identified as officers or managers in the entity documents but have effectively delegated most business operations to another employee or minority member/shareholder. The majority member/shareholder could face personal liability for the entity’s withholding tax evasion. As always, small business owners and those planning to begin a small business venture are well advised to seek competent professionals to advise on business structure and tax obligations. Often, the simple answer is to outsource payroll to a third-party provider. However, if owners are notified of a delinquency, they will still need to investigate and ensure that withholding taxes are being paid by the provider. As with all aspects of a small business, diligence is key. Ian Burrell is an attorney with Stinar Zendejas and Gaithe. He can be reached at ian@coloradolawgroup.com.

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facing the health care industry.” At the same time, Symantec’s 2017 Internet Security Threat Report said medical records contain most of what the data hackers want, “making them ideal for one-stop stealing.” Fernando Pedroza, information security director at UCHealth, said the industry is a target because cybercriminals are interested in both identity theft and health care fraud. “Every industry is a target, and an organization is only as good as its weakest link,” he said in an email. “The major difference in health care relates to two items: Health care has both traditional computing devices (PCs, laptops, etc.) and medical devices. [Medical devices include a wide range of instruments including ventilators, pacemakers, insulin pumps and IV drips.] “Both demand diligence and information security management, but they are very different in terms of how they are managed. Making sure we assess, identify and mitigate/remediate those weakest links is essential to security.” Pedroza said UCHealth has a dedicated team of internal and external experts

working on cyber threat preparedness, invests in technologies to monitor and detect issues, partners with security vendors to expand in-house capabilities, and participates in public and private collaboration organizations to share and fight cyber threats. Kris Kistler, chief information security officer for Centura Health, said patients using a variety of health care providers could “absolutely” be exposed to a patchwork of cyber risk exposure. “There is [a wide spectrum of preparedness] — and a lot of that is health care organizations that have not allocated the correct amount of budget into cybersecurity initiatives or efforts, or ... just don’t have the means to afford the same kind of controls that larger organizations are able to implement,” he said. Centura Health’s data security team monitors vendor alerts, public newsfeeds, websites and paid sources for new security alerts and warnings on a daily basis, Kistler added in an email. He said Centura’s protective measures include ingress and egress firewalls, URL filtering, next-generation anti-virus, anti-malware, multi-factor authentication, intrusion detection sys-

tems, data loss prevention, anti-spam and anti-phishing, targeted attack prevention, email sandboxing, centralized logging and alerting, a robust security incident response program and security awareness training. The task force noted that innovations for medical devices and health IT are outpacing the development of regulations for those devices. Kistler and Pedroza both identified that same challenge — increased security for medical devices — as a pressing issue for the health care industry. “The [Food and Drug Administration] released new guidelines for biomedical systems late last fall, but they’re just guidelines; they’re not enforcing those guidelines,” Kistler said. “That leaves us in a very hard place. We have to implement other mitigating controls because many of those devices don’t meet current standards.” Kistler said Centura applies a mature risk evaluation process and mature mitigating controls for such devices, and Pedroza said UCHealth includes all medical devices in its overall information security protection plan, with additional targeted strategies for specific devices. Kistler also emphasized the impor-

tance of an organizational framework to create formality and tracking behind security initiatives. “Security awareness training, while important — and I want to make sure I specify that it is absolutely important — is still never going to buy [an organization] more than 75 percent tactical resistance, if you will,” he said. “Because they’re always going to have new people coming on board, people going off board, people that just get careless and have a bad day. So security awareness training … although I stress it is absolutely important … is not enough on its own. “There needs to be other technical measures to catch that next 25 percent that the security awareness training does not catch.” Kistler pointed to the HITRUST Common Security Framework, which includes controls from more than 25 industry standard security and regulatory frameworks, as one that offers more specificity and controls for health care organizations. Centura achieved HITRUST CSF certification in 2012 and has maintained it at a level well above the average of other health care systems, he said. CSBJ n

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PUBLIC NOTICES COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700403 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 4, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): KAY KIMBERLY CREAMER Original Beneficiary(ies): FIRST HORIZON HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF FIRST TENNESSEE BANK N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust: June 15, 2007 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 15, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 207081697 Original Principal Amount: $126,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $108,308.47 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION EPC201700403 LEGAL DESCRIPTION THAT PORTION OF LOT 13, IN BLOCK M IN EAST HILLS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 13; THENCE EAST ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 13, A DISTANCE OF 50 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 13, A DISTANCE OF 165 FEET; THENCE WEST ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 13 TO THE WEST LINE THEREOF; THENCE NORTHERLY ON SAID WEST LINE TO POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2433 EAST MONUMENT STREET, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 09/06/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/14/2017

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Last Publication: 8/11/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/04/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 17-015216 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700405 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 4, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): William E. Carver Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Village Capital & Investment, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Village Capital & Investment, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: August 14, 2014 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: August 19, 2014 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 214075302 Original Principal Amount: $142,934.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $137,433.77 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 27 IN BLOCK 3 IN PALMER HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION NO. 3 TO THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1718 Clemson Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80909. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 09/06/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus

attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/14/2017 Last Publication: 8/11/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/04/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210 Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 17CO00178-1 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700406 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 5, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): MATTHEW B LIVINGSTON and SHANNON L LIVINGSTON Original Beneficiary(ies): GORDON MALIK and LINDA MALIK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GORDON MALIK and LINDA MALIK Date of Deed of Trust: January 03, 2012 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: January 06, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 212001988 Original Principal Amount: $265,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $244,902.23 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 86 IN RIDGEVIEW AT STETSON HILLS FILING NO. 35, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 6904 COOL SPRING WAY, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80923. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 09/06/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of

the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/14/2017 Last Publication: 8/11/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/05/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Bruce M. Rands #33391 Torbet Tuft & McConkie, LLC 2 N. Cascade Ave., Suite 320 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 475-9300 Attorney File # MALIK The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700414 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 11, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): Thomas R Mulkey Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: April 25, 2016 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: April 26, 2016 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 216043492 Original Principal Amount: $312,456.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $310,383.21 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 40, WHISPERING SPRINGS FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7522 CALM OASIS PLACE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80922. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on

Wednesday, 09/13/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/21/2017 Last Publication: 8/18/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/11/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210 Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 17CO00168-1 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700419 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 12, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): HEATHER SOPER, RICHARD A HENNAGER, and LAURIE A HENNAGER Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: June 10, 2009 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 15, 2009 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 209067392 Original Principal Amount: $149,775.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $128,742.94 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 12 IN BLOCK 8 IN STETSON HILLS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 10B, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6169 DESOTO DR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80922. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

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PUBLIC NOTICES The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 09/13/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/21/2017 Last Publication: 8/18/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/12/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Alison L. Berry #34531 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 17-015251 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700429 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 17, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): ANDREW F QUINLAN Original Beneficiary(ies): ENT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: ENT CREDIT UNION Date of Deed of Trust: October 25, 2012 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: October 29, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 212127449 Original Principal Amount: $139,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $141,833.64 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION EPC201700429 LEGAL DECRIPTION That portion of the Southeast quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 4 in Township 14 South, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., formerly a portion of Tract 66 in East Hills Addition No. 1, now vacated, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of said Tract 66 a distance of 70 feet Northerly thereon from the Southeast corner of said Tract 66; thence Northerly on said East line 55 feet; thence Westerly, parallel with the South line of Tract 66, a distance of 110 feet to a point, said point being on the Easterly line of Block 4 of Conover Subdivision Filing No. 4, recorded in Plat Book F2 at Page 63 of the of El Paso County, Colorado; thence Southwesterly on the the Easterly line of said Block 4 to Intersect a line drawn Westerly from the point of beginning and parallel with the Southerly line of said Tract 66; thence Easterly on said

parallel line to the Point of Beginning, in the City of Colorado Springs, County of El Paso, State of Colorado. Also known by street and number as: 1718 MCARTHUR AVENUE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 09/13/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/21/2017 Last Publication: 8/18/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/17/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 17-015666 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700432 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 17, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): Joshua J White Original Beneficiary(ies): National City Mortgage, a division of National City Bank of Indiana Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Nationstar Mortgage LLC Date of Deed of Trust: June 30, 2006 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: July 05, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 206098215 Original Principal Amount: $119,920.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $118,787.71 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 13, BLOCK 4, AUSTIN ESTATES SUBDIVISION NO. 2, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1014 Kingsley Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80909. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 09/13/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/21/2017 Last Publication: 8/18/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/17/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Eve Grina #43658 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230 Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-17-768532-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700435 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 19, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): JOHN E TAYLOR Original Beneficiary(ies): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust: June 30, 2010 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: July 06, 2010 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 210064371 Original Principal Amount: $157,874.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $141,741.38 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE SOUTH 6 FEET OF LOT 8 AND ALL OF LOT 9 IN BLOCK 13 IN ADDITION NO 2 TO THE AUDUBON GARDEN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 2101 LARK DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 09/20/2017, at Robert Russel

Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/28/2017 Last Publication: 8/25/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/19/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 17-015673 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700438 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 19, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): MATTHEW LEE THOMAS ALLARD Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for RBC MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: December 06, 2004 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: December 15, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 204204451 Original Principal Amount: $88,806.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $78,818.44 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 2 IN EASTRIDGE SUBDIVISION NO. 5, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6964 PALMER PARK BOULEVARD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80915. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 09/20/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to

the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/28/2017 Last Publication: 8/25/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/19/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Eve Grina #43658 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230 Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-17-770655-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700439 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 19, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): LARRY E. MULLINS, JR. and KERI MARIE MULLINS Original Beneficiary(ies): JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: February 22, 2013 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 27, 2013 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 213083171 Original Principal Amount: $140,900.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $143,821.57 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, EL PASO COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, AS DESCRIBED IN DEED DOC #2006, DOC # 00043060, ID# 63132-12-002, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS: LOT 34, ANTELOPE MEADOWS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 4, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO **Loan Modification Agreement signed by Larry E Mullins Jr on June 18, 2014 Also known by street and number as: 6055 WHETSTONE DR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80923. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 09/20/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 7/28/2017 Last Publication: 8/25/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/19/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Karen J. Radakovich #11649 Frascona Joiner Goodman and Greenstein PC 4750 Table Mesa Drive Boulder, CO 80305-5500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7192-9990 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700441 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 19, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): JOHN K HALEY and MICHELLE D HALEY Original Beneficiary(ies): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust: April 04, 2008 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: April 09, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 208040513 Original Principal Amount: $239,245.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $212,683.83 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 10 IN THE RANGE AT SPRINGS RANCH FILING NO. 1, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 7039 BONNIE BRAE LANE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80922. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 09/20/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

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Colorado Springs Business Journal

PUBLIC NOTICES First Publication: 7/28/2017 Last Publication: 8/25/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/19/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 17-015680 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700448 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 22, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): TERENCE P. DIXON Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC.DBA NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. DBA NEW AMERICAN FUNDING Date of Deed of Trust: June 10, 2016 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 17, 2016 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 216066045 Original Principal Amount: $474,393.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $472,335.63 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 103, BANNING LEWIS RANCH FILING NO. 13A, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7224 TAHOE RIM DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80927. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 09/20/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/28/2017 Last Publication: 8/25/2017

Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/22/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 17-015276 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700449 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 22, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): RON VAN ACKEREN and COLEEN VAN ACKEREN Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for WACHOVIA MORTGAGE, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: August 08, 2008 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: August 11, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 208090164 Original Principal Amount: $158,400.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $140,249.81 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 41, BLOCK 7, VILLA LOMA SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 4 - AMENDED, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4960 VILLA LOMA CT, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80917. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 09/20/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/28/2017 Last Publication: 8/25/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/22/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Erin Robson #46557 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230 Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-17-771361-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700456 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 24, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): Trey S. Selby Original Beneficiary(ies): Pacific States Mortgage, Inc Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. Bank National Association Date of Deed of Trust: December 03, 2003 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: December 05, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 203282228 Original Principal Amount: $131,929.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $188,969.99 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 6 IN BLOCK 8, IN CIMARRON HILLS FILING NO. 5, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6885 Mescalero Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80915. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 09/20/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 7/28/2017 Last Publication: 8/25/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON

DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/24/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Eve Grina #43658 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230 Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-17-770738-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700466 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 25, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): Jacob B. Norman Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Adams Mortgage, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC. Date of Deed of Trust: June 20, 2012 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 21, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 212071060 Original Principal Amount: $178,660.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $169,432.60 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 12 IN NORTHCREST FILING NO. 3, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO. Corporate Assignment of Deed of Trust recorded March 17, 2015 at Reception No. 215024850 Also known by street and number as: 2240 ALLYN WY, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80915. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 09/27/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 8/4/2017 Last Publication: 9/1/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A

LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/25/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David A. Shore #19973 Hellerstein and Shore, P.C. 5347 S. Valentia Way, Suite 100 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 573-1080 Attorney File # 17-00188SH The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700468 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 26, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): MARIA G. ORTEGA Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for GRAND BANK, N.A., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: March 16, 2012 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: May 09, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 217053417 Original Principal Amount: $147,140.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $134,378.66 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 2, BLOCK 5, COLORADO COUNTRY FILING NO. 3, CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5555 TROUT CREEK PASS DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80917. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 09/27/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 8/4/2017 Last Publication: 9/1/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON

DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/26/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David R. Doughty #40042 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 17-015132 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700485 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 2, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): CHARLES D. HERMSEN AND MARTHA V. HERMSEN Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. Date of Deed of Trust: May 24, 2006 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 05, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 206082375 Original Principal Amount: $222,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $207,463.46 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 26, CONSTITUTION HILLS FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2435 CALISTOGA DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80915. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 10/04/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 8/11/2017 Last Publication: 9/8/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

Colorado Springs Business Journal

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PUBLIC NOTICES Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 06/02/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly Ryan #32647 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 17-913-30009 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700490 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 5, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): JILL RENEE CHAFFIN Original Beneficiary(ies): PEOPLES MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a Colorado Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE FOR STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST C Date of Deed of Trust: February 26, 2007 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 02, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 207029535 Original Principal Amount: $86,224.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $76,610.12 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT A CONDOMINIUM UNIT D IN CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 3230, SIERRA POINTE CONDOMINIUMS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SNAPFINGER WOODS CONDOMINIUMS), ACCORDING TO THE AMENDED CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR SNAPFINGER WOODS CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON JUNE 22, 1981 IN BOOK 2 AT PAGE 58, RECEPTION NO. 781667, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF EL PASO, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR SIERRA POINTE CONDOMINIUMS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SNAPFINGER WOODS CONDOMINIUMS) RECORDED MAY 22, 1986 IN BOOK 5173 AT PAGE 1468, RECEPTION NO. 01399203, IN SAID RECORDS. COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 3230-D VAN TEYLINGEN DRIVE, Colorado Springs, CO 80917. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 10/04/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 8/11/2017 Last Publication: 9/8/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 06/05/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210 Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 15CO00393-8 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC201700492 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 5, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records. Original Grantor(s): BARBARA T DENBOSKE Original Beneficiary(ies): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ABFC 2005-WF1 TRUST, ABFC ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-WF1 Date of Deed of Trust: December 30, 2004 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: January 11, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 205005132 Re-Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 206010419 Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust: January 25, 2006 Original Principal Amount: $144,400.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $131,686.54 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 11, IN BLOCK 2, PASEO ADDITION NO. 6 TO THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK W AT PAGE 30. Also known by street and number as: 2512 ALEXANDER ROAD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 10/04/2017, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 8/11/2017 Last Publication: 9/8/2017 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A

LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 3838-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 06/05/2017 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 17-015706 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS CRS 38-38-111(2.5b)(3a,b,d)(5) PUBLIC TRUSTEE SALE NO. EPC201601111 To: Record Owner of the property as of the recording of the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled. You are advised that there are overbid funds due you. This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust and Notice of Election and Demand: Name of Record Owner as evidenced on the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled: JULIE ANN MCRAE Address of Record Owner as evidenced on the recorded instrument evidencing the owner’s interest: 4217 PINE LAKE POINT, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80923 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: September 10, 2011 Recording InformationL 211087542 Recording Date of Notice of Election and Demand: November 03, 2016 Recording Information of Notice of Election and Demand: 216127881 Legal Description of Property LOT 83, CENTURY COMMUNITIES AT NOR’WOOD FILING NO.1, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Street Address of Property 4217 PINE LAKE POINT, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80923 NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS I sold at public auction, at 10:00 on 4/12/17, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the real property described above. An overbid was realized from the sale and, unless the funds are claimed by the owner or other persons entitled thereto within six months from the date of sale, the funds due to you will be transferred to the general fund of the County of El Paso, State of Colorado, or to the State Treasurer as part of the “Unclaimed Property Act”, pursuant to Colorado law. Date: 7/18/17 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS CRS 38-38-111(2.5b)(3a,b,d)(5) PUBLIC TRUSTEE SALE NO. EPC201601198 To: Record Owner of the property as of the recording of the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled. You are advised that there are overbid funds due you. This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust and Notice of Election and Demand: Name of Record Owner as evidenced on the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled: Jonathan J. Chong Address of Record Owner as evidenced on the recorded instrument evidencing the owner’s interest: 1188 Mission St Apt 2316, San Francisco, CA 94103 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: December 19, 2003 Recording Information: 203290756 Recording Date of Notice of Election and Demand: December 05, 2016 Recording Information of Notice of

Election and Demand: 216140503 Legal Description of Property LOT 3, L & R SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO Street Address of Property 808 Bennett Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS I sold at public auction, at 10:00 on 4/12/17, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the real property described above. An overbid was realized from the sale and, unless the funds are claimed by the owner or other persons entitled thereto within six months from the date of sale, the funds due to you will be transferred to the general fund of the County of El Paso, State of Colorado, or to the State Treasurer as part of the “Unclaimed Property Act”, pursuant to Colorado law. Date: 6/19/17 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS CRS 38-38-111(2.5b)(3a,b,d)(5) PUBLIC TRUSTEE SALE NO. EPC201700007 To: Record Owner of the property as of the recording of the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled. You are advised that there are overbid funds due you. This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust and Notice of Election and Demand: Name of Record Owner as evidenced on the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled: JEFFREY E. CARR Address of Record Owner as evidenced on the recorded instrument evidencing the owner’s interest: 2531 SIERRA DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80917 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: October 16, 2009 Recording Information: 209121142 Recording Date of Notice of Election and Demand: January 04, 2017 Recording Information of Notice of Election and Demand: 217000627 Legal Description of Property LOT 2, BLOCK 3, VILLA LOMA SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 7, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO. Street Address of Property 2531 SIERRA DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80917 NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS I sold at public auction, at 10:00 on 5/3/17, at Robert Russel Building, 105 East Vermijo, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the real property described above. An overbid was realized from the sale and, unless the funds are claimed by the owner or other persons entitled thereto within six months from the date of sale, the funds due to you will be transferred to the general fund of the County of El Paso, State of Colorado, or to the State Treasurer as part of the “Unclaimed Property Act”, pursuant to Colorado law. Date: 7/18/17 Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Thomas S. Mowle, Public Trustee ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012

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