The Southern Colorado Economic Development District’s Business Resource Fair is set for 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Rawlings Library, 100 E. Abriendo Ave.
The free event is open to the public and will be held on the fourth floor in the Ryals Room. The event is designed to provide numerous small business resources to support businesses and economic development in the region.
Representatives will provide information on staffing and accounting services, marketing resources, chambers of commerce, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. For details, contact Leslie Mastroianni, at leslie@scedd.com or 815-238-3929.
Veterans in Small Business workshop is Nov. 9
The Latino Chamber of Commerce is set to host its Veterans in Small Business workshop from 11 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Nov. 9, at the chamber office, 215 S. Victoria Ave.
The free event will cover resources and services available to current and potential veteran-owned businesses, unique ways to market your veteran-owned business and more. The Veterans Day celebration is a partnership between the Latino Chamber, Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center and the Veterans Business Outreach Center
Options for in-person and virtual attendance are both available. Register at pueblolatinochamber.com.
St. Mary-Corwin offers lung cancer screenings Nov. 11
St. Mary-Corwin Hospital is set to offer lung cancer screenings Nov. 11.
“Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and more than 127,000 people die every year because of lung cancer,” said oncology nurse Cori Baxter. “With increased screening rates, we can raise awareness and help save more lives.”
Screenings are for people who have a history of heavy smoking and are suggested for those between the ages of 50 and 80 for Colorado Medicaid and private insurance patients or age 50 to 77 for Medicare patients. Insurance will cover the cost of the screening if the patient meets the eligibility requirements.
To schedule a screening, call Baxter at 719-557-4408. A medical provider order is required for lung screening.
Pueblo West Women’s League wins grants for art restoration
The Pueblo West Women’s League has been awarded $1,500 in grants for art restoration.
Thanks to a $750 grant from San Isabel Electric Association and a $750 matching grant from Basin Electric Corp., the “art restoration grant money will help us ensure the sculptures look their best and are restored to their original brilliance for the enjoyment of everyone in Pueblo West,” said Brenda Clark, league president.
The grant money will be used to repair paint and polish the league’s first sculpture, “Flowers on the Prairie” located at the corner of East Joe Martinez and South McCulloch, as well as repair and restore “Our Big Tiny World” at Civic Center Park.
Parkview adds treatment machine to cancer center
The Parkview Comprehensive Cancer Center celebrated its one-year anniversary recently with the addition of a second Varian Edge Linear Accelerator treatment machine to enhance radiation oncology services.
The latest addition makes Parkview Comprehensive Cancer Center the only radiation oncology department in the state of Colorado with two matched Edge Linear Accelerators, which are considered to be the most sophisticated and accurate treatment machines on the market, according to a press release.
“When we designed and built the facility, we installed our first linear accelerator machine and put the infrastructure in place to hold a second machine,” said Shelly Adams, clinical director of the cancer center. “We planned to add it at some point in the future, but within the first few months of being open, we realized that the needs in the community were greater than what one machine could deliver.”
Pueblo Bulls, United Way continue community partnership
The Pueblo Bulls ice hockey team and United Way of Pueblo County are continuing their partnership to collaborate on community activities.
Collaborative events coming up include The Teddy Bear toss where fans will be able to toss teddy bears on the ice that will then be collected and distributed to underserved children in the community. The organizations also will conduct a Thanks for Giving Food Drive and participate in a Reading Assistance Initiative with players reading to children at Pueblo schools and more.
Puebloan named to urban forestry consortium
Forestry leader and Pueblo resident Dana Karcher has been selected to serve on the Colorado Front Range Urban Forestry Consortium’s new steering committee.
Karcher, an arborist and project developer at Davey Resource Group, Inc., is among 18 Front Range residents selected to help drive the region’s urban forestry initiatives. The consortium’s mission is to foster regional coordination, advance equity and promote climate action through innovative urban forestry strategies.
The work will be bolstered by historic federal investments in nature-based climate solutions thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act. In 2023, The U.S. Forest Service has awarded over $22 million to Colorado communities for Urban and Community Forestry work spanning the next five years.
