Kaiser breaks ground on north Pueblo medical offices
Kaiser Permanente officials broke ground on the new Pueblo North Medical Offices on Friday at 3107 Bonaventure Court.
The building will have the latest technology and a health-conscious design and will help Kaiser Permanente officials provide an enhanced care experience for patients and staff. The state-of-the-art facility is scheduled to open in 2025.
Landlords set to meet Sept. 17
The Southern Colorado Residential Rental Association is set to meet starting at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Pueblo Union Depot, 132 W. B St.
The event will include a class about working on properties by the Pueblo Regional Building Department’s director and inspectors. Lunch will follow from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. featuring Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office civil division officers discussing evictions.
Cost for the lunch is $18 for members or $25 for non-members. The class is free for members or $25 for non-members. For reservations, call or text 719-251-2257, or email scrra_mail@southerncoloradorentals.org.
Colorado Legal Services hosting free clinic Sept. 19
Colorado Legal Services Pueblo’s pro bono attorney program will provide free assistance for low-income residents who need help with power of attorney and advanced planning documents such as living wills on Sept. 19 at the Senior Resource Development Agency, 230 N. Union Ave.
Applicants must meet income guidelines to qualify for Colorado Legal Services and an appointment is required. Call 303-866-9300, or find out more at coloradolegalservices.org.
Minnequa Works Credit Union to host Sept. 19 grand opening
A grand opening for Minnequa Works Credit Union’s newest Regency Branch is set for 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at 1743 S. Pueblo Blvd., next to Graham’s Grill in the Regency Shopping Center.
The event will feature appetizers, refreshments, giveaways, networking and tours.
CommonSpirit St. Mary-Corwin Hospital offers loss support group
The Mission Integration team at CommonSpirit St. Mary-Corwin Hospital is set to offer a 12-week grief, loss and life transition support group beginning Friday, Sept. 27.
Classes will run from 4-5:30 p.m. each Friday at the Dorcy Cancer Center, 2004 Lake Ave., in the Integrative Therapy Room. The program will help participants address the difficulty of loss and grief after the death of a loved one.
Deacon Marco Vegas, director of mission integration, and co-facilitator Jan Sciortino, lead the support program.
“Our mission is to serve those who are vulnerable, bringing hope and healing through compassion and kindness,” Vegas said. “This particular group setting offers the ability for participants to come together to help each other overcome their losses both on a personal and a collective level as well.”
The program fee is $25 which covers the cost of materials. The program is limited to 12 participants.
For information and to schedule a registration screening, please contact Vegas at 719-557-5246 or marco.vegas@commonspirit.org.
Pueblo Police honored for innovation in technology
The Pueblo Police Department brought home an agency of the year award from the first annual CopTech Forum on Aug. 16 in Denver.
The award recognizes a police agency for its use of technology to improve how it protects the safety and well-being of its community and officers while advancing the values of integrity, courage, service, fairness, trustworthiness, responsiveness, and communication.
The Pueblo Police Department earned the honor by successfully deploying multiple public safety technologies thanks to an investment of more than $2.5 million, funded by the American Rescue Act Plan along with state and federal grants. The police department staff have built a state-of-the-art Real-Time Crime Center, which is a central hub that integrates information from multiple sources, including live camera feeds, automated gunshot detection, field sensors, drones and more.
Prior to the new initiative, the city’s annual 911 calls exceeded Pueblo’s population.
“We are now policing in a more proactive manner, with a new awareness of what is happening live, so our officers can respond more quickly and with better knowledge of the situation before they arrive,” said Pueblo Police Chief Chris Noeller. “These tools allow us to better protect the people of Pueblo and keep officers safer as well.”
Southern Colorado Economic Development names new board chair
The board of directors for the Southern Colorado Economic Development District recently elected Kevin Keilbach of Pueblo as the new board chair.
Keilbach has served three years with the board and is employed as vice president with HUB International Insurance Services. He is also very active in many community organizations including Rotary, the YMCA of Pueblo, the Optimist Club of Pueblo, the Parkview Foundation, and others.
He takes over for former board chair Terry Hart who will remain on the board that oversees the agency’s 13-county service area.
“Supporting economic development initiatives throughout Southern Colorado is imperative to the growth and progression of our entire state. I am excited to work with the SCEDD team to continue moving the organization forward,” Keilbach said.
“We value his leadership and look forward to his assistance as we move forward with so many important initiatives for the region we serve, including the areas of broadband, workforce development and small business initiatives,” said Leslie Mastroianni, executive director for the Southern Colorado Economic Development District.