CSU will hire consultant to study Drake options
Colorado Springs Utilities has issued requests-for-proposal to 10 companies to research the technical issues surrounding the future of the Martin Drake power plant. That study alone could cost up to...
View ArticleBoard votes to keep Drake, NeuStream
Neumann Systems Group and its sulfur dioxide scrubber are back on track after the Colorado Springs Utilities Board of Directors voted to end the slowdown on the project for the Martin Drake power...
View ArticleNew foundation seeks business donations
A new education foundation in El Paso County is asking the business community to step up and put their money where their mouth is. The Neumann Education Foundation wants to put iPads in the hands of...
View ArticleDespite complaints, Utilities refuses to reconsider Drake decision
Following a long, contentious and apparently unadvertised public hearing, the Colorado Springs City Council, acting as the Utilities Board, declined to revisit their July 18 decision to finish...
View ArticleNo date set for Council meeting about Drake, Neumann
The Colorado Springs City Council has not yet set a date for a special meeting about the future of the Martin Drake Power Plant. Council President Pro Tem Jan Martin confirmed the fact, despite reports...
View ArticleNeumann proposes rare-earth metals extraction business for downtown plant
Neumann Systems Group has another plan to make coal-fired power plants more environmentally friendly. The company that has been battling to save the Martin Drake Power Plant and it’s coal-cleaning...
View ArticleNeumann Systems Group selects new CEO
Neumann Systems Group has a new CEO, Todd Tiahrt, a former Kansas congressman who has close ties to the local company.
View ArticleEthics Commission narrows scope of Leigh investigation
The city’s ethics commission has decided to narrow its investigation of City Councilor Tim Leigh to three allegations related to actions he took regarding Neumann Systems Group. The commission, at the...
View ArticleNeumann Systems Group lays off ‘about’ 11, blames mayor
Neumann Systems Group has laid off its vice president of marketing, along with “about 10″ other people, said Dave Neumann, founder and board president of the technology company. And he says it’s all...
View ArticleNeumann CEO defends company record, progress
The new CEO for Neumann Systems Group says he doesn’t understand why the local company has become a “political whipping boy” for Colorado Springs leaders. NSG, which is installing a clean-coal scrubber...
View ArticleNeuStream controversy won’t stop
Neumann Systems Group insists rising criticisms are unwarranted It seemed like a good idea at the time. Dave Neumann, a defense contractor with a proven track record, approached Colorado Springs...
View ArticleTiahrt requests forum, questions motives
The new CEO for Neumann Systems Group is calling out City Councilor Tim Leigh. Todd Tiahrt, who oversees the company founded by Dave Neumann, wants to meet in a public forum with Leigh to set the...
View ArticleDrake fight vs. business reality
As you’ve likely read elsewhere in this issue, starting on the front page, the controversy surrounding Martin Drake Power Plant and Colorado Springs Utilities simply won’t go away. The challenges to...
View ArticleNeumann and Leigh still battle
The next salvo in the war of words between Neumann Systems Group President Dave Neumann and Colorado Springs City Councilor Tim Leigh won’t be at a public meeting. Neumann asked last week for a special...
View ArticleNeumann has new proposal for carbon capture
Neumann Systems Group is attempting to bounce back from a year of bad publicity and political wrangling about the company’s contract with Colorado Springs Utilities. The Springs company has submitted a...
View ArticleNeumann deal dogs Drake
In February 2008, The Gazette reported a possible technological breakthrough by a local company, Neumann Systems Group, that seemed to have limitless potential. According to the firm’s president Dave...
View ArticleNeumann turns focus toward China
Nine years after his technology was lauded as a cost-effective way to continue using coal for power plants in Colorado Springs and across the nation, Dave Neumann believes it’s no longer sensible to...
View ArticleNSG: Tests show removal of 98.6 percent of SOX
Neumann Systems Group released initial results of sulfur dioxide removal testing on unit 7 of the downtown Drake Power Plant on Friday afternoon. Dave Neumann, NSG’s CEO and founder, was pleased with...
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