Mitchell Roth, CEO - Culinova | Formerly Roth Industries Joins Host Dirk Hobbs on Business Digest Radio

Growing Colorado: Sallie Clark on USDA’s Role in Rural Prosperity

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Colorado Rural Development - State Director, Sallie Clark joins host Dirk Hobbs to reveal how Colorado's rural communities are partnering with the USDA for major projects.  The former El Paso County Commissioner and Colorado Springs City Councilwoman explains how the USDA is uniquely positioned to serve rural communities (communities with 50K or fewer residents), play a critical role in strengthening rural communities through loans, grants, technical assistance and infrastructure investment. The agency supports affordable housing, business growth, broadband expansion, water systems, healthcare facilities and workforce development projects that help drive economic prosperity, improve quality of life and sustain long-term growth across rural Colorado. Learn more about the USDA and how to collaborate with the office to apply for grants to strengthen and build key infrastructure, affordable housing solutions, healthcare and education facilities and programs, and more at: https://www.rd.usda.gov/co [https://www.rd.usda.gov/co] Watch this an other podcasts on the So Colorado Business Forum & Digest main page: https://socodigest.com/#youtube [https://socodigest.com/#youyube]

What Business Banking Should be Doing for Customers: Upward Treasury Partners Explains

Founder of Upward Treasury Partners, Becky Limoge, Certified Treasury Professional and her partner and fellow senior bank executive Jared Schmidt join Business Digest Radio host, Dirk R. Hobbs to discuss how the business banking experience should be viewed and used as a surgical instrument - an operational tool for the business. And for the Bank Executive: How your institution can optimize business performance for your accounts and win customers for life. What you're leaving on the table... Upward Treasury website: https://upwardtreasury.com [https://upwardtreasury.com] Subscribe to The Digest: https://socodigest.com/subscribe | To appear on Business Digest Radio: info@coloradomediagroup.com

Data center advancements make placement of facilities in S. Colorado a reality

Mr. Jason Green, Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer at Raeden - a California-based technology infrastructure company, joins host, Dirk Hobbs to showcase their proposal which would become the largest data center development in Colorado Springs history: A 50+ megawatt artificial intelligence-focused facility planned for the former Intel semiconductor campus near Garden of the Gods Road. The project, known as “Project Taurus,” would repurpose more than 450,000 square feet of existing industrial infrastructure into a next-generation AI and high-performance computing center designed to support growing commercial, aerospace, defense, and national security data demands. Supporters say the project positions Colorado Springs for the future of artificial intelligence, military technology integration, and advanced digital infrastructure. Critics, however, continue raising concerns surrounding power consumption, noise, water usage, and long-term community impacts. As Southern Colorado continues evolving into a major hub for aerospace, defense, cyber, and emerging technologies, the conversation around data centers, energy infrastructure, and AI readiness is becoming increasingly important to regional economic development strategy. Business Digest Radio takes a deeper look at what Project Taurus could mean for Colorado Springs, regional employers, utilities, economic competitiveness, and the future of AI infrastructure in the American West.  Job growth expected to be 60 to 100 new high paying jobs.  Learn more: Raeden.com Subscribe to The Business Digest: https://socodigest.com/subscribe [https://socodigest.com/subscribe] for these insightful conversations to help you be better informed for your business.

Mitchell Roth, CEO - Culinova | Formerly Roth Industries Joins Host Dirk Hobbs on Business Digest Radio

Mitchell Roth is the current CEO at Roth Industries, soon to be rebranded as, "Culinova". Roth joins Business Digest Radio to discuss this industry size and scope, the shifts in this market toward high quality ingredients, distribution, and how Culinova (currently Roth Industries) is currently meeting demand for this segment and its strategy to disrupt this sector like no other company playing in this space.  Roth also discusses the company's preparations to file it's S-1 this fall, which would make it the second, active publicly traded company headquartered in Colorado Springs.  Roth Premium Foods is one of the fastest growing refrigerated and frozen prepared food manufacturers in the U.S., producing fully-cooked proteins and meal solutions for the grocery, deli, club, convenience store and foodservice channels. Today Roth has branded and private label retail and foodservice products in over 8,000 stores including Walmart, Target, Kroger, Publix, and more, as well as restaurants across the country. Our skilled culinary team custom develops recipes that we cook and package in a USDA on-site inspected, SQF Level-2 Certified manufacturing facility in Colorado Springs, CO. To learn more about the new brand, visit: https://www.culinova.com/about CULINOVA: CULINARY EXCELLENCE AT SCALE

Pikes Peak Region Small Business Week | May 4-8, 2026 | Brandon Eldridge, Executive Director, PPSBDC

The Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC, and the Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado join sponsor US Bank for this year's Small Business Week.  The weeks starts off with a celebration of finalists of six categories who will be recognized at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on Monday beginning at 4:30pm.  There's still time to join the week long program at: https://www.pikespeaksbw.com/ [https://www.pikespeaksbw.com/]