LONG BEACH, California (AP) – Dwindling domestic demand for C-17 cargo planes will force Boeing Co. to slash 1,100 jobs at its U.S. plants, most of them in Long Beach where the aerospace giant has cut 13,000 jobs since the 1990s, the company said Thursday. The 900 jobs in Long Beach and 200 jobs at [...]
Continue reading …They’re calling it the “water case of the decade,” and Colorado’s highest court is taking the case more public Thursday with arguments scheduled at the University of Denver. The seven justices planned to hear oral arguments on what’s called the “Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Company case.” It’s a thorny lawsuit involving water lawyers from across [...]
Continue reading …The dollar turned higher Thursday after reports on U.S. jobs and home sales indicated that the economy improved at the end of 2010. The government’s weekly jobless claims data showed fewer people filing for unemployment benefits, suggesting that hiring will pick up this year. The National Association of Realtors said sales of previously owned homes [...]
Continue reading …House Republicans cleared a hurdle Friday in their first attempt to scrap President Barack Obama’s landmark health care overhaul, yet it was little more than a symbolic swipe at the law. The real action is in states, where Republicans are using federal courts and governors’ offices to lead the assault against Obama’s signature domestic achievement, [...]
Continue reading …The numbers aren’t official yet, but Denver International Airport says 2010 was likely a record year for passenger traffic there. About 4 million passengers used the airport in November to post a record for the month. Airport officials say that for the first 11 months of 2010, passenger traffic was 1.8 percent above what it [...]
Continue reading …Federal regulators have proposed fining MillerCoors $63,500 over the release of more than 2,000 pounds of ammonia at a Colorado brewery. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Thursday it cited MillerCoors with 10 alleged serious violations over the accident in Golden in July. OSHA says two employees who were working on the anhydrous ammonia [...]
Continue reading …It’ll be a happier New Year for nearly 650,000 workers earning minimum wage – they’re getting small raises in seven states. Seven states that tie the minimum wage to the cost of living will see minimum wages go up between 9 cents and 12 cents an hour because the consumer price indexes in those states [...]
Continue reading …Congressman John Salazar could remain in public service after leaving Washington. Salazar told The Pueblo Chieftain that Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper has offered him a job as agriculture commissioner and that he and his wife are giving it strong consideration. Salazar lost to Republican Scott Tipton in November’s election after serving three terms in Congress representing [...]
Continue reading …Liberty University’s lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s new health care law is now in the hands of a federal appeals court in Richmond. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals filed a notice Friday that it has received the case. A federal judge in Lynchburg dismissed Liberty’s lawsuit Tuesday, Nov. 30. The university claims the [...]
Continue reading …The dollar tumbled broadly Friday after a November jobs report showed a higher rate of unemployment in the U.S., a sign that the economic recovery is still struggling. The dollar dove as the U.S. government said the unemployment rate increased to 9.8 percent last month from 9.6 percent in October. That’s the first increase since [...]
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