by admin Published: September 2,2010
Tags: home sales, increase
The number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase previously occupied homes increased in July but remained well below last year’s levels, a sign that demand for housing remains weak. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday its seasonally adjusted index rose 5.2 percent from a month earlier to a reading of 79.4. Economists surveyed by [...] [...]
by admin Published: September 2,2010
Tags: contempt, Doug Bruce
It’s Round Three in the government’s battle to have a Colorado Springs activist answer questions about his role getting tax-slashing measures onto state ballots. Douglas Bruce has a hearing Thursday morning in a contempt-of-court case. The government wants to compel Bruce to talk about whether he helped some tax opponents shepherd three tax-cutting proposals onto ballots [...] [...]
by admin Published: September 2,2010
The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined for the second straight week, suggesting that the slowing economy isn’t prompting widespread job cuts. New claims for unemployment aid fell last week by 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 472,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists had expected a slight increase, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters. The [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: September 2,2010
Tags: acquisition, Connect, Xtivia
Xtivia, which has offices in Colorado Springs, acquired a Denver information services organization earlier this month. Xtivia is a $20 million company, and recently purchased Connect: The Knowledge Network, which focuses on data warehousing for business and health care organizations. “The acquisition furthers Xtivia’s strategy by enhancing our data warehousing and health care expertise,” said CEO Dennis [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: September 1,2010
Tags: Health Care, Memorial Commission, Memorial Health System
A standing-room only crowd clapped loudly when Larry McEvoy finished presenting the administration’s vision for Memorial’s future. The crowd, filled with Memorial employees, heard Memorial’s proposal for its future for the first time at tonight’s citizens’ commission meeting. The proposal was met with largely positive responses from the commissioners, the employees and the hospital’s board of trustees. “That [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: September 1,2010
Tags: citizens' commission, Memorial Health System, presentation
The city-owned Memorial Health System would become an independent nonprofit network - free to chart its own course - under a proposal unveiled tonight by the hospital. Hospital CEO Larry McEvoy, addressing a standing-room only crowd at the Memorial citizen’s commission, which has been meeting this year to explore the system’s future, said his administration would [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: September 1,2010
Tags: bridges, Colorado Department of Transportation, U.S. 24 and Highway 67
The Colorado Department of Transportation is holding an open house tonight to talk about construction that will affect traffic on U.S. Highway 24 in the Ute Pass area. Contractors will be replacing a 79-year-old concrete bridge on eastbound U.S. 24, on the east side of Cascade. Construction will start in mid-September and traffic will be limited [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: September 1,2010
Tags: Care and Share Food Bank
Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado wants to make history, but needs your help. In Pueblo, the Colorado Historical Society and History Colorado have reconstructed the El Pueblo Trading Fort out of soup cans to raise awareness for Care and Share’s Campaign to End Summer Hunger. More than 7 feet tall, the fort was reconstructed by [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: September 1,2010
Tags: federal health care reform, GettingUsCovered, pre-existing medical conditions
In the first step implementing health care reform, about 200 people will begin receiving medical care today from GettingUSCovered, a state program for people with pre-existing medical conditions who were turned down by traditional insurance companies. The three-year program is a partnership between Rocky Mountain Health Plans, CoverColroado, and the U.S. Deaprtment of Health and Human [...] [...]
by admin Published: September 1,2010
Tags: banks, Foreclosures, mortgages
Major banks are agreeing to give local governments and nonprofit groups the ability to buy foreclosed homes before they are sold to private investors. The Obama administration says local officials could benefit from acquiring these properties and using the land for redevelopment projects. Congress has provided $7 billion in money to buy the homes. These groups have [...] [...]
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