It’s a job that sounds fun — be a mystery shopper. But the Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado is warning some of the mystery shopper jobs may sound too good to be true. The BBB has been alerted to a round of mailings in Colorado Springs from LS Management, a company based in LaVergne, [...]
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New construction totaled $885 billion nationally in February, up 1.2 percent from the revised January level and 7.9 percent higher than a year ago, according to a recent report from the Associated General Contractors of America. “It is encouraging to see growth in both monthly and year-over-year totals in private residential and nonresidential construction spending,” [...]
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A newly created Accountable Care Collaborative for Medicaid patients has reduced costs and hospital re-admissions significantly, says the organization that created it, the Community Health Partnership. The partnership creates a client-centered approach to health care that is focused on delivering efficient, coordinated care to improve the overall health of clients. So far, 47,000 people have [...]
Continue reading …Colorado’s economy continued to grow in March for the 41st straight month, according to the business conditions index from the Goss Institute for Economic Research. “Growth among manufacturing firms in the region more than offset slowing economic conditions among energy firms, said Dr. Ernie Goss, director of the institute. “ Durable goods manufacturers experienced healthy [...]
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The Colorado Springs chapter of SCORE finds itself in the proverbial “Catch 22.” Word is getting out about the organization, which provides business mentoring to people who want to start a business and those who own their business. People are signing up for the 118 workshops hosted each year by SCORE where they can learn [...]
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The good news: Department of Defense civilian employees will have fewer days off than first thought under sequestration. More good news: Those furloughs will be delayed until mid-to-late June, instead of early in May The bad news: They’ll still face 14 unpaid days of leave during the rest of the budget year, which ends Sept. [...]
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Ute Pass Brewing Co. in Woodland Park expects to be pouring the suds by next month. Owners Todd DeRemus and Scott Jones are putting the final touches on their 3,180-square-foot brewery in downtown Woodland Park. The brewery is located in the space that used to be Maximillian’s Cafe. The business partners had been working on [...]
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As the implementation of the Affordable Care Act nears, Colorado’s elderly are the target of a scam to obtain their personal information and bank accounts, according to the Department of Regulatory Agencies. The scammers call from a Texas area code, and claim the person is being issued a new national medical card or a new [...]
Continue reading …The Downtown Partnership and Colorado Springs Urban Intervention will host two webinars on walkable neighborhoods and public food markets at the Tim Gill Center for Public Media Thursday. The first webinar explores how Buena Vista intentionally built a walkable community, connecting residential development with workplaces and schools, as well as the arts and outdoor recreation. [...]
Continue reading …The amount of shadow inventory in Colorado dropped 26 percent in the 12 months that ended in January, according to a CoreLogic report released today. The drop was one of the largest declines in shadow inventory in the country and represents a national trend. Shadow inventory includes all delinquent mortgages, those in foreclosure and those [...]
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