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Mountain states expect 2.7 million travelers this weekend

by Monica Mendoza Published: May 25,2012

Tags: AAA Colorado, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Memorial Day, Memorial Day travel, Tourism, Travel

More people in the mountain states are expected to travel this Memorial Day weekend than last year. An estimated 2.7 million will load up the car and take off for a long weekend. They won’t go too far. They are expected to travel shorter distances – about 677 miles compared to last year’s Memorial Day [...] [...]

Legislature passes bill to improve unemployment insurance

The Colorado legislature passed a bill during its special session that aims to return the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund to solvency. The bill will allow employers to borrow money at about 1.5 percent through bonds from private investors to pay federal debt in the fund. “Right now the unemployment insurance trust fund is about [...] [...]

Colo. immigrant advocates plan driver’s license push

by Associated Press Published: May 22,2012

Tags: Colorado, drivers' license, illegal immigrant

  Immigrant advocates in Colorado want public support for allowing illegal immigrants to seek licenses to drive.   The activists say they will seek a ballot measure to change a law that requires proof of legal residency to be issued a Colorado driver’s license. They say illegal immigrants are driving anyway, and that the public [...] [...]

Workforce program adds $2 million to local economy

by Amy Gillentine Published: May 16,2012

Tags: Colorado, economy, Grants, local jobs, Pikes Peak Workforce Center

Thanks to a state effort, the Pikes Peak Workforce Center added more than $2 million to the local economy and helped 837 people find job training. The Colorado Enhanced Approved Training Program allows people in the state who are receing unemployment benefits to receive 50 percent more a week if they are attending a traning [...] [...]

Wanted: Cleantech Industry CEOs, will train

by Monica Mendoza Published: May 10,2012

Tags: clean energy, Colorad Cleantech Industry Association, Colorado

The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association is looking for a few good CEOs. The association has launched a Cleantech Fellows Institute in an effort to jump start advanced technology startups in Colorado by training CEOs to lead the firms. CFI is an intensive program that aims to train 12 to 15 business executives this fall to [...] [...]

Colorado Health Foundation report card: Not much progress

by Amy Gillentine Published: May 9,2012

Tags: Colorado, costs, El Paso County, health, Health Care, Insurance, obesity, prevention

Colorado’s health hasn’t improved much in the years that the Colorado Health Foundation has been releasing its report card. In fact, for the state labeled “leanest” and “most active,” health care advocates say there is a lot of room for improvement. In its latest reiteration of the state’s health report card, the state earned a [...] [...]

Satellite companies battle over acquisition

by Associated Press Published: May 8,2012

Tags: acquitisition, Colorado, companies, Satellite

Two companies with private satellites are eyeing each other for acquisition. Longmont-based DigitalGlobe says it has rejected an unsolicited acquisition proposal from GeoEye Inc. but disclosed that it has previously offered to buy its rival. GeoEye, which is based in Herndon, Va., announced Friday it had made a $792 million offer for DigitalGlobe. A combined [...] [...]

Telemarketer complaints rising in Colorado

by Associated Press Published: May 8,2012

Tags: Colorado, complaints, telemarketers

The Colorado Attorney General’s Office says budget cuts are hurting enforcement of complaints against telemarketers who violate the state’s no-call laws. There are more than 3 million Coloradans registered on the no-call list, but complaints about the annoying calls have been steadily rising over the past nine years. They are especially aggravating for people with [...] [...]

Fewer small businesses offer health insurance

by Amy Gillentine Published: May 7,2012

Tags: Colorado, Health Care, helath insurance, small businesses

The number of small businesses that offer health insurance to employees continues to decline, according to a new report from the Colorado Division of Insurance. [...]

Drilling tax proposal faces CO showdown

by Associated Press Published: May 7,2012

Tags: Colorado, drilling, municipal governments, oil and gas

A contoversial tax proposal aimed at stifling local opposition to oil and gas drilling is nearing a decision in the Colorado House. The measure would take severance tax payments from local governments that take steps to slow or prevent oil and gas drilling. The bill comes after state energy regulators clashed with county and municipal [...] [...]

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