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New bankruptcy site provides planning information

by Monica Mendoza Published: April 26,2012

Tags: bankruptcy, Colorado

A Denver-based financial planner has launched a free website for people who may find themselves facing bankruptcy. Kenneth Nierman, owner and principal for Adversity Financial Planners LLC, set up the Center for Bankruptcy Planning website. The site allows free access to short topic questions and informative videos. While bankruptcy laws are federal, and common to all states, [...] [...]

Colorado’s ag exports grow in early 2012

by Amy Gillentine Published: April 25,2012

Tags: agriculture, beans, beef, cereal, Colorado, dairy, Growth

Colorado’s agricultural exports increased more than 25 percent in the first two months of 2012, led by increases in meat and dairy products, according to news from the Colorado Department of Agriculture. For the fourth year in a row, the state’s agricultural exports increased in the first two months of the year, and this year, [...] [...]

Wineries compete for best tweet

by Amy Gillentine Published: April 24,2012

Tags: Colorado, top wines, Twitter, wineries

Colorado’s top wineries and a single meadery will pour at the Nomacorc-Colorado Twitter Taste-off at the fourth annual DrinkLocalWine conference at St. Cajetan’s on the Metropolitan State College campus in Denver. The conference, presented by the Colorado Wine Industry Development board, will focus on the diversity and quality of the 100 wineries in the state. [...] [...]

Obama to launch student loan interest rate effort

by Associated Press Published: April 20,2012

Tags: Barack Obama, Colorado, interest rates, student loans

President Barack Obama will make a three-state swing next week to call on Congress to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling. The White House says Obama will speak at universities in North Carolina, Colorado and Iowa. All three are key general election battleground states. College-aged voters are also a critical constituency for the [...] [...]

State unemployment rate holds steady

by Amy Gillentine Published: April 20,2012

Tags: Colorado, drops, unemployment

Colorado employers added 2,600 jobs from February to March, bringing the total number of jobs to 2.29 million. All the new jobs were in the private sector, according to information from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate was unchanged over the month at 7.8 percent. [...] [...]

Colorado budget nears final lap

by Associated Press Published: April 19,2012

Tags: budget, Colorado, Energy, taxes incentives

Colorado’s Senate is taking a final vote Thursday on the state’s $7.4 billion spending plan for next year. The budget has already passed the House, and disagreements between the chambers are minimal. That means Colorado seniors are all but certain to get property tax relief next year. And public schools could see their first year [...] [...]

Video contests showcase small businesses

by Monica Mendoza Published: April 17,2012

Tags: Colorado, SBA, video contest

Small business owners could win big if they break out the video camera and turn it on themselves. Two national organizations, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Neustar, the  are sponsoring video contsts. SBA contest The Small Business Administration, in celebration of Small Business Week 2012, is encouraging Colorado small businesses to send in videos [...] [...]

Don’t fret yet, one more day to file tax returns

by Monica Mendoza Published: April 16,2012

Tags: Colorado, deadline, tax returns

Before you start to feel like you have forgotten something big — something you were supposed to by April 15, remember that tax filings are not due this year until April 17. Usually, the big tax day, and rush to get them in, is April 15. But, this year, the extra time was granted because [...] [...]

Colo. AG joins multistate anti-trust suit against publishers, Apple

by Amy Gillentine Published: April 13,2012

Tags: Apple, Attorney General, Colorado, John Suthers, publishers

The Colorado attorney general, John Suthers, has joined a multi-state lawsuit against publishers and Apple on suspicion that they engaged in price fixing and other anti-competitive practices in the market for electronic books. [...]

Small businesses aided by new lending fund

by Monica Mendoza Published: April 11,2012

Tags: Colorado, SBLF, Small Business

Some businesses in Colorado are getting more loans than in recent years under a new Small Business Lending Fund. The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report this week showing that Colorado banks have increased their small business lending by $79.4 million since receiving capital through the fund. The SBLF was established as part [...] [...]

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