by admin Published: August 9,2002
Tags: human resources
If you are currently employed, chances are you will stay where you’re at. “Compared to a year ago, more Americans are staying in their current jobs than pursuing new opportunities,” said Denver-based William Wells, senior vice president and general manager of Lee Hecht Harrison, one of the nation’s leading career services companies. A survey based [...] [...]
by admin Published: August 2,2002
The several hundred Colorado Springs WorldCom workers laid off last month have partly reconciled their fate; those still employed say in the wake of the firm’s bankruptcy filing they are waiting for the other shoe to drop. “It’s like the sun won’t come up,” said Barbara, still employed, but suffering from stress and depression and [...] [...]
by admin Published: June 28,2002
Increased revenue. Low employee turnover. Customer loyalty. All are components of a successful business operation. Executives nationwide have added another element to the mix: DeCotiisErhard, a strategic management and human resource consulting firm. Tom DeCotiis and Marta Erhard founded the company in 1985 to help clients dramatically impact profits by identifying their most loyal stakeholders [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: June 21,2002
Tags: Health Services, high tech, human resources, Industrial Real Estate, Insurance, Media, Medicine, residential real estate, Restaurants and Food Se
When Frank Davis, director of facilities at Phil Long Ford, went looking for bids on building maintenance, he interviewed local firms and chose Aspen Diversified Industries (ADI) to do the job. Pretty typical, right? But ADI is not a typical company.In truth, ADI’s chief, Ken Barela, is actually an “executive director”, and the company’s 120 [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: May 10,2002
Tags: Health Services, human resources, Insurance
What do a Baptist church in Texas, Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville in Key West, Florida, an oil and gas company in New Mexico, several Texas school districts and a well-known Colorado Springs architectural firm all have in common? The answer: BDA Administrators, a third party administration (TPA) company, based in Colorado Springs. BDA Administrators, started by [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: April 26,2002
Tags: human resources, Medicine
The flu breaks out in Connecticut in November – and hundreds rush to emergency rooms and clinics for medical treatment. At the same time, many retired “snowbirds” head to Arizona for the winter. The result: an increased hospital patient census throughout Phoenix and Tucson. No problem, right? Local medical staffs and healthcare professionals are used [...] [...]
by admin Published: June 1,2001
Tags: Government Local, human resources
Labor starved Colorado Springs employers may feel as though this year’s nearly 3,000 local laid off workers have presented them with a kid-in-a-candy-store scenario, but calculating the cost of turnover could turn things sour instead of sweet. That’s the message Eleanor Lawrence shared with employers during a Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Metro Council meeting [...] [...]
by admin Published: June 1,2001
Tags: Housing, human resources, Marketing and Advertising, Media, Miscellaneous
The dedicated life is the life worth living. You must give with your whole heart.” — Annie Dillard Ideas behind corporate philanthropy, a movement made popular by Andrew Carnegie and other business giants of his day, began as a way to make the nation a better place. Over the years, foundations started by Carnegie and [...] [...]
by admin Published: May 25,2001
Tags: human resources
Marla Williams got a surprise last week. The Women’s Foundation of Colorado president was pitching her mission to an informal gathering that would seem to be a great target audience. More than 20 hard working Colorado Springs women with entrepreneurial spirit and, one assumes, checks ready and waiting to be signed over to the right [...] [...]
by admin Published: May 16,2001
Tags: human resources, Sports
Many professional athletes of yesteryear had a difficult time securing employment after retiring from their sport. Not only that, but retirement came at an early age – usually when athletes were in their early to mid-20s. While some planned ahead financially, others were forced out of their field earlier than expected by injuries. Most didn’t [...] [...]
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