Everest College, a private, higher-education company with campuses nationwide, could employ 500 or more people at the former Intel plant in Colorado Springs.
News surfaced Wednesday that the college had leased 70,000 square feet on the Corporate Ridge Office and Technology Center campus.
Competition for the education provider’s new online division headquarters was intense. [...] [...]
by Rob Larimer Published: March 2,2010
Tags: Jobs, USAA
Armed forces insurance provider USAA said today it will bring 200 jobs to Colorado Springs when it opens a financial services division in April.
“Our mission is to facilitate the financial security of our members, the men and women of the U.S. armed forces and their families,” said Jim Salek, vice president and general manager of USAA’s Colorado Springs [...] [...]
The message from President Barack Obama is clear: we must give small businesses the tools they need to create the jobs America needs.
Small businesses are the biggest engine for job creation, having created nearly 65 percent of net new jobs over the last 15 years. However, in this tough economic climate, small businesses still face [...] [...]
A company that supplies digital marketing and advertising is expanding in Colorado, and expects to bring 50 jobs to Denver and Colorado Springs.
The company has not yet decided how the jobs will be divided between the two cities.
PacRim Digital Media Group Inc. is headquartered in Hawaii, but has embarked on a 13-state expansion.
The company is [...] [...]
Customer orders are under budget, the boss is impatient and your 401K returns are lousy, but quit your job?
Not so quick, say 52 percent of Americans polled by the Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trend Project.
In the midst of a recession that has taken a heavy toll on many nest eggs, just over half [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: July 13,2009
Tags: Jobs, tech
Job cuts in the technology sector declined significantly during the second quarter, possibly signaling a turnaround for an industry that has been impacted heavily by the recession.
Planned layoffs announced by employers in the computer, electronics and telecommunications industries totaled 33,891 during the quarter ending June 30, according to global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. That was [...] [...]
Charles Landherr has been named area sales manager for Colorado and Wyoming for Mitsubishi Electric HVAC. He previously worked as a sales engineer at the Joyce Agency.
Dr. Robert Edelbrock has been named vice president/campus director for the University of the Rockies. He has more than 20 years of experience, most recently as interim dean for [...] [...]
In every recession, there’s a bull market somewhere.
In 2009, it’s for security-cleared professionals in the defense, aerospace and homeland security industries, according to ClearanceJobs.com. which has named its top 10 U.S. cities for such positions.
Colorado Springs is one of 10 cities named as one of the country’s most active markets for defense-related hiring, one of [...] [...]
The Pikes Peak Workforce Center will receive $1.4 million from The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for its Summer Work Experience program.
Youths, ages 16 to 24, can gain paid work experience, from May 1 to September 30.
“We hope to create 300 work experiences this summer,” said Jeanne Cotter, spokeswoman for PPWFC. “Three hundred [...] [...]
The United States should not follow Europe’s example in creating huge subsidies for alternative energy.
A study that examines Spain’s success in creating and retaining jobs in the “green energy” sector contains sobering implications for similar policies in the United States.
The study says that every renewable energy job created by Spanish government subsidies “destroyed” an average [...] [...]
