Huntsville, Ala., has been beating Colorado Springs at the aerospace jobs game for a long time. As Business Journal reporter Amy Gillentine reported in last week’s issue, the reasons why are numerous. They’re winning because their efforts are coordinated. Huntsville enjoys widespread private and public support for its economic development organizations. There’s a prevailing belief among [...] [...]
A $26 billion jobs bill signed this week by President Barack Obama could save 2,600 teaching jobs in Colorado. U.S. Rep. Jared Polis says the bill will provide Colorado school districts with $160 million, to be distributed to school districts throughout the state. He said without the bill, class sizes would be larger for students across the [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: May 13,2010
Tags: creation, General Assembly, Gov. Bill Ritter, Jobs, tracking
Responding to criticism from lawmakers and jobseekers, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter issued an executive order Wednesday directing state agencies to track job creation. The executive order requires the Colorado Economic Development Commission to include information about job-creation activities in its annual report to the state Legislature. It also instructs the commission to prepare a plan to track [...] [...]
by admin Published: May 7,2010
Tags: Department of Labor, Jobs, unemployment
The economy got what it was looking for in April: A burst of hiring that added a net 290,000 jobs, the biggest monthly total in four years. The improving picture drew so many more people into the labor force in search of employment that the jobless rate rose to 9.9 percent. The hiring last month of 66,000 [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: March 18,2010
Tags: chamber of commerce, Corporate Ridge Office and Technology Center, Everest College, Jobs, Pikes Peak Workforce Center
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. [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
by Contributing Writer Published: February 19,2010
Tags: Jobs, President Barack Obama, Small Business
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 [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: December 11,2009
Tags: Advertising, digital media, Employment, Jobs, PacRim
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 [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: August 24,2009
Tags: Jobs, retirement age, Threshold Generation
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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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