By Douglas Stimple CEO of Classic Cos. Do you believe our community needs to take more decisive steps to create, attract and retain jobs for our residents and families? If you are one of the 79 percent of our residents who indicated such a belief in a recent community poll, an opportunity exists to make [...]
Continue reading …The United States Olympic Committee has begun reducing its 2009 operating budget by $7.1 million, which will mean the elimination of 54 jobs. Officials say the budget reduction – from $142.6 million to $135.5 million – is necessary because of the economic downturn. The reductions represent more than 10 percent budget that is not allocated [...]
Continue reading …Emergency medicine billing and management services provider MedData is adding 25 jobs to its Colorado Springs office. The additions come as a result of the cancellation of an outsourced call center in India. The company’s inbound calls will now be routed to Colorado Springs and Brecksville, Ohio, which will also see 25 jobs added. CEO Doug [...]
Continue reading …Colorado’s share of weatherization stimulus money could mean some jobs for the state. The federal government will give Colorado more than $128 million for the state’s weatherization and energy programs as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet said Colorado will get $79.5 million for the weatherization program [...]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON – The U.S. Olympic Committee announced today it will trim its workforce, further reduce programming and slash more administrative expenses in cost-cutting measures that should save $7.1 million.A gloomy economic forecast prompted the 10-member USOC board to implement the undetermined number of layoffs, expected within a month among 330 employees at the Olympic Training [...]
Continue reading …Peak Vista Community Health Centers will receive $1.3 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The money will aid 5,240 patients and create at least 40 jobs. The money is being distributed by the Health and Human Services Administration and is part of $155 million in grants set aside for community health centers. “These [...]
Continue reading …The Fourth Judicial District is seeking applicants for a new county court judgeship that starts July 1. The legislature created the new position last year to help address crowded El Paso and Teller county dockets. Eligible candidates must live in El Paso County and must be admitted to the practice of law in Colorado. The [...]
Continue reading …The Associated Press WASHINGTON_Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress that the nation is in for a period of sluggish business growth and sent a fresh signal today that interest rates will again be lowered to steady the teetering economy. “The economic situation has become distinctly less favorable” since the summer, the Fed chief told [...]
Continue reading …A new Web site for job seekers is touting itself as the “go to” site for those looking to make more than $100,000 a year. TheLadders.com advertises itself as an alternative to other sites that are overrun with unattractive, untalented, “average” workers. Membership to the site costs $180 a year and restricts listings to jobs [...]
Continue reading …A near stagnant hiring pace during December drove the nation’s unemployment rate up to 5 percent – a two-year high. The U.S. Labor Department said employers added the fewest jobs to their payrolls last month in more than four years. Analysts believe the employment conditions are further deteriorating because of the housing slump and credit [...]
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