by Associated Press Published: November 17,2011
Tags: call center, DaVista, Jobs
Kidney-care provider DaVita Inc. says it expects to create 200 jobs by establishing a call center and a clinical-research center in the metro area. DaVita Clinical Research says the new facilities will add medical, technical and scientific jobs to the area. The call center will focus on finding kidney-dialysis services for patients. [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: November 11,2011
Tags: Economic Development, Jobs
Jobs, they are the talk of the town. They are the subject of forums, meetings, reports, committees and task forces. People are talking about the loss of them, the effect of the loss of them, the reason why they were lost and how to get them back. Despite all the talk, they remain elusive in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 27,2011
Tags: Contractors, House of Representatives, Jobs, Taxes
In a rare show of unity in a bitterly partisan year, the House has voted overwhelmingly to repeal a law requiring federal, state and local governments to withhold 3 percent of what contractors are owed until they pay their taxes. Federal investigators have found tens of thousands of contractors who owe billions of dollars to [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: October 26,2011
Tags: Aerospace Industry Association, defense, defense cuts, Jobs, study
More than 1 million American jobs could be lost as a result of defense budget cuts if the deficit reduction committee fails to reach agreement on alternative balanced budget solutions, and total cuts to defense reach $1 trillion. The study, done by Stephen Fuller, director of regional analysis at George Mason University and Economic Modeling [...] [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: October 25,2011
Tags: Economic Development, Jobs
State and local leaders will meet Nov. 3 in Colorado Springs to discuss jobs. Billed as a “Jobs Renaissance” the goal of the summit is to share concrete ideas on how the state can create new jobs, said Karl Dakin, one of the event organizers and executive director, Sullivan chair for free enterprise at Regis [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: October 14,2011
Tags: Jobs, Retail, Sales, store closure
Gap Inc. today announced that it will close 21 percent of its U.S. stores. There is only one Gap store in Colorado Springs. It’s located at the Chapel Hills Mall at 1710 Briargate Boulevard. Staff at the store directed questions about the store’s future to corporate offices. “With respective to providing a list of stores [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 12,2011
Tags: congress, Jobs, lawmakers, regrouping
Congress and the White House face the choice of continued fighting or a shift toward bipartisan bargaining after the Senate voted to kill President Barack Obama’s $447 billion jobs plan. They’re likely to do both as they seek to produce results sought by a discontented public while also drawing bright political lines for voters as [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 5,2011
Tags: House of Representatives, Jobs, ski resorts
A bill that would make it easier to create offseason jobs in resort communities has cleared the U.S. House of Representatives. The sponsor, Rep. Diana DeGette, says the bill will revise the current ski-only permitting rules for ski areas on U.S. Forest Service land. DeGette said the bill will create stable, year-round jobs in the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 4,2011
Tags: brighter outlook, economists, Jobs
Colorado economists say the state’s job prospects may be doing better than people think. University of Colorado economist Richard Wobbekind says Colorado will see job growth of as many as 25,000 jobs this year, more than double the forecast from just three months ago. Patty Silverstein, an economist and president of Littleton’s Development Research Partners, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 27,2011
Tags: fundraising, Jobs, President Obama
President Barack Obama is heading to Denver to pitch his jobs plan in the city where he accepted the Democratic nomination. But as he’s acknowledged at fundraisers up and down the West Coast, this election isn’t like 2008. Obama told a star-studded Hollywood fundraiser Monday night that this time around people are weary, and the [...] [...]
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