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Posts Tagged ‘John Hickenlooper’

Legislature passes bill to improve unemployment insurance

The Colorado legislature passed a bill during its special session that aims to return the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund to solvency. The bill will allow employers to borrow money at about 1.5 percent through bonds from private investors to pay federal debt in the fund. “Right now the unemployment insurance trust fund is about [...] [...]

Hickenlooper elected to WGU board

by Amy Gillentine Published: July 19,2011

Tags: board of trustees, John Hickenlooper, Western Governors University, WGU

Gov. John Hickenlooper has joined the Western Governors University Board of Trustees. A nonprofit, online university, the school was founded in 1997 by 19 U.S. governors, including former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer. WGU was established to increase higher education opportunities for working adults, offers online degrees in business, information technology, education and health professions. It [...] [...]

Two from Springs on Hickenlooper transition team

by Amy Gillentine Published: November 9,2010

Tags: Colorado Springs, John Hickenlooper, transition teams

Two Colorado Springs community leaders have been selected for Gov. John Hickenlooper’s transition team. Bill Hybl, chairman and CEO of the El Pomar Foundation, and James Stewart, CEO of the Colorado Springs Black Chamber of Commerce, will both serve as state-wide co-chairman for the transition team. They join about 50 other state co-chairs and committee [...] [...]

Hickenlooper addresses Colorado Springs

by Jonathan Easley Published: November 4,2010

Tags: John Hickenlooper, Lionel Rivera

During his first speech as governor-elect, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper discussed his plans for state wide economic growth at the Downtown Partnership’s 13th Annual Mayor’s Breakfast in Colorado Springs. More than 300 people heard the mayor speak inside the SaGaJi Theatre at the Fine Arts Center. Hickenlooper received three standing ovations from the council members, businessmen, police officers and Army [...] [...]

Hickenlooper to run for governor (access required)

by Rebecca Tonn Published: January 12,2010

Tags: John Hickenlooper

The Denver Post is reporting that Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper will run for governor. He may make a formal announcement as early as this afternoon. Since Gov. Bill Ritter announced last week that he would not run for re-election, Hickenlooper has been meeting with advisers. And last Friday, President Barack Obama called Hickenlooper and urged [...] [...]

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