by Amy Gillentine Published: September 19,2011
Tags: Department of Labor and Employment, job fair, online, Pueblo, virtual job fair
The Pueblo Workforce Center is inviting job seekers to a fair today and tomorrow – but there’s no need to drive to Pueblo. The job fair will stay open nonstop for two days and nights, and is the first of its kind offered by the Department of Labor and Employment. At this online event, job seekers can [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 19,2011
Tags: celebration, Colorado Springs Utilities, Pueblo, Southern Delivery System
Officials in four towns are celebrating the start of construction on one of the largest water projects in Colorado in years. The Southern Delivery System project will build a pipeline, three pump stations and a water treatment plant to deliver water from Pueblo Reservoir to Pueblo West, Colorado Springs, Security and Fountain for an estimated $880 [...] [...]
The Pueblo County commissioners have rejected a request to rezone land in the eastern part of the county for a nuclear power plant. The Chieftain reports the commissioners voted 3-0 Monday against a special land-use permit sought by Pueblo lawyer Don Banner. He has proposed rezoning a nearly 38-square-mile parcel to create an energy park that [...] [...]
Officials in southern Colorado are taking testimony on a proposed energy project that could include a nuclear power plant. About 200 people who support the project turned out for the first of two hearings in Pueblo on Tuesday. The Pueblo Chieftain said the speakers included former nuclear power plant workers, a union leader and a real-estate agent. [...] [...]
A proposed energy complex outside Pueblo that could include a nuclear power plant has cleared an early hurdle in the planning process. The Pueblo County Planning Commission voted 5-3 yesterday to recommend the county change the zoning from agricultural to planned unit development on nearly 40 square miles, or 25,000 acres, in eastern Pueblo County. The final [...] [...]
Pueblo County, which spent $150,000 in defending a lawsuit brought by its suburban neighbor, Pueblo West, concerning the Arkansas River Pueblo flow program, wants someone else to pay the County’s legal fees. The someone else? Colorado Springs Utilities. According to reports from the Pueblo Chieftain Pueblo County Commissioners believe CSU should pay, because CSU didn’t protect [...] [...]
Vestas Wind Systems is celebrating the official opening of its new Colorado factory. The Danish wind turbine manufacturer opened its wind tower factory in Pueblo Tuesday. It’s nearly 13 million square feet and main production building covers the equivalent of nine football fields. In Colorado, Vestas also has a blade factory in Windsor, an engineering center in [...] [...]
by Rob Larimer Published: July 16,2010
Tags: Colorado lottery, Pueblo, Sen. Abel Tapia
State Sen. Abel Tapia of Pueblo has been named Director of the Colorado Lottery. Tapia was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 1999 and to the Colorado Senate in 2003. During his tenure, Tapia was the Senate President Pro Tem and the Chairman of the Joint Budget Committee. Between 1985 and 2008, Tapia owned Abel Engineering Professionals [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: May 28,2010
Tags: Black Hills, Colorado Public Utilities commission, Pueblo
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will hold a hearing Pueblo Tuesday, June8 to receive public comment on a proposed settlement in the Black Hills/Colorado Electric Utility Company rate case. The hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. in the city council chambers in Pueblo. The agreement will grant Black Hills a $17.98 million increase in annual revenues. The [...] [...]
by admin Published: March 10,2010
Tags: Pueblo, traffic camera
Pueblo city officials say cameras that catch red light runners at two intersections have cost more to operate than they generate in fines. Pueblo pays $15,000 a month to American Traffic Solutions for the camera setups, or about $90,000 since they started operating in September. The city has collected about $70,000 in fines. American Traffic Solutions reviews video [...] [...]
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