Does your mark [co-worker, boss] have an optical mouse? Here’s an easy trick: take a piece of tape and put it over the red laser on the underside. This prevents the mouse from reading any surface. It will seem like it is disconnected but the light will still be on.Have a great holiday!
Read: This trick is my treat
A key measure of consumer attitude has dropped to its lowest level in two years – and that’s not good news for the upcoming holiday shopping season.
The New York-based Conference Board said yesterday that its Consumer Confidence Index fell from a revised 99.5 during September to 95.6, the lowest reading since 85.2 during October 2005 […]
Read: Consumer confidence at two-year low, holiday retailers trembling
If you rather have fun in the sun rather than head home for the holiday season, you’d better finalize your travel plans soon.
National polling results released this month indicate that nearly half of travel agency clients had begun booking holiday travel during July or earlier.
All-inclusive resorts packages are the destination of choice this year, according […]
Penrose Hospital’s Ruth Anne Panning Financial Center was the only Springs project that claimed a statewide industry merit award from the Colorado chapter of the American Institute of Architects’ 2007 Design Awards.
The project was one of 15 winners selected from 84 entries.
The building, which won in the Interiors category, was designed by RTA Architects of […]
Wait time rankingsRestaurant chains with no Colorado locations were excluded from the list
Restaurant
Wait Time
Return Ratio
1
Quiznos
1:15
100%
2
Starbucks Coffee
2:08
91%
4
Carl’s Jr.
2:20
93%
5
Arby’s
2:21
90%
6
Sonic
2:25
84%
7
Chick-fil-A
2:40
94%
9
Boston Market
2:50
84%
11
McDonald’s
3:08
78%
12
Taco Bell
3:14
83%
13
Subway
3:15
87%
15
Long John Silver’s
3:22
73%
16
Burger King
3:37
79%
17
Wendy’s
3:38
81%
19
Dunkin’ Donuts
4:06
84%
20
Church’s
4:09
73%
22
KFC
4:21
64%
Return ratio reflects the likelihood that respondents would return to visited location based only on wait time
Looking for a really fast fast-food restaurant? Check out the restaurant rankings from the Mystery Shopping Providers […]
El Paso County officials are considering a one-week, non-paid furlough of all non-essential employees to help make up an unanticipated $4.1 million budget shortfall.
Such a move could affect about 770 employees who do not work in public safety or health and human services, or 35 percent of the county’s 2,329 full-time workers.
The furlough is only […]
Former U.S. Senator Gary Hart will be in Colorado Springs Nov. 7 to speak about security in the 21st century.
The presentation is part of the El Pomar Foundation’s Forum for Civic Advancement, which seeks to engage those interested in civic involvement or those who serve or would like to serve in elected positions.
Hart’s presentation, “Under […]
Top Issues for State
What is your top issue for governor and legislature?
2007
2006
Immigration
26%
28%
Health care price and accessibility
15%
8%
Education/money
11%
20%
Transportation
7%
6%
Economy
6%
11%
Tax burdens
6%
5%
Environment
4%
4%
Population growth
4%
3%
Water supply
2%
4%
Source: EDCC Citizens Survey on Economic Development
Results of the Economic Development Council of Colorado’s 2nd Annual Citizen’s Survey are in, and results show that residents feel good about the local economy, support giving incentives to […]
Read: Coloradoans support incentives for economic development
McGraw-Hill said this week that new construction starts fell 9 percent during September and 11 percent year-to-date for the first nine months of 2007 combined, compared to same period of 2006.
The industry analyst broke new construction into three subcategories: nonbuilding, nonresidential and residential construction.
Nonbuilding construction was up 6 percent year-to-date but was down 27 percent […]
Prairie dogs in southeast Colorado Springs have tested positive for plague.
The El Paso County Department of Health and Environment collected plague-positive fleas from prairie dogs near Fontaine Boulevard and Goldfield Drive, south of the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport.
Plague is a bacterial disease of rodents transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected flea. Symptoms […]