CSBJ Daily

Gas prices increased by about 5 cents during the past two weeks, to an average of $2.80 per gallon of self-serve regular, according to the Lundberg Survey released this week.
The increase brings gas prices up 60 cents compared to prices at this time last year, but 38 cents below the all-time peak of $3.18 […]

Cumulative declines in single-family construction and building permit authorizations is approaching 50 percent, said David Seiders, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders.
He also said annual rates for both starts and building permits fell below the million-unit market for the first time since 1995.
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index dropped to the lowest […]

The Colorado Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments about the constitutional amendment that limits lobbyists’ gifts to legislators at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Voters approved Amendment 41 in November 2006. Since then, the Colorado Attorney General attempted to interpret the amendment’s reach. In May, the court granted a temporary injunction until a full hearing on the […]

Already this year, the U.S. Small Business Administration has broken loan records, increasing total loan-dollar volume and lending more than 5.5 percent in underserved areas.
The SBA approved 110,275 loans worth more than $20.6 billion under its two primary loan programs during the 12 months ending on Sept. 30, compared with 107,233 loans worth $20.25 […]

AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been selected for eight project management awards totalling $21.7 million at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
The awards amount to two stream restoration projects through the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment and six building renovation projects through the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency.