CSBJ Daily

USA Basketball is looking to move its headquarters and training facilities out of Colorado Springs after the 2008 Summer Games.
USA Basketball, the national governing body for men’s and women’s basketball in the U.S., has issued a request for proposal to cities interested in forging a long-term partnership.
More than 20 cities have expressed interest.
USA Basketball apparently […]

Countrywide Financial Corp. announced its intention this week to help 82,000 subprime borrowers facing higher payments to stay in their homes.
But, the company is not the only financial institution promoting FHA fixed-rate refinanced or restructured loans to borrowers overwhelmed by high-risk escalating adjustable rate mortgages.
The HUD-sponsored program, launched Sept. 5 with the support of Wall […]

Small business continued to create Colorado’s new jobs during 2004.
The updated Colorado Small Business Profile, released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration, shows that small businesses added 25,400 net new jobs during the latest year studied.
“Small businesses are Colorado’s job-creating dynamo,” said Dr. Chad Moutray, chief economist for the […]

There’s a good chance your waitress is depressed.
Nearly 15 percent of women working in the food service industry report having experienced depression in the last year – nearly triple that of their male counterparts, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
And, depression among food workers is among the highest […]