CSBJ Daily

The United States has joined a whistleblower lawsuit against the Lockheed Martin Corp. that alleges that one of the company’s vendors violated the False Claims Act by overcharging the government for tools.
Department of Justice officials said that during 1998, Tools & Metals Inc. won a contract from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics […]

U.S. households are expected to spend an average of $471 on gifts during the holiday season, up from last year’s estimate of $449, The Conference Board reported this week.
The survey of Christmas gift spending intentions covers a nationally representative sample of 5,000 U.S. households. It was conducted during November by TNS, […]

The Honda Motor Co. has reached the sales mark of 60,000 hybrid cars, which means the Internal Revenue Service will begin to phase out tax credits for hybrid purchases.
The tax law mandates that tax credits for buying hybrid cars begin to phase out during the second calendar quarter after the quarter […]

Denver Public Schools board has given the given the green light for creation of the city’s first charter high school that will focus on business education, according to a story from the Denver Business Journal.
The board approved the charter application of Denver Venture School. Classes are scheduled to start next fall.
The […]

Mountain Metropolitan Transit will operate the fixed-route Mountain Metro and paratransit Metro Mobility on the following schedule for Thanksgiving:

Nov. 22 – Sunday service
Nov. 23 – Regular Friday service

Holiday bus service is available because of the passage of the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority.
The Front Range Express and the Free Downtown Shuttle will […]