CSBJ Daily

Patricia Barela Rivera, the state district director for the Small Business Administration, will retire from her post Jan. 3.
Region eight administrator Elton Ringsak said Ron Solberg, the Colorado Lead Business Development Specialist, will temporarily fill her position until a replacement is found.
The state director is responsible for implementing national SBA programs and dispersing information to […]

Kaiser Permanente announced yesterday that it will give $16 million to support a statewide anti-obesity program.
Kaiser will disperse the money over five years to the nonprofit LiveWell Colorado, a public-private program to fight obesity in the state.
LiveWell was established in March by Kaiser, the Colorado Health Foundation and the Colorado Department of Public Health and […]

The Colorado Small Business Development Center and the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce will host the third annual Small Business Conference for Veterans next week.
The conference is scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Antlers Hilton hotel, 4 S. Cascade Ave.
Small business counselors from around the state are scheduled to give […]

Feed the Children, a nationally known nonprofit organization, will deliver 2,000 boxes of food for families served by the El Paso County Department of Human Services Saturday, Dec.15.
Food will be distributed between 9 a.m. and noon at the Department of Human Services, 105 N. Spruce St.