CSBJ Daily

El Paso County Public Trustee Patricia Thompson has resigned.
Deputy Public Trustee Wendy Habert said she could not discuss the resignation, and phone calls to Thompson’s home were not immediately returned.
Habert said Adams County Public Trustee Carol Snyder will serve as interim trustee until a permanent replacement is found.
Thompson was appointed by Gov. Bill Ritter in […]

Higher education in Colorado accounts for $4.25 billion in wages and salaries, according to a study released yesterday [630Kb pdf] by the Adams Group.
The analysis counted 57,675 people working in higher education in Colorado, with another 39,888 indirect or induced jobs.
The $4.25 billion figure comes from the assumption that the jobs pay the average state […]

The 2008-09 Colorado Small Business Resource Guide is now available.
The guide includes key information such as a checklist for starting a business, legal structure and registration requirements, property and sales tax mandates, bookkeeping guidance, and financing options.
It is the official source referenced by Colorado governmental offices in support of emerging or established small businesses within […]

Representatives from the El Paso County Environmental Services Department attended a public meeting in Denver last night to recommend removing the Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse from the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered Species in El Paso County.
The move comes after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Nov. 1 that the Preble’s mouse […]