CSBJ Daily

Retail sales surged by 1.2 percent last month, almost two times the increase that analysts had predicted, to reach the largest gain in six months, according to a Commerce Department report released today.
The surge comes after a 0.2 percent rise in retail sales during October.
Nearly half of the November increase […]

Next week more than 4 million American businesses will receive 2007 Economic Census forms.
The economic census is conducted every five years.
Business.census.gov lists information about the census, and provides statistics to use to assess and grow business operations.
This week, “Industry Snapshots” graphics for more than 1,000 industries were added to the site.

The City of Colorado Springs will offer a free two-hour class entitled “Introduction to Sales & Use Tax” from 9 to 11 a.m. on Jan. 9 in at the City Administration Building, 30 S. Nevada Ave.
The class will offer information about taxes owed when purchasing equipment, computing taxes owed, licensing […]

The Board of County Commissioners entered into a due diligence agreement with Craddock-Walden Investments, LLC to grant a conservation easement for 73.188 acres of undeveloped land located near Interstate 25 and State Highway 16 in southern El Paso County.
The conservation easement will preserve the land for outdoor recreation and open space, […]