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Violent crimes down 10 percent in Springs

The Federal Bureau of Investigation says violent crimes are down 10 percent in Colorado Springs and that overall the state is seeing fewer violent crimes.

Violent Crime Reports
Jan - June 2007

Arvada
90
111
+ 23.3

Aurora
927
860
- 7.2

Centennial
92
80
- 13.0

Colorado Springs
1,068
964
- 9.7

Denver
2,196
1,748
- 20.4

Fort Collins
252
201
- 20.2

Lakewood
361
303
- […]

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CEOs held on to jobs last year

More CEOs apparently held on to their jobs last year than in 2006 – despite the subprime lending fallout.
Chief executive departures fell 8.3 percent from 2006’s record levels, say analysts from Challenger Gray & Christmas.
Last year, 1,356 chief executives were relieved of their duties, down from nearly 1,478 during 2006.
Of the exits, 134 came from […]

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Americans moving south, west

People are moving out of the Great Lakes region and into the southern and western United States.
That’s according to findings from United Van Lines’ 2007 “migration” study that tracks where its customers moved from and to the most popular destinations.
The South emerged as a top migration spot in 2007. The list was headed by number […]

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Honeywell gets $389 M contract add on

Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. of Colorado Springs has received a $389 million add-on to an existing Air Force contract.
This latest increase will allow the Air Force to pay for work on systems and maintenance engineering, network support integration, on-site and off-site depot level maintenance and software maintenance of the Air Force Satellite Control Network.

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