Colorado Springs Business Journal Daily News
CH2M Hill and the City of Colorado Springs were awarded an Outstanding Achievement in Public/Private Partnerships Award for their work with Mayor Lionel Rivera and Colorado Springs Utilities.
The award was given during yesterday’s meeting of the National Conference of Mayors in Las Vegas.
The entities worked together on the Fountain Creek […]
Boulder venture capitalist Brad Feld has donated $25,000 to the University of Colorado for naming rights and a plaque on the second-floor men’s bathroom in the campus’ newly constructed technology hub.
It’s an offer that was flushed away by Feld’s alma mater, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but C.U. officials took […]
Read: CU won’t flush away $25k
A new Web site for job seekers is touting itself as the “go to” site for those looking to make more than $100,000 a year.
TheLadders.com advertises itself as an alternative to other sites that are overrun with unattractive, untalented, “average” workers.
Membership to the site costs $180 a year and restricts listings to […]
Cripple Creek’s newest casino, the Wildwood, is scheduled to open during April, but American Gaming Group doesn’t yet have a gaming license and concerns are being raised about the town’s recently elected mayor being in charge of the $75 million construction project.
Mayor Dan Baader denies that there is any conflict between […]
The Associated Press
Democratic and Republican congressional leaders reached a tentative deal Thursday on tax rebates of $300 to $1,200 per household and business tax cuts to jolt the slumping economy.
Congressional officials close to the negotiations said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio reached agreement in principle […]
Read: Tax rebate deal reached
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released the Accounting Standards Codification, which will be accessible during a one-year verification phase.
The standards are available on the FASB’s Web site.
During the verification period, constituents are encouraged to use the free online research system and provide feedback about whether the content reflects U.S. […]
Everyone thinks their dog is bright, but one company has designed a way to test whether your pooch is a true genius.
The PoochIQ.com Dog Intelligence Kit tests a dog’s memory, persistence, problem solving and reasoning skills. After completing 15 exercises, dogs are given an intelligence score between 55 and 150.
After the […]
Andrews
Colorado Springs Business Journal media partner News Channel 13 reported today that Vic Andrews, vice president and general manager of USAA’s Colorado Springs operation, is retiring.
Andrews has spent 10 years with the financial services provider and 30 years in the U.S. Air Force.
Prior to joining USAA, he served as vice […]
Read: USAA’s Andrews retiring
In this month’s Reed Construction Data report about the Rocky Mountain region, comes news that Colorado Springs Utilities is ready to appeal a November water line ruling of Pueblo District Court Judge Dennis Maes to the Colorado Court of Appeals.
CSU plans to build a $1 billion pipeline to […]
A Colorado Springs law firm is working to help high school students produce public service announcements about underage drinking and driving.
McDivitt Law Firm is working with the “My PSA” contest to ask students in grades nine through 12 to produce a 30-second commercial to discuss thoughts about the dangers of […]