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Gov. Bill Ritter unveiled his proposal to address the state’s health care reform needs yesterday.
The proposed package is called “Building Blocks for Health Care Reform,” and details plans to contain costs, improve access and expand availability of health care in the state.
The plan does not address ways to provide health […]

Despite national declines in net jobs, the Vectra Bank Colorado Small Business Index for Colorado rose during January to 95.6 – up from 94.3 in December.
“January’s Small Business Index was significantly influenced by three main factors,” said Jeff Thredgold, corporate economist for Vectra Bank Colorado.
“On one side, pulling the index […]

Home prices fell in the fourth quarter in the majority of U.S. metropolitan areas surveyed by the National Association of Realtors, according to a report issued today.
The median sale price of a U.S. home dropped 5.8 percent to $206,200 in the last three months of 2007 from $219,000 during the […]

One country’s distress may be another’s opportunity.
While the U.S. real estate market has seen double-digit price decreases along some parts of the west coast, Florida or Las Vegas, European investors are keeping an eye on prime American real estate.
One new Colorado luxury project, for example, recently made its way to […]

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON _ Despite a soaring foreign oil bill and another record deficit with China, the overall U.S. trade deficit declined in 2007 after setting records for five consecutive years.
The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the deficit dropped to $711.6 billion last year, a decline of 6.2 percent. […]