Archives » March 26th, 2008

Space tourism by 2010

The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES _ A California aerospace company plans to enter the space tourism industry with a two-seat rocket ship capable of suborbital flights to altitudes more than 37 miles above the Earth.
The Lynx, about the size of a small private plane, is expected to begin flying in 2010, […]

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84 Lumber closing in Springs

An 84 Lumber Co. retail center at 625 N. Murray Blvd. will close, reperesentatives said this week.
The closure is one of nine in six markets, and the company’s operations will be consolidated in Henderson, Colo.
The Springs location employed only four people, who are expected to either relocate with the company […]

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ICE office coming in November

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office will open in El Paso County by the first of November, rather than early 2009 as previously expected, Federal officials told commissioners this week.
The local ICE office is expected to have 10 staff members who will look for illegal aliens. The office will also deal with […]

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Factory orders decline for second month

The Associated Press
Orders to factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell for a second straight month in February, a worse-than-expected performance that provided more evidence of the economic troubles gripping the country.
The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that demand for durable goods dropped 1.7 percent last month, disappointing analysts who had been […]

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