CSBJ Daily

The El Paso County Board of Commissioners learned that additional federal money is now available for the Rancho Colorado buffer zone project, adjacent to the eastern border of Fort Carson.
In 2005, Fort Carson started relying on the federal program designed to slow encroachment of development along its southeastern boundary.
The […]

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Employers buffeted by talk of recession slashed 80,000 jobs during March, the most in five years and the third straight month of losses.
At the same time, the national unemployment rate rose from 4.8 percent to 5.1 percent, the clearest signal yet that the economy might already be shrinking.
The […]

The Small Business Administration wants to establish a new e-commerce portal to help expand credit availability for businesses and give lenders increased access to potential small business customers.
SBA has issued a request for information from potential vendors about setting up a sustainable online lending portal to connect small business loan applicants with […]

Residential real estate prices in 25 cities dropped below last year’s level, said Radar Logic Inc. in a monthly report that tracks prices by changes in price-per-square-foot.
Only two markets showed a net appreciation; two markets are neutral and 21 show declines. New York City and Charlotte, N.C., showed slight […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Fuel isn’t getting any cheaper, so Northwest Airlines Corp. is going to make flying a little more expensive.
Northwest has raised prices on international flights, plans to freeze new hiring of pilots and flight attendants, and will cut its domestic schedule by 5 percent beginning in September.
Northwest President and Chief […]