Archives » April 30th, 2008

Economy grew by just 0.6 percent in first quarter

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON – The bruised economy limped through the first quarter, growing at a 0.6 percent pace as housing and credit problems forced people and businesses alike to hunker down.
The country’s economic growth during January through March was the same as in the final three months of last year, […]

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Online jobs down for second year

Online job vacancies have dropped for the second consecutive year.
Analysts from The Conference Board report that vacancies dropped 16.4 percent during April from the same time a year earlier, the second consecutive year of declines for the nation as a whole.
In April, there were 2.4 advertised vacancies posted online for […]

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SBA loan offer to Ordway fire victims

The U. S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest disaster loans to residents and businesses affected by the Ordway fire.
By declaring a disaster, the action makes SBA assistance available. The SBA responded to a request from Gov. Bill Ritter.
The loans are available in the counties of Crowley, El Paso, Kiowa, Lincoln, […]

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Local park best in the west

Colorado Springs earned a mention in the 2008 Best of the West Travel Guide – not for the statuesque rock towers in Garden of the Gods, not even for the region’s sentinel mountain, Pikes Peak, but for Cheyenne Mountain State Park.
The park is Colorado’s newest state park, located off Highway 115.
For […]

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