The city will launch a new downtown shuttle service and unveil seven new free shuttle buses on Monday.
Seven new “DASH” buses will replace the free downtown shuttle buses on Monday.
The new service, called DASH – short for downtown area shuttle, will run routes between the Park-n-Ride at Tejon Street and […]
The results of Junior Achievement USA’s 2008 Teens and Summer Jobs poll are in – and they’re not promising for young job seekers.
Retail and restaurant jobs that are usually held by teens are being taken by older adults who have lost other jobs.
Only 88.6 percent of teenagers polled said they […]
The Consumer Health Care Transparency Act became effective this week.
The Act requires the state’s insurance commissioner to work with the Colorado Hospital Association to include information about charges for the 25 most common inpatient procedures and include them in a hospital’s report card.
The bill, HB 1393, was sponsored by Rep. […]
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has ranked Colorado Springs No. 5 among its top 10 cities in which to live and work.
Top cities were chosen because they offer strong economies, abundant jobs, reasonable living costs-and fun things to do.
This year’s cities are profiled in the July issue of the magazine, which is due […]
Kevin and Bud Patterson, the former owners of Prudential Professional Realtors, have sold their interest in the company and have re-launched The Patterson Group and moved into a new office at 3470 Centennial Blvd.
During the 20 years that the Pattersons were part of the Prudential system, they grew the business from […]
Oil isn’t the only energy source rising in price.
Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America said that wind, natural gas, coal and even nuclear power prices are rising as well.
The cost of new power plant construction in North America has risen 130 percent since 2000 and […]
The Rocky Mountain News is reporting that a man plans to show a video of a living, breathing space alien to the news media tomorrow in Denver.
Video owner Jeff Peckman also is trying to create a ballot initiative to create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission in Denver.
Peckman said the general public will have […]
The Associated Press
The set-top box, a necessary appendage for millions of cable television customers for decades, is moving toward extinction.
Television manufacturer, Sony Electronics Inc., and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association said Tuesday they signed an agreement that will allow viewers to rid themselves of set-top boxes, yet still receive […]
The United States Olympic Committee will launch a new Web site, Teamusa.org, Friday that will feature video from competitive events, feature stories on Olympians and athlete blogs.
“Teamusa.org will allow fans of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams the opportunity to better connect with America’s athletes on their journey to the games […]
American family income swings have nearly doubled in the last 30 years.
That’s the word from a recent study by the Economic Policy Institute about family income volatility. The report is scheduled to be released tomorrow, but snapshot of the study can be viewed at EPI’s Web site.
The swings are […]