Archives » May 7th, 2008

USA Cycling here to stay

USA Cycling announced today that it will stay in Colorado Springs, despite attempts by communities such as Ogden, Utah and Brownsville, Pa. to lure the national headquarters away.
CEO Steve Johnson credited the support of Nor’wood Development, which donated land and a building, the El Pomar […]

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Colorado Springs on top 10 ‘green’ list

Retirees who enjoy wilderness preserves and landscaped parks are increasingly choosing cities like Colorado Springs, Austin and Raleigh, N.C. for visits and relocation.
That’s the latest news from the U.S. News and World Report online, which released its list of the “Ten Greenest Places to Retire.” Published on April 25, […]

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Jobseekers taking less pay

For professionals seeking new career opportunities, it’s sometimes a double whammy. While the value of the dollar is shrinking, many job seekers – including in-demand technology specialists – must accept new positions at lower salaries than they did just a month ago, according to findings in the Jobfox survey of the […]

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Worker productivity up at 2.2 percent rate in first quarter

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON– Worker productivity rose by a better-than-expected amount in the first three months of the year while labor cost pressures eased.
The Labor Department reported today that productivity, the amount of output per hour of work, increased at an annual rate of 2.2 percent in the first quarter. That was […]

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SBA offers small biz ombudsman model

The Small Business Administration is offering state and local governments a template for resolving regulatory enforcement issues involving small businesses by establishing their own versions of SBA’s Office of the National Ombudsman.
The National Ombudsman’s primary mission is to help small businesses when they experience excessive or unfair federal regulatory enforcement […]

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