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The good news: The worst of the painful housing slump and the credit crunch might come to an end this year.
The bad news: The economy will weaken further and unemployment will rise.
That’s the latest outlook from forecasters in a survey to be released today by the National […]

The real estate community uproar created when Fannie Mae underwriters determined that all of El Paso County was included on the agency’s “declining market” list will soon subside.
Beginning in June, Fannie Mae will no longer require an automatic 5 percent minimum down payment on Pikes Peak region properties, based on its […]

Larry McEvoy has been named CEO of Memorial Health System.
McEvoy has served as interim CEO since January 14 and previously as chief medical officer. He was selected after a national search.
A board-certified fellow of the American College of Emergency Medicine, McEvoy received his medical degree and internship/ residency training at Stanford […]

Centerre Government Contracting LLC of Denver has won contract for $14.8 million from the U.S. Air Force Academy contracting office for work on the second phase of renovation on the Cadet gym.

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner apparently doesn’t like the idea of including calorie counts on fast food menus.
He apparently spoke out against the idea at an industry trade show, calling such regulations are “redundant and flawed,” because many McDonald’s have offered calorie information on its Web site, […]