CSBJ Daily

Mayor Lionel Rivera has signed a proclamation declaring June 29 – July 5 as Wildfire Awareness Week – a time when at least a half dozen major fireworks displays are planned.
The city has experienced 117 grass or brush fires, which fire officials say is an 89 percent increase from the same time period last year […]

Bank of America Corp.’s $4.1 billion acquisition of Countrywide Financial Corp. is estimated to result in at least 7,500 initial layoffs, but even after the reduction, the combined company will employ more than 250,000 people.
At one time, Colorado Springs was home to five Countrywide Home Loan offices. Today there is one […]

The Governor’s Energy Office is accepting grant applicants for $350,000 in incentives for solar innovation projects.
The Solar Innovation Grant can be used to support programs that can overcome financial, educational and technical barriers and lead to greater solar electric and solar thermal technologies in the residential and commercial sectors.
The GEO will […]

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON – President Bush signed legislation today to pay for the war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the rest of his presidency and beyond, hailing the $162 billion plan as a rare product of bipartisan cooperation.
“This bill shows the American people that even in an election year, Republicans […]