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Associated Press
Oil prices fell today, erasing some of the big gain in the previous session, as fresh economic data from the United States suggested more weakness in the world’s biggest oil consuming nation.
By afternoon in Europe, light, sweet crude for September delivery was down $2.17 at $124.60 […]

Multiple Listing Service listings declined 2 percent during the first half of 2008 in Colorado Springs and annuals sales dropped 17 percent, according to Metrostudy.
“As a result, the supply of existing homes rose from 6.7 months last June to 7.9 months this year,” said John Covert, director of the company’s Springs […]

Rising fuel costs have prompted a Small Business Administration revision of size standards for small businesses in the heating-oil and liquefied petroleum gas dealers industries.
The SBA also has restored small-business eligibility to firms that may have exceeded existing size standards because of higher oil prices.
The final rule, which will be effective […]

Although Colorado maintains a closed primary, “unaffiliated” voters are allowed to select a party affiliation and vote either Republican or Democrat, said County Clerk and Recorder Bob Balink.
To receive a mail-in ballot, voters must visit the Centennial Hall Election office at 200 S. Cascade Ave. They will then choose a […]

The sales staff at Experience Colorado Springs at Pikes Peak has received a Distinctive Achievement Award from Associated Convention and Facilities magazine.
Winners were chosen by state, regional and national association meeting planners.
The 2008 award recipients will be featured in the August edition of the magazine.

The increasing U.S. trade deficit with China has cost 2.3 million American jobs between 2001 and 2007, including 366,000 last year alone, according to a study released by the Economic Policy Institute.
The displaced workers lost an average of $8,146 last year, a total of $19.4 billion, as they moved to lower-paying jobs.
Rapidly […]

The American Solar Energy Society reported that renewable energy and energy-efficient industries were responsible for the creation of nearly 8.5 million jobs during 2006, a figure that includes about 4.8 million indirect jobs such as accountants, computer analysts and truck drivers.
By 2030, the number of direct and indirect jobs related to […]

If the summertime heat is starting to get to you, then a new state-of-the-art, high-definition film at the air-conditioned Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center Theatre might be in order.
Shown on a 23-foot screen, “How Did Those Red Rocks Get There?” took eight days to film. Bourbon Street HD Productions […]

The Associated Press
NEW YORK – Looking to entice those hungry for a healthier option, Dunkin’ Donuts will begin offering a new slate of better-for-you offerings in August.
The menu, which will debut in stores Aug. 6, will feature two new flatbread sandwiches made with egg whites. Customers will be able to choose […]

Colorado Springs Airport Deputy Aviation Director John Faulkner has confirmed that the Colorado Springs Airport Business Park will be called Cresterra.
The airport’s master developer, Corporate Office Properties Trust, also plans to use three additional names to cover industrial, office and golf course development on the 250-acre parcel.
Cresterra Business Park will describe […]