CSBJ Daily

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.