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• Local business helps train soldiers

  Thursday, July 15, 2010  One local business is thriving as they train soldiers for war. read story watch video

• Home builders less confident in housing market

  Tuesday, June 15, 2010  Homebuilders are losing confidence in the housing market now that government incentives that spurred home sales have ended. The National Association of Home Builders said today its housing market index fell to 17 in June, sinking five points after two straight months of increases. It was the lowest level since March. Builders had been more optimistic earlier [...] read story

• Facebook fuels overseas divorce rate

  Tuesday, June 15, 2010  Divorce attorneys are getting more business thanks to Facebook. One in five divorces cite the social networking site as the reason behind the break-up, according to a news report in London’s Telegraph. Suspicious spouses used the web site to find evidence of flirting and extramarital affairs, said Mark Keenan, managing director of Divorce-Online.com. “I was really surprised to [...] read story

• Employer medical costs expected to increase in 2011

  Tuesday, June 15, 2010  Employers can expect medical costs to increase by 9 percent next year, a slight decrease from the 2010 growth rate, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers. For the first time, a majority of  American workers is expected to have a health insurance deducible of more than $00 as more employers raise out-of-pocket limits, replace co-pays with [...] read story

• Munger to announce candidacy, Makepeace and Doran to endorse

  Tuesday, June 15, 2010  Council of Neighborhood Organizations President Dave Munger will announce his candidacy for mayor at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Phantom Canyon restaurant and brewery, 2 E. Pikes Peak Ave. Former mayor Mary Lou Makepeace and former CONO president Jan Doran are expected to announce their endorsement of Munger during the event. read story

• Consumer spending posts weak April reading

  Friday, May 28, 2010  Consumer spending was stagnant in April while incomes posted a tiny advance, signs that the economic recovery could slow. The flat spending level was the weakest showing in seven months, according to the Commerce Department report. Personal incomes rose 0.4 percent, in line with expectations but not fast enough to help generate real growth. More people are [...] read story

• Team USA ready to kick off Memorial Day push

  Friday, May 28, 2010  The U.S. Olympic Committee will launch its second year of the “America Supports Team USA” initiative, which capitalizes on the patriotic period between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. The program will run Monday, May 31, through Saturday, July 31. Designed to enable Americans to be part of the Olympic mission, the campaign will also [...] read story

• Fine Arts Centers welcomes military visitors for free

  Friday, May 28, 2010  The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center has partnered with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families and more than 650 museums across the country to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families. The program will continue through September 5. To date, the FAC has supported the military community [...] read story

• US Olympic Committee chief: We have a lot of work to do

  Friday, May 28, 2010  Ten years ago local attorney Scott Blackmun, who had been named interim CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee, was passed over for the top job. Blackmun took the setback in stride, and moved on with his life. Meanwhile, the USOC became, in the opinion of many observers, a dsysfunctional mess. After a tumultuous year under [...] read story

• Drivers still aren’t rushing to fill their tanks

  Monday, May 24, 2010  Data released Monday by the Federal Highway Administration show the number of miles driven on U.S. roads rose in March compared with February, but still was below March 2009, in the depths of the recession. There is no sign of anything more than a modest increase in demand for gasoline so far this year. Last week’s [...] read story

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