Dec
26
2009
26
2009
Hospital building proves to be a boon for G.E. Johnson
G.E. Johnson Construction Co. just completed work on the $4.5 million St. Anthony Summit County Medical Center.
The 12,739-square-foot mountain community project came in ahead of schedule and under budget, said spokesman Al Slattery. The new hospital wing expansion includes 10 additional beds, four intensive care unit beds and six progressive care patient rooms.
“Our construction budget ...
Dec
23
2009
23
2009
People on the Move – December 25, 2009
Robert Bode has been named director of the Office of Financial Aid, Student Employment and Scholarships at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He previously was financial aid director for Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minn.
Robert B. Hancock has earned the Certified Fraud Examiner credential. He is tax manager of The Shafer Group.
Jim ...
Dec
23
2009
23
2009
Rewind 2009 No Great Depression II, but a tough year
Turns out that pundits in the alarmist camp — who whined at the beginning of the year about this recession being the next Great Depression — clamored and threatened for ...
Dec
23
2009
23
2009
One on One: Roberto Agnolini brings treasures
Editor’s note: This week the One on One feature changes from a question/answer format to a story/profile format.
Like Marco Polo, Bryan and Scott Jewelers Ltd. owner Roberto Agnolini has traveled the world, rubbed shoulders with the rich and famous, viewed the work of fabulous artisans and gathered a wealth of treasures offered at his retail ...
Dec
23
2009
23
2009
Future of health care is highly personal
While some people are struggling to pay for health insurance, another sector of the market is booming: personalized medicine.
The concept — targeting care based on personal and genetic variation — is a $232 billion industry and is projected to grow to as much as $452 billion by 2015. The idea is to develop a personalized ...
Dec
23
2009
23
2009
Color Me Mine opening in January
Entrepreneurs don’t always come from the business world.
Tracy duCharme, an artist by nature, spent more than 15 years composing glass works, teaching workshops and directing educational programs for the Wyoming Children’s Museum and Nature Center in Laramie.
Somewhere along the way she figured out a way to meld her work as an artist, her educational background ...
Dec
23
2009
23
2009
Temps point way to better economy ahead
Demand for temporary and contract staffing continued to increase steadily from November to December, according to the American Staffing Association’s Staffing Index.
The index began the monthly period, starting the week of Nov. 9, at a level of 85 and ended the five-week period 2 percent higher at its current value of 87.
The only ...