Dec
22
2009
22
2009
Philharmonic receives Enterprise Zone status
The Colorado Springs Philharmonic has been granted Enterprise Zone status by the state of Colorado - a designation that means donations will given state and federal tax credit.
Under the new designation, the out-of-pocket costs of a $10,000 donation could be reduced to less than $3,600, because of a 25 percent tax credit that applies to ...
Dec
22
2009
22
2009
Salvation Army asking for pie donations
The Salvation Army needs pies - 800 of them.
The organization is asking holiday grocery shoppers to buy an extra pie for those having dinner at their Community Holiday Dinners Christmas Day.
Organizers said they plan to feed thousands at the annual event, held at six locations around El Paso County.
Pies can be brought to 908 Yuma ...
Dec
22
2009
22
2009
Economic recovery gaining strength, despite 3Q reports
All signs suggest the economic recovery will end the year on firmer footing despite a report released today that the U.S. economy grew at a 2.2 percent pace in the third quarter, less than previously ...
Dec
21
2009
21
2009
PPACG partners for regional travel survey
Beginning in January, seven organizations with a stake in the future of Front Range transportation planning will collaborate to survey more than 1,500 Pikes Peak region households to anticipate future travel habits.
The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments has joined with three other Front Range Metropolitan Planning Agencies and three government organizations to survey the ...
Dec
21
2009
21
2009
Blackberry the top choice
The majority of respondents to a recent comScore survey chose Blackberry devices as their handheld of ...
Dec
21
2009
21
2009
State work force ’stretched to the limit’
Colorado has the leanest government in the Rocky Mountain region.
A report shows that the state has the fewest employees in the region, and that it under-invests in state assets, such as education, highways, police protection and natural resources.
“Our report verifies what state employees in the field have been saying for the better part of a ...
Dec
21
2009
21
2009
Administration sets limit on tarmac waits
(A.P.) The Obama administration has taken aim at tarmac horror stories, ordering airlines to let passengers stuck in stranded airplanes to disembark after three hours.
With its new regulations, the Transportation Department sent an unequivocal message on the eve of the busy holiday travel season: Don’t hold travelers hostage to delayed flights.
Under the new regulations, airlines ...