Author: WAYNE HEILMAN
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Colorado unemployment rate falls as payrolls surge to record
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Colorado’s unemployment rate fell in February to its lowest level in two years as payrolls surged to a record high, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. Colorado recovers jobs lost in first months of pandemic The 4% jobless rate, down from 4.2% in January, is the lowest since February 2020, just before…
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Colorado recovers jobs lost in first months of pandemic
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Colorado’s private sector has recovered all of the jobs lost early in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Since May 2020, the state has added 370,000 private sector payroll jobs, compared to losses totaling 358,800 in March and April 2020 that were triggered by a stay-at-home state…
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Department of Defense information chief to Colorado Springs crowd: Expect more IT outsourcing
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Expect the Department of Defense to contract out much more of its information technology operations, the general in charge of department’s IT operations said Tuesday in Colorado Springs. When the Pentagon reviews any of its IT programs, the agency will be looking at whether “there is a commercial offering that is the best value; what…
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Space Command opens office at Catalyst Campus in Colorado Springs
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U.S. Space Command has opened a two-person office in the Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation to give the command more direct access to the products and services developed by the companies at the campus. El Paso County, city of Colorado Springs spending on federal lobbyists to keep Space Command Catalyst Campus CEO Patrick Barrett said…
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Nonprofit planning low-income senior housing in Colorado Springs
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A southeast-side Colorado Springs nursing home, which shuttered last year after more than 12 residents died because of the coronavirus, will be demolished as part of a plan by its nonprofit owner to expand housing for low-income seniors. Volunteers of America National Services, based in Virginia, will tear down the Laurel Manor Care Center at…
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Polis names new CU regent for 5th district
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Gov. Jared Polis on Monday named Ken Montera to represent the 5th Congressional District, which includes Colorado Springs, on the University of Colorado Board of Regents. Montera, a Republican, ran for an at-large seat on the board unsuccessfully in 2018. He will replace Chance Hill, who resigned his seat last month to “pursue new professional…
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Colorado unemployment rate falls for fifth consecutive month
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Colorado’s unemployment rate fell in November for a fifth consecutive month , the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. The state’s 5.1% jobless rate last month was down from 5.4% in October; it has dropped a full percentage point since July as 30,000 more people held jobs in November than did four months…
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The Great Resignation: Record numbers of Colorado workers are quitting their jobs. So where are they going?
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It has been called the Great Resignation. The Big Quit. The Great Reshuffle. Whatever the name, it’s a stunning transformation in the American workforce as workers quit in unprecedented numbers – some retiring, some retreating until the pandemic is over, some forging a new path. In that last category is Ben Gallegos-Pardo – although his “new”…
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Football boots Colorado sports bets to a record in October
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A full schedule of NFL and college football games, along with baseball playoffs and the beginning of professional basketball and hockey seasons, pushed Colorado sports bets to a record $491.5 million in October. Colorado sports betting surges to record total Last month’s total was up more than 20% from September’s total, the previous record, and…
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Colorado jobless rate drops for fourth straight month
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Colorado’s unemployment rate fell in October for a fourth consecutive month to 5.4%, the lowest since the month the COVID-19 pandemic hit the state, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. The state’s jobless rate, which comes from a survey of households, had been 5.6% in September and still remains well above levels…
