Tag: Recession
Hickenlooper to cut Denver police force: ‘Writing a blank check is...
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper Tuesday gave further indication that cuts in the city police force were on the way after the Denver Police Union...
Minturn mayor not worried over suspended resort development
MINTURN — Mayor Gordon “Hawkeye” Flaherty is not at all concerned that a proposed private ski and golf development south of his town of 1,200 may never get off the ground due to the languishing mountain real estate market, nor is he waiting on “a pot of money” from the developer to address the struggling former railroad town’s sagging infrastructure.
Would-Be Gov. Penry’s Grand Junction slashing jobs and services
Recession-made fiscal discipline has come to Grand Junction, where city leaders are admitting that they will have to cut services and staff because sales...
Tweet of the Week: Colorado leads nation out of recession
When do economists predict this good news will happen in the Centennial State? Look below the fold. Current downturn: not your grandfather’s recession
Older folks are weathering kitchen table economic worries far better than their children or grandchildren, reports the Pew Research Center in a new telephone survey of American adults.
Bankruptcy lawyers charging $1,000 an hour
I guess there must be a bright side for somebody in any economic downturn, and top bankruptcy lawyers seem to have found it. As hard times hit more businesses, they are charging upwards $1,000 per hour or more for company restructurings, Bloomberg reports.