Every day we hear story after story about what our all-caring government at all levels does for people. The biggest perception problem is we’ve had an everyday, good-news kind of story (along with end-times stories) for more than a year since the “15 days to slow the spread” that oddly never garnered one good news […]
U.S. District Court Judge Dabney L. Friedrich of the District of Columbia recently struck down a nationwide eviction moratorium, deeming it unlawful. The U.S. Department of Justice appealed the ruling, however. If the order is reversed, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) eviction moratorium could remain in place until at least the end of June […]
Vacations, long car trips and busy schedules can disrupt our fitness routines. Whether traveling by car or plane, staying in hotels or with family, you can keep fitness a part of each day. Here are a few tips to help make your vacations more fitness-friendly. Sitting in a car for a few or many hours […]
When’s the last time you reviewed your workplace safety manual — the one that explains what the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) expects you and your employees to know and follow? What? You don’t have a manual? Then there’s no time like the present to create one. Here’s a brief summary of the most […]
As I watched my youngest daughter graduate from high school, I couldn’t help but notice the excitement in her eyes and the eyes of her 240 fellow graduates. Some of them are probably relieved school is over, while others look forward to the next phase of their educations. Whatever path these young people choose, some […]
More than a year into the pandemic, more and more teams battle another effect of COVID-19: burnout. Even before the pandemic, burnout had reached record levels. The World Health Organization included burnout in its classification of diseases in 2019, describing it as “a syndrome … resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully […]
An index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to increase, signaling growth in the months ahead. Separate measures of current and part performance also rose. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index (LEI) rose 1.6 percent to 113.3 in April, topping its previous peak in January 2020. “While employment and production have […]
A measure of consumer confidence has slipped from its highest reading in more than a year, but still reflects mostly upbeat assessments of business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index fell to 117.2 in May, down three-tenths of a point from what in April was the highest reading since early […]
Registration is under way for a summer educational series offering working professionals instruction in data science and machine learning. The University of Colorado at Boulder will offer what’s billed as Tech Frontiers with courses in data science scheduled for July 12 and 13, and courses in machine learning set for July 15 and 16. The […]
A webinar series has been scheduled to offer information and resources to entrepreneurs in a six-state region that includes Colorado. The U.S. Small Business Administration joined with the Public Private Strategies Institute to launch the webinar series, titled “Getting Back on Track: Help is Here.” The webinar is scheduled for noon July 29 in SBA […]