http://newsrack.in/rss/flenvcenter/Economics-and-Jobs_Regional/rss.xml This is a custom RSS feed generated by NewsRack for user flenvcenter for topic Economics and Jobs-Regional Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:23:18 GMT Economics and Jobs-Regional Economics and Jobs-Regional 2010-03-16T19:23:18Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/opinion/doc4b46963e7c176186204810.txt Stu Fraser/Mayor of Telluride [Editor’s note: Telluride Mayor Stu Fraser gave his State of the Town Address on Tuesday, and subsequently submitted it for publication.] Ecological Economics Local Economies Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/opinion/doc4b46963e7c176186204810.txt 2010-01-07T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4ace975387e1e384458865.txt The nine candidates vying for four seats on the Telluride Town Council represent a cross-section of the community — from a late-20s video store manager to a retired schools superintendent, from a glider-plane-flying incumbent to a computer tech taking his first stab at council. Local Economies Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4ace975387e1e384458865.txt 2009-10-08T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4ace97be2dfb3741077326.txt The Telluride Town Council has put a sales tax increase on November’s ballot that would help plug holes in financing for non-profit groups and special events in Telluride, but for now it seems the council may be the measure’s biggest supporter. Local Economies Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4ace97be2dfb3741077326.txt 2009-10-08T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4ad121cce9589570906891.txt Matthew Hintermeister knows a thing or two about the real estate economics of ski resorts. At Bates College, he wrote his thesis on the subject. Green Economies Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4ad121cce9589570906891.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4ad123fe7f90b486021008.txt Telluride finds itself amid strange times. Our revenues are lean and our land scarce. Our challenges mount and our options, seemingly, dwindle. We have to fix our roads, find ways to create affordable housing and increase tourism. And we must do it all with less money than we’re used to. Certainly, it won’t be easy. Community Development Local Economies Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4ad123fe7f90b486021008.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4afcae50bd273936517298.txt Unemployment rates climb, the stock market drags and the federal deficit hits record levels. Global Economies Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4afcae50bd273936517298.txt 2009-11-12T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4b1b08d953e73101189726.txt Recently, the local economy has felt the impacts of outside market forces — namely the national housing crisis, which washed ashore here a little over a year ago with major ramifications to both private and public budgets. Local Economies Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4b1b08d953e73101189726.txt 2009-12-05T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4b1dc01d91ada704445457.txt Turbulence in the economy last year drove real estate sales, lodging numbers, sales tax collections and other indicators of economic health into a downward trajectory. Local Economies Eco-Tourism Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4b1dc01d91ada704445457.txt 2009-12-07T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4b21d4a49c856321175407.txt Mountain Village kept it close to home in hiring a community development director — the town hired Chris Hawkins, the Town of Telluride’s current planning director. Community Development Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4b21d4a49c856321175407.txt 2009-12-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4b4d2d69b3356932258829.txt Telluride Ski and Golf Company may not be a main street shop, but its CEO, Dave Riley, made an appearance at the Telluride Retail Association meeting Tuesday to discuss the economy and share how his own business is faring. Community Development Local Economies Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4b4d2d69b3356932258829.txt 2010-01-12T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4b6b83ae19ab3109626339.txt The husky voice on the other end of the line at the Town of Telluride is leaving town.  Green Jobs Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4b6b83ae19ab3109626339.txt 2010-02-04T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4b74f1765ce30170200430.txt Democrats have been the subject of public bruising lately, as all sorts of criticisms are lobbed their way: They haven’t fixed the economy. They haven’t been effective in dealing with health care reform or climate change. They are sending the country deeper into debt. Finance Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4b74f1765ce30170200430.txt 2010-02-11T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/opinion/doc4b70c7fb98075549724311.txt Local VoicesEileen McGinley [Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part commentary about the Regional Economic Futures Task Force submitted to the Planet for publication.] Green Economies Eco-Tourism Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/opinion/doc4b70c7fb98075549724311.txt 2010-02-08T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/opinion/doc4b70c7fb98075549724311.txt Local VoicesEileen McGinley [Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part commentary about the Regional Economic Futures Task Force submitted to the Planet for publication.] Green Economies Eco-Tourism Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/opinion/doc4b70c7fb98075549724311.txt 2010-02-08T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4af6333f42a89740008894.txt The New Community Coalition (TNCC) has hatched a brand new program aimed at growing a better future for the community, and is calling on individuals to chip in for the cause. Local Economies Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4af6333f42a89740008894.txt 2009-11-07T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4b14a36715b2e588052883.txt The east end of Colorado Avenue, where the business district begins to give way to neighborhoods, usually turns into a dark pocket of town when the sun goes down. Local Economies Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/16/news/doc4b14a36715b2e588052883.txt 2009-12-01T18:30:00Z http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14684200 MIR ALI, Pakistan &#187; An apparent U.S. missile attack destroyed a suspected militant compound in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, intelligence officials said. Unions Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14684200 webmaster@sltrib.com (<p>By Rasool Dawar</p><p>Associated Press Writer</p>) 2010-03-15T18:30:00Z http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14680882 Tehran, Iran &#187; President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hard-line government said Monday it has banned Iran's largest pro-reform political party in a new strike against an opposition movement that has largely been swept from the streets since last year's postelection turmoil. Unions Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14680882 webmaster@sltrib.com (<p>By Ali Akbar Dareini</p><p>The Associated Press</p>) 2010-03-15T18:30:00Z http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20100315/SPORTS/100319733 TUCSON - In barely a month, the Rockies will arrive at Coors Field and begin playing baseball. Nothing out of the ordinary there except that, until the early years of this decade, they never had done that. Played real baseball, that is. The humidor hasn&apos;t just made for fewer runs and lower blood pressure in Lower Downtown. It has, more than any other factor, fundamentally changed how the game is played at altitude. It also has created a seismic shift in how the Rockies approach pitching: how they teach it and how they preach it. Not so long ago, the highest-paid pitcher in the game wore a Rockies uniform, until it wore him. Not anymore. Gone are the days when Mike Hampton was uncomfortable with the mere notion of throwing a ... Unions Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20100315/SPORTS/100319733 Jim Armstrong The Denver Post 2010-03-15T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/15/opinion/doc4b46963e7c176186204810.txt Stu Fraser/Mayor of Telluride [Editor’s note: Telluride Mayor Stu Fraser gave his State of the Town Address on Tuesday, and subsequently submitted it for publication.] Ecological Economics Local Economies Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/15/opinion/doc4b46963e7c176186204810.txt 2010-01-07T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/15/news/doc4ace975387e1e384458865.txt The nine candidates vying for four seats on the Telluride Town Council represent a cross-section of the community — from a late-20s video store manager to a retired schools superintendent, from a glider-plane-flying incumbent to a computer tech taking his first stab at council. Local Economies Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/15/news/doc4ace975387e1e384458865.txt 2009-10-08T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/15/news/doc4ace97be2dfb3741077326.txt The Telluride Town Council has put a sales tax increase on November’s ballot that would help plug holes in financing for non-profit groups and special events in Telluride, but for now it seems the council may be the measure’s biggest supporter. Local Economies Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/15/news/doc4ace97be2dfb3741077326.txt 2009-10-08T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/15/news/doc4ad121cce9589570906891.txt Matthew Hintermeister knows a thing or two about the real estate economics of ski resorts. At Bates College, he wrote his thesis on the subject. Green Economies Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/15/news/doc4ad121cce9589570906891.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/15/news/doc4ad123fe7f90b486021008.txt Telluride finds itself amid strange times. Our revenues are lean and our land scarce. Our challenges mount and our options, seemingly, dwindle. We have to fix our roads, find ways to create affordable housing and increase tourism. And we must do it all with less money than we’re used to. Certainly, it won’t be easy. Community Development Local Economies Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/15/news/doc4ad123fe7f90b486021008.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/15/news/doc4afcae50bd273936517298.txt Unemployment rates climb, the stock market drags and the federal deficit hits record levels. Global Economies Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/15/news/doc4afcae50bd273936517298.txt 2009-11-12T18:30:00Z