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• Atmel Lays Off 160 Employees Play Video

  January 15, 2013 6:13 PM

  More than 100 Atmel employees are out of a job as of Tuesday. It's just the latest blow for Atmel workers, who saw a similar cut back less than a month ago. In total, the manufacturing plant has laid off 200 employees in December and January. "You know it's... more »

• Mesa County commissioners reject savings bonuses

  October 27, 2011 11:17 AM

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Mesa County commissioners are rejecting bonuses for county employees who find savings. Commissioners say the workers should already be doing that as part of their job. According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, a county employee compensation committee recommended that the county split 50-50 any... more »

• CU weighs extending staff tuition benefits

  March 13, 2011 5:36 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado is looking at ways it can increase the tuition benefits it makes available to its faculty and staff so the school can compete with what other colleges provide. The university is considering extending the tuition wavier to the dependents or children... more »

• All people accounted for after thrift store partial collapse

  November 27, 2010 11:05 AM

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Customers and employees have safely escaped after the partial collapse of a Colorado thrift store's ceiling. Firefighters carefully searched through the rubble for several hours Friday after employees said they thought a shopper might not have made it out of the Salvation Army store... more »

• Hickenlooper: tap PERA for business loans

  October 13, 2010 8:46 AM

  Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper says the state could tap part of the $33 billion state retirement fund for loans to small businesses. Hickenlooper told workers at a prescription data center on Tuesday the state should use its assets for loans. He says the state could raise $100... more »

• PERA solvency review due today

  August 16, 2010 9:13 AM

  Colorado lawmakers are getting an update on the health of the state employee retirement plan. The legislature cut benefits this year to keep the plan from going broke. Under the new law retirees got no cost of living increase this year instead of the normal 3.5 percent increase. ... more »

• Nevada slashes state employee benefits, costs

  August 6, 2010 8:36 AM

  A state panel has voted to slash benefits for tens of thousands of Nevada public employees, retirees and their dependents, including eliminating some benefits and drastically reducing others. The Public Employees' Benefit Program Board on Thursday cut nearly $81 million in subsidized services for 70,000 participants. That's about two-thirds... more »

• 7 shot, 3 dead at Connecticut beer distributor

  August 3, 2010 9:10 AM

  Seven people were shot at a beer distribution company in Manchester, Conn., early Tuesday morning, police told NBC station WVIT. Police confirmed that the alleged shooter is dead. The incident happened at Hartford Distributors, about 10 miles east of Hartford, police said. Officials said people are "down,"... more »

• Boulder lands new wind company

  July 27, 2010 9:53 AM

  A German-based renewable energy company is moving its U.S. wind-energy headquarters from Cleveland to Boulder in September. The company, juwi, already has its U.S. solar headquarters in Boulder. The move of its wind-energy headquarters is expected to bring 20 jobs to Boulder. Company officials say that the location... more »

• Vestas looking to hire 182 workers in Pueblo

  July 13, 2010 3:42 PM

  Vestas is looking to hire 182 more workers in Pueblo. This information was announced Tuesday, during a media tour at the wind turbine manufacturing plant, located south of Pueblo. The company is looking for people who are who are skilled in plasma cutting, welding and painting according to Tony Knopp... more »

• Aspen expanding ski helmet policy

  May 21, 2010 11:24 AM

  Aspen Skiing Co. is expanding who must wear helmets on its mountains. Starting next season, its roughly 500 salaried employees must wear helmets while working on the slopes, and helmets will be required for ski school students ages 17 and younger, not just 13 and younger. Terrain park... more »

• Workers asked to return bonuses after 16 years

  May 19, 2010 10:12 AM

  About 180 county employees in suburban Atlanta are being asked to return thousands of dollars the county says they were overpaid 16 years ago. Gwinnett County's chief financial officer, Aaron Bovos, calls it a project to "clean up receivables and to eliminate outstanding obligations." The county is seeking... more »

• Court: Wal-Mart to face massive class action suit

  April 26, 2010 1:47 PM

  A divided federal appeals court in San Francisco says Wal-Mart Stores Inc. must face a massive class-action lawsuit that claims the world's largest private employer discriminates against women workers. The 6-5 ruling by the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday exposes the retailer based in Bentonville, Ark.,... more »

• City of Pueblo faces hardships in 2010

  March 5, 2010 5:13 PM

  The City of Pueblo is dealing with money woes, that could impact services. January's sales tax revenues fell -1.1% from the same time a year ago. "Housing starts are down, commercial construction is down, that's the lion's share of that use tax money that comes in," said Jerry Pacheco, City... more »

• Vail Resorts moves jobs to Front Range

  March 5, 2010 3:38 PM

  Vail Resorts is moving some jobs to the Front Range at the end of the ski season. The company announced it will move about 100 accounting and purchasing positions from Summit County to their corporate headquarters near Boulder. Vail Resorts owns the Keystone and Breckenridge ski areas. The... more »

• American Airlines union seeks first step to strike

  February 17, 2010 12:19 PM

  The union representing ground workers at American Airlines wants to take a big step toward a strike against the nation's second-largest airline. The Transport Workers Union said Wednesday it will ask federal mediators to let the employees walk away from contract talks if there is no deal by March 8.... more »

• AIG to pay out $100 million in bonuses

  February 3, 2010 9:03 AM

  Reports say American International Group Inc. is about to pay about $100 million in a fresh round of bonuses to employees of its financial products division. That's the unit whose risky bets helped sink the company leading to a $180 billion government bailout. The New York Times reports although... more »

• Colorado state pension changes given initial nod

  January 27, 2010 9:48 AM

  Colorado lawmakers have given initial approval to a plan they say will rescue the state's pension system. The Senate Finance Committee approved the plan Tuesday after sponsors said it shares the burden with employers and employees. The bill now goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill would increase... more »

• DMV offices closed Thursday & Friday

  December 28, 2009 4:26 PM

  DMV offices will be closed throughout the state this Thursday and Friday. Friday because it's New Year's Day. The Thursday closure is the last unpaid furlough day for state employees this year. If you live in El Paso County, remember that the office in Chapel Hills Mall has closed... more »

• Fire Out - Customers Allowed Back in Chapel Hills Mall

  December 9, 2009 10:15 AM

  Firefighters have put out a fire at Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs. Electricity has now been restored and the entire mall has reopened. The fire broke out in an electrical conduit, catching to some insulation in the roof, over the Clerk and Recorder's office. It was discovered by mall... more »

• Pueblo County workers will be furloughed in 2010

  December 4, 2009 2:45 PM

  Pueblo County Commissioners approved a plan to furlough county employees at their meeting Friday morning. All full-time employees will be required to take 12 unpaid days off in 2010, at the rate of one day per month. The county estimates this will save $2.2 million next year. "Pueblo... more »

• AOL to lay off a third of staff

  November 19, 2009 9:30 AM

  AOL said it plans to cut about a third of its work force once it is spun off from the media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. That would amount to nearly 2,300 of the roughly 6,900 workers at the struggling Internet company. AOL said in a securities filing Thursday... more »

• Aetna cutting 625 jobs, plans future cuts

  November 18, 2009 4:31 PM

  Health insurer Aetna says it will cut 625 jobs, or nearly 2 percent of its staff, and will make a similar job cuts in the first quarter of 2010 due to the lagging economy and the potential impact of health care reform. Aetna Inc. expects to book a $40 million... more »

• City leaders say Pueblo should avoid lay-offs, furloughs

  November 10, 2009 2:58 PM

  The City of Pueblo's economic forecast is looking a bit brighter these days, thanks in part to a summer hail storm that caused nearly $106 million in damages. "The hail damage was absolutely a blessing in disguise," said Vera Ortegon, Pueblo's City Council President. Over the past several months, auto... more »

• Pueblo health department faces funding crisis

  September 21, 2009 12:32 PM

  The Pueblo City-County Health Department says it may be forced to cut basic health services for the public. The City of Pueblo has proposed slashing its funding for the health department by 90%. Dr. Chris Nevin-Woods says that amounts to about a $900,000 dollar loss for the health department. Dr.... more »

• Pueblo steelworkers approve new contract

  September 14, 2009 12:43 PM

  Unionized steelworkers have approved a five-year contract with Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel in Pueblo. Two United Steelworkers locals accepted the contract in Sunday voting. Mike Rodriguez, president of one of the locals, says the vote total won't be announced. Few details of the contract have been released, but officials say... more »