Category: Business

Classic cars and young drivers get a lesson in manual transmissions

GOLDEN — How do you teach teenagers to drive a stick shift? Take them to a secluded 1.4 mile training track in Golden on an idle Saturday where no one else is around. Teach them about the clutch, gears and emergency brake. And then hand over the keys. And for kicks, convince a handful of vintage car owners to loan

Classic cars and young drivers get a lesson in manual transmissions

GOLDEN — How do you teach teenagers to drive a stick shift? Take them to a secluded 1.4 mile training track in Golden on an idle Saturday where no one else is around. Teach them about the clutch, gears and emergency brake. And then hand over the keys. And for kicks, convince a handful of vintage car owners to loan

Bennet, Western senators ask Sec. Zinke to reverse suspension of BLM resource council meetings

Sen. Michael Bennet on Thursday joined a group of Western senators in asking the Department of Interior to lift its sudden suspension of advisory committees and local boards that deliver public input on the Bureau of Land Management’s policy decisions. “These meetings are an invaluable way to ensure rural and local voices in Colorado are heard and considered in conversations

Bennet, Western senators ask Sec. Zinke to reverse suspension of BLM resource council meetings

Sen. Michael Bennet on Thursday joined a group of Western senators in asking the Department of Interior to lift its sudden suspension of advisory committees and local boards that deliver public input on the Bureau of Land Management’s policy decisions. “These meetings are an invaluable way to ensure rural and local voices in Colorado are heard and considered in conversations

Google tools generated $2.9B in economic activity in Colorado last year, tech giant says

Cliff Grassmick, Daily CameraWork continues on Google’s 330,000-square-foot Boulder campus, as seen on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Some 40,000 Colorado businesses and nonprofits that use Google’s online advertising tools helped generate economic activity worth $2.88 billion in 2016, according to the tech giant’s latest economic impact report released Wednesday. Colorado’s Google activity dwarfs that of most its neighbors, with New

Swansong for Misbah

The meticulous master of the misfit madmen will marshal them only once more. Misbahul Haq will be calling it quits after the upcoming series with the West Indies. The oldest player on the team, yet the most physically fit, becoming a permanent fixture in the national side at the age of 33 when most cricketers retire, the captain of the

Pentagon presenting Syria military options to White House

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is presenting a range of possible military options the United States could take in response to the suspected chemical attack in Syria, a US official said on Thursday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said options include strikes to ground the Syrian air force. Syria chemical attack Pentagon chief Jim Mattis is presenting the options to

It Takes Two to Tango – Get Your Agency in Step From the Start

Knowing exactly what information to give away to your new or prospective communications agency can sometimes be tricky. No, you don’t need to tell them what happened at the office Christmas party last year. BUT no, they’re not mind readers either. They don’t know what you want to get out of a campaign or your partnership unless you tell them

How Small Businesses Plan to Grow in 2017 (+54 Stats on the State of SMB)

90% of online small businesses expect to grow their revenue in 2017. 45% expect to grow more than 25% year over year. This data, collected from a survey of 596 BigCommerce customers, mirrors that of the National Federation of Independent Businesses’ report, which found small business optimism and confidence in the economy is at a 12-year high. While the NFIB’s

Job Hunting Hack: Get Hired From a Single Post

One simple tactic on LinkedIn can lead to your absolutely ideal job. This approach is especially important if you do NOT have the qualifications, work history, education or experience that would make you a perfect candidate. So, if you have a strong interest or great enthusiasm but nothing on your resume that qualifies you, here’s your LinkedIn job hunting hack.

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