Non-metropolitan areas have traditionally been at a disadvantage in terms of economic development. The community characteristics that are conducive to the birth and survival of small businesses are often found lacking in rural areas. Some studies, however, have found the rate of self-employment to be higher in rural than in urban areas. While economic decline has led many workers to migrate to more developed areas, others have chosen to create their own jobs rather than to relocate and give up their way of life. This study seeks to provide further insight into this issue by examining the self-employment rates of movers and non-movers in urban, suburban and rural areas. The results show that although people in non-metropolitan areas generally have higher rates of self-employment than tho...
Greg Hoover, marketing director at Atlas Van Lines, added: "The Surface Transportation Board said, `How accurate can your prices be if you discount it 60, 70 percent?"' The bottom line will be roughly the same to the mover, but "you won't be comparing these ridiculous discounts" among movers, said A.J. Schneider, director of marketing services at Wheaton. "Given the maturity and vitality of the motor carrier industry, the [collective rate setting] system is incompatible with a free-market-based and fully competitive system," the Surface Transportation Board said last May. Disparate government treatment The ability of interstate motor carriers to fix prices, under federal supervision, contrasts with other industries under the wrathful watch of the Justice Department - notably ready-mix...
This single responsibility makes for world-class relocation?' Each shipment is monitored by a Collins coordinator, providing a start-to-finish contact for every job. [...] when the entire office is ordered to Argentina or Dubai: "Our international division provides the whole package: competent field representatives that will visit your home to estimate the move requirements and costs, inside coordinators who will monitor the progress of the shipment from origin to final destination, and professional movers around the world with whom we have long-term working relationships.
- Robert Merrion, president of Remco Equipment Co., recently qualified as the first AIRMaster+ Specialist in southern Colorado. The U.S. Department of Energy and the Compressed Air Challenge recognize Qualified AIRMaster+ Specialists for their ability to use AIRMaster+ software effectively with industries for modeling "what if" scenarios for possible improvements to compressed air systems and associated energy savings. - The Colorado Trial Lawyers Association announced the election of Alan Higbie of Melat Pressman & Higbie in Colorado Springs to the organization's board of directors. Higbie's practice focuses on personal injury, wrongful death, insurance bad faith and products liability cases. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of California and a law degree from the Uni...
- Citizens Project announced RoMa Johnson is the organization's new development director. A native of Colorado Springs, Johnson returns home after time in Los Angeles and New York City. Her experience includes work with nonprofit and faith-based organizations, community centers, health care providers and hospitals, universities, small municipalities and individuals. Citizens Project is a local organization that promotes equality, religious freedom and respect for diversity. - Grubb & Ellis, a real estate services and investment firm, announced the hiring of Cherie P. Santi as appraiser with the new Grubb & Ellis Landauer Valuation Advisory Services office in Colorado Springs. Santi has 28 years of commercial real estate experience. Most recently, she spent 10 years as owner of Santi Rea...
- Pikes Peak Community College announced that Rodney Williams and Yolanda Lewis-Harris have joined the college. Williams is the new multicultural affairs specialist. Lewis-Harris joins the college as a disabled student support services counselor after years of private practice working with teens, adults, couples and families. She will provide assistance and support for disabled veterans through individual counseling, conducting workshops and offering tools to establish coping mechanisms. - Ent Federal Credit Union announced the promotion of MJ Coon, Ent's chief financial officer, to executive vice president. Coon has been with the credit union for more than 13 years and in the financial services industry for more than 25 years. Coon has served on several boards and committees throughout...
- Colleen Pace has been named director of sales at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. Pace was the resort's director of account management from December 2007 through 2009, and was most recently group sales director for the Vail Cascade Resort & Spa. Pace has held similar sales positions at brand hotels in Colorado and is a member of the Colorado Society of Association Executives and Destination Colorado Association. She received a bachelor of science degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology. - Goodwill Industries of Colorado Springs has elected Steve Condon, president of CB&T Wealth Management, as 2012 chairman of its board of directors. Chris Odell, a network communications executive, will serve as chair-elect. Goodwill's board of directors has two new members: Michael Cafasso, vic...
- Peter Haberl, senior sport psychologist for the U.S. Olympic Committee, has received the Distinguished Professional Practice Award from the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, the international professional organization for sport and exercise psychology. The award, which recognizes exceptional quality and innovation in delivering sport psychology to the public, was presented last month at the AASP annual conference and convention in Honolulu. Since joining the USOC in 1998, Haberl has worked with a variety of Olympic individual and team sports. Through the USOC, he provides individual and team consultations and counseling sessions to various resident and national teams and athletes at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. He has provided sport psychology services at t...
- Ent Federal Credit Union has hired Stacy Boyce as director of IT operations. Boyce comes to Ent from Westerra Credit Union, where she served as the director of IT operations for more than four years. She has been in the IT industry for more than 14 years and has been a certified Project Management Professional since 2004. Boyce serves on the board of the Rocky Mountain chapter of the Help Desk Institute and became vice president of programs this month. - Colleen Pace has been named director of sales at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. Pace was the resort's director of account management from December 2007 through 2009, and was most recently group sales director for the Vail Cascade Resort & Spa. Pace has held similar sales positions at brand hotels in Colorado and is a member of the Colo...
- Destination Services Corp, a destination management firm specializing in corporate meetings, special events and activity and ground logistics, has hired Kelsey Nolan as its newest account manager. Based in DSC's Colorado Springs office, Nolan will be charged with creating and managing corporate group events with local vendor partners and the Broadmoor hotel. A Colorado Springs native, Nolan earned her bachelors degree in art history and economics from Scripps College in Claremont, Calif. Before joining DSC, Nolan worked in the conference services department at The Broadmoor. - Damian J. Guerin has been named vice president for human resources of Aleut Management Services. Guerin has provided HR solutions within a variety of industries including civil engineering, Fortune 100 defense c...
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