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Dan
Pilcher
CACI
Senior Vice President
& Chief
Operating Officer
Phone:
303.866.9600
E-Mail:
dpilcher@cochamber.com
Friday,
August 14, 2009
CACI Members Invited to Attend Unveiling of Governor’s Jobs
Cabinet Report August 24th.
Governor
Bill Ritter established the Jobs Cabinet as part of his
Colorado Promise to transform the way the workforce needs of
Colorado business are realized. The charge was to align
economic development and education and provide Colorado
businesses the skilled workers, information and resources they
need to grow. The Jobs Cabinet has worked for more than a year
engaging business leaders and others across the state.
Nineteen
public meetings were held in every corner of the state.
As a result
of their efforts, the Jobs Cabinet will present the Governor
with its recommendations, entitled "The Report to the Governor:
Economic Competitiveness through Collaboration, Talent
Development and Innovation." This report is intended provide a
roadmap to helping business keep Colorado working.
CACI
members are invited to join the Governor's Jobs Cabinet as it
issues the report to Governor Ritter on Monday, August 24th,
from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on the Auraria campus at Tivoli
Commons, the outdoor square behind the Tivoli Student Union (in
between the Tivoli and the baseball field). The address is 900
Auraria Parkway, Denver. Pay parking is available in the Tivoli
lot. Alternatively, free street parking is available around
Ninth and Walnut. Please RSVP by clicking on the following
link:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/391621350
The
invitation to the event was extended by Jim Lyons, Teresa Taylor
and Ruth Ann Woods, the Co-Chairs of the Governor’s Jobs
Cabinet. For more information on the Jobs Cabinet, click on:
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/GovRitter/GOVR/1213867947726
CACI Tours AngloGold Mine at Cripple-Creek Victor with
Legislators
Yesterday
morning, a CACI-organized tour of the AngloGold Ashanti North
America, Inc., mine at Cripple Creek-Victor included
Representative Bob Gardner (R-Colorado Springs) and Senator Mark
Scheffel (R-Parker) and his family.
Others who
participated included Peter O’Connor, CACI Board Chair and Chief
Administrative Officer and General Counsel for AngloGold; Marie
Patterson, Public Affairs Coordinator, AngloGold; Gayle Berry,
G. Berry Corp; and Loren Furman, CACI Vice President of
Governmental Affairs. The highlight of the tour of the mine,
which features massive trucks that haul the ore, was an actual
“gold pour.”
The purpose
of the tour was to educate the legislators about the AngloGold
mine and how various legislative proposals can affect its
operations.
Colorado’s New Economic Development Leader Pledges to Get
Coloradans Working Again
In an
interview published Tuesday by The Denver Post, Don
Marostica said he would focus on improving the state’s business
climate and securing new money to fund emerging companies as his
strategy for putting the unemployed back to work again.
Marostica indicated that he doesn’t favor traditional recruiting
of companies from other states because Colorado lacks the big
incentives that other states offer.
Marostica
told Post reporter Aldo Svaldi that he intends to meet
with venture capitalists and corporate executives to discuss
economic development issues and strategies.
Marostica,
a Republican, was serving in the Colorado General Assembly as a
State Representative from Loveland when Governor Bill Ritter
tapped him to replace Don Elliman as Director of the as the
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
when the Governor picked Elliman to be the state’s Chief
Operating Officer For more on the interview, click on:
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_13033679
For more on
the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International
Trade, click on:
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=OEDIT/OEDITLayout&cid=1162927366334&pagename=
OEDITWrapper&rendermode=live
Colorado Insurance Commissioner Notifies CACI of Hearing on
“NCCI Loss Cost Reduction Filing” for Workers’ Comp Insurance on
Sept. 17th.
The
National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has proposed a
decrease of 9.3 percent in workers’ compensation insurance
rates, effective January 1, 2010.
In an
e-mail Tuesday, Marcy Morrison, Colorado Insurance Commissioner,
notified CACI President Chuck Berry that a hearing on the NCCI
Loss Cost Filing for a reduction of 9.3 percent will take place
at 1 p.m., Thursday, September 17th, at the Colorado Division of
Insurance, Suite 850, 1560 Broadway, Denver.
Here’s part
of the text of the e-mail from Morrison:
At your earliest convenience, please share the information
concerning the filing with those members of your organization
responsible for monitoring the filing.
Representatives of the NCCI are pleased to make themselves
available to further discuss the details of the filing and the
data that led the NCCI to reach its conclusion that a -9.3% Loss
Cost Reduction is appropriate.
Assuming you agree with the conclusions reached by the NCCI, the
organization would ask you to consider participation in the
hearing process by way of correspondence to the Commissioner of
Insurance in support of the filing, attendance at the hearing
and consideration of oral testimony. Contact information for
the Division of Insurance is as follows:
Marcy Morrison, Commissioner of Insurance
Phone: (303) 894-7425
marcy.morrison@dora.state.co.us
For
information on the Division of Insurance, click on:
http://www.dora.state.co.us/insurance/index.htm
For
information on NCCI, the National Council on Compensation
Insurance, click on:
https://www.ncci.com/nccimain/pages/default.aspx
Governor’s Energy Office Seeks Applications for
“New Energy Economic Development” Grants
The Governor’s Energy Office is now accepting applications
for the first round of ARRA funded New Energy Economic
Development (NEED) Grants. These grants will provide funding to
advance energy efficiency and renewable energy for commercial
and industrial projects, including residential applications,
throughout Colorado. Applications are due August 28th.
Information can be found at
www.colorado.gov/energy
Here's a direct link to the application (under "N" on this
page):
http://www.colorado.gov/energy/index.php?/resources/category/partnership-opportunities/
Here's a link to the press release:
http://www.colorado.gov/energy/index.php?/about/press/2009
For additional information, contact:, Jennifer Hampton,
Public Outreach Manager, Governor's Energy Office, 1580 Logan
Street, Suite 100, Denver CO 80203. Phone: (303) 866-2259.
E-mail:
Jennifer.Hampton@state.co.us
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