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AldoSvaldi

  1. Durango top among small cities in the U.S. for "economic strength" new study reports. bit.ly/omLTFG
  2. Dunkin Donuts expands big in Denver. Dunkin backed by Bain Capital, Mitt Romney's old firm. bit.ly/L1ipTm
  3. CO Division of Insurance warns of new scam promising $399 insurance refund check if consumers provide checking account info.
  4. High fees on debit cards linked to college financial aid are a drain on student finances, warns US PIRG. bit.ly/NeSCJC
  5. A look at Bain Capital and what its investments meant for jobs in Colorado. bit.ly/JMxV63
  6. DougCo in running for 185 jobs from IHS. denverpost.com/breakingnews/c…
  7. Yahoo!Finance has replaced the Dow 30 chart with that of Facebook on its home page. What's up with that? yhoo.it/7hUlh
  8. Lobbying en masse. About 10,000 Realtors gathered in DC this morning to promote home ownership. bit.ly/JlE6Mb
  9. Colorado holding its own and then some in private equity deals. bit.ly/MlsQWn
  10. Architecture billings index turned negative in April, after five months of gains. Will construction activity follow later this year?
  11. My story on Facebook not stopping in Denver for its IPO roadshow. bit.ly/MhPWx9
  12. Scams promising government grants are on the rise, warns the Better Business Bureau. 1.usa.gov/c21St
  13. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan in Denver Wednesday to talk about the mortgage settlement. He will be at 1670 Broadway, Suite 2500 at 3 p.m.
  14. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan coming to Denver to talk Wednesday about the mortgage settlement. 1670 Broadway, Suite 2500 at 3 p.m.
  15. My first blog post on The Balance Sheet. It is about economic mobility in Colorado. (And yes it is an old photo.) bit.ly/IGanz6
  16. If investors gave Apple the same multiple as Facebook, its $500 billion market value would be around $2.7 trillion, calculates Sageworks.
  17. Secretary of State tracking business starts, which correlate well with job growth. Trend is positive in Q1. My story: bit.ly/JDK4d0
  18. Half of Americans wanted to reduce debts with payroll tax cut savings. Only 36% actually did so, the Fed reports. bit.ly/IPQGYh
  19. A big drop in for sale inventories driving prices higher in many hard hit markets. Denver was early on this trend. bit.ly/IJ7rjV
  20. Snap shot of US housing from John Burns. Only 10% of units are "problem" children - negative equity mortgages. bit.ly/IVqMEF