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Monday, February 08, 2016 02:00 AM |
Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) has released an updated brochure for dealing with the threat of Emerald Ash Borer. View or print the brochure, “Emerald Ash Borer: Options for Safe Handling of Ash Tree Wood.”
Colorado Green NOW spoke with Laura Pottorff, M.S., CGG about the latest information available. Laura is CDA’s Program Manager (Nursery, Phytosanitary, Plant-Pest Quarantine, Seed).
Colorado Green NOW: Are there developments with Emerald Ash Borer that have surprised you? Or is it developing as expected?
Laura Pottorff: Since we only have 2 to 3 seasons of observations it's hard to draw any conclusions. Similar to the Mid-west, this pest is very hard for us to detect early. If anything, we have been surprised and frustrated with how hard the pest is to detect.
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Monday, February 08, 2016 02:00 AM |
Millennials are the largest single demographic and will soon be the majority of the workforce. Hear what Mountain States Employers Council has to say about adapting to the wants and needs of this next generation.
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Monday, February 08, 2016 02:00 AM |
I just completed recruiting engagements with two companies. One required a salesperson and the other, a sales manager.
Here are three things I discovered:
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Monday, February 08, 2016 02:00 AM |
Tom Sunderland and Becky Hammond of Native Edge Landscapes recently shared with Colorado Green NOW the story of they developed a way to turn terrific seasonal employees into year-round staff members.
Mid-summer last year, we realized at Native Edge that we had put together a really great team of employees who may not be available next year. We didn't want to take a chance of losing anyone by having to lay off people when the winter months arrived, as we had in the past. We decided to find a way to keep this team year-round.
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Friday, February 05, 2016 02:00 AM |
On Tuesday, February 9, at 2:00 PM, the Colorado Senate Finance Committee is scheduled for a hearing on SB36, which will help reform the Colorado sales tax system. ALCC will testify in support of the bill. View the fact sheet about the bill here.
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Tuesday, February 02, 2016 02:00 AM |
Many business owners have expressed frustration about the delays at DHS and DOL that threaten their ability to get workers on time and have additional consequences related to running a business. The delays and breakdowns appear to be at many points along the process.
ALCC invites members to take a few minutes to send a sentence or two about what it means if you don’t get your workers on time (e.g., “If I don’t have them April 1, it will mean X US workers laid, off $500,000 in business, etc”). Submit your comments by Friday so ALCC can share it along with employer testimonials from around the country. The goal is to show the systemic problem within the program.
Those of you who are experiencing delays, please also reach out to Senators Bennet and Gardner as well as your House Representative. You can find their contact information here, or you can reach them via the Capitol switchboard (202-225-3121).
In the meantime, the H-2B Workforce Coalition is continuing to reach out to Congress and discuss additional oversight of DOL and DHS through letters, phone calls, appropriations hearings and other mechanisms. Your efforts to contact the Hill to share your concerns will greatly enhance those efforts. Please contact Kristen Fefes if you’d like to discuss.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 07:00 AM |
Fleet management tip from Swingle
With a fleet of 170 vehicles, Swingle Lawn, Tree and Landscape Care’s fleet manager Terry Overhuls uses many strategies to save time and lower the impact of maintenance on day-to-day operations. One time saver he employs is consolidating all vehicle registrations into a common vehicle registration date.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 06:00 AM |
On December 17, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a plan to increase the frequency and effectiveness of criminal prosecutions of safety and environmental violations affecting workers − the “Worker Endangerment Initiative.” A new “Memorandum of Understanding” between the DOL and the DOJ explains how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the Wage and Hour Division (WHD), and the DOJ will cooperate more closely to investigate and where appropriate, refer employers for criminal prosecution. Only the DOJ can seek criminal prosecutions in the federal courts.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 05:00 AM |
Many of us have experienced this: you want to use an image in your online account, but it just won’t fit into the box provided. Perhaps you have a rectangular logo, and the box is square. Perhaps the size of your image is too big for the box.
There are many ways to fix these issues, but one easy solution is available with Canva. The site is free and hosted online, so there’s no software to download. Colorado Green NOW has created a tutorial to help you through this simple process.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 04:00 AM |
According to OSHA’s standard regulations for recording and reporting occupational injuries and illness, it’s time for business owners to review their 2015 records. Their recordkeeping regulations state that at the end of each calendar year, a company executive must:
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 02:00 AM |
The Internal Revenue Service issued the 2016 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.
As of Jan. 1, 2016, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:
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Friday, January 22, 2016 02:00 AM |
On January 19, President Obama vetoed Senate Joint Resolution 22, Congress's attempt to nullify the Waters of the US (WOTUS) rule, using the Congressional Review Act (CRA).
On Thursday, opponents of the WOTUS rule attempted to override the President's veto. The effort did not garner the 60 votes needed, ending with a 52-40 vote in the Senate.
Read the President's veto statement here.
Read the statement from Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) regarding his vote on Thursday to override the veto.
Previously on the LAB: House to vote disapproval of WOTUS rule WOTUS Resolution Passes Senate, Moves to House What is a WOTUS?
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