The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing on Xcel Energy’s proposed resource plan outlining how it intends to meet electricity demand through 2015. The hearing starts at 5 p.m. today at the Xcel Technical Building, 550 15th St., Room 19. The resource plan can be reviewed at www.dora.state.co.us/puc/docketsdecisions /highprofiledockets/07a-447e .htm.
Fair-trade expert to speak at CSU
Michael Conroy, a fair-trade expert and economist, will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Clark A207 at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. The event is free, but reservations are encouraged at /michaelconroy.aspx.
THIS WEEK’S MOVERS
Today
• Commerce Department reports on retail sales for March• and business inventories for February.
Tuesday
• Labor Department reports on Producer Price Index for March.
Wednesday
• Labor Department reports on Consumer Price Index for March.
• Commerce Department reports on housing starts for March.
• Federal Reserve reports on industrial production for March.
• Federal Reserve releases “Beige Book” survey of regional economic conditions.
Thursday
• Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims.
• Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reports on mortgage rates.
Women’s group to host speaker
Colleen Barrett, president and corporate secretary at Southwest Airlines Co., will speak at the fifth annual Women of Enterprise forum, 12:45 p.m. Friday at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1101 13th St. For more information, go to .
Green builders will share tips
Green builders and developers will share tricks of the trade at the Colorado Urban Green Conference, 7:30 a.m. Friday at the PPA Events Center, 2105 Decatur St. For more information, go to .
Event talks up downtown living
The Downtown Denver Partnership will host the next Center Yourself: LiveDowntownDenver Housing Event, from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Oxford Hotel, 1600 17th St. For more information, go to .
