Russ George, executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation, will deliver the keynote address on the state of transportation in Colorado, at a transportation funding crisis conference, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the University of Denver’s School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, 2044 E. Evans Ave. For information on the event, hosted by DU’s National Center for Intermodal Transportation and the Intermodal Transportation Institute, call Chase Squires, 303-871-2660, or e-mail chase.squires@du.edu.
Biofuels the topic in Grand Junction
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce will host an energy briefing on ethanol and biofuels, 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at the chamber offices, 360 Grand Ave. For information, go to .
STARTING THE WEEK
Friday % chg. for
INDEX close last week
Dow Jones 12,745.88 -2.4
Nasdaq 2,445.52 -1.3
S&P 500 1,388.28 -1.8
THIS WEEK’S MOVERS
Today
•Treasury Department reports on the federal budget for April.
•Treasury bill auction.
•Rates on postage stamps rise 1 cent, to 42 cents.
Tuesday
•Commerce Department reports on retail sales for April.
•Commerce Department reports on business inventories for March.
Wednesday
•Labor Department reports on Consumer Price Index for April.
Thursday
•Federal Reserve reports on industrial production for April.
•Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reports on mortgage rates.
•Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims.
Friday
•Commerce Department reports on housing starts for April.
Ways to keep job despite eyesight
The Denver chapter of Foundation Fighting Blindness will host a meeting on how those affected by retinal degenerative diseases can get and keep a job, 10 a.m. Saturday at Daniels Fund Building, 101 Monroe St. Info: 303-799-1501
Orthodontists get to root of matter
The 108th annual session of the American Association of Orthodontists will take place Friday through May 20 at the Colorado Convention Center. Information: .
Foreclosure forum in Weld
The mayors of Greeley and Evans and the Weld County Foreclosure Coalition will host an information forum on understanding home refinancing and preventing foreclosure, 7 p.m. today at the Greeley Recreation Center, 651 10th Ave. For more information, e-mail elaine.a.roberts@hud.gov.
