DRCOG, RTD sponsor Bike to Work Day events
The Denver Regional Council of Governments along with city and county governments, RTD and other interested groups are raising awareness of bicycle commuting by sponsoring Bike to Work Day events around town Wednesday. RTD will offer a supervised parking tent at 16th and Market streets all week from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. For information, go to or rtd-denver.com.
Two suburbs: Discuss and tour
ULI Colorado will host “West Side Story: A Tale of Two Suburbs,” a panel discussion and walking tour of real estate developments in Arvada and Wheat Ridge, 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday at 7600 Grandview Avenue, Suite 100, in Arvada. Developer Dana Crawford will discuss a new vision for Old Town Arvada. Information:
THIS WEEK’S MOVERS
Today
•Treasury bill auction.
•Senate Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on energy speculation.
•Sentencing for former Milberg Weiss partners Steven Schulman and David Bershad in class-action lawsuits over kickback case in Los Angeles.
Tuesday
•Federal Open Market Committee meets to discuss interest rates. Meeting concludes Wednesday.
•The S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices is released.
•The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index.
Wednesday
•Commerce Department reports on new-home sales for May.
•Commerce Department reports on durable-goods orders for May.
Thursday
•Commerce Department reports on gross domestic product, first quarter, final.
•National Association of Realtors reports on existing-home sales for May.
Friday
•Commerce Department reports on personal income and spending for May.
Organic Summit tackles security
Daria Myers, global president of Origins Natural Resources, will be the opening keynote speaker of the 2008 Organic Summit on Wednesday at St. Julien Hotel and Spa, 900 Walnut St. in Boulder. Topics include nanotechnology in food systems, domestic fair trade and food security. Information:
Economist’s take on local market
Economist Tucker Hart Adams will discuss the local economy and municipal bond market at the annual meeting of Aquila Tax-Free of Colorado, 10 a.m. Friday at the Colorado Convention Center, Room 507. For information, call 800-426-2514.
