PUC natural-gas forum offers tips on heating bills
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission hosts an informational meeting on natural-gas prices at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at 1560 Broadway, Suite 250. The meeting will focus on gas-price forecasts for the coming heating season and steps consumers can take to prepare for the expected higher bills.
The PUC also conducts a one- day meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday on climate change and carbon regulation in the Old Supreme Court Chambers at the state Capitol. Information: www.dora.state.co.us
Economist’s legacy feted
The Independence Institute think tank honors Nobel-winning economist Milton Friedman, right, at 6 p.m. Thursday — which would have been his 96th birthday — at the Denver Newspaper Agency auditorium, 101 W. Colfax Ave. Friedman’s contributions to free-market theories will be celebrated and a film on the effect unions have on the market will be shown. Information:
THIS WEEK’S MOVERS
Today
•Treasury bill auction.
Thursday
•Commerce Department reports on gross domestic product, second quarter.
•Labor Department reports on the employment cost index, second quarter, and weekly jobless claims.
•Freddie Mac, the mortgage corporation, reports on mortgage rates.
Albright covers tome in Aspen
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discusses her book, “Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America’s Reputation and Leadership,” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Doerr-Hosier Center of the Aspen Institute. Author and political commentator Cokie Roberts also will speak at the institute, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Information:
Prevention of work-related ills
A symposium to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths will be Tuesday at Sheraton Denver West Hotel, 1717 Denver West Blvd. in Golden. The event is sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Mountain and Plains Education and Research Center.
Nuclear-sector supplier outreach
The Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration will co-sponsor a supplier- outreach event for firms interested in serving the nuclear sector, 7 a.m. Thursday at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center, 7800 E. Tufts Ave.
