Former Treasury Secretary John W. Snow will be the keynote speaker at the Aurora Economic Development Council’s A-List 2009 event, 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. The event, presented by Accelerate Colorado, will also feature Colorado’s congressional delegation and Gov. Bill Ritter. For information, go to .
Using Twitter for small businesses
Using Twitter to market your small businesses will be the topic of a free workshop at 7 p.m. Thursday at the YMCA Boulder Valley, 2800 Dagny Way in Lafayette. Sponsored by VOCO Creative and BizCoachDeb, the workshop will discuss the latest free marketing tool. For information, visit .
STARTING THE WEEK
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INDEX close last week
Dow Jones 9,505.96 +2.0
Nasdaq 2,020.90 +1.8
S&P 500 1,026.13 +2.2
THIS WEEK’S MOVERS
Tuesday
•The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for August.
•Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller releases its June and second-quarter index of home prices.
Wednesday
•Commerce Department releases durable goods for July.
•Commerce Department releases new-home sales for July.
Thursday
•Commerce Department releases second-quarter gross domestic product.
•Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims.
Friday
•Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for July.
Energy Citizens to host Greeley rally
Energy Citizens, a nationwide alliance of organizations and individuals concerned about the impact of climate legislation on jobs, families and businesses, will host a rally at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley. For information, call Dave Flaherty at 303-861-8585 or e-mail him at dflaherty@magellanstrategies.com.
Michael Reagan set for conference
The Steamboat Institute will hold its First Annual Freedom Conference on Friday and Saturday at the Steamboat Grand Resort in Steamboat Springs. Michael Reagan, left, author and son of President Ronald Reagan, will keynote the conference at 7 p.m. Friday. For information, visit .
Resort official to speak at event
EcoTuesday, a monthly networking event, will feature Julie Klein, director of environmental affairs for Rock Resorts & Vail Resorts Lodging Co., 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hotel Monaco, 1717 Champa St. For information, go to .
