EAGLE COUNTY —The stock market has been on a roll since the first of the year, the nation’s standard measure of unemployment is down and interest rates are at historic lows.
There’s still plenty of disconcerting economic news in the land — labor force participation, for instance. Still there’s been enough good news that the Consumer Confidence Index, a national survey prepared by the nonprofit group The Conference Board, is up to levels not seen since February of 2008. That confidence is starting to be reflected in local business.
Real estate transactions are increasing, and prices of lower-priced units are starting to rise, too. And, while boom-time activity remains just a memory, there’s a noticeable amount of new construction in the county this spring.
The people running those projects, as well as remodeling jobs, are starting to show up at Ruggs Benedict in Avon.
