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The belief that online user ratings are good indicators of product quality is largely an illusion, according to a new CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ study. </span><span>Yet almost all retailers provide user ratings on their websites and many consumers rely on the information when making purchase decisions.

Colorado employment is projected to expand over the next two quarters of 2016, though at a more modest pace, according to a CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ report released todayn  Business formation rebounded in the first quarter of the year, reversing two consecutive quarters of decline, and the state saw 29,680 businesses come online. 

Not only does the promotion of diversity in the workplace not help executives in their performance evaluations, but the behavior actually hurts women and nonwhite executives, found a CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ study.

The optimism of Colorado business leaders remains unchanged entering the second quarter of 2016, but is projected to slightly dip ahead of the third quarter of the year, according to a ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ report.</p>

<p>Brides and the bereaved beware: You, like many shoppers, may have a tendency to reject thriftiness when your purchase is a matter of the heart, according to a new study led by the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ.</p>

<p>Even with a slowdown in new business filings in Colorado during the fourth quarter of 2015, employment in the state is expected to expand over the first and second quarters of 2016, according to a ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ report released today by Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams.</p>

<p>After a small dip last quarter, the optimism of Colorado business leaders grew modestly for the start of 2016, according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index released today by the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s Leeds School of Business.</p>
<p>At 55.4, the overall first-quarter reading is up from 53.5 last quarter and down by 5.7 points from one year ago.</p>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Colorado employment will continue to expand in 2016, adding a variety of jobs in almost every business sector, but at a slower pace than in the previous two years, according to CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ economist Richard Wobbekind. </span>The announcement is part of the 51st annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum presented by the Leeds School’s <a href="http://ucolorado.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d%3f-%3b2%3e%26JDG%3c95%3a473%3b%26SDG%3c90%3a.&RE=MC&RI=4100712&Preview=False&DistributionActionID=25729&Action=Follow+Link"><span class="s2">Business Research Division</span></a>.</p>

<p>How entrepreneurs and executives use traditional financial market tools to serve social needs will be the focus of a free CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ conference from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Folsom Field Stadium Club.</p>

<p>Despite a dip in business filings in Colorado during the third quarter of 2015 with 25,164 new entities recorded, employment in the state is projected to expand over the next two quarters, according to a ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ report released Oct. 27 by Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams.</p>