A couple of news stories caught my eye in the past week. In Chicago, the city council is looking at plans that would charge 15 to 35 cents in tax on sugary drinks. It’s estimated Chicagoans drink more than 100 million gallons of such drinks each year and consumption would generate almost $130 million in [...]
It’s constitutional, except when we say it’s not. Or, I guess that could read, it’s unconstitutional, except when we say it is. Either way, whoever is on the side opposite the word containing constitution, is wrong. This leads me to the only explanation I can come up with for the news I read that Mesa [...]
That’s exactly what my family took over 12 days in March, and the trip was everything I dreamed it would be and how I always remembered it was. Our recent road trip brought back childhood memories of the enjoyment I always felt riding in our Country Squire station wagon along the interstate, refueling at truck [...]
As I always say, when the going gets tough, the tough get going to Facebook to see what in the heck is going on with this country. After the last few days — who am I kidding, years — I can say without a doubt that what is going on is a steady decline. I [...]
By Craig Hall New program presents a unique leasing opportunity for homeowners and small business people Small business owners and homeowners now have a choice in making their decision before installing solar panels to their home of office building. “With this new leasing program you can literally have your solar [...]
By Craig Hall Beginning in 2012, four- and eight-foot long fluorescent tubes and fixtures will begin to become obsolete. It’s time to phase out your old four and eight foot long fluorescent (T12) tubes and fixtures,” says Matt Thesing of One Source Lighting, “In July of last year, suppliers no [...]
By Craig Hall On February 15, 2012 at the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) presented its Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) as it relates to Oil Shale and Tar Sand Resources in the West to members of the Chamber and local [...]
By Craig Hall On February 15, Senergy Builders held a ground-breaking ceremony celebration for the public and its subcontractors at its KC Farms Subdivision, located at 311⁄2 and E Roads. When completed, the development will feature eleven single family homes, all of which will boast the Energy Star [...]
I remember the day so clearly. I had just returned from a buddy golf trip to Seattle, and Nikki confirmed what we suspected before I left. While we were driving to a friend’s house to catch the Monday night football game after picking me up at Walker Field, Nikki told to me we were going [...]
If there’s one constant in business, it’s that it’s always changing. Nothing could be more true for small businesses, especially in this economy. And as we head into September, changes are indeed coming to the Business Times. The paper has actually grown while weathering the economic storm pretty well. We’ve grown in producing 36- to [...]
