The Western Colorado Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) has announced its officers and directors for the 2010-2011 term. The officers are: Wanda Graham, Bighorn Consulting Engineers, president; Elaine Harris, Vectra Bank, vice president; Alice Lobato, Western Building Solutions, treasurer; Tara Cerny, ABC Western Colorado, recording secretary; and Mary Ellen Fern, […]
Lonnie Knob has been appointed manager of the new Envoy Mortgage branch in Grand Junction. The branch — located at 1114 N. First St., Suite 203 — is the second location in Colorado for Envoy Mortgage. “The opportunity to partner with a company of Envoy Mortgage’s record and reputation came at a perfect time in […]
Federal regulations continue to impose a disproportionately greater cost to small businesses than large firms, confirm the results of a study released by the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy. The study examined the overall cost of federal regulation on small business, not to evaluate the benefits of federal regulations. The latest findings are […]
A monthly measure of future economic activity in the United States continues to rise, but at a slowing pace that forecasts weak performance. The Conference Board reported that its Leading Economic Index (LEI) rose three-tenths of a percent to 110.2 in August. The Coincident Economic Index (CEI), a measure of current activity, remained unchanged. The […]
The board of directors of a Grand Junction business group has endorsed three Republican candidates in the upcoming election. The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has endorsed Steve Acquafresca in his bid for a second term on the Mesa County Commission. The board also endorsed Steve King, a state representative running […]
Phil Castle Business Times While the unemployment rate edges downward in Mesa County, David Porfirio remains more interested in other statistics that reflect increasing labor demand. “We’ve had some positive developments in the last month in our local database,” said Porfirio, manager of business services at the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. The […]
Phil Castle Business Times A sign of the support Mesa State College receives from the energy industry now hangs outside a lecture hall on the Grand Junction campus. A new plaque designates Room 104 in the Academic Classroom Building as the Williams Lecture Hall in recognition of a program in which the company has pledged […]
A Grand Junction solar energy company and outdoor advertising firm have erected the first — and so far, only — solar-powered billboard in Colorado. Syndicated Solar and Colorado West Outdoor Advertising erected a tri-vision billboard that towers 40 feet over U.S. Highway 6 & 50 near the Rimrock Shopping Center. A 2.17-kilovolt photovoltaic solar array […]
Mike Moran Business Times It might be good news only in comparison to a bad year, but some Grand Valley government entities report an increase in year-over-year tax collections. According to its report for July, sales and use tax collections for the City of Grand Junction totaled $4.08 million, a 2.2 percent increase over July […]
John Hendricks, the founder of the Discovery Channel as well as a growing resort in Mesa County, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the annual meeting of the Grand Junction Economic Partnership. The meeting is set for noon Oct. 13 at Two Rivers Convention Center, 159 Main St. in downtown Grand Junction. Admission […]