Montrose County and five other Western Colorado counties have been declared a federal disaster area after freezing spring temperatures damaged crops. The designation makes farmers eligible to apply to the Farm Service Agency, an office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for assistance and loans. Farmers should call their local FSA office or visit www.fsa.usda.gov for […]
Two Grand Junction wineries are the first Colorado in to take advantage of a law allowing wineries to share the same premises to manufacture their products. Two Rivers Winery has established what’s called an alternating proprietor licensed premises agreement to share a part of its operation with Kahil Winery. Kahil Winery is owned by Tyrell […]
Mike Moran Business Times It’s a commodity near the center of any discussion about a move to more renewable energy sources. And it’s currently at the center of controversy surrounding a movement in Colorado to shift power plants to the use of natural gas. Coal is the engine that’s driven the energy machine for most […]
A monthly index tracking conditions for small businesses in Colorado has climbed to its highest level in nearly four years as recession gives way to growth. “Even as the U.S. economy has slowed, Colorado continues its transition from serious recession to modest growth,” said Jeff Thredgold, a corporate economist who calculates the Vectra Bank Colorado […]
American inventor Thomas Edison coined the phrase “Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 perspiration.” I’m not sure the percentages are always the same, but Edison stated an undeniable principle: Nothing happens without a good idea and a lot of hard work. There are some very good idea people and there are a lot of […]
The latest national labor estimates reflect little change in the United States with payrolls down and unemployment up, but only by slight amounts. The Labor Department estimated that nonfarm payrolls shrank 54,000 in August as temporary jobs ended for more census workers and declines in government and manufacturing employment offset gains in other industry sectors. […]
Phil Castle Business Times One of the busiest lecture halls for nursing students at Mesa State College now bears the name of a Grand Junction-based organization that long has supported the college and its nursing programs. A new plaque designates the large classroom in the Maverick Center as the Rocky Mountain Health Plans Lecture Hall. […]
A monthly index tracking business conditions in Colorado has slumped to its lowest level in nearly a year, yet continues to forecast growth in the months ahead. The Business Conditions Index fell more than three points to 53. That’s the lowest level since the index stood at 48.7 in September 2009. Still, the latest reading […]
Phil Castle Business Times Monty Haltiner stocks the shelves of the Grand Junction liquor store he manages with more than 1,000 wines from around the world. But right next to vintages from far-flung European and California producers sit products bottled at wineries mere miles from the store. Haltiner believes Grand Valley and Colorado wines deserve […]