For a second straight month, Mesa County has reported an increase in sales tax collections over last year. According to the October report, which reflects consumer spending the month before, the county collected $2.96 million in sales tax revenues. That’s a 3.15 percent increase over the report for October 2009. However, October 2010 revenues were down […]
Construction is expected to begin in April on a project to replace and renovate aging police and fire department facilities in Grand Junction. The Grand Junction City Council has directed city staff to proceed with a public safety project to build a new building for police and an emergency dispatch center as well as remodel […]
Global energy consumption is sure to increase, especially with emerging markets in China and India. And a bevy of discoveries of natural gas deposits portends well for that particular segment of the energy business. However, with natural gas prices at lower levels than during the boom days of 2005 to 2007, companies face a bit […]
Encana Oil & Gas has donated $100,000 to Mesa State College in Grand Junction to support a program that prepares students to work in the energy industry. The money will be used to fund scholarships as well as meet other needs of the landman and energy management program. Mesa State announced it has named the […]
Wells Fargo has reopened its location on the Mesa State College campus in Grand Junction in the newly constructed student center. “The new student center is an outstanding facility and tremendous asset for Mesa State and our community. We’re pleased to be a part of it,” said Steve Irion, Wells Fargo market president for Grand […]
The midterm elections offered an historic statement on where public policy and the economy had gone in the previous two-plus years: that is, in the wrong direction. The faulty economics of increased taxes, more regulation, so-called government-led “stimulus,” unprecedented explosions in government spending and debt and a massive government intrusion into the health care marketplace […]
Happy days have yet to return in earnest to the Grand Valley. Yet, there’s a sense that if conditions aren’t getting substantially better, they’re not getting significantly worse, either. So in joining in an attitude of gratitude for the holiday season, here are a few things for which business owners and managers can remain thankful: […]
Every new business has to start somewhere. For some entrepreneurs, it begins as a hobby. For others, a new business grows out of a particular passion that’s been brewing for years. For still others, a new venture represents an outgrowth of recognizing an opportunity and then taking the steps to deliver a needed product or […]
These are not only the lyrics to a classic song by Otis Redding, they’re also the new job description for park rangers at Highline State Park. And this is not news to my fellow Craig — Meis that is, who brought to light the crime wave sweeping our Colorado lakes and rivers: 14-year old Hell’s […]
Darla Fortner strives to strike a balance between the best interests of the staff and company in her role as a human resources manager. That’s because she believes the success of one depends on the success of the other. “If the employees aren’t successful, the company isn’t successful. But if the company isn’t successful, there […]