Misty Allen walks along what’s got to be one of the most eclectic group of automobiles ever parked in a single row. On one end of the long row sits a pair of sleek gold Dodge Viper sports cars, on the other end two 1966 Ford Mustangs customized for performers Sonny and Cher. In between […]
Annette Miller takes some consolation in the latest numbers for real estate activity in Mesa County. Sales and the dollar volume of those sales declined in October compared to the same month last year. But compared to just a month ago, sales were down on slightly and the dollar volume was up. “We’re not seeing […]
Only about 5 percent of higher health insurance premiums in Colorado is attributed to federal health care reforms, according to the results of a review conducted by the state Division of Insurance. Rather, a variety of factors contribute to higher premiums, among them more visits to doctors, more and more expensive tests and an aging […]
It’s billed as a cooperative effort to help Mesa County School District 51 prepare students for global competition in a rapidly changing world. The Grand Junction Forum, a committee of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, staged meetings for more than three years and announced in September the 500 Plan, a proposal to recruit 500 […]
Will the 2010 holiday shopping season in the Grand Valley be as strong as 2007, as poor as 2009 or somewhere between the two? These are the kinds of questions retailers and economic analysts are asking as the Grand Valley and nation head into what, from a sales standpoint, perennially raises hopes as the most […]
As a former defensive back for Kent State, Tom Conway is familiar with the importance of persistence. Whether in football or business, it’s possible to gain an edge by persistently working to improve, Conway said. But just as a football team must advertise to pull fans into the stands, businesses must advertise to encourage customers […]
Merchants in downtown Grand Junction look toward the upcoming holiday shopping season with the same trepidation as their counterparts across the Grand Valley. Sharp downturns in holiday shopping the past two years have them hoping the scenario won’t get any worse and that 2010 could bring an upturn in sales during November and December. At […]
The warning has been out there for more than a decade: Business owners must realize their competition consists of more than what they can see looking up and down the streets of their towns. The Internet offers shoppers the means to browse products and services from around the globe. And the trend of increasing Internet […]
U.S. payrolls edged up in October after four straight months of declines, but not enough to lower the unemployment rate. According to the latest Labor Department estimates, nonfarm payroll employment increased by 151,000 even as the jobless rate held steady at 9.6 percent. The October gain was the first since May, when nonfarm payrolls swelled […]
A monthly index tracking business conditions in Colorado posted its first gain in four months as prospects improve for job growth, although at a slow pace. The Business Conditions Index climbed to 52.3 in October, up 1.7 points from what was in September the lowest level in a year. “After gaining almost 3,000 jobs between […]