American Furniture Warehouse has donated furnishings for St. Martin Place, a complex of 15 apartments that offers housing to homeless military veterans. Located at 415 S. Third St. in Grand Junction, St. Martin Place is a collaborative project of the Grand Valley Catholic Outreach as well as the Grand Junction Housing Authority, Veterans Administration, businesses, […]
Nominations will be accepted through Jan. 1 for annual awards presented by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce. Nominations will be accepted for Business of the Year awards in two categories: firms with less than 25 employees and firms with 25 or more employees. Nominations also will be accepted for the Citizen of the […]
A bagel, coffee and sandwich shop on the Colorado Mesa University campus in Grand Junction has new owners and a new name. Gale and Stan Foster have purchased what was Main Street Bagels and renamed the venture River City Bagels & More. Gale Foster said she decided to leave the banking industry after 30 years […]
A tasting of wines that won awards at a commercial winemakers competition held as part of the Mesa County Fair is set for 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 10 at the KAFM Radio Room, located at 1310 Ute Ave. in Grand Junction. The Mesa County Fair Board and KAFM radio station will present the event, […]
U.S. Bank ranks high in an annual assessment of how large firms implement environmentally friendly policies and programs. U.S. Bank ranks 57th in 2011 Green Rankings compiled for Newsweek magazine. U.S. Bank was among only three banks to make the top 100 in the list, which rated sustainable management policies and programs as well as […]
With a minimal understanding of economics, it should become apparent quite quickly that ObamaCare makes for bad health care policy. But there’s more. Specifically, does ObamaCare make for bad law in the sense that it violates the Constitution? The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health […]
I’m convinced that needs to be Facebook’s new tagline. Although other insulting little ditties might work as well, such as: Call the person a racist. Call the person stupid. Call the person a bigot. Project onto the person things you’re doing at that very moment. Or, like I said, just make up something out of […]
A monthly index tracking labor trends continues to rise, forecasting accelerating job growth. The Conference Board reported that its Employment Trends Index advanced more than a point to 103.7 in November. The index has gained 6.4 percent over the past year. Gad Levanon, an economist with the Conference Board, said increasing economic activity could lead […]
Payrolls continue to grow in the United States even as the unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since March 2009. According to Labor Department estimates, nonfarm payrolls rose 120,000 in November, while the jobless rate fell four-tenths to 8.6 percent. Based on the latest results of monthly employer surveys, the private sector added […]
There is a common and prevailing mantra in business about making as much money as you possibly can, about being wildly successful at all cost. There is no doubt that being as profitable as you can, and standing tall above your competitors, is a primary aim in business. The question is: At what cost? The […]