Phil Castle, The Business Times A Grand Junction business that manufactures reusable plastic canning lids is among the latest finalists in an annual awards program showcasing fast-growing Colorado companies. S&S Innovations is among the nearly 100 finalists in the Colorado Companies to Watch program. Brad Stieg, president of S&S Innovations, said he hasn’t yet learned […]
An upcoming open house will kick off what’s expected to be a community effort to plan changes to the U.S. Highway 6 corridor in Palisade. The open house is set for 5 to 7 p.m. April 16 in the Palisade Civic Center located at 711 Iowa Ave. The Palisade Planning Commission has scheduled the open […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Despite recent declines in activity, natural gas and oil production remains a crucial source of revenue for many Western Colorado counties and school districts. It’s a connection that’s sometimes forgotten in the public debate over energy policy when it should remain an important consideration, said Craig Meis, a Mesa County […]
The Mesa County Libraries will host free presentations about credit, budgeting and banking as part of a Money Smart Week program. A benefit book sale also is planned to raise money to support library programs. Ryan Cahill, regional program manager for Wells Fargo, will lead a presentation titled “All About Credit” starting at 6:30 p.m. […]
Chandler Burgeon won the top prize in an annual competition challenging students at Colorado Mesa University to develop and present concepts for new business services and products. Burgeon won $1,500 in seed money in the Idea Challenge conducted as part of Entrepreneurship Day at CMU. Burgeon and a business partner, Craig Morris, operate SimplyTungsten.com., a […]
Three more open houses are planned to gather public comments and answer questions about whether or not the Colorado National Monument should become a national park. Open houses are set for 4 to 7 p.m. April 12 at the Fruita Community Center, 324 N. Coulson St.; April 18 at Bookcliff Middle School, 540 29 1/4 […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Kathy Portner believes residents should enjoy as many options as possible when it comes to getting around the Grand Valley — including electric vehicles. That’s why Portner said she’s excited about a new initiative in Colorado to promote the use of electric vehicles. “Hopefully, the results of this project will […]
I’ve talked to quite a few people who’ve never seen their own job descriptions. Some say they don’t have one. Yet, there are many reason employees and potential employees should know the job description either for the position they already have or the one for which they’re applying. Legally, an accurate job description is needed […]
At least we’re not in Belgium. And I’ll give out a free annual subscription to the first person who actually gets that obscure reference. If there’s one thing that really bugs me when I’m doing my job, it’s when I’ve been engaged in a bunch of interesting conversations online, over e-mail and in person, but […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Fifteen years into the operation of his outerwear company, Seth Anderson believes the business is poised to take the next step in its development, and a big one at that. But it’s going to take capital and marketing — along with the versatility that’s become the distinguishing characteristic of Loki and […]