One doesn’t have to look far to see the positive developments that have occurred in the Grand Valley in the aftermath of the energy boom. Since 2000, energy exploration and development have brought in extra dollars to build highway infrastructure, whole new retail developments and a housing boom that lasted until 2009 — not to […]
Decades ago, there was a popular book titled “What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School.” Perhaps someday, another book will appear to detail certain aspects of the retirement experience that go unrecognized — the “fine print,” if you will. Here are some things that can be frequently overlooked: How will you save in […]
With every transaction and interaction, a business gives its customers — and the team members who serve them — a good, neutral or bad feeling. The last two have no place in a thriving company, while the first is a necessary component to success. Surely you can recall those experiences as a consumer that left […]
A renowned Colorado photographer will lead a slide presentation as well as a photography class in two upcoming events that will raise money for the Mesa Land Trust. A slide presentation featuring John Fielder is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Colorado Mesa University Center near 12th and Elm streets in Grand Junction. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mesa County and three other groups have have joined in what’s characterized as a majority of organizational support for plans to set aside a large swath of public land in the West for potential oil shale development The groups support the same preferred alternative included in a programmatic environmental impact […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Lands End Amber represents not only a popular choice among customers at Kannah Creek Brewing Co., but also judges at some of the biggest beer competitions in the world. Lands End Amber won a silver medal at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival, an event conducted in October in Denver […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Eric Ross describes the dilemma of the craft beer industry. Those operating brew pubs and making beer on a small scale want to expand production and test their products in a bigger marketplace. Those working at production facilities yearn for the creativity and flexibility that comes with brewing beer in […]
A number of monthly indicators offer encouragement the housing industry is rebounding in the United States. Housing starts and permitting activity have increased to their highest levels in more than four years and a measure of confidence among home builders has advanced to its strongest reading in more than six years. Median home prices have […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times: The monthly unemployment rate in Mesa County has dropped to its lowest level since early 2009 as the latest labor estimates include an increase in local payrolls of more than 1,000. The gain is tempered, though, by the announcement Choice Hotels International plans to close its Grand Junction call center […]
An index forecasting economic performance in the United States has seesawed back up as it continues to signal slow growth ahead. The Conference Board reported that its Leading Economic Index (LEI) rose six-tenths of a percent to 95.9 in September. The index dipped four-tenths of a percent in August and rose four-tenths of a percent […]