I have been perplexed and fascinated for some time by the puzzlement of trying to figure out, “Where do good ideas come from?” I know that my natural inclination when faced with solving a tough problem is to sit down at my computer and grind it out. And yet, somehow, that never works. My […]
As the need for a college degree has increased, the cost of going to college has also increased. According to the College Board, for the 2011 – 2012 academic year, the average annual in-state tuition and fees at a public four-year college is $8,244, and the average out-of-state tuition and fees is $20,770. The average […]
In my last column, I described how allowing personal issues to negatively affect your customers exacts a heavy cost on your business due to customer dissatisfaction. I also explained that in order to be a top notch company, you must eradicate any undue burden to your customer base. Now, I want to share with you […]
I was confused and a little miffed when I first starting reading “Well-Being: The Five Essential Elements” by Tom Rath and Jim Harter. I own Triad EAP, a Western Slope-based employee assistance program, and thought that surely the “five elements” would include emotional and mental well-being. Every day I observe the chaos and pain that […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Theresa High owns and manages a business that essentially turns sunshine into products — more specifically apricots, cherries, peaches and wine grapes as well as an assortment of garden vegetables. So it only makes sense, High said, to harness the sun in other ways, including generating the electricity that powers […]
At least that seems to be the campaign slogan for Colorado. Did you catch President Barack Obama’s latest campaign stopover in Colorado Springs last week? It would be difficult not to, what with all of the hype, promises and rhetoric that raged across the foothills of Colorado with more ferociousness than the fires themselves. In […]
The way Jack Hays explains it, it sounds so simple managing the companies he’s launched in Western Colorado. It’s just a matter of identifying and exploiting opportunities for growth. Hays puts it this way: “We find a need and fill it. We provide solutions.” Any good entrepreneur like Hays will attribute success in large part […]
Colorado companies, including those with operations in the Grand Valley, have joined in relief efforts for the victims of wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes in the state. Wells Fargo & Co. has contributed $100,000 to support the relief efforts of the American Red Cross. In addition, Wells Fargo customers also can donate to […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Depending on who you talk to, the Supreme Court ruling upholding federal health care legislation constitutes a disappointing decision that will impose one of the largest tax increases in U.S. history, a move that stabilizes the framework under which the health care system […]
The administrator of a program that offers tax credits designed to encourage businesses to open or expand in Mesa County has been appointed to a new tax force reviewing that effort statewide. Kjersti Hudson, administrator of the Mesa County Enterprise Zone program, is among 15 people appointed by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to the state […]