A first job brings with it more than just a steady paycheck. The experience teaches life and work skills that provide benefits long after the job is done. But as our nation continues to recover from the deepest recession since the Great Depression, American youth struggle to get the work experience they need for jobs […]
A quarterly measure of confidence among business executives continues to rise on more upbeat expectations for economic growth. The Conference Board reported that its Measure of CEO Confidence jumped 14 points to climb to 63 for the first quarter of 2012. A reading of 50 or more reflects more positive than negative responses. “CEOs’ confidence […]
The Union Pacific Railroad has announced plans to invest $4 million in improvements to 27 miles of its rail line between Grand Junction and Cameo. The project, which is already under way and is expected to be completed in May, will include the replacement of 25,200 railroad ties and the spreading of 13,300 tons of […]
An association that represents in part the coal mining industry in Colorado has praised a ruling allowing a legal challenge to plans to close down and convert to natural gas units at three coal-fired power plants on the Front Range. Stuart Sanderson, the president of the Colorado Mining Association, said the ruling by the Colorado […]
Two upcoming events in Grand Junction will offer information about water and land management in Western Colorado. The Colorado River District and Water Center at Colorado Mesa University has scheduled the annual Mesa County State of the Rivers meeting for 6:30 p.m. May 2 at the University Center ballroom at CMU. The Mesa County Conservation […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times On any given day, Dave and Sue Van Wagoner could be recording music, helping a client quit smoking or shooting photographs at a wedding. It could even be all of the above. Their busy and diverse activities constitute business as usual for the Van Wagoners, entrepreneurs gone wild who operate […]
Mesa County commissioners have joined in a regional effort opposing a new federal environmental review they believe could curtail oil shale development. The three commissioners voted unanimously to approve a resolution calling on the Bureau of Land Management to halt plans to prepare a new environmental impact statement for oil shale and tar sand resources […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The numbers quantify what Julie Morey deems the important work of helping entrepreneurs. The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in Grand Junction Morey manages counseled 703 clients during 2011. Those clients in turn created 77 jobs, retained 138 jobs and started 34 businesses. While most new businesses start out necessarily […]
By Phil Castle, The Business Times Clark Atkinson travels along Horizon Drive nearly every weekday on his commute to work and doesn’t like what he sees in terms of the overall appearance of the thoroughfare through the busy business district or the safety of pedestrians dodging traffic as they cross the street. That’s why Atkinson […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has inched downward, but continues to reflect cautious optimism business and labor conditions are improving. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) slipped three-tenths of a point to 69.2 in April. The decline was the second in as many months for the CCI, although the losses […]