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 […]
Season pass and lift ticket sales increased at Powderhorn Mountain Resort during the inaugural ski season under new ownership. Timely storms that dumped more snow at Powderhorn than many other Colorado ski areas helped. “We were fortunate in a number of ways this season,” said Daren Cole, general manager at the resort, located on the […]
Sales tax collections in Mesa County continue to outpace last year, resulting in a double-digit increase in year-over-year comparisons for the first quarter. The trend bodes well not only for county coffers, but also the local economy. Sales tax collections offer a direct indicator of retail sales activity. The county collected a total of more […]
After six straight months of gains, a measure of optimism among small business owners has declined on less upbeat expectations for hiring and sales. The National Federation of Independent Business reported that its Small Business Optimism Index retreated nearly two points to 92.5 in March. With gains in each of the previous six months, the […]
U.S. payrolls continued to increase in March – but at half the pace of the previous three months – even as the unemployment rate edged down. According to the latest Labor Department estimates, nonfarm payrolls rose 120,000. The jobless rate slipped a tenth of a point to 8.2 percent, the lowest rate since January 2009, […]