My telephone rang and the caller identification was blank, showing only an area code and number. I rarely answer the phone in those situations, since they’re mostly sales call. Besides, if someone wants to speak to me badly enough, they’ll leave a message. For some reason, though, I broke tradition and picked up. I knew […]
It’s a common perception in business: Success is the result of selling as many products and services as possible at the highest price possible to make as much money as possible. In actuality, this is a very limiting view of success that, if followed, leaves everyone involved feeling used; taken advantage of; vastly undervalued; and, […]
How do you make a potential employer fall in love with you? Want the answer short and sweet? Here it is: Be what the employer needs. Have time to read more to find out how? Good. Follow along with me. I know the job seeker-hiring manager mating dance well. I write resumes for job seekers […]
Colorado received $130 million in revenue generated by energy production on public lands during the 2013 fiscal year, the U.S. Department of Interior announced. The revenue was part of more than $14.2 billion the department disbursed to state and local accounts as well as federal and tribal accounts. The total was $2 billion, or 17 […]
While property foreclosure activity has slowed dramatically over the past year, Mesa County continues to experience one of the highest foreclosure rates among 12 metropolitan counties in Colorado. According to the latest statistics compiled by the Colorado Division of Housing, Mesa County reported a foreclosure rate of one completed foreclosure per 1,769 households in September. […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Some city employees could receive higher wages under efforts to bring Grand Junction in line with the pay scales of other municipalities and the general labor market, city officials say. The raises — labeled “market rate adjustments” — come in the wake of a salary survey that compared the wages […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The answers to four questions posed to members of a small business advocacy organization in Colorado will determine how the group lobbies during the upcoming legislative session. The questions deal with a range of issues, including fuel taxes, health insurance, employment law and hydraulic fracturing. The National Federation of Independent […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Five Republican state legislators from Western Colorado have called on the executive of an outdoor clothing manufacturer to reconsider his company’s opposition to hydraulic fracturing. State Sens. Steve King of Grand Junction and Randy Baumgardner of Hot Sulphur Springs joined with State Reps. Ray Scott of Grand Junction, Jared Wright […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Steve Aquafresca has announced a bid to return to the Colorado Legislature following two terms as Mesa County Commissioner. Aquafresca plans to seek the nomination as the Republican candidate in District 55 in the Colorado House of Representatives. The announcement is the latest in a series by local officials seeking […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times When Lori Ellis isn’t busy at work, she’s busy at home. Ellis runs Johnson’s House of Flowers, the fourth generation of her family to operate the Grand Junction business. But Ellis also works as chief executive mother of a son and three daughters. Ellis and her husband serve as foster […]