Three Grand Junction businesses will serve as collection points for an annual children’s coat drive organized by 9-year-old Landon Grossnickle. New and gently used coats for children age birth to 18 years old may be dropped off at all Mesa County District 51 schools. Coats also may be dropped off at Bookcliff Family Hearing Center, […]
Four Western Slope hospitals rank among the 10 most affordable hospitals in Colorado in an analysis of the cost of the 100 most common treatments. Montrose Memorial Hospital ranks third on the list compiled by NerdWallet.com, a financial services information website that also offers information about health care. Delta County Memorial Hospital ranks sixth, while […]
A Grand Junction-based organization that works to conserve farm and ranch lands, open spaces and wildlife habitat in and around Mesa County is in the process of renewing its accreditation. The Mesa Land Trust has applied to renew its accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. The Mesa Land Trust first earned accreditation in 2009, […]
A Grand Junction company selling advertising on digital displays continues to grow along with the popularity of indoor billboards. Since Local Focus Digital Media was launched in 2009, the number of its advertising locations has increased from four to 30 and now includes locations not only in Grand Junction, but also Aurora, Delta, Denver and […]
There’s a not-so-subtle theme in many of the stories published in this issue of the Business Times. While the result was unintentional, it’s no less clear or surprising: For better or worse, the federal government exerts tremendous influence over business. Even as Western Slope officials and business leaders worry about the economic effects of proposed […]
Better get used to hearing one form or another of those two phrases when it comes to your health insurance plan. The preliminary reports on the Obamacare rollout show a severe lack of affordability, coverage and common sense. That is, unless you believe the constant spin coming out of the White House. While many folks […]
How do I drive more traffic to my website or blog? It seems as though about 70 percent of my clients have asked me this question. This makes me wonder whether or not I’m effectively communicating an important message: If you build it, you have to tell someone about it. It’s not enough to simply […]
You save for retirement with the expectation that at some point you’ll have enough to walk confidently away from work and into the next phase of life. But how do you know if you’ve reached that point? Retirement calculators are useful, but only to a point. The problem is they can’t predict your retirement lifestyle. […]
In the 1950s, women accounted for less than 35 percent of the U.S. work force and were often were limited to such occupations as teachers, nurses and clerks. The situation is far different today, when women represent half the work force and mothers constitute the primary wage earner or co-earner in almost 68 percent of […]
It’s quite common for business owners and managers to feel they’re held hostage by one or more team members who play key roles. The belief is that these individuals possess sensitive information and perform vital functions within daily operations, and letting them go or taking any action that might upset them will leave the company […]