It used to be only Hollywood celebrities who attributed their fabulously fit bodies to personal trainers. Not anymore. People of all ages, fitness levels and income brackets hire personal trainers to help them meet their fitness goals. While a healthy lifestyle has become a top priority for many people, they lack the direction and […]
Zeno’s dichotomy paradox refers to the philosophical conundrum in which someone wishing to get from point A to point B must travel halfway before completing the journey. Since half the journey first must be completed and half-journeys can go on ad infinitum, the Greek philosopher concluded the traveler would never arrive at the destination, but […]
What do I mean when I talk about story based estate planning? The best way to explain the concept is to offer a couple of examples. When Bill and Carole, my hypothetical client couple, first visited me years ago, they told me about their children and mentioned one of their sons is autistic. That opened […]
If your company is to operate at the highest levels, your team members must be taught — and then continually encouraged — to think their way through situations rather than relying upon you and others for answers or even guessing at a solution. Business owners and managers frequently ask me, “How do you teach people […]
For many would-be entrepreneurs, health insurance constitutes a key factor in deciding whether to venture out on their own and transform ideas into businesses. In the past, limited availability of affordable, quality health care deterred potential job creators from striking out on their own. Now, the Affordable Care Act gives American innovators a way out […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times More than 900 swimmers are expected to compete in a statewide meet in Grand Junction, making in the process what likely will be a big economic splash. The Colorado Long Course State Championships scheduled for July 26 to 28 could generate an estimated $230,000 in direct spending on hotel rooms, […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times A Colorado lawmaker has joined in what’s become a growing chorus of opposition to a move by the federal government to withhold a portion of mineral lease payments to states because of budget cuts implemented under sequestration. “They have it wrong, and the president ought to know this. They are […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Not yet a year after moving into a three-story warehouse along East Main Street in Grand Junction, Teltech Communications has nearly packed the place full of telecommunications equipment in various stages of assembly and disassembly. Large metal cabinets housing the electronics that make cellular telephones work line up in row […]
Phil Castle The Business Times Only a month after dipping below 8 percent for the first time in more than four years, the unemployment rate has climbed back to 9 percent in Mesa County. But the gain has more to do with a seasonal influx in people searching for summer jobs than changing labor conditions. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The Business Incubator Center will soon open a satellite operation in Fruita to assist existing businesses as well as help launch new ventures. Jon Maraschin, executive director of the center, said the operation should open within weeks on the second floor of the Civic Center, located at 325 E. Aspen […]