Neither best nor worst: Legislative session benign for business

Kelly Sloan, The Business Times It was neither the best nor the worst of times for Colorado businesses during the latest legislative session in Colorado. With a split Legislature — Democrats controlled the House and Republicans the Senate — business interests in the state didn’t fare particularly badly. But neither did some long sought after […]

GJEP director plans aggressive approach

Kelly Sloan, The Business Times The new administrator of an economic development organization in Mesa County expects to take a more aggressive approach in both recruiting new businesses and helping existing businesses. “We have a lot of opportunity here in Western Colorado and in Mesa County in particular. My goal is to be more aggressive […]

Peddling pizzas profitable for driven entrepreneurs

Phil Castle, The Business Times Perhaps it’s indicative of the drive Jen Zeuner and Anne Keller bring to their business: The two were so busy working in their Fruita pizzeria they didn’t pick up in person their award as Entrepreneurs of the Year. To be fair, their selection had been kept a secret. And Zeuner […]

Thinking inside the box: Business booming for packaging machine manufacturer

Thinking inside the box: Business booming for packaging machine manufacturer

Phil Castle, The Business Times Like most successful business executives, Merritt Kinsey spends part of his time thinking outside the box, the well-worn metaphor for considering different perspectives or unconventional approaches. But Kinsey can be forgiven for spending a lot of time thinking inside the box and what literally goes into packaging a wide range […]

Mesa County real estate market heating up

Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate activity in Mesa County continues to heat up along with the spring weather with year-over-year increases in the number and dollar volume of transactions. “The good spring selling season continues,” said Robert Bray, chief executive officer of Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction. Annette Miller, senior vice president […]

1 6 7 8