Phil Castle, The Business Times The unemployment rate continues to trend down in Mesa County, although at a slow pace. “We’re seeing movement in the right direction, but it’s a very gradual movement,” said Curtis Englehart, director of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. Labor demand remains strong, particularly in the health care […]
An index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to increase, signaling growth despite rising prices and supply chain issues. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index advanced nine-tenths of a percent to 118.3 in October. Separate measures of current and past performance also increased. Ataman Ozyildirim, senior director of economic research at […]
Members of a Western Colorado credit union will vote on a merger expected to expand access to financial products and services in the region. The Dec. 30 vote constitutes the next step in the process to merge Western Rockies Federal Credit Union based in Grand Junction with Canvas Credit Union based in Englewood. The boards […]
A decline in new business filings in Colorado could portend slower growth in the face of mounting challenges. “Businesses have expressed concern about the impacts of increased inflation as well as supply chain constraints at a time when consumer demand for goods and services is increasing. COVID-19 variants and worker shortages also remain a concern,” […]
A federal agency backed nearly $34 million in business lending in Mesa County as part of a record-breaking fiscal year in Colorado. According to the Colorado district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration, 35 loans worth a combined $33.8 million were issued in Mesa County under the SBA 7 (a) and 504 programs during […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Ben Parsons named his latest winery after a pub in his native England. The Ordinary Fellow doesn’t seem to apply to Parsons or his extraordinary efforts that have changed the Colorado wine industry. After kickstarting both a fast-growing urban winery and the equally fast-growing trend of canned wines, Parsons has […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mark Swain has endured four moves in 20 years, each time to a larger location to accommodate his growing information technology services firm. The last move was the most challenging, he said, in renovating a building in the midst of a pandemic. Swain swears he’ll never move again. But with […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A food distribution company that’s long served Western Colorado will expand its operation with a warehouse store in Grand Junction open not only to restaurants, food trucks and caterers, but also the public. A grand opening for the Shamrock Foodservice Warehouse is scheduled for Nov. 16 with product samples, giveaways […]
Doug Simons, president of Enstrom Candies in Grand Junction, was among the latest inductees into the National Confectionary Sales Association Candy Hall of Fame. Simons was among 10 inductees in the class of 2021 honored during a black-tie event in Tampa. Considered one of the highest honors bestowed in the confectionery industry, induction into the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times T.K. Coleman tells a story about a bank employee with a magic penny that enables him to read minds. The man discovers another employee who feels unappreciated for his long service plans to rob the bank. What should he do? Who’ll believe his account or, for that matter, his newfound […]