An index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to increase, signaling growth for the remainder of the year. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index rose nine-tenths of a percent to 117.1 in August. Separate measures of current and past performance also increased. Ataman Ozyildirim, senior director of economic research at the Conference Board, […]
Which Western Slope industry has the highest need for employees right now? Health care? Food service and hospitality? Education? Transportation? In reality, every sector in the region is in dire need of employees — and job seekers and current employees know it. What are some of the causes of this situation? Enhanced unemployment and COVID-19 […]
There are two ways to view marketplace competition. You can turn your attention toward your company and your path to becoming the best you can be, or focus on others and lead yourself and your company away from the very success you desire. The first choice offers a disciplined approach that positions you to face […]
When’s the last time you really looked at your business — especially the way people react to and interact with you? Maybe you need to step out of your comfort zone and into the shoes of your clients and prospects to identify better ways to connect with them. What you’re doing might work, but could […]
Yoga is all about learning to balance life with calmness and positive thinking. Yoga means to join or yoke together the body and mind in one experience. Yoga dates back over 5,000 years and combines three main areas: breathing, exercise and meditation. Breathing techniques are taught on the concept breathing is the source of life […]
There a lot of questions about residential evictions in Colorado. Can you evict a tenant for not paying rent? Do you have to provide more than 10 days of notice prior to eviction? Can a tenant be charged late fees? Can a tenant’s utilities be shut off if bills aren’t paid? Is money still […]
So much of the cost of health care has already been written. It’s woven into the fabric of our everyday lives. The dominant American narrative is largely a self-sufficient one. Exercise daily, eat healthier, work harder, rest more and live better. These are proven strategies to improve health. However, there are elements of our society […]
I’ve been doing some research on big building projects and came across this little ditty because I like the comparison for the purposes of this column: “The Taj Mahal is located on the right bank of the Yamuna River in a vast Mughal garden that encompasses nearly 17 hectares in the Agra District in Uttar […]
Doug and Melinda McCaw are willing to take extra steps to help children. Quite literally, a lot of extra steps. The Grand Junction couple ran the length of the Colorado Trail — 490 miles from Denver to Durango — in just 18 days in 2020 as part of a fund-raiser for Elevate Kids, an organization […]
HopeWest in Grand Junction continues to rank among the best places to work in health care based on the 2021 results of a magazine survey. The hospice, palliative care and grief organization ranked 17th among providers and insurers as well as fourth in the family friendliest category by the Modern Healthcare trade publication. HopeWest has […]