An index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to climb, signaling growth in the months ahead. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index (LEI) rose nine-tenths of a percent to 116 in July. Separate measures of current conditions and past performance also increased. “The leading index’s overall upward trend, which started with […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times An upcoming event will explore a range of issues related to economic development even as participants also share their ideas for what Mesa County should look like in the near future. The 2021 Western Colorado Economic Summit is set for Sept. 30 at the Grand Junction Convention Center. The summit […]
The Mesa County Commissioners filled two vacancies in hiring Jill Calvert as executive director of the Mesa County Department of Human Services and Todd Starr as Mesa County Attorney. Calvert will return to Mesa County from Colorado Springs, where she served as director of children, youth and family services for El Paso County. A Western […]
Bonnie Davis has joined the Palisade Area Chamber of Commerce as executive director. Davis said she’s looking forward to talking to chamber members about want they want, maintaining chamber events and improving on how those events support the community. Davis joined the chamber in the midst of the Palisade Peach Festival. “It is an honor […]
Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction has scheduled a community event in celebration of its 75th year in operation. The event is set for 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 9 at the corner of Seventh and Main streets in downtown Grand Junction in conjunction with the last Market on Main farmers market of the year. […]
SCL St. Mary’s Medical Center has acquired the Bloomin’ Babies Birth Center in Grand Junction. With the purchase, SCL Health is the first and only health system in Colorado to operate two accredited freestanding birthing centers with facilities in Grand Junction and Denver. Patty Kandiko, a certified nurse midwife, founded Bloomin Babies in 2012 along […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Dave Huerkamp remembers the old-school ways of furnishing classrooms. Straight rows of metal and wood desks weren’t particularly comfortable, he says. Or especially conducive to collaboration among students stuck to their assigned seats. These days, schools are dynamic places in which furnishings are rearranged at a moment’s notice to accommodate […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Flexibility tops the list of considerations that go into designing schools — from the way they’re the constructed to the layout of the interiors to the furnishings that go into them. “That’s the big thing right now that I’ve seen,” says Peter Icenogle, president and director of architecture at BG […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Ty Antonides believes golf should be fun. Not just on the course, but also shopping for equipment and apparel. It’s a conviction he brings to the operation of his family’s golf shop in Grand Junction. It’s reflected in the inventory, some of it wildly colorful, he stocks. It’s also evident […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Danielle Trotta grew up in New Jersey and managed a ranch in Eastern Colorado. Living in both urban and rural settings and raising cattle have been useful, Trotta said, in her latest position managing a program promoting Colorado agricultural products. It’s helped in communicating with people whether they live in […]