What’s billed as a trail of trailers has been scheduled to support agriculture and food production in Mesa County. The event is set for July 24, starting at 4 p.m. at the Kokopelli Fruit Stand between Palisade and Cameo. A caravan of trucks, trailers and other vehicles representing agriculture will proceed through Palisade, Clifton, down […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The Mesa County unemployment rate jumped in June as high school and college graduates joined the work force. At the same time, business struggled to fill job openings as one measure of labor demand increased to record levels “The demand is huge right now for jobs,” said Curtis Englehart, director […]
“If you want to get someone’s attention, hit them in their pocketbook.” This saying has been around a long time, but the truth becomes blatantly obvious as gas prices rise between fillups, groceries cost more each time they’re purchased and utilities and housing costs skyrocket. Inflation receives the bulk of the blame, but exactly what […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Tyler Dahl enjoys working in the banking industry. He enjoys even more working for a particular bank, the one he joined after graduating from college and subsequently has served in a succession of positions. “The biggest thing is the company.” Dahl doesn’t expect any of that to change in his […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Tony Gagliardi gives average marks to the Colorado Legislature and the results of its latest session for small businesses in the state. “It was a C to a C-minus session,” said Gagliardi, the state director of the National Federation of Independent Business. The small business advocacy group represents 350,000 members […]
A grant of nearly $137,000 will fund a project designed to make biking and walking along Horizon Drive in Grand Junction a safer and more pleasant experience. The Horizon Drive District received a Revitalizing Main Streets grant for its project along a bike route. The project will install benches with […]
A Grand Junction-based defense contractor has been purchased and added to a portfolio of companies owned by a Native American tribe in California. Capco was sold to Chumash Capital Investments, a wholly-owned investment entity of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. “We are excited about this new relationship with the Santa Ynez Band of […]
West Slope Startup Week, a free regional business conference, is scheduled to continue through July 16 with presentations on a variety of subjects. “This is the event I look forward to all year,” said Kayleen Cohen, founder of Mountain Dog Media and an event organizer. “West Slope Startup Week offers an unprecedented opportunity to connect […]
Tax collections, a measure of sales activity, continue to increase in Mesa County. The county collected nearly $3.9 million in sales taxes in June, a 21 percent increase over the same month last year. The county collected almost $400,000 in use taxes — nearly all of that on automobiles purchased outside the county, but used […]
Steve Wooten, a rancher from Southeast Colorado, has started his term as president of the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. Wooten succeeds Janie VanWinkle, a rancher from Fruita who was only the third woman over the course of 150 years to serve in the position. “It was an honor to serve as the president of this association […]