Annual survey of professional women in the Grand Valley once again yields an interesting field of women to keep an eye on. The Business times is pleased to bring back a feature made popular in previous Women in Business sections: Women worth watching. We put out an email asking over 50 professional women […]
With over 18 years of experience in sales management and marketing, Erika Jones, Owner and Director of Strategic Planning for Synergy Marketing Consultants, always had a passion for helping businesses. Finally, with her entrepreneurial drive, along with encouragement from family, and a strong business plan, Jones and her husband […]
Terri Jones has a passion for helping people. She is the Western Slope Division Director for the March of Dimes as well as the owner/event planner of Crystal Events, an event management company. As the Division Director for the March of Dimes, Terri’s passion for healthy babies started with […]
When Karyn Bechtel moved to Glade Park in 2007, she was returning home to Colorado after working at Stanford University’s Haas Center for Public Service in California. It was at that time Bechtel heard about a group of residents that were working toward reopening a public elementary school on Glade […]
Nina Anderson, a northwestern Colorado native, is the owner of the local Express Employment Professionals office. As a non-traditional student she completed her bachelor’s degree in human resources through Regis University while working full time and raising a young family. Her human resources experience spans many industries including structural and geotechnical construction, retail, manufacturing, and […]
For many women, the dream of a perfect wedding day is something they have envisioned since their first crush. In many cases, the reality of this perfection is something quite different. In trying to achieve her wedding day reality, Allie Woldt met Chelsea Williams, who was putting on a seminar […]
In her pursuit to make a difference in the community, Mary Gonzales, the Riverside Educational Center’s Executive Director, met with the Riverside Task Force Inc., in the fall of 2005 to determine if there was a need for a student academic support program in the Riverside neighborhood. Mary Gonzales had previously […]
Local photographer and gallery owner combine their talents and visions in a new downtown location When Melissa Pruitt and Justin Nordine look back at the past few years their reactions are exactly the same. And that is, that it all happened so fast with the careers that they certainly love, but […]
Craig Hall, The Business Times I mean, after the abject failure that is the Super Committee, why the hell not? It’s not like it’s gonna work or accomplish anything. And folks, it’s time we faced the music: This is just how our elected officials Washington, D.C., want it. I’m sorry. But I’ve had it. And […]
Kinda has a snappy beat to it when you put it to the old Christmas carol, doesn’t it? I used to sing this tune to my nieces and nephews — bringing tears at times — when I was the cool (or donkey-backside according to my brothers), single uncle who didn’t have to worry about the […]