Kelly Sloan , The Business Times Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper continues to advocate for a cooperative approach, including efforts to develop a statewide water plan. Describing his role as that of a facilitator, Hickenlooper said the goal is to bring various parties and stakeholders together to hash out their differences and come up with a compromise. […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Representatives from Halliburton had no sooner thanked John Hickenlooper for touring a drill bit refurbishing operation in Grand Junction than the Colorado governor returned the courtesy. “It is us who need to thank you,” Hickenlooper said, referring to the more than 100,00 jobs and $30 billion in economic contributions the energy sector […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times U.S. Sen Mark Udall vowed to take into consideration local concerns in legislation that would change the Colorado National Monument into a national park. During a recent meeting at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Udall was flanked by members of a committee formed to draft language for proposed legislation even as he encouraged public participation […]
An important election looms this November. (Will there ever be an election deemed “unimportant?”) As the election approaches and we prepare for the machinations that accompany an American election year, it’s worth our while to reflect on what is at stake. We are required to divide our attention between state and national issues, with elections […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times There’s a good reason the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce leads a contingent of Western Slope business leaders to the Colorado Capitol each year. “What happens under the dome doesn’t stay under the dome,” said Diane Schwenke, president and chief executive officer of the chamber. Rather, decisions at the State […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times An upcoming feature on Mesa County in an airline magazine is seen as an opportunity to help local tourism and economic development efforts really take flight. “This will certainly promote our tourist industry. But with 12 to 15 pages, we can really tell Mesa County’s story to readers from all over […]
The world continues to be a busy, complicated, dangerous place. And Russia has just made it busier, more complicated, and considerably more dangerous. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama stands by and looks on with the usual confused ineptitude that’s been the hallmark of his foreign policy since day one. How ineffective has Obama’s foreign affairs approach […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times The United States and Canada are neighbors not only in terms of geography, but also trade between the two countries. The connection extends to Colorado and involves the agriculture, tourism and energy sectors, among others, according to Marcy Grossman, the consul general at the Canadian Consulate in Denver. The construction of […]
My first exposure to the soul-crushing realities of communism came from Yvonne. Yvonne was the woman who came in to clean the offices at the aircraft hangar in Calgary where my father worked and where as a young lad in the early 1980s I would on occasion accompany him. Yvonne and her husband had fled […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times A proposed ballot measure that would enable local government jurisdictions to ban economic activities deemed to threaten health, safety or welfare has raised concerns over potentially far-reaching effects on Colorado businesses. “This issue is a job killer,” said Diane Schwenke, president and chief executive officer of the Grand Junction Area Chamber […]