Kelly Sloan, The Business Times A group of Western Colorado business and trade associations support a master plan for a proposed natural gas drilling project in the North Fork Valley of Delta County. Representatives from the Delta Chamber of Commerce, Piceance Energy Action Council and West Slope Colorado Oil and Gas Association conducted a joint […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Coal has again become a topic of discussion at the Colorado Capitol as legislative efforts begin in advance of federal regulations restricting carbon emissions from power plants. Regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency will set carbon reduction targets for each state while allowing states to come up with their own […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times A measure designed to promote development in Mesa County and other parts of Colorado deemed economically distressed is expected to soon be introduced in the State Legislature. The so-called Tax-Free Colorado initiative, which already has been touted by several Mesa County officials and business leaders, would be based on a […]
With only a little more than a year and a half until the presidential election, I reckon it’s well past time for me to weigh in on the race. I don’t suppose it will help to point out that at this point prior to the 2004 election it looked like Hollerin’ Howard Dean would be […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton has introduced legislation to ease some of the regulatory burden on smaller community banks. The Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act would amend the Federal Insurance Deposit Act to make community banks with assets of less than $1 billion eligible for an 18-month examination cycle rather […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Public comments will be accepted until April 16 on a draft environmental impact statement for a proposed natural gas drilling project in the North Fork Valley of Delta County. While the project has been proposed for mostly privately owned property, the federal government controls about 65 percent of the underground […]
Vaccinations have made headlines. Is it because scientists have discovered a new one that will protect against yet another pernicious and deadly disease? No, it’s because Chris Christie and Rand Paul, however mildly, raised the specter of the anti-vaccine conspiracy theory again. To be fair, most of the question, especially in regards to Christie, the […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Community leaders, elected officials and elementary school students testified in support of a proposed measure to control invasive plants that consume water. The testimony was delivered at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction on the inaugural day remote testimony was allowed before the Colorado Legislature. State Rep. Don Coram, a […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Establishing a Foreign Trade Zone in Grand Junction could help existing businesses that import goods and materials as well attract new manufacturers and jobs. There are costs involved, though, in setting up such a zone. Officials with the City of Grand Junction are considering the benefits and costs as part of […]
Rather masochistically, I sit through the State of the Union Address each year. This year, sadly, was no exception. As expected, the majority of President Barack Obama’s seventh such address was focused on domestic policy and his horrendous ideas for it. They were predictably awful. Casting aside any regard for the fact federal spending has […]