Phil Castle, The Business Times Jodi Romero summarizes sales and use tax collections with four words: so far, so good. Reports for the first quarter of 2015 reflect a 4.1 percent year-over-year increase in sales and use tax collections for the City of Grand Junction. While the overall amount was lower, the proportional gain was […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate activity continues to increase in Mesa County as a combination of mild weather, limited inventory and low interest rates drive sales. Activity for both March and the first quarter were up compared to the same periods last year, according to Annette Miller, senior vice president of Heritage Title Co. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times An entrepreneur who was the driving force behind both a global cable television operation and Mesa County resort will share his experiences during an upcoming event celebrating entrepreneurship. John Hendricks, founder and former chairman of Discovery Communications, will deliver the keynote address at Colorado Mesa University Entrepreneurship Day scheduled for […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times High school and college students hired for summer jobs at Action Publishing in Grand Junction receive more than paychecks. They also receive training in such life skills as collaboration, communication and time management. The effort makes sense for a company that manufactures day planners, calendars and other products promoting the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Suzie Miller promotes summer employment for the benefits businesses derive not only from their young seasonal workers, but also from what’s over time a better trained work force. Youth bring to summer jobs enthusiasm along with what’s typically an ability to learn quickly and familiarity with computers, Miller said. At […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Allison Blevins took what she calls the Sunday challenge, opening her downtown Grand Junction store on Sundays for a full year to find out whether the extra weekend hours were a help or hindrance. More than a year later, Blevins continues to open Tangle on Sundays because increased revenues from […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate in Mesa County continues to rise in part because of layoffs in the energy sector. But local officials say it’s too early to tell whether the first increase in the February jobless rate in six years is an anomaly or something else. More will be known […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate spiked once again in January in Mesa County, but at its lowest level for the month in seven years. While layoffs from seasonal positions and energy industry payrolls have pushed up the jobless rate, there also are indications local labor conditions could continue to improve this […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Reed Mitchell didn’t care much for retirement. So the former real estate broker and developer decided instead to invest his time and money into renovating a hotel. Nearly three months and more than $1 million later, Mitchell and his wife, Michelle, have reopened the Rimrock Hotel in Naturita, a small town […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The woman who for four years has led economic development efforts in Mesa County will soon work in a new position, but remain in the area. Kelly Flenniken, executive director of the Grand Junction Economic Partnership, expects to begin working April 6 as area manager of community and local government […]