Phil Castle, The Business Times Larry Wilkinson has been helping small business owners and managers install and use computerized accounting systems for as long as there have been personal computers and accounting software. The technology has changed considerably over the past three decades with better and faster computers and improved software, Wilkinson said. What hasn’t changed […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The leader of a small business advocacy group in Colorado says he’s worried about what he observed at the Capitol during the latest legislative session: a growing deference to the interests of big business and less concern about the needs of small firms. “Yes, we definitely had that feeling,” said Tony […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Tim Moore oversees a new and what he considers more proactive effort to encourage economic development in Grand Junction. “I think the city is engaging at a new level with the business community,” said Moore, deputy city manager of the City of Grand Junction and leader of a new economic development […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate in Mesa County continues to drop, but along with it a labor pool that’s drained to its lowest level in nearly eight years. With fewer people in the work force, employers could face more difficulty in finding qualified applicants for job openings, said Suzie Miller, business services […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Year-over-year increases in sales tax collections in the Grand Valley continue to offer encouragement retail activity has picked up and economic conditions are improving. “Overall, it looks good,” said Jodi Romero, financial operations director for the City of Grand Junction. Frank Whidden, deputy administrator for resource management at Mesa County, agreed. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A regional bank holding company headquartered in Montana has announced plans to acquire a Grand Junction-based bank that has operated in Western Colorado for more than a century. Glacier Bancorp has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire First National Bank of the Rockies in a transaction valued at nearly […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times L. Michael Hall believes business owners and managers who want to become more effective leaders must first learn how to master their own thoughts and actions. “You can’t lead others if you can’t lead yourself,” said Hall, a Grand Valley psychologist who’s developed models and training systems as well as written […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Dave Krogman oversees an operation that provides a wide range of aircraft maintenance and repair services. But the essence of the operation, he says, is building relationships with customers who trust the company to work on their airplanes. “This is very much a relationship business. Customers want to know the people […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate sales in Mesa County during April kept pace with the same month last year, but overall activity so far in 2014 hasn’t yet caught up with 2013. The outlook for the coming months, traditionally the busiest for the year for the local market, remains upbeat nonetheless. “I think we’re […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Chris Thomas touts a list of the benefits he foresees resulting from a new partnership between Community Hospital in Grand Junction and University of Utah Health Care based in Salt Lake City. But for patients, the arrangement will offer more choices in the diagnostic and treatment services they need, said Thomas, […]