Phil Castle, The Business Times Trevor Taylor compares running a business to running a race. And owners sometimes need help to reach the finish line — realizing the full value of their operations when they’re ready to sell. Taylor and Bryan Wiman offer that assistance as part of their jobs as partners in the Redstone Group, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Joe White remembers playing at Mesa Feed when his father operated the Grand Junction business, jumping on pallets stacked high with sacks of feed or staging a game of roller hockey on concrete floors. “To me, it was a big playground.” Now that White and his wife, Mita, own the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Julie Hash considers it a big part of her job to help businesses solve problems. And Hash loves her job. “It’s fun to find the solutions for each customer’s problem or need,” said Hash, the new Grand Valley market president for Vectra Bank Colorado. Hash has worked in the industry for […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Colorado has not only fully recovered from the recession, but is also among a small group of states expected to continue to outpace the more modest growth forecast for the national economy. Increasing energy production that’s positioned the United States to become self-reliant for natural gas and oil plays a major role […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly jobless rate in Mesa County continues to retreat as payrolls increase and the ranks of the unemployment shrink. While the trend is expected to continue, many employers remain hesitant to make significant staffing additions that would speed the pace. “They’re still a little bit reluctant,” said Jessica Marler, administrator […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times With an increase in March, sales tax collections in Grand Junction and Mesa County so far this year have kept pace with last year. The City of Grand Junction reported a 2 percent increase in sales and use tax collections for March over the same month last year. Mesa County reported a 3.1 percent […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times U.S. companies that evaluate all of the costs involved in manufacturing products overseas, and not just wages, could discover it actually might be less expensive to bring those operations, and jobs, back home. “It’s possible to bring manufacturing back and have it work greatly to your advantage,” said Millar Kelley, a research analyst with […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Sue Hansen offers straightforward advice for improving professional lives: take control. “It’s 100 percent your responsibility,” said Hansen, a corporate trainer and motivational speaker who lives in Montrose, but works with clients across the country. Hansen will share her strategies for saving professional lives during an Administrative Professionals Day event in […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Jon Labrum starts businesses almost as though he were following some sort of entrepreneurial shampoo instructions. Identify an opportunity. Launch a venture to serve the market. Repeat. Labrum first opened an information technology company, but then added two quick-service sandwich restaurants and a flight school. That’s not to mention a consulting […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Rick Langley brings to his latest business venture nearly 35 years of experience managing companies in a wide variety of industries. He remains passionate about helping other business owners achieve success. But he also offers what he considers another important attribute: integrity. Along with running a startup personal computer assembly company […]