Phil Castle, The Business Times Six transactions worth a total of nearly $21 million gave a big boost to real estate sales in Mesa County during October as the latest numbers continue to reflect improving market conditions. But even as low interest rates bolster sales, regulatory uncertainty and a lackluster labor market hamper what could […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A Grand Junction investment company that for more than eight years has provided proactive services based on independent research has joined a growing firm of independent advisors who do the same thing. May-Investments has merged with Avant-Garde Advisors in an arrangement expected to bring additional resources to the combined operation […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A private group has purchased more than 75,000 square feet of space in the Mesa Mall in Grand Junction housing the Cabela’s outdoor sports retailer. Nursery Acres Limited Partnership purchased the space from Macerich Mesa Mall Holdings, said Larry Thiel, managing director of the Transwestern investment services group in Denver. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A fast-growing chain of sub sandwich shops has announced plans to open two locations in Grand Junction within the next three years. The expansion is part of a five-year effort to more than double the number of Erbert & Gerbert’s shops nationwide by 2017. Unique flavor combinations differentiate Erbert & […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A professional trainer and motivational speaker will offer her advice for achieving success and handling stress in a day-long event planned for Grand Junction. J. Merelle Rodrigo will lead morning and afternoon presentations as well as deliver a luncheon address at a Nov. 5 event hosted by the Book Cliff […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A Grand Junction entrepreneur who’s developed video-editing software that combines powerful features with ease of operation has high hopes for bringing his product to an even bigger market through an arrangement with a mobile application company. “I think they’re a great strategic partner,” says Bill Baird, founder and chief executive […]
Service offers help to better manage documents and business Phil Castle, The Business Times Ricky Houtris likes to ask rhetorical questions that start “Wouldn’t it be great if …” Wouldn’t it be great if a business could easily access all of its documents on computer rather than searching through filing cabinets? Wouldn’t it be […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Michael Coté initially envisioned a business providing services under what he expected would be a national program capping greenhouse gas emissions and trading credits for reduced emissions. “We were going to ride a pretty big wave,” said Coté, president of Ruby Canyon Engineering. While a national cap-and-trade program never materialized, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A Grand Junction entrepreneur who’s developed video-editing software that combines powerful features with ease of operation has high hopes for bringing his product to an even bigger market through an arrangement with a mobile application company. “I think they’re a great strategic partner,” said Bill Baird, founder and chief executive […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times After three straight months of year-over-year increases, sales tax collections have resumed a downward trend in Mesa County. Unless there’s yet another change between now and the end of the year, 2013 collections likely will fall short of 2012. The prospect portends not only lower sales for retailers, but also […]