Big deals big boost to real estate sales

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 […]

Grand Junction investment company merges with growing firm

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 […]

Private group purchases mall space housing Cabela’s

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. […]

Sub sandwich chain plans two Grand Junction locations

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 & […]

Speaker to address success and stress

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 […]

Partnership with mobile app company next step for video-editing firm

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 […]

Software hard work: Entrepreneurs bring products to market

Software hard work: Entrepreneurs bring products to market

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 […]

For engineering firm, growing emissions business a gas

For engineering firm, growing emissions business a gas

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, […]

Partnership expected to build market for video-editing software

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 […]

Sales tax slump resumes

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 […]