Phil Castle, The Business Times: Monthly sales tax collections dropped more than 7 percent in Mesa County for November, ending a 14-month string of year-over-year increases. Sales and use tax collections also fell for the City of Grand Junction, although the decline was smaller. Still, year-to-date tax collections in the county and city remain well […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Harry Weiss recalls two immediate impressions of downtown Grand Junction. The first was the design and construction of recently completed renovations. The second was the long-term presence of many of the businesses operating there. “Those two things were really quite impressive,” says Weiss, who as the new executive director of the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times With a month still left to go in 2011, real estate sales in Mesa County already have exceeded 2010 to finally end a five-year downward trend. The dollar volume of sales continues to lag behind last year, however, as prices remain lower. Although sales of bank- and government-owned properties constitute nearly […]
Craig Hall, The Business Times When it comes to cheer and dance groups in the Colorado, and even across the nation, few, if any, can compare to the success of the Express All Stars. Directed by Tena Pruess, Express All Stars also strives to excel beyond the stage with its Express […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The budget, unemployment benefits and labor laws likely will rank among the top issues for a small business advocacy organization lobbying at the Colorado Capitol during the upcoming legislative session. The answers to five questions posed to members of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in the state will help […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times What could be better than an electric vehicle to reduce emissions and expenses? How about an electric vehicle with solar panels on top? A Grand Junction-based electric vehicle manufacturer has endorsed a canopy with two solar panels that generate electricity to extend the range of the vehicle as well as its […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Clearly, it’s fun being Marcus Straub. Straub is founder and chief executive officer of a Grand Junction-based coaching and consulting firm called, appropriately enough, Life is Great! The Coaching Institute recently selected him as its 2011 International Coach of the Year. In addition to coaching and consulting, Straub has developed […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mary Wigington cares about the employees who care for patients at Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado. “My passion is people,” she says. As director of human resources for the Grand Junction-based organization, Wigington manages employee benefits and promotes safety and wellness. She created an employee handbook and is in […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times While it’s too early to yet predict the full effects of bringing a minor league baseball team to Grand Junction, the owners and managers of the squad believe they’ve found a good home. “It’s really a no-brainer,” said Tim Ray, general manager of the Grand Junction Rockies. Ray called Grand Junction […]
Paul Brown defends on several grounds his decision to switch publication of property foreclosure notices from a daily newspaper to two weekly newspapers. Not only is the display advertising format of the notices in the weekly papers easier to read than the long columns of smaller type that appeared in the daily paper, but publishing […]