Phil Castle,The Business Times: Kristin Winn discovered it’s not only the big renovations that improve home energy efficiency, but also the little things. With a new roof, windows and siding, Winn believed less electricity and natural gas would be required to keep her 32-year-old Grand Junction home comfortable. But after participating in a project offering […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times: Jerome Gonzales oversees one of the fastest-growing professional services companies in the country. Ten years after Gonzales founded JG Management Systems in Grand Junction, the staff has grown to nearly 90 spread out among 13 states. In 2010, annual revenue for the firm increased to $7.4 million. In the process, JG […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times: Sales and use tax collections in Mesa County remain ahead of last year, a key indicator of increased retail activity. Lodging tax collections continue to lag behind last year, though, while other measures of tourism remain mixed. The City of Grand Junction reported collecting a total of more than $3.9 million […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times: Tony Cabral expects to increase business for his computer services firm by opening a store within a store. Cabral soon will open an outlet of Aspen Street Computers inside U.S. Tech in Grand Junction. He believes computer repairs and sales will complement the consumer electronics retailer. “I think this is just […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times: Doug Caskey sees another sign of growth for the Colorado wine industry in the latest production numbers. Wineries reported passing the million-liter milestone in total volume for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. “It’s a pretty positive trend,” said Caskey, executive director of the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board. The board promotes and […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times: In answering questions at a forum about a range of issues, three candidates for the Mesa County School District 51 Board of Education highlighted some of their differences. One of the biggest differences concerns a measure that will appear on the same November election ballot as the candidates that requests an […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times: Don’t call this Grand Junction repair facility a two-bit operation. In August, in fact, Halliburton Drill Bits and Services refurbished a record 544 drill bits and sent them to rigs boring oil and natural gas wells throughout the region. The facility is in business to keep its customers in business. And […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times: The monthly unemployment rate in Mesa County has slipped back into single digits even as increasing labor demand offers encouragement conditions are improving. “We’re seeing some life in the economy. It might be little, but it’s in the right direction,” said Suzie Miller, an employment specialist with the Mesa County Workforce […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times: Western Colorado serves as a model for instituting the reforms necessary to change an otherwise unsustainable health care system in the United States, according to a doctor who advocates a more coordinated approach directed by primary care physicians. The end result is not only better health care at a lower cost, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times: As sales manager at Leitner-Poma of America, Tom Clink is in a position to observe every phase of a chair lift project. Initial designs appear on computer screens and large sheets of paper. Massive chunks of metal cut and machined to exacting specifications fit together like pieces in a gigantic […]