Darla Fortner strives to strike a balance between the best interests of the staff and company in her role as a human resources manager. That’s because she believes the success of one depends on the success of the other. “If the employees aren’t successful, the company isn’t successful. But if the company isn’t successful, there […]
The Mesa County unemployment rate remains little changed with a seasonal slowdown offsetting gains in some industry sectors. “We’re just kind of going into a lull,” said Suzie Miller, an employment specialist with the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. According to the latest estimates from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), […]
Matt Mayer foresees huge markets potentially worth billions of dollars for a unique medical device he’s helped develop. But he’s equally excited about another opportunity: reducing the risk of blood clots that kill hundreds of thousands of people in the United States each year. “When you can save lives, that’s pretty cool,” says Mayer, president […]
The answers to five questions posed to members of a small business advocacy organization in Colorado will determine how the group lobbies during the upcoming legislative session. The questions deal with a range of issues, among them health care, immigration and taxes. Tony Gagliardi, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in […]
It’s easy to connect with a pronounced network of good ol’ boys and girls in the Grand Valley: volunteer for community service. But business owners and managers who do so had better be more interested in doing good than doing well and in making friends rather than sales. “Do it for the right reason,” said […]
A two-year pilot project is under way in Grand Junction to evaluate the use of more energy efficient streetlights. The City of Grand Junction and Grand Valley Power are participating in the project, funded by a federal grant. Grand Valley Power has installed 30 streetlights to test two types of lighting as well as various […]
Williams continues to transfer ownership of natural gas gathering and processing facilities in Western Colorado to a subsidiary partnership that’s become a leading provider of those services. Williams plans to sell four gas treatment facilities and about 150 miles of pipeline to Williams Partners, a master limited partnership of which Williams owns about 77 percent. […]
Misty Allen walks along what’s got to be one of the most eclectic group of automobiles ever parked in a single row. On one end of the long row sits a pair of sleek gold Dodge Viper sports cars, on the other end two 1966 Ford Mustangs customized for performers Sonny and Cher. In between […]
Annette Miller takes some consolation in the latest numbers for real estate activity in Mesa County. Sales and the dollar volume of those sales declined in October compared to the same month last year. But compared to just a month ago, sales were down on slightly and the dollar volume was up. “We’re not seeing […]
The dollar volume of loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration continued to declined in Mesa County during the 2010 fiscal year even as lending activity elsewhere in Colorado rebounded. Some business owners took advantage of fee waivers and higher loan guarantee levels to obtain SBA-backed financing — benefits extended under recently enacted federal […]