Phil Castle, The Business Times Patrick Pevoto once reminded a frazzled mother of the importance of taking better care of herself to better care for her children. It’s like the airline safety briefing about the oxygen masks that drop down in the event of decompression: Passengers should put on their own masks before helping others […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate has retreated in Mesa County to it’s lowest level in Mesa County in four months. It’s a trend that’s expected to continue through the end of the year before what’s typically a seasonal spike after the holidays, said Celina Kirnberger, employment services supervisor at the Mesa […]
Where do ideas come from? It’s a question as likely to evoke answers as pregnant with possibilities as that other question children sometimes ask about babies. Do ideas spring forth in our dreams? Are they more likely to emerge while we’re taking a shower? Or are ideas the result of the connections our minds complete […]
Phil Castle, Business Times Real estate activity continues to slow in Mesa County as a combination of rising mortgage interest rates and home prices affect affordability Robert Bray, chief executive officer of Bray & Co. Real Estate in Grand Junction, described the change as a shift from a hot seller’s market to more of a […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Colorado business leaders are more pessimistic heading into the fourth quarter, according to the latest results of a quarterly survey. “We are clearly getting some signals from businesses things are clearly slowing down,” said Rich Wobbekind, senior economist and faculty director with the business research division of the Leeds School […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Candace Carnahan expects her new role with the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce to vary with the situation. A leader, to be sure. But also an advocate and collaborator. If Carnahan were to choose a single metaphor to describe her role, though, it would be an orchestra conductor. One […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Outdoor recreation contributes more than $484 million a year to the Mesa County economy and accounts for nearly 10,000 jobs, according to the results of a unique study conducted by researchers at Colorado Mesa University. Moreover, outdoor recreation businesses are diverse — more like a broad trade group than single […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Candidates vying in local, state and national races in the upcoming election answered a range of questions at an event hosted by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce. Labor shortages, energy policies and water scarcity were among the issues they discussed. The event featured a total of eight candidates […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate has retreated in Mesa County with an increase in payrolls and decrease in the ranks of the unemployed. The trend is expected to continue even as summer hiring gives way to preparations for the upcoming holiday shopping season, said Celina Kirnberger, employment services supervisor at the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The United States economy likely will slip into recession, but a short and shallow one, according to a forecast from a think tank tracking a variety of indicators. A recession also is expected in Europe along with slowing in China, said Dana Peterson, chief economist of the Conference Board based […]