Phil Castle, Business Times Entrepreneurs who led their operations through a pandemic now face additional challenges from labor shortages, inflation and burdensome regulations, according to the leader of a small business advocacy group in Colorado. “They’re doing good. They’re working harder to maintain,” said Tony Gagliardi, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business […]
Phil Castle, Business Times The unemployment rate increased in Mesa County in June — something of seasonal speed bump attributed in part to college and high school graduates entering the labor market, but not yet finding jobs. But at three-tenths of a point, the June jump this year was smaller than last year. Moreover, the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate activity continues to slow in Mesa County as rising interest rates, higher inflation and mounting uncertainty dampen demand. The trend reflects more of the effects of efforts to curb inflation and other broad economic forces than oversupply, industry observers say. And while 2022 likely won’t keep pace with […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Dalida Bollig has worked in a variety of jobs involving everything from social work to government strategy to university fund-raising. She also opened a cafe and introduced not only Swedish foods, but also a part of Swedish culture, to Mississippi. Bollig expects to draw upon all those experiences and more […]
“Stop the presses.” I always wanted to scream that exclamation at the top of my lungs as an excited newspaper editor eager to remake the front page to include a late-breaking story. I recall a couple of occasions over the course of my career when I not only bumped against press deadlines, but busted them […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Aikta Marcoulier worked for more than 10 years running a Colorado Springs center providing a range of services to small businesses. It was a job Marcoulier said prepared her well for her latest efforts to help small businesses — but on a much larger scale. President Joe Biden appointed Marcoulier […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Curtis Englehart considers work force development and economic development inseparable — one can’t occur without the other. “They really go hand in hand.” After serving for more than five years as director of the Mesa County Workforce Center, Englehart is scheduled to begin on Aug. 3 his new job as […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Colorado employment is expected to grow even more than initially forecast in 2022 even as rising inflation and interest rates present economic headwinds to businesses. Nonfarm payrolls are expected to grow 104,000 in 2022, according to a midyear update to the Colorado Business Economic Outlook. That’s 30,000 more than what […]
I’m by nature a glass-half-full kind of guy. Locked in a room waist deep in horse poop, I’m the one digging in search of the pony. I’m not sure whether that makes me hopelessly naive or naively hopeless. I can’t argue against the value of recognizing the downside to situations. In some circumstances, what you […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mitchell Mazzuca points out the changes at Buffalo Wild Wings in Grand Junction. The exterior features new signs, new awnings and a new black and gray paint scheme. More changes appear inside, among them new furniture and new televisions. That’s 53 new TVs to be exact, including one with a […]