Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate has edged down in Mesa County even as the labor force remains at its highest level in more than a year. Add strong labor demand, and Curtis Englehart said he’s encouraged by what trends portend for the year ahead. “It’s a really good sign as we […]
One of the advantages of working at one business journal for so long is the opportunity longevity affords to get to know entrepreneurs and others involved in the business community. One of the disadvantages is the people you meet and with whom you develop professional relationships sometimes leave. They sell their ventures. They move away […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction has revamped its inpatient pharmacy to improve efficiency and safety. The operation includes one of the largest robotic systems of its kind in Colorado to store and retrieve medications, said Rudy Bormann, director of pharmacy services at St. Mary’s. “Human involvement in picking […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Page Tucker foresees a perfect storm brewing for his company. But that’s a good thing — a combination of factors he expects to increase the use of the infrastructure mapping software his firm developed. Federal legislation allocates $1 trillion to fix roads, bridges and other infrastructure in the United States. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times One of Jeff Hurd’s favorite memories of Diane Schwenke involves her enthusiasm for the annual Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce banquets and the themes of those events — to the extent the usually staid chamber executive once dressed as Wonder Woman for a banquet with a superhero theme. The […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Diane Schwenke jokes about how her daughter once distilled her job description down to two activities: attending meetings and talking on the phone. Schwenke doesn’t deny she’s spent a good portion of her nearly 33 years as president and chief executive officer of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce […]
The monthly unemployment rate spiked in Mesa County in January, but the labor force also grew to a level higher than any point over the past year. “It’s really good to start the year with the higher labor force,” said Curtis Englehart, director of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. With continued labor […]
Add to death and taxes another certainty in this world. At least in my world. Writing is difficult. Case in point: An impending deadline hangs over my head like the blade of a guillotine, yet I’m struggling once again to assemble enough cogent words for a column. I always aim for profundity. Then settle for […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mesa County set an example in keeping businesses open during the COVID-19 pandemic and developing the workforce through apprenticeships and efforts to train more health care workers, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said in a version of his state of the state address he delivered in Grand Junction. “Mesa County led […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Sylvia Scott has devoted much of her life to helping girls and young women succeed as entrepreneurs. She’s organized national conferences, served as a mentor and coach and founded a global organization for young women in business. In the process, she’s met hundreds of girls and young women who’ve started […]