Phil Castle, The Business Times Even with more than 300,000 square feet of facilities at the Grand Junction Regional Airport, space is at a premium at West Star Aviation. Airplanes are packed into hangars like sardines — albeit sleek, jet-powered ones. It’s a function of growing demand for the maintenance, repair and overhaul services offered […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Two trends continue in the Mesa County real estate market — decreasing transactions and increasing dollar volume. It’s a function in part of low supplies pushing prices higher in the face of continued demand, said Annette Young, administrative coordinator at Heritage Title Co. in Grand Junction. “That basically is the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Two events will offer a look at coworking spaces as well as discussions about how to attract remote workers to Western Colorado “The Western Slope is a perfect place for those working in the remote economy to land,” said Brian Watson, co-founder and co-owner of Alt Space. The company has […]
Who wants to be a millionaire? That’s both the name of a television game show and what’s got to rank as one of the most ironic rhetorical questions ever posed. While there are perhaps a few people who’d answer “No thanks. I’m good.” I’m willing to bet — $1 million in fact — the vast […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Graig Medvesk most enjoys what’s also the most recognizable part of his job as an auctioneer — the chant. That’s the tongue-twisting, rapid-fire delivery that includes the current price, asking price and other words auctioneers rattle off with rhythmic ease to keep their audiences engaged. But that’s just a small […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Stanley Stoll oversees a company that’s analyzed some of the most notorious tragedies in history — the car accident that killed Princess Diana, the crash of Air France Flight 447 and the collapse of two walkways in a Kansas City hotel. But Knott Laboratory also has worked on a variety […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The commercial activity and higher residential prices that contributed to a record-breaking year for real estate in Mesa County in 2021 continues in 2022. Compared to the same month a year ago, the overall number of sales slipped in January. But the dollar volume of those transactions soared 40 percent. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Temporary and persistent factors have pushed two measures of inflation in the United States to their largest year-over-year increases in 40 years. Still other factors, including higher interest rates, could moderate further increases. But inflation is expected to remain above 2 percent for at least the next two years, according […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Like any skilled business executive, Donna Peterson thinks outside the box, pondering different ways of doing things to improve operations and increase sales. Like any skilled business executive, Donna Peterson thinks outside the box, pondering different ways of doing things to improve operations and increase sales. But as managing partner […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A Grand Junction facility is scheduled to open in August that will help meet a growing need to distribute food to people experiencing hunger in Western Colorado. At nearly twice the size of the existing facility, the warehouse and distribution center is expected to enable Food Bank of the Rockies […]