Phil Castle, The Business Times Construction is under way on a Grand Junction clinic intended to increase access to primary health care services and decrease the use of emergency rooms. “The right care in the right place makes for more effective care,” said Bryan Johnson, president of St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction. SCL […]
T-shirts, bumper stickers and books pose the question: Did you eat today? For most people, thankfully, the query is rhetorical. The point is the suggestion that follows: Hug a farmer. These days, I suppose the more appropriate gesture would be to exchange air high fives. Moreover, I’d broaden the suggestion to all agricultural producers, including […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Matthew Breman has worked with a variety of companies in marketing a range of products. But the process is similar in identifying the right audiences and offering them the appropriate information. It’s a matter, he said, of telling compelling stories. Breman believes he has an especially compelling story to tell […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Janie VanWinkle wears a lot of hats. She wears a white straw cowboy hat as she leads a tour of part of her family’s cattle ranching operation south of Grand Junction. The wide brim of that hat shades her face from the summer sun as she points out improvements to […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The unemployment rate has seesawed back up to double digits in Mesa County even as the labor force has grown to its highest level in eight years. Payrolls have increased as more businesses reopen, but the number of people looking for jobs also has increased. At the same time, more […]
A proverb has been stuck in my brain for months now and festered there like a splinter. When life gives you lemons, the well-worn saying goes, make lemonade. Is that too much Pollyanna can-doism in the face of a pandemic that’s brought tragedy to so many lives? Or is it the only way forward given […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Kirstin Guptill cites a number of benefits to joining the Western Colorado Human Resource Association. That includes the information and other resources offered at meetings and conferences as well as the networking and sense of community. It’s a combination of professional and personal development Guptill values most. “It’s probably what […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Colorado employers still expect to increase wages in 2021, although less in the aftermath of a pandemic than before coronavirus hit. Meanwhile, more employees will continue to work remotely, according to the latest results of surveys conducted by the Employers Council. Those trends likely will occur on the Western Slope […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Declan McLaughlin looks back and sees some silver linings in the cloud of a pandemic. For one thing, sudden demand for protective barriers bolstered sales of the clear acrylic panels Reynolds Polymer Technology manufactures. For another, employees overcame remote work, travel restrictions and other challenges to serve customers. “I’m so […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times While the effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue to show up in sales numbers for Mesa County real estate, executives say they’re encouraged nonetheless by what they see. The overall number of transactions and dollar volume for June nearly matched the same month a year ago. The numbers for residential […]