Phil Castle, The Business Times Barbara Reynolds misses interacting with students at Nisley Elementary School in Grand Junction and time spent reading and offering encouragement to them. Reynolds remains grateful she won’t miss the stipend she receives for her work with the Foster Grandparent Program operated in Mesa County by St. Mary’s Medical Center. “It’ll […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A measure of confidence among Colorado business leaders has tumbled to its lowest level ever as concerns over the coronavirus outbreak mount. “We expected this was going to be bad. It was particularly dismal,” said Brian Lewandowski, executive director of the research division of the Leeds School of Business at […]
Franklin Roosevelt famously asserted in his first presidential inauguration address the only thing Americans had to fear was fear itself. That was saying something in 1933. When the Great Depression reached its lowest point, nearly half the banks in the country had failed and 15 million people were out of work. Roosevelt understood, though, the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times While low commodity prices affect energy development for now, fossil fuels will continue to play a major role in meeting long-term demand. And efforts to ban hydraulic fracturing or prohibit drilling on federal lands could prove economically disastrous, according to Christopher Guith, senior vice president of policy for the U.S. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Chad Covell hired Two Men and a Truck to help him in Michigan and was impressed with what he said was a moving experience in every sense of the word. Covell said he was impressed enough with the service to consider purchasing his own franchise of the moving company. “It […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The World War II-era admonition to keep calm and carry on applies today to Grand Valley businesses facing the growing threat of the coronavirus outbreak on their operations, local leaders say. Business owners and managers should consider how best to respond and then proceed in what could be new and […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Marc and Alowetta Terrien know well the advantages of using websites, social media and email to communicate with customers. Moreover, they’re used to working from home. It’s something the couple has done for years in operating a website design and software development firm from first home offices in Western Colorado […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A seasonal spike in the monthly unemployment rate in Mesa County was less pronounced, but the outlook for 2020 remains uncertain given the implications of the coronavirus outbreak. “This is such uncharted territory,” said Curtis Englehart, director of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. The seasonally unadjusted unemployment […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times At first glance, the charts resemble a mountain range with peaks and valleys, the ups and downs sometimes precipitous and sometimes gentle. A closer look reveals the bars represent 30 years of history for the Mesa County real estate market, their heights varying with the number of transactions and combined […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Shane Phillips foresees a lot of opportunities for investing in opportunity zones. The company for which Phillips works invested in townhomes under construction in Grand Junction and is evaluating additional projects in the Grand Valley. It’s part of an effort he said enables investors to take advantage of tax incentives, […]