Phil Castle, The Business Times Despite some slowing attributed in part to low inventories, 2019 ended as another good year for the residential real estate market in Mesa County. “We’re reaching more of a normalcy in the marketplace,” said Robert Bray, chief executive officer of Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction. Bray expects more of […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Vance Wagner never tires of working in banking because of what the industry makes possible for customers, whether that’s starting a business, buying a home or sending children to college. “Every day is an opportunity to change somebody’s life for the better,” says Wagner, regional president of ANB Bank in […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A self-described game evangelist, Robert Madsen believes in the power of video games to not only entertain, but also educate. That’s why the co-founder of a Grand Junction game company said he’s eager to join in an international effort to develop a video game platform that takes children on space […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Jim Ettenger and Nikki Wilke have combined their training and talents to tip the scales for their clients and, they hope, a growing population. The Grand Junction couple have launched Grand Mesa Wellness to offer a range of health and wellness coaching services. While weight loss and fitness gains rank […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate in Mesa County has edged up as colder weather slows activity in some industry sectors. But 2019 will end as one of the best years on record for the local labor market, said Curtis Englehart, director of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. “2019 […]
Newspaper columnists face a challenge this time of year to write something befitting the holiday season. The more heartfelt and heartwarming the better, as if it were possible to keep up with those Hallmark movies. And if there’s an opportunity to convey at least a bit of the meaning of Christmas, that should be a […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Diane Schwenke follows the economic indicators, among them building permits, sales tax collections and unemployment rates. She also interacts nearly every day with small business owners and managers. Based on what she gleans from numerical and anecdotal information, Schwenke believes 2020 will be another good year for business in the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times After lagging behind for years, the Grand Valley is doing better economically in some respects than other areas of Colorado. And the outlook for 2020 remains mostly upbeat, says Richard Wobbekind, executive director of the research division at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Lower inventories and higher prices continue to slow residential real estate activity in Mesa County. But large transactions bolster the commercial market. While the number of overall transactions so far in 2019 still lags 2018, the dollar volume of those deals outpaces last year. For November, 424 real estate transactions worth […]
Previously separate facilities in Grand Junction offering places to start and operate businesses have merged at one location under an effort expected to further foster entrepreneurship. The Factory, a Proximity space, has relocated its coworking operation to the Maverick Innovation Center on the Colorado Mesa University campus. “Students might call it collaboration, the private sector […]