Phil Castle, The Business Times A proposed liquefied natural gas export terminal and pipeline project that would connect Western Colorado supplies with Asian markets enters a crucial phase with local, state and federal permitting. “This is the big year,” said Michael Hinrichs, stakeholder communications and coordinator with Pembina Pipeline. The Canada-based company backs the Jordan […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The Mesa County labor market has heated up along with springtime weather as seasonal hiring helps increase payrolls and pull down the unemployment rate. “Springtime things tend to always pick up,” said Celina Kirnberger, business services supervisor at the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. According to the latest […]
I’m usually no less suspicious of email pitches than carnival barkers. As editor of a business journal, I see more pitches in a week than a big league batter sees in an entire season. But the subject line of this particular email was just too enticing to ignore: how to be happier at work. I […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The checks will soon be in the mail. But if property owners want to send those checks back, the Grand Valley Drainage District ultimately will use the money to improve stormwater and irrigation drainage and in turn reduce the risk of flooding. District Manager Tim Ryan said checks will start […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Marc and Alowetta Terrien are like a lot of married couples who run a business together. They get up, grab some breakfast and head to work. Here’s what’s different. They measure their commute in steps, not miles, and the view outside their office windows keeps changing. For nearly three years, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Marc and Alowetta Terrien have worked together for 13 of their 35 years of marriage. Life as what the Terriens call couple-preneurs requires commitment to not only their business, but also their relationship, Marc says. “That’s a lot of all in.” The Terriens say business is better and their lives […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Randy Schwark ticks off what he considers alarming statistics. About 35 percent of people carry infectious staph bacteria on their skin and in their nose. People shed nearly 1 million skin cells a day. People spend 90 percent of their time indoors and breath 11,000 liters of air a day. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times While the number of real estate transactions continues to decrease in Mesa County, the combined dollar value of those deals keeps increasing. Although low residential inventories have affected sales, persistent demand and the prospect of steady or even lower mortgage interest rates bodes well for the local market, industry observers […]
I’ve long intended to write an advice column about avoiding procrastination, but always put it off. I wanted to write the column and knew the additional stress I’d endure at deadline if I waited too long to do so. For one reason or another, I never got started. I guess I didn’t feel like it. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times After topping a seasonal speed bump in January, labor indicators look to be headed toward another year of improvement in Mesa County. “February numbers looked really good, and I expect that to continue,” said Curtis Englehart, director of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. According to the latest […]