The stereotype persists of the journalist as curmudgeon. You know, the grumpy old man endlessly ranting about all the things that annoy him — mostly changes ruining what were in comparison good old days, but also misspellings and subject-verb disagreement. Until his death in 2011, Andy Rooney personified the journalist as curmudgeon with his popular […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times From its nondescript exterior, the building housing Reynolds Polymer Technolgy doesn’t appear extraordinary — a large manufacturing facility by Grand Junction standards, perhaps, but nothing special. The inside tells a far different story. That’s where executives with the company say dreams come true. Workers construct and polish the massive acrylic […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Chris Thomas foresees what he considers a number of benefits to Community Hospital joining a regional health care organization — relieving debt, implementing a new electronic medical records system and gaining funding for new service lines and equipment. The biggest benefit, though, is the assurance the hospital will continue to […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A ballot measure increasing setbacks on oil and natural gas development in Colorado has been blasted as a virtual ban on energy exploration that would hurt an important industry as well as hailed as needed protection for health and safety. Both perspectives on Proposition 112 were debated at a meeting […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times In serving clients with land development projects, Jeffery Fleming enjoys in one sense the ability to foresee the future in the Grand Valley. What Fleming said he foresees is continued growth for at least the next two to three years. “Right now, things are going really well.” That includes residential […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Sales tax collections continue to increase in the Grand Valley, a gain one official attributed to a combination of consumer confidence, improving business conditions and a growing population. The City of Grand Junction reported a 7.3 percent increase in sales and use tax collections in September compared to the same […]
Small businesses are only small in the sense they each don’t employ huge staffs. Collectively, though, small business remains big business in Colorado. According to the latest small business profile for Colorado compiled by the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, the more than 611,000 small businesses that operate in the state account for […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times After three consecutive months of increases, the unemployment rate has retreated in Mesa County as seasonal hiring picks up and labor conditions improve. While the jobless rate remains slightly higher than a year ago, the labor market is better, said Celina Kirnberger, business services supervisor at the Mesa County Workforce […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Robert Bray jots notes to himself as encouragement to achieve personal goals — to improve his organizational and public speaking skills, among other things. Bray has kept one of the notes near the desk in his office for more than four years. The one-sentence note reads: “I’m going to make […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Kevin Triplett has built muscles and businesses and sees some similarities between the two processes. Success depends on setting goals and following plans, but also remaining flexible when unexpected changes arise. More than anything, it requires heavy lifting literal and proverbial, Triplett said. “Rules like that apply to both of […]