Dr. Brian Davidson constantly looks for ways to improve health care and patient satisfaction while also lowering costs. The president of St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction believes he’s found one way in the acquisition of the largest orthopedic practice in Western Colorado. “It was a natural move on both our parts,” he said. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times At just 12-years-old, Nick Silzell has learned something about business most entrepreneurs don’t discover until they’re much older. “Definitely, it’s not as easy as you think.” Still, Silzell touts an instructional program designed to turn students like him into budding CEOs. “It just teaches you what it’s going to be […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Coal isn’t just for burning in power plants, according to a Utah college professor researching other uses. Coal also can serve as the raw material for a variety of products, including strong and lightweight carbon composites that could be used in automobiles and aircraft. “What I’m proposing is a shift […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate activity picked up in Mesa County in August with double-digit proportional increases in the number of transactions and dollar volume. The pace could slow as inventories of existing homes shrink and prices and interest rates rise. But the latest numbers still reflect what industry observers consider a healthy […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times There’s a location in Fruita where the economic forces at work in the small town converge. Crews erect the steel frame of a 70,000-square-foot building that will double the available space for a growing energy industry manufacturer. Nearby, a newly opened business operates a unique venture in a wakeboard park […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mickie Fisher-Rogers believes everything she really needs to know about running a business she learned raising livestock in 4-H programs. That includes accounting, marketing and, especially, the value of hard work. “All those things made a big difference in my life,” said Fisher-Rogers, owner and mortgage broker of Grand Valley […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The unemployment rate has increased in Mesa County on the combination of an increase in the number of people looking for jobs and a decrease in the number of those on payrolls. What’s been a more general trend toward lower jobless rates and a growing labor force is expected to […]
As the editor of a business journal who faces the recurrent task of writing columns, I often wonder: Where do good ideas come from? I wonder, in fact, every time another deadline looms. Let’s be clear. I’m not suggesting I necessarily come up with any good ideas. I’ll let you be the judge of that. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Gene Fourney was growing disenchanted with Denver — the increasing traffic congestion in general and rising cost of housing in particular. “The rental situation in Denver was the last straw.” Fourney decided to move to Grand Junction late last year and bring along his internet marketing and web development firm. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Dale Beede sometimes loses sleep, but not because the commercial real estate agent is worried about the Grand Valley market. On the contrary. “There are just some real exciting things happening in the market,” said Beede, a broker associate with Coldwell Banker Commercial Prime Properties in Grand Junction. Beede said […]