Phil Castle, The Business Times Three Colorado Mesa University students have come up with an idea they believe will save time, money and lives in a hand sanitizing system for hospitals and other health care facilities. Kordale Bator presented the winning pitch for the idea in the finals of an elevator pitch competition conducted as […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Andy Kelley initially aspired to become a television repairman. But in his first job out of college, he went to work instead in the energy services industry. It was a path that led Kelley to a career as a serial entrepreneur. He bought the first company for which he worked. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Daniel Ritchie has worked as a business executive and university chancellor and joined in a variety of philanthropic efforts over the course of his long and varied career. Still, he’s more likely to play supporting rather than leading roles in the stories he tells about entrepreneurship. Like the story about […]
Is this a column about beagles or businesses? Perhaps both. I ponder this after enduring what everyone who’s ever cared for a pet dreads: saying goodbye to an aged, but beloved companion. In my case, it was a beagle who’s official American Kennel Association title was Walnut Manor Isabella, but always seemed content to respond […]
A Grand Junction-based defense contractor has been awarded three contracts worth a total of $113 million to supply products for the United States and allied military forces. “These contracts underscore the confidence that our customers have in our ability to deliver best-in class military equipment,” said Cordell Bennigson, chief executive officer of Capco. “As always, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times An upcoming event offering information about gardening and landscaping will draw in part on the expertise of local businesses that provide products and services in those areas. Government agencies and clubs also are expected to participate in what’s billed as a demonstration day. “It’s a great place to get gardening […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Even as the Mesa County labor pool drains, a variety of efforts are under way to maintain a pipeline of qualified job applicants. Those efforts range from education and training offered in Mesa County School District 51 and Colorado Mesa University to the CareerWise Colorado youth apprenticeship program to what’s […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Nathan Perry takes into account a lot of information in putting together his quarterly economic newsletters — everything from drilling permits to labor estimates to real estate sales to tax collections. In connecting all those data points, an encouraging picture emerges, Perry says. “I think as a whole, the news […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The unemployment rate has retreated in Mesa County even as the labor force has grown to its largest level in four years. The two indicators headed in opposite directions bode well for improving conditions, said Curtis Englehart, director of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. “We’re excited to […]
Charles Dickens could really cover all the bases. Just consider how the English writer started his novel, “A Tale of Two Cities.” “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” Dickens wrote in his story about the French Revolution. That was just the beginning. He managed in one long sentence to […]