Phil Castle, The Business Times The large sign outside Grand Mesa Wellness in downtown Grand Junction serves as both a greeting and promise: “Walk in strong. Walk out stronger.” Not just physically, although the varied equipment inside the studio promotes fitness and flexibility. But also mentally and even spiritually. It’s part of a holistic approach […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mesa County is poised to continue on what’s described as a controlled growth trajectory in 2024 as a more diversified economy ensures resilience and sustainability. More businesses and investments in commercial real estate buoy the outlook, as do further opportunities for development. Tourism and outdoor recreation continue to drive economic […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Scott Moses contends a proposed acquisition that would combine Kroger and Albertsons constitutes a response to non-traditional grocers that have wrested market share away from more conventional supermarkets. “This is one way supermarket grocers can get strong and compete,” said Moses, a partner and head of the grocery, pharmacy and […]
For an economics geek like me, Christmas always comes early in the form of an annual forecast for Colorado. It was the same treat yet again this year when the research division of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder unwrapped its business and economic outlook report for 2024. The […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Overall real estate sales increased on a year-over-year basis in Mesa County in November, the first such gain in nearly two years. The increase was attributed, though, more to slowing in 2022 than any surge in activity in 2023. Residential real estate sales declined in November, although the difference from […]
I’m so thankful. I write that a lot. Mostly in the emails I send people. That’s because I’m usually thanking them for doing something I requested. Submitting a column or news release. Or agreeing to an interview. But that’s also because I really am. Thankful, that is. Not that print journalism is all rainbows and […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Judian Wyatt can recite the statistics for the number of children and teen-agers HopeWest serves through its counseling and grief programs in Western Colorado. But Wyatt, a youth counselor with the Grand Junction-based organization, prefers another metric. “It changes lives, and I love looking at it this way.” That makes […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Daniel Delano envisions a transition from fossil fuels to electricity to power transportation. And he expects his company to not only contribute to that transition, but also counter climate change in the process. “It’s important to try and do this,” says Delano, co-founder, president and chief executive officer of Skyhook […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate remained unchanged in Mesa County in October with slight declines in payrolls, but also the number of people looking for work. Although small changes could occur over the next two months, Lindsay Bullock expects local labor conditions to hold steady through the end of the year. […]
Even after nearly 25 years on the job, I’m astounded by the things I discover about businesses. My latest surprise occurred when I received in my email inbox a news release from Knott Laboratory about another high-profile investigation in which the company was involved. I was familiar with Knott Laboratory because of a story I […]