Phil Castle, The Business Times Jeffrey Hurd compares street maintenance to dental health: a little preventative care now can help in avoiding more costly treatment later. That’s why the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors has endorsed a ballot measure that would use tax revenues earmarked to pay off the Riverside Parkway […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The busy season hasn’t yet started in earnest, but the new year is off to a fast start for the Mesa County real estate market. Increasing transactions and dollar volume through the first two months of 2017 could serve as a leading indicator for what follows. “We’ve got to get […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Innovation is a bit like the old joke about the weather, Steve Wood believes: Everybody talks about it, but nobody does anything about it. It takes more than talk to nurture a culture of innovation. If anything, innovation is a byproduct of a commitment to excel, said Wood, former owner, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Dr. Brian Davidson believes it’s important to not only have a conversation about suicide awareness in the workplace, but also for business owners and managers to lead that conversation. As president of St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction, Davidson has led a series of such presentations. He plans to […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times After a year in which sales tax collections lagged, Jodi Romero expects the trend to go the other way in 2017. “I’m fairly comfortable in saying we’re moving in the right direction,” said Romero, financial operations director for the City of Grand Junction. The new year got off to a […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Diane Schwenke says health insurance comes up in almost every conversation she has with business owners and managers, whether it’s at networking events, committee meetings or other functions of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce. While employers want to provide insurance, many can’t afford the rising premiums. Meanwhile, plans […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Christopher Guith cites three factors that bode well for the energy industry — increasing global demand, rising commodity prices and especially a more receptive political environment. And what bodes well for the energy industry bodes well for Western Colorado and the Grand Valley, said Guith, senior vice president of policy […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times More than 5,500 jobs and nearly $140 million in annual wages can be attributed to tourism in Mesa County, according to t he latest analysis of the economic effects of the travel industry. Those are important numbers in an area that’s yet to fully rebound from the recession, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Sarah Shrader draws on personal experiences in discussing the connections among the manufacturing, outdoor recreation and tech sectors in the Grand Valley. The zipline and adventure course company Shrader helps manage could be located anywhere, but operates in Grand Junction in large part because of the local fabrication firms that […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The new year is off to a fast start for the Mesa County real estate market with big year-over-year gains in activity. While rising interest rates and lower housing inventories could exert some effects, industry observers still look for 2017 to be another good year. “It’s a pretty impressive start […]