Staff with the City of Grand Junction expects to soon complete a plan to replace lead water service lines. Under rules implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce lead in drinking water, water providers must develop an initial lead service line inventory and a lead service line replacement plan. City staff plan to […]
An annual fall festival is scheduled to return to Fruita with a variety of events, foods and live music. The Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce will join with Republic Services and the Fruita Thrift Shop to present the Alpine Bank Fruita Fall Festival on Sept. 22 to 24. The theme for the 108th edition of […]
A measure of optimism among small business owners has retreated on less upbeat expectations for economic conditions and persistent concerns about labor shortages and inflation. The National Federation of Independent Business reported its Small Business Optimism Index fell six-tenths of a point to 91.3 in August. The index has remained below its 48-year average of […]
U.S. employers continue to hire, but the unemployment rate moved up as more people looked for jobs. Nonfarm payrolls increased 187,000 and the jobless rate increased three-tenths of a point to 3.8 percent in August, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The jobless rate climbed to its highest level […]
A measure of consumer confidence has retreated on less upbeat assessments of business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index dropped 7.9 points to 106.1 in August. Measures of current conditions and short-term expectations both fell. “August’s disappointing headline number reflected dips in both the current conditions and expectations indexes. Write-in […]
The Colorado economy is sending mixed signals with continued growth in production and high levels of labor force participation, but flagging employment growth. “Businesses continue to indicate a desire and need to hire more workers. But the slow net migration to Colorado has contributed to the sustained worker shortage in the state in 2023,” said […]
An increase in new business filings in Colorado bodes well for continued economic growth — as well as an indication slowing job growth reflects labor shortages. “The growth in establishments and strong underlying components of the labor market suggest the slowdown in job growth appears to be a labor supply issue rather than a signal […]
A Grand Junction-based company offering technology to help manage streaming video on mobile devices continues to grow thanks in part to incentives, grants and private investments. “It is truly amazing to build a new tech venture in the state of Colorado and even more so to do it in Grand Junction. Once we moved Sky […]
A man who’s worked 13 years as marketing coordinator of the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board has been appointed as executive director of the organization. Kyle Schlachter succeeds Doug Caskey, who retired after serving 23 years as director. “Stepping into the leading role at the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board will allow me to continue […]
The Colorado secretary of state has joined in an effort opposing a proposed acquisition that would further consolidate the retail food industry. Jena Griswold and six other secretaries of state submitted a letter to the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission opposing Kroger Co.’s planned $24.8 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos. Secretaries of state from […]