More than 2,900 small businesses in Colorado were paid a total of more than $2.6 billion for contacts as the federal government exceeded its small business contracting goal for the seventh consecutive year. “Colorado businesses continue to find opportunities to grow by providing key services and support to the largest purchaser in the U.S., the […]
Charlestowne Hotels has partnered with Colorado Mesa University to operate Hotel Maverick, a boutique hotel on the Grand Junction campus that also serves as a teaching facility for the hospitality management program. “When it came time to choose a management company for Hotel Maverick, we sought a partner that was customized and dynamic enough to […]
Mesa County is among the first applicants for grants to market a program that encourages companies to hire remote workers in rural areas of Colorado. The Location Neutral Employment (LONE) grants provide communities up to $5,000 to market themselves to prospective employers and employees. The Grand Junction Economic Partnership took the lead on marketing remote […]
The Small Business Development Center in Grand Junction has launched a program to help small businesses in Mesa and Rio Blanco counties affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The recovery initiative will include free one-on-one consulting and online workshops. “Most small businesses across the nation have been impacted by COVID-19, and Mesa and Rio Blanco County […]
Grand Junction ranks among the least expensive metropolitan areas in which to live in Colorado, according to the latest comparison of purchasing power. The Tax Foundation reported that $100 could purchase $107.18 worth of goods and services in Grand Junction compared to other metropolitan areas and regions with different price levels. The nonprofit, nonpartisan tax […]
SCL Health St. Mary’s in Grand Junction ranks among the top hospitals in the state and nation in separate magazine ratings. St. Mary’s was rated as a high performing hospital in five areas of adult procedures and conditions and ranked as the eighth best hospital in Colorado in the 2020-2021 Best Hospitals analysis in U.S. […]
Many publications compile lists to highlight the efforts of those deemed to be performing something the best. Lists offer at a glance a compelling comparison of who’s who based on a certain set of metrics — revenue, for example. The latest lists also demonstrate Grand Valley businesses rank among the best in the state and […]
Small business owners and managers face a lot of challenges — nearly as many, probably, as there are operations. But some challenges are more prevalent than others and some downright ubiquitous. Every four years, the National Federation of Independent Business compiles a report on what are deemed the most pressing challenges of all. The small […]
A real estate company based in Grand Junction will lead a pilot program offering home improvement resources to sellers. Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties is one of two Coldwell Banker affiliates selected to lead the RealVitalize program as it expands to affiliate offices nationwide. The program offers sellers home improvement resources prior to or during a […]
Colorado could lose 128,500 jobs in 2020 in the wake of a pandemic that’s caused an unprecedented downturn, according to a midyear economic update compiled at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Mesa County has fared better than other metropolitans areas in the state, however, with a proportionally smaller year-over-year employment decline and lower jobless […]