Five Grand Valley companies are among 50 Colorado employers receiving recognition for their efforts to ensure workplace safety. Asphalt Specialists and Supply, DW Metal Works, HRL Compliance Solutions and Munro Companies in Grand Junction received the 2019 Circle of Safety Award. So did ADESCO in Fruita. Pinnacol Assurance, a workers’ compensation insurer, presents the awards […]
Adam Smith identified and named the concept of the invisible hand in his book “The Wealth of Nations.” The invisible hand that’s the driving force in a market economy is each individual promoting his or her self-interest. Consumers aim to achieve the greatest satisfaction from their spending. Entrepreneurs try to earn the highest profits for […]
A new division of Mesa County Public Works has assumed management of stormwater in the county. The Mesa County Stormwater Division took on the role when a collaborative agency down as the 521 Drainage District dissolved. The federal Clean Water Act as well as the Colorado Department of Health and Environment require stormwater oversight to […]
A total of more than 70 presentations, panel discussions and other online events are scheduled to continue through July as part of Techstars Startup Week West Slope. The virtual regional conference is set for Tuesdays and Thursdays through July 30. There’s no charge for the sessions or deadline to register. Techstars Startup Week West Slope […]
Payrolls swelled and the unemployment rate dropped in June as more businesses shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic reopened and more employees returned to work. Nonfarm payrolls grew 4.8 million and the jobless rate fell 2.2 points to 11.1 percent, according to the latest Labor Department estimates. The initial estimate for job gains in May was […]
Expecting the economy to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, Colorado business leaders are more upbeat heading into the third quarter, according to the latest survey results. Business leaders remain pessimistic overall, though, especially when it comes to spending and hiring. “Business leaders are telling us they are optimistic the COVID-19 economic bounce back will occur […]
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William Perry Pendley will be nominated to serve as director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Pendley, deputy director for policy and programs at the BLM, has served nearly a year as acting head of the agency. He was involved in a reorganization that moved the headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Grand Junction. A […]
A Grand Junction-based company has received a four-year extension under a state program offering tax incentives for creating jobs. ProStar is the first company in the state to complete a four-year term and receive an extension under the Colorado Rural Jump-Start Program. “Receiving the extension is of great significance as Jump-Start has been a major […]
A measure of consumer confidence has rebounded on more upbeat assessments of business and labor conditions, but doesn’t yet signal a return to spending levels before the coronavirus pandemic. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index rose 12.2 points to 98.1 in June. Components of the index based on current conditions and short-term expectations […]