Page Tucker loves to talk about what he calls tech and rec in the Grand Valley. There’s the potential, Tucker believes, to establish a local technology hub that includes not only his company, ProStar Geocorp, but also other tech firms. Outdoor recreation could play an important role in not only attracting tech firms, but also […]
The real estate market has for years constituted something of a silver lining as Mesa County has lagged behind other areas of Colorado in recovering from the recession. Consider that real estate activity in Mesa County has increased every year since bottoming out in 2011. Through the first five months of 2017, sales and dollar […]
Low-wage workers tend to commute away from states that raise the minimum wage rather than toward them, according to the results of a study conducted at the University of Colorado that found that initiatives raising wages could have unintended consequences. “It found that low-skilled workers are actually migrating away from minimum-wage increases in their own […]
LIV Sotheby’s International Realty has announced it’s listing property owned in Mesa County by John Hendricks, founder and former chairman of Discovery Communications. The listing includes the nearly 7,000-acre West Creek Ranch near Gateway as well as the Sky Adventures office building and hangar at the Grand Junction Regional Airport. The properties are priced at […]
Members of a delegation of business and government leaders from Western Colorado who traveled to Washington, D.C., to push for approval of a liquefied natural gas export terminal said they were heartened by the response. “From the State Department to the (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) to the White House, we heard resounding support for changing […]
Mesa County will receive almost $3.5 million in the latest payment in lieu of taxes on more than 1.5 million acres of public land. The payment is the single largest to a Colorado county out of a total of nearly $37 million in so-called PILT payments for the 2017 fiscal year in the state. Nationwide, […]
What was a West Slope organization formed to educate people about oil and natural gas development has changed its name and reach. What was the Piceance Energy Action Council is now the Colorado Rural Energy Action Committee. “We understand that oil and gas development is statewide, and we need to expand our mission to educate […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has increased on more upbeat assessments of current business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index rose 1.3 points to 118.9 in June. A measure of the index tracking consumer assessments of current business and labor conditions jumped nearly six points to 146.3, the […]
Ski resorts that belong to a Colorado trade association reported a near record-breaking season. The 22 members of Colorado Ski Country USA reported a total of 7.3 million skier visits during the 2016-2017 season. That’s second only to the 7.4 million skier visits during the 2015-2016 season. The latest total also comes in 6 percent […]
A health care organization that’s provided services in Mesa County for nearly 30 years has a new name. The Marillac Clinic has changed its name to MarillacHealth to better reflect a coordinated approach that offers not only medical, but also dental, behavioral and optical services to patients regardless of their ability to pay. The Marillac […]