Dave and Jenny Hall first appeared on the cover of the Business Times on an issue published March 20, 2014. The Grand Junction couple once again grace the cover of the very issue you’re now reading. Call it journalistic bookends to the remarkable entrepreneurial story that began with innovation and ended with acquisition — a […]
A monthly measure of confidence among small business owners has slipped on less upbeat expectations for the economy as well as sales and hiring. The National Federation of Independent Business reported that its Small Business Optimism Index fell nine-tenths of a point to 103.6 in June. “The index remains at a historically high level, but […]
Self-imposed well pumping fees can play a role in encouraging groundwater conversation, according to the results a study led by researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder. The fees constitute an incentive that encourages farmers to grow less thirsty crops, irrigate more efficiently and reduce overall water use. “When we talk about groundwater crises […]
CenturyLink has expanded its high-speed internet services to a total of more than 28,000 businesses and households in about 150 Colorado Communities. CenturyLink announced that about 14,000 of those businesses and households are located in areas designated by the Federal Communications Commission as high-cost and eligible for support under the Connect America Fund. The company […]
Proposed legislation would allow state technology associations and other industry intermediaries to receive federal grants to develop apprenticeship programs as part of an effort to fill a work force gap in the sector. U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner, a Republican from Colorado, and Martin Heinrick, a Democrat from New Mexico, introduced the Championing Apprenticeships for New […]
An effort to expand a psychiatric hospital in Grand Junction has gained additional financial support. The Northwest and High Country Regional Councils, programs of the El Pomar Foundation, and the foundation in Colorado Springs have invested a total of $250,000 in the Building Sanctuary, Rebuilding Lives campaign to expand West Springs Hospital. “The care that […]
The pace of job growth in the United States has picked back up with a bigger increase in hiring in June. According to Labor Department estimates, nonfarm payrolls increased 222,000. The unemployment rate edged up a tenth of a point to 4.4 percent as more people looked for employment. What’s more, initial estimates for payroll […]
Colorado ranks seventh among the 50 states in an analysis of the best places to start and grow businesses. Colorado ranked among the top 10 states for its business environment and access to resources, but fared less well for business costs in the analysis conducted by WalletHub. https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-to-start-a-business/36934/? The personal finance website used information from […]
Registration is under way for the upcoming meeting of the Mesa County Women’s Network. The meeting is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. July 11 at the Bookcliff Country Club, 2730 G Road in Grand Junction. Paula Roelands and Rebecca Glasser will lead a presentation on building brain health. Participants should bring cash to purchase tickets to […]
In May, referring to a report by the National Park Service, the Business Times quoted Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke saying, “This report is a testament to the tangible economic benefits our parks bring to communities across the nation.” By June, Zinke ignored these benefits in his report to President Donald Trump. There isn’t a lot […]