EmTech, a company that has completed a new distribution center in Grand Junction, tops a list of eight local businesses honored for expanding their operations and staffs. The businesses were recognized at a quarterly meeting of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce for cumulatively investing nearly $6 million and creating more than 200 jobs. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Higher tax collections, increasing real estate activity and more upbeat expectations for business conditions are among the signs pointing toward an improving economy in Mesa County in 2015, officials say. It’s no longer so much a question if growth will continue, but how much and how fast. “Overall, I’m cautiously […]
Colorado ranks among the 10 most entrepreneur-friendly states in the latest analysis of how policies affect small businesses. Colorado ranks ninth in the 2014 Small Business Policy Index compiled by the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council. The small business advocacy and research group takes into account a total of 42 tax, regulatory and government spending […]
A monthly measure of hotel and motel stays in Grand Junction continues to reflect increased business for the local hospitality sector. According to the Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau report for November, $108,813 in lodging taxes were collected. That’s an increase of 7.2 percent over the $101,476 collected for the same month last year. […]
A monthly measure of confidence among small business owners has moved closer to its historical average on more upbeat expectations for an improving economy and increased sales. The National Federation of Independent Business reported that its Small Business Optimism Index rose two points to 98.1 in November. That’s the highest reading since February 2007. The […]
A course on rangeland ecology and management has been scheduled at Western Colorado Community College in Grand Junction. The course is set for 4 to 5:15 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday Jan. 20 to May 8. The course is designed for ranchers, farmers and landowners who have an interest in rangeland management, but also natural resource […]
Hiring has accelerated in the United States with an estimated addition of 321,000 jobs in November, the biggest monthly gain in nearly three years. The national unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.8 percent, the lowest level in more than six years. The November increase in nonfarm payrolls was the largest since January 2012 and exceeded […]
Justin Nordine from the Raw Canvas Tattoo Studio and Art Gallery in downtown Grand Junction has developed a television show titled “Ink Shrinks.” The show is scheduled to premier at 9 p.m. Dec. 16 as a pilot episode on Spike TV following the broadcast of the season finale of “Ink Master Live.” Nordine has worked […]
Jaime Allen and Lindsay Jewell, property managers with Bray Property Management based in Grand Junction, recently attended the National Association of Residential Property Managers conference conducted in Minneapolis. Conference presentations covered a variety of topics, including customer service, mobile communications and tenant retention as well as laws affecting service and therapy pets. “It was well […]
Donations will be accepted through Dec. 15 for an event dubbed a care mob to collect gifts and food for needy families for the holidays. Donations of gifts for children 18 and under and nonperishable food items may be dropped off at the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce at 360 Grand Ave., Home Loan […]