A new Web site helps to connect volunteers with local agencies and nonprofit groups in Mesa County. A collaborative effort of United Way of Mesa County and Western Colorado 2-1-1, the Get Connected Web site matches volunteers with opportunities that align with their interests and schedules. Volunteers can sign up to receive e-mail notifications from […]
A company has scaled back production at a Western Colorado coal mine and eliminated 150 jobs there. Bowie Resources announced that it’s reducing production at its Bowie No. 2 Mine near Paonia following the termination of a coal supply agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority as well as what the company characterized as continued weakness […]
Colorado ranks 20th among the 50 states in the latest results of an annual analysis of how taxes affect business. Colorado slipped one spot in the State Business Tax Climate Index for 2015, but continues to fare well for its comparatively lower corporate and individual income taxes. The Tax Foundation — a nonprofit, nonpartisan tax […]
Bank of Colorado has announced plans to acquire MontroseBank and its six Western Colorado locations. Executives with the two banks have signed an agreement. Pending regulatory approval, the transaction is expected to close in February. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are pleased to add MontroseBank to the Bank of Colorado […]
Colorado Canyons Hospital & Medical Center in Fruita has formed a trauma team to oversee services at a facility that’s earned a designation for offering a higher level of emergency care. Dr. Scott Vincent has been named trauma director at the hospital, a part of Family Health West. Vincent will lead a team that also […]
A Mesa County resort ranks among the best in the world in the latest results of an annual awards program based on votes cast by more than 76,000 magazine readers. Gateway Canyons Resort & Spa has been recognized in the Conde Nast Traveler 2014 Readers Choice Awards as the best resort in Colorado, the third […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has rebounded on more upbeat expectations for business and labor conditions — and just in time for the upcoming holiday shopping season. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index rose 5.5 points to 94.5 for October, more than offsetting a decline the month before. “Consumers have regained […]
A unique storage system developed by a Grand Junction couple ranks among the top 100 new home products in an annual list compiled for a popular home improvement magazine, television show and Web site. This Old House named the Glideware system to its fourth annual TOH Top 100. “To have the prestigious stamp of approval […]
A monthly index forecasting economic performance in the United States has picked back up, signaling moderate growth for the remainder of the year. The Conference Board reported that its Leading Economic Indictor rose eight-tenths of a percent to 104.4 in September. While the LEI was unchanged for August, the index has increased 3.5 percent over […]
The latest analysis of new business filings in Colorado forecasts continued job growth through the fourth quarter of this year and the first quarter of next year. Nearly 28,000 new businesses registered with the secretary of state during the third quarter — an increase over the second quarter of this year, the third quarter of […]