Advance registration is under way through April 28 for an annual records and information management seminar. The Western Colorado Chapter of ARMA International has scheduled its spring seminar for 8 a.m. May 2 at the Grand Junction Fire Department training room at 555 Ute Ave. Advance registration costs $125 for members of the group and […]
Leave it to entrepreneurs to envision new uses for an old facility. We’re talking specifically about Joe and Mita White and their efforts to turn a former feed mill in Grand Junction into an adventure center featuring a trampoline park, obstacle courses and climbing walls — not to mention Mita White’s Pilates studio. The Whites […]
Two important indicators are headed in opposition directions, which constitutes good news for the Mesa County economy. The monthly unemployment rate slipped another two-tenths of a point to retreat to 7.9 percent in March. That means the jobless rate has backed off four-tenths of a point from January, when the rate typically spikes to its […]
A Grand Junction-based technical management and professional services company is among 30 firms in the running for a national award recognizing their support of employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve. J.G. Management Systems is among the finalists for the 2014 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The award is the highest […]
Job growth is expected to continue in Colorado, according to the latest quarterly report tracking the establishment of new businesses in the state. The business research division of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado produces the report using information from the central business registry at the secretary of state’s office. During […]
A woman with experience in marketing, sales and event management has been hired as the new executive director of the Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce. Bobbie Orchard is scheduled to begin her new duties starting May 5 and expects to attend the Colorado Chamber of Commerce executive conference set for later that week. Orchard will […]
An index forecasting economic performance in the United States has increased for a third straight month, signaling faster growth in the months ahead. The Conference Board reported that its Leading Economic Index climbed eight-tenths of a percent to 100.9 in March. Over the past six months, the index has increased 2.7 percent. Separate measures of current and past economic […]
A measure of confidence among business executives in the United States continues to climb on more upbeat assessments of current economic conditions as well as more optimistic expectations for the near future. The Conference Board and PricewaterhouseCoopers reported that the Measure of CEO Confidence rose to 63 during the first quarter of 2014, up three points from the fourth […]
One month after taking a dip, a measure of local hotel and motel businesses has resumed an upward trend. According to a Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau report for March, $62,400 in lodging taxes were collected. That’s 7.4 percent more than the $58,124 collected for the same month last year. Because lodging tax reports lag a month behind, […]
Colorado continues to rank among the top 10 most business-friendly states in an annual analysis of the cost of tax systems on starting and growing small businesses. Colorado slipped one spot, but ranks ninth in the 2014 Small Business Tax Index calculated by the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council. The small business advocacy and research group takes into […]