A Grand Junction company has joined a national association of firms that help seniors downsize, relocate or modify their homes. Total Transitions has joined the National Association of Senior Move Managers. Jeannine Donahoe and Kathy Viglianco launched Total Transactions to help older adults and their families organize, sort, downsize or move. The business also recommends […]
RGS Energy has completed the installation of a solar power system atop a new building constructed for General Surgeons of Western Colorado in Grand Junction. The 40-kilowatt photovoltaic system includes 160 solar modules and is expected to generate about 60,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually. “The surgeons wanted to care for the environment by choosing […]
A Grand Junction flooring business has moved to a new and larger location to accommodate its growing operation. Gallagher’s Flooring is now located in an 11,000 square-foot facility at 1100 Pitkin Ave. What started out in 2009 as a modest flooring warehouse open only to architects, builders and designers has expanded over the years. The […]
With great foresight, the founders of this nation endeavored to protect private property from the federal government. In the West, we know this protection extends to privately held water rights. Unfortunately, recent history has shown the federal government is more than willing to overreach its authority to try and acquire private water rights, through coercion […]
The end of one year naturally prompts a look ahead to the next year. Unfortunately for some business owners and managers who’ve struggled through a slow economic recovery in the Grand Valley, it’s something like a welcome gasp of relief sucked through teeth clinched tight in terror. OK, we survived that. Now what? As usual, […]
The Grand Junction City Council expects to spend less in 2014 than 2013, but still fund a list of capital projects as well as economic development and community partnerships. Mayor Sam Susuras said the budgeting process was a lengthy one for the council and city staff. “It proved to be a tough exercise as we […]
The Colorado wine industry accounts for more than $144 million a year in sales and tourism-related spending in the state, according to the results of a new study. Total economic contributions from the wine industry have more than tripled since a similar study was conducted in 2005. “The Colorado wine industry is increasingly strong and […]
Members of a small business advocacy group responding to annual poll oppose prohibitions against the use of hydraulic fracturing in energy production in Colorado. Members also oppose an increase in fuel taxes to pay for roads and bridges, an increase in the minimum cost of stop-loss insurance and any prohibitions against considering a job applicant’s […]
A monthly index tracking optimism among small business owners has increased in part on more upbeat plans to increase staffing. But the index also reflects ongoing uncertainty over taxes, regulations and the implementation of the federal health care law. The National Federation of Independent Business reported that its Small Business Optimism Index increased nearly a […]
An index tracking labor trends in the United States has rebounded following a partial federal government shutdown in October, signaling job growth in the months ahead. The Conference Board reported that its Employment Trends Index rose more than 1.5 points to 115.21 in November. The index has advanced 5.3 percent over the past year. A […]