An index forecasting economic performance in the United States has rebounded, signaling continued, but slow, growth in the months ahead. The Conference Board reported that its Leading Economic Index (LEI) increased four-tenths of a percent to 95.8 in July, erasing a four-tenths of a percent decline in June. Separate measures of current and past economic […]
Registration is under way for the Colorado Entrepreneurship Marketplace scheduled for Oct. 5 at the Pueblo Convention Center. The annual event brings together in one place in one day information and resources for those starting and running businesses. Admission is $35. Mikal Belivoce, a business strategist and columnist and contributor to Entrepreneur magazine, is scheduled […]
The search is on for a new public trustee in Mesa County. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced in a news release that Paul Brown is among the public trustees who won’t be reappointed to their posts. Hickenlooper asked all 10 appointed trustees in the state to resign after media reports detailed some of their spending […]
A small business advocacy group has launched a campaign to stop what it calls a “tidal wave” of proposed federal regulations that could inundate businesses and the economy. “We must address the damage this administration is doing if we are to create jobs and growth,” said Tony Gagliardi, state director of the National Federation of […]
Candidates for state and federal offices in Western Colorado have been invited to debate as part of the Club 20 fall meeting in Grand Junction. “Now, more than ever before, it is imperative to engage with our elected officials so we have a voice in shaping the landscape of the Western Slope, both literally and […]
A monthly measure of hotel and motel stays in Grand Junction continues to track ahead of last year. According to a Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau report for July, lodging tax collections totaled 134,864. That’s a 2.8 percent increase over tax collections reported in July 2011. July reports reflect hotel and motel stays in […]
With the Grand Junction economy looking up, real estate expected to follow trend Special to The Business Times from Vectra Bank While slower in its recovery than the rest of the state or the country, Grand Junction’s economy is brightening. Even in an election year, when legislative decision-making grinds to a halt, and with the […]
Local real estate report continues to show improvement in key arenas Special to The Business Times from Bray & Company Real Estate In July’s Bray Report, Robert Bray points to continued signs of improvement in the Mesa County residential real estate market. The report shows that sales of homes continue to improve. Year-to-date sales of […]
Why is it so darned hard to get a loan approved these days? Special to The Business Times from Cherry Creek Mortgage Those of us in the loan business hear this question every day. The truth is that it is harder to get a mortgage loan approved today than it was a few years ago. […]
Clouds aren’t the only things that roll in with severe summer weather. Contractors who attempt to cash in during the aftermath of a storm by promising low prices for home repairs and delivering substandard or incomplete work may also arrive on the scene. Help protect yourself, your money and your home from repair rip-offs by […]