Tantalizing prospects of improving economic conditions continue to offer hope to weary business owners and managers, like visions of a cool oasis in the middle of a burning desert. Nonetheless, there’s seldom a shortage of discouraging news, such as the disappointing jobs report or dip in optimism among small business owners. All of a sudden, […]
An upcoming seminar will offer information about records and information management, including the use of electronic records to obtain evidence for legal proceedings as well as computer software to share content. The Western Colorado Chapter of ARMA International has scheduled its spring seminar for 8:30 a.m. May 4 at the Mesa County Courthouse, 544 Rood […]
A Western Colorado bank has retained its certification for meeting international standards for environmental management. Alpine Bank has been recertified for another three years to maintain its International Standards Organization (IS0) 14001 designation. Alpine Bank first earned the designation in 2006 and has been recertified twice since then. The bank remains the only financial services […]
An upcoming open house will kick off what’s expected to be a community effort to plan changes to the U.S. Highway 6 corridor in Palisade. The open house is set for 5 to 7 p.m. April 16 in the Palisade Civic Center located at 711 Iowa Ave. The Palisade Planning Commission has scheduled the open […]
The Mesa County Libraries will host free presentations about credit, budgeting and banking as part of a Money Smart Week program. A benefit book sale also is planned to raise money to support library programs. Ryan Cahill, regional program manager for Wells Fargo, will lead a presentation titled “All About Credit” starting at 6:30 p.m. […]
Chandler Burgeon won the top prize in an annual competition challenging students at Colorado Mesa University to develop and present concepts for new business services and products. Burgeon won $1,500 in seed money in the Idea Challenge conducted as part of Entrepreneurship Day at CMU. Burgeon and a business partner, Craig Morris, operate SimplyTungsten.com., a […]
Three more open houses are planned to gather public comments and answer questions about whether or not the Colorado National Monument should become a national park. Open houses are set for 4 to 7 p.m. April 12 at the Fruita Community Center, 324 N. Coulson St.; April 18 at Bookcliff Middle School, 540 29 1/4 […]
Sales tax collections in Mesa County continue to outpace last year, resulting in a double-digit increase in year-over-year comparisons for the first quarter. The trend bodes well not only for county coffers, but also the local economy. Sales tax collections offer a direct indicator of retail sales activity. The county collected a total of more […]
After six straight months of gains, a measure of optimism among small business owners has declined on less upbeat expectations for hiring and sales. The National Federation of Independent Business reported that its Small Business Optimism Index retreated nearly two points to 92.5 in March. With gains in each of the previous six months, the […]
U.S. payrolls continued to increase in March – but at half the pace of the previous three months – even as the unemployment rate edged down. According to the latest Labor Department estimates, nonfarm payrolls rose 120,000. The jobless rate slipped a tenth of a point to 8.2 percent, the lowest rate since January 2009, […]