Tom Huerkamp learned from one of his early business mentors to remain cautious during booms and aggressive during downturns. That seemingly counterintuitive approach has worked well for Huerkamp and the commercial furnishing and installation company he founded with his wife more than 40 years ago. The firm doubled business in 1982, the year Exxon announced […]
Mesa County tumbled 54 spots in an annual ranking of how well small metropolitan areas create and sustain jobs. The Grand Junction metropolitan statistical area, which equates to Mesa County, fell from third to 57th among 179 small metro areas ranked in the 2010 Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities Index. The annual rankings constitute a lagging […]
The Mesa County commissioners have decided not to offer a job to a man identified as the finalist in the search for a new county administrator. The commissioners now must decide whether to continue the search and consider other candidates or opt not to fill the position and have county departments report directly to them. […]
Williams has announced a deal to acquire more than 85,000 acres in one of the biggest onshore oil plays in the country in a move to more than triple oil production for a company better known in Western Colorado for developing natural gas. Williams announced an agreement to acquire from private owners a total of […]
Foreclosure activity continued to increase in Mesa County during the third quarter, with foreclosure filings and sales both up from last year. With the latest increases, Mesa County ranked third among the most populous counties in Colorado for the highest foreclosure rate. According to statistics reported by the Colorado Division of Housing, 451 foreclosure filings […]
Encana Oil & Gas has donated $100,000 to Mesa State College in Grand Junction to support a program that prepares students to work in the energy industry. The money will be used to fund scholarships as well as meet other needs of the landman and energy management program. Mesa State announced it has named the […]
Wells Fargo has reopened its location on the Mesa State College campus in Grand Junction in the newly constructed student center. “The new student center is an outstanding facility and tremendous asset for Mesa State and our community. We’re pleased to be a part of it,” said Steve Irion, Wells Fargo market president for Grand […]
The midterm elections offered an historic statement on where public policy and the economy had gone in the previous two-plus years: that is, in the wrong direction. The faulty economics of increased taxes, more regulation, so-called government-led “stimulus,” unprecedented explosions in government spending and debt and a massive government intrusion into the health care marketplace […]
Every new business has to start somewhere. For some entrepreneurs, it begins as a hobby. For others, a new business grows out of a particular passion that’s been brewing for years. For still others, a new venture represents an outgrowth of recognizing an opportunity and then taking the steps to deliver a needed product or […]
A monthly indicator of future economic performance in the United States continues upward — suggesting the slow pace of growth could accelerate this spring. The Conference Board reported that its Leading Economic Index (LEI) climbed to 111.3 in October, up a half a percentage point. Based on revised information, the index has advanced 1.6 percent […]