Jerry Pradier, president of Progressive Business Development Network in Glenwood Springs, has been appointed to the 2011 board of examiners for the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award. Pradier is among 500 representatives from industry, nonprofits, professional and trade groups and education and health care organizations who will evaluate applications for the Malcolm Baldridge Award. Examiners […]
Christi Reece, a broker associate at Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction, has been selected as the exclusive agent for new homes constructed by Senergy Builders to meet Energy Star standards for energy efficiency. Synergy Builders in Grand Junction constructs single-family homes and townhomes in the Brookwillow Village and Halls Estates subdivisions on 24 1/2 […]
Bob Colony and Bobby Ulibarri were honored as the top-performing agents during July at Heiden Home Realty and Associates in Grand Junction. Colony had the most sales. Ulibarri had the most listings. Colony has worked in the real estate industry since 1979 and operated his own firm for 15 years. Ulibarri has worked in the […]
A promotion now under way offers special discounts and deals at Powderhorn and eight other Colorado ski areas. The Colorado Gems Card sells for $10 and offers savings on lift tickets at all nine areas, two-for-one lift tickets at five areas and free lift tickets at two areas. “Gem resort visitors are part of an […]
Just as your patients can benefit from regularly scheduled check-ups – your business can also profit from regular examinations to ensure it is in good health. It is critical for physician owners to give the proper attention to the business side of their practices. Throughout the healthcare industry, it is common for physicians to become […]
A monthly index tracking business conditions in Colorado has retreated for a third straight month, but still forecasts growth with hiring in the energy and manufacturing sectors. The Business Conditions Index slipped four-tenths in August, but at 53.8 remains above the level projecting an expanding economy over the next three to six months. “Energy extraction firms […]
For 45 months, nearly four years now, the United States has suffered under a troubled economy. Other nations around the globe have not fared much better — indeed, some worse. Although it was not a surprise, gross domestic product data for the second quarter in the U.S. was revised downward, according to a news release […]
Could there be a more perfect conversion of symbolism about what is wrong with the American economy than what will take place on Sept. 5 in Detroit? There, a president of the United States whose regulatory excesses have stifled meaningful job creation will make a Labor Day speech to union workers now only a faint […]
Even a casual reading of the stories in this issue of the Business Times reveals a theme: Government regulations hinder business and, in turn, economic recovery. A story on page 3 details the results of a study conducted for the Western Energy Alliance, a Denver-based trade association of more than 400 companies involved in energy […]
Experienced commercial real estate investors seem to sense market trends and take advantage of those trends when other methods of commercial investment begin to fade. From 2005 to 2008, industrial land development and the construction of industrial offices and shop buildings on security fenced acreage seemed to constitute a no-lose proposition in the Grand Valley. […]