Aspen Street Computers and Palisade PC have launched a line of personal computer systems. Aspen Street Computers in Fruita also will serve as an outlet for Clear Talk cellular telephones. In addition, the business offers courses in operating Microsoft programs. The new line of I-70 computer systems offer a business, home and gaming machine assembled […]
Pantuso’s Ristorante in Grand Junction will donate a percentage of sales from each Tuesday in April to a Mesa County program offering services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. “I have been overwhelmed by the community’s support of our business and I am happy for the opportunity to give something back,” said Chris […]
The Taco Bell restaurants of Grand Junction will donate $4,310 to the Tree House Center for Youth, a nonprofit organization that provides services to youth and young adults age 11 to 22. “It’s a pleasure to be able to support the Tree House Center for Youth, a community nonprofit that since 1999 has provided a […]
Entries will be accepted through May 15 in a competition to create videos promoting a Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce buy local campaign. The chamber is looking for amateur videos 60 to 90 seconds in length that support the Blue Band Wagon campaign and offer messages to shop locally. Completed videos may be submitted […]
A Grand Junction real estate firm ranked first in Colorado, third in the region and among the top 5 percent of United Country Real Estate franchise offices nationwide for sales performance in 2010. “Through our partnership with United Country, we are able to provide clients the proven results of the United Country marketing program and […]
A building materials company with operations across the company has acquired a 55-year-old family owned paving and asphalt business based in Grand Junction. Summit Materials announced it has acquired Elam Construction. The move follows the retirement of Harold Elam, the previous owner of Elam Construction. Based in Washington, D.C., Summit Materials was formed in 2009 […]
Coloradans will work two days fewer this year than last to earn enough money to pay their taxes, according to the latest results of an annual analysis of income and tax statistics. Taxpayers nationwide won’t be quite as fortunate and will have to work three more days in 2011 than they did in 2010. Tax […]
A monthly measure of business conditions in Colorado continues to rise even as prospects for job growth improve. The Business Conditions Index rose 2.5 points in March to 59.6 on stronger readings for new orders, production and sales. “Our surveys over the past several months indicate that the region will add another 60,000 jobs by […]
U.S. payrolls continued to grow in March as the unemployment rate edged down to its lowest level in two years. According to the latest Department of Labor estimates, nonfarm payrolls increased 216,000 and the monthly unemployment rate slipped a tenth of a percent to 8.8 percent. That’s the lowest jobless rate since March 2009. Labor […]
Here’s a preview of a breaking story that will appear in the next edition of The Business Times. The full story will be available on April 7 when the print edition hits the news stands, and online later that day. Efforts are under way to hire executive directoras at both the Fruita and Palisade chambers of […]