Trial lawyer draws on experience in writing novels

Here’s the first installment in a series of interviews that will be published in the Grand Valley Business Times in a question-and-answer format. The first interview features Carroll Multz, a retired trial attorney and former district attorney who serves as an adjunct professor at Mesa State College in Grand Junction. The first in a series […]

Good works in bad times: Nonprofits strive to meet increasing demands with decreasing funds

Nonprofit organizations in the Grand Valley face challenging times in the wake of the Great Recession. With unemployment above 9 percent in Mesa County, demand for services has increased. Meanwhile, businesses and families facing tighter budgets can be less likely to give as much as during better economic times. “It is down,” says Dan Wilson, […]

United Way campaign goal: $1.2 million

Nonprofit organizations reflect what’s happening in the local economy. United Way of Mesa County offers an example of how much has changed from the boom days of 2007. That was the year the agency raised more than $1.2 million for its annual campaign. For the campaign that ends in 2011, the agency hopes for a […]

Real estate agent awarded for her service to groups

Sarah Speas, a broker associate with Doyle & Associates Real Estate in Grand Junction, has earned two awards for her service to local and state trade associations of Realtors. Speaks received the Chairman’s Award of Excellence from the Grand Junction Area Realtor Association as well as the Ambassador Award from the Colorado Association of Realtors […]

Health care administrator named CFO at Family Health West

A man who has held a variety of administrative positions in small rural hospitals has been named chief financial officer of Family Health West in Fruita. In his latest role, Jason McCormick will have financial oversight of a nonprofit organization that operates not only a hospital, but also outpatient services and assisted-living and skilled-care facilities. […]

SBA and CRA DATa rank Wells Fargo Bank as top small business lender in Colorado

Wells Fargo Bank remains the top small business lender in Colorado by two measures: the dollar volume of loans issued through a U.S. Small Business Administration guarantee program and the volume of business loans tracked through the Community Reinvestment Act. According to the SBA, Wells Fargo issued $51.2 million in loans in Colorado through the […]