Phil Castle Business Times Cable television pioneer John Hendricks serves as chairman of a media company that reaches more than 1.5 billion subscribers around the globe. But Hendricks insists Discovery Communications isn’t in the cable TV business. “We’re in the business of satisfying curiosity,” he said. That distinction has guided Hendricks for 25 years as […]
Colorado employers soon will face an increase in workers’ compensation insurance premiums. Most employers will pay slightly higher premiums in 2011 as a result of a 3.4 percent increase in what’s known as loss costs — the average cost of lost wages and medical payments to workers injured on the job. Loss costs are one […]
A monthly index tracking conditions for small businesses in Colorado continues to climb on prospects a global economic rebound will boost demand for goods and services from the state. The Vectra Bank Colorado Small Business Index (SBI) climbed to 103.3 for September, up 1.7 points from a revised 101.6 in August. With gains in each […]
President Barack Obama recently signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act, the most significant piece of small business legislation in more than a decade. The law provides entrepreneurs and small business owners with greater access to capital and more tax relief so they can grow their operations and create the jobs America needs. First, […]
Five broker associates with Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction completed a course in customer service for referral-based businesses. Barb Hecht, Carol Gerber-Tuor, Cliff Kramer, Christi Reece and Cyrie Wortmann all completed the two-day course conducted by the Council of Residential Specialists. The course offered ideas to add value and ensure exceptional customer service before […]
Rick Thurtle, a broker associate with Century 21 Homestead Realty in Grand Junction, was the top listing agent for the firm in September. Thurtle, a Ruby Award winning agent, helps clients buy and sell residential and commercial real estate in the Grand Valley. Century 21 Homestead Realty operates offices at 737 Horizon Drive. Reach Thurtle […]
Lex Tarumainz has been named portfolio manager for the U.S. Bank Private Client Group in Western Colorado. Tarumainz provides wealth management services that meet the financial needs of high net worth individuals and organizations, including those in Grand Junction as well as in Aspen, Telluride and Vail. He works out of offices in Aspen and […]
Zane Znamenacek has been appointed traffic and safety program engineer for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Region 3, an area of Northwestern Colorado that includes Mesa County. “I am excited to work with regional partners and local governments to find ways to develop projects that will improve highway safety in Western Colorado,” he said. […]
Christy Hovland, creative director and owner of Hovland Marketing in Fruita, received an alumni award from Colorado State University for her efforts to redesign branding for a meadery and winery. Hovland received a Cammy Grande award at the alumni media festival on the CSU campus in Fort Collins. The award is named after the CSU […]
Wes Sheader, a chiropractor with New Life Chiropractic in Grand Junction, will lead a free workshop on stretching. The hour-long workshop is set for 5:30 p.m. Oct. 21 in the lower-level conference room at Community Hospital, 2021 N. 12th St. in Grand Junction. Sheader, also a member of the Foundation for Wellness Professionals, will discuss […]