For many small business owners, the holiday season is the most important time of the year. In the business-to-consumer retail segments, fully 40 percent or more of a company’s revenues could be produced between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Even in a robust economy, which was the case for most of the last decade, any […]
A free guidebook offers small business owners and managers help with using technology to achieve success. The U.S. Small Business Administration and Microsoft have teamed up to develop the guide, titled “Business Technology Simplified.” “Our goal as an agency is to get information, tools and services into the hands of small business owners more quickly […]
Grand Junction voters will decide in April whether or not to allow medical marijuana businesses within city limits. The Grand Junction City Council voted to put the issue on the ballot for the municipal election in April. The election will be conducted by mail-in ballots. That action follows the submission of a petition to the […]
The City of Grand Junction will spend a projected $147.2 million in 2011 under a budget approved by city council. The budget includes a small increase in operating revenues based on what’s expected to be small increases in sales and use tax collections, although overall expenses have been trimmed 1.2 percent from the 2010 budget. […]
An interim Mesa County administrator is expected to start working on Jan. 3 while the commissioners decide how — and if — to fill the position on a permanent basis. Tom Papin has accepted an offer to serve as interim administrator for the next three to six months. Papin previously served as director of the […]
Mesa County commissioners have cut the 2011 budget by more than 9 percent to keep pace with projected revenue declines. The commissioners approved a net budget of nearly $130 million for 2011, a reduction of more than 9 percent compared to the adopted budget for 2010. Over the past three years, the commissioners have cut […]
The annual Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive didn’t go on as scheduled in Mesa County this year, but several Grand Valley businesses have pitched in to try to fill the gap. Led in part by KREX-TV, the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 145 and the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, the collaborative […]
Members at Gold’s Gym locations in Grand Junction and Clifton joined in a month-long canned food drive to help families in need. Members who brought in food saved on their monthly dues. “We were amazed as we watched the pyramid of food grow every day” said Cole Christensen, general manager of the Grand Junction Gold’s […]
Count Thane and Leanne DePuey among the individuals who contribute the bulk of funds to charitable organizations. According to figures from the American Association of Fund-raising, 75 percent of contributions comes from individuals who want to make a difference and support causes in which they believe. By comparison, 17 percent of contributions comes from large corporations […]
Colorado will experience slow and steady economic growth in 2011, according to the latest forecast prepared by an economist at the University of Colorado. “I think the overall economic picture for Colorado in 2011 is slow, steady growth — much like the national economy. We would all like a more rapid recovery, especially in terms […]