Phil Castle, The Business Times Corey Ciocchetti tells stories to make points. Like the one about the greyhound that refused to run the biggest race of his life after realizing the rabbits he chased weren’t real. It’s a cautionary tale, Ciocchetti says, because many people chase money, good looks and respect when what they really […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Brad and Becky Brehmer could begin a lot of stories with the well-worn phrase “once in a blue moon.” Except it’s the Blue Moon. And it’s seldom just once. Not when it comes to the customers who’ve frequently patronized the couple’s downtown Grand Junction bar and grill for nearly 36 […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate sales continue to lag on a year-over-year basis in Mesa County even as higher interest rates on mortgages increase the cost of financing. “It really is the interest rate that’s played out,” said Robert Bray, chief executive officer of Bray & Co. Real Estate in Grand Junction. Slowing […]
Payrolls continue to grow in the United States even as the unemployment rate remains at its lowest level in more than 50 years. Nonfarm payrolls increased 253,000 and the jobless rate edged down a tenth of a point to 3.4 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Estimated payroll gains for March […]
A woman who’s worked in several roles with Club 20 has been selected to lead the Western Colorado organization. As executive director, Brittany Dixon will oversee operations, membership activities and public affairs for the Grand Junction-based coalition of businesses, governments, tribes and individuals. Dixon served as interim executive director and before that director of policy […]
Grand Junction ranks among the top 50 small cities in the United States for starting small businesses, according to the latest results of an annual assessment. Grand Junction placed first in Colorado and 46th nationwide in the report from VerizonSpecials.com, an online retailer of Verizon. The report evaluated more than 300 cities with populations between […]
A ceramics manufacturer and president of a candy company have received recognition for their contributions to economic development in Mesa County. CoorsTek received the Spirit of Economic Development Award. Doug Simons, president of Enstrom Candies, received the Joseph C. Prinster Leadership Award. The Grand Junction Economic Partnership presented the awards at its Western Colorado Economic […]
An aviation company with operations in Grand Junction remains the top-ranked maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider in the latest results of an annual magazine survey. West Star Aviation ranked first among the most-preferred MROs in the 2023 survey conducted for Professional Pilot magazine. West Star has ranked first nine times. “This award is […]
A real estate company headquartered in Grand Junction has acquired a firm based in Iowa, broadening the scope of an operation that now extends to six states. Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties and Coldwell Banker Commercial Prime Properties acquired Coldwell Banker Mid-America. The acquisition creates the 10th largest Coldwell Banker company in the United States with […]
Palisade winery fulfills grape expectations Phil Castle, The Business Times Patric Matysiewski and Kaibab Sauvage bring a passionate and innovative approach to growing grapes and making wines. But none of the pretension. It’s a combination the owners of Sauvage Spectrum say has resulted in unique and popular products as well as growing recognition for the […]