United States payrolls continue to grow, although at slightly slower pace. Nonfarm payrolls increased 311,000 in February, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate edged up two-tenths of a point to 3.6 percent as more people looked for jobs. Estimated payroll gains for the previous two […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate sales continue to decline in Mesa County as higher interest rates make financing on home purchases less affordable. Year-over-year decreases in transactions and dollar volume are all the more dramatic given what was a robust market in early 2022. While the trend could continue, industry observers hold out […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Nominations will be accepted through March 15 for new awards honoring the memory of a Colorado Mesa University alumnus. The CMU Alumni Association will present the Doug Sortor Maverick Spirit Award to an alumnus or alumna who supports CMU and Western Colorado Community College. The Honorary Maverick Alumni Award will […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Pressed to succinctly assess the efforts of the Grand Junction Economic Partnership, Curtis Englehart settles on two words: positive momentum. After scoring five of what he terms wins — business relocations or expansions — in the fourth quarter of 2022, the executive director of the economic development organization holds out […]
The technology industry generated more than $75 billion in economic output and directly accounted for 9 percent of employment in Colorado, according to the results of a report prepared for an industry group. “This report provides detailed information on our growing technology industry and work force in Colorado and the immense impact the industry has […]
A woman who’s served in leadership roles in mentoring youth and women coaches and also operates a small business has been hired to lead the Small Business Development Center network in Colorado. As the new state director, Hannah Krieger will administer programs and services offered at 14 full-time centers and 50 satellite offices across Colorado. […]
Central High School is among the three latest winners of an award recognizing efforts to register students to vote. The school received the 2023 Eliza Pickrell Routt Award for registering 85 percent or more of eligible students to vote. Denver East High School and KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy also won the award. “It is […]
Employees should walk like a penguin to avoid the winter time slips and falls that rank among the most common cause of workplace injuries, according to a Colorado workers’ compensation insurer. Pinnacol Assurance reported that a study of its claims from January 2017 through March 2021 found that 40 percent of claims resulted from slipping. […]
Conservation districts and other organizations have until April 3 to apply to participate in program offering grant funding to agricultural producers who introduce or expand soil health practices. Funding for the STAR Plus program comes from the Climate Smart Commodities grant the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded to the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA). […]
A random selection event has been scheduled to issue the first two of 10 cannabis business licenses in Grand Junction. The event is set for 11 a.m. March 2 at Grand Junction City Hall to determine which two of three applicants will receive licenses. The applicants all have proposed locations within the Horizon Drive Association […]