Phil Castle, Business Times Entrepreneurs who led their operations through a pandemic now face additional challenges from labor shortages, inflation and burdensome regulations, according to the leader of a small business advocacy group in Colorado. “They’re doing good. They’re working harder to maintain,” said Tony Gagliardi, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business […]
United States payrolls increased, and the unemployment rate edged down in July as the two measures of the labor market returned to pre-pandemic levels. Nonfarm payrolls increased 528,000 and the jobless rate retreated a tenth of a point to 3.5 percent, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates. The monthly payroll increase was […]
Phil Castle, Business Times The unemployment rate increased in Mesa County in June — something of seasonal speed bump attributed in part to college and high school graduates entering the labor market, but not yet finding jobs. But at three-tenths of a point, the June jump this year was smaller than last year. Moreover, the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate activity continues to slow in Mesa County as rising interest rates, higher inflation and mounting uncertainty dampen demand. The trend reflects more of the effects of efforts to curb inflation and other broad economic forces than oversupply, industry observers say. And while 2022 likely won’t keep pace with […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Dalida Bollig has worked in a variety of jobs involving everything from social work to government strategy to university fund-raising. She also opened a cafe and introduced not only Swedish foods, but also a part of Swedish culture, to Mississippi. Bollig expects to draw upon all those experiences and more […]
Applications will be accepted through Aug. 5 for a steering committee that will help develop a pedestrian and bicycle master plan for Grand Junction. “Members of the community who want to help shape active transportation for the City of Grand Junction are welcome to apply for the new steering committee,” said Felix Landry, community development […]
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will seek public comments on potential changes to conserve big game corridors and other habitat in Colorado. The Colorado State Office of the BLM is considering an amendment to oil and natural gas program decisions in existing resource management plans to promote the conservation of big game corridors and […]
An annual event celebrating moose is set for July 30 atop the Grand Mesa east of Grand Junction. Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service have scheduled the 12th annual Grand Mesa Moose Day for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Forest Service Visitor Center located at 20090 Baron Lake Drive off […]
Colorado Mesa University plans to keep operating a drive-through COVID-19 testing site on its Grand Junction campus. “CMU built a nationally celebrated response infrastructure during the pandemic that will continue serving the larger community so long as there is a need,” said CMU President John Marshall. “Sustaining the campus testing site demonstrates CMU partnerships are […]
Applications will be accepted through Aug. 15 for requests for funding allocated through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The Grand Junction City Council appointed a committee to recommend how to use state and local fiscal recovery funds the city received under ARPA. The committee recommended the city allocate funds to projects addressing housing, homelessness […]