A new online resource offers economic indicators and information about other trends affecting Colorado businesses. The Colorado Secretary State’s Office joined with the business research division of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder to launch the Colorado Business and Economic Indicator (CBEI) Dashboard. “The business environment is dynamic, and […]
A nearly $150,000 grant will help fund more work on improving connections among schools, parks and the riverfront in Clifton. The Great Outdoors Colorado board awarded a $147,300 grant to Mesa County to develop strategies and an action plan for the Clifton Community Commons. “This grant will help us transform input to action,” said Jeff […]
Applications will be accepted through April 1 for $585,000 in grants designed to help organizations address health care work force shortages in Western Colorado. The Rocky Mountain Health Foundation launched the work force development fund to help women, people of color and those with low incomes pursue careers in health care and behavioral health. Funds […]
A Western Colorado organization that supports the exchange of information to improve health care is exploring integration with another organization. The boards of Quality Health Network based in Grand Junction and the Colorado Community Managed Care Network executed a letter of intent to enter into a formal due diligence process to determine if the two […]
Registration is underway for an upcoming event that will explore issues associated with economic development in Western Colorado. The Grand Junction Economic Partnership has scheduled the Western Colorado Economic Summit (WCES) for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 26 at the Grand Junction Convention Center. After a year in which the summit was postponed until […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction has revamped its inpatient pharmacy to improve efficiency and safety. The operation includes one of the largest robotic systems of its kind in Colorado to store and retrieve medications, said Rudy Bormann, director of pharmacy services at St. Mary’s. “Human involvement in picking […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Page Tucker foresees a perfect storm brewing for his company. But that’s a good thing — a combination of factors he expects to increase the use of the infrastructure mapping software his firm developed. Federal legislation allocates $1 trillion to fix roads, bridges and other infrastructure in the United States. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times One of Jeff Hurd’s favorite memories of Diane Schwenke involves her enthusiasm for the annual Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce banquets and the themes of those events — to the extent the usually staid chamber executive once dressed as Wonder Woman for a banquet with a superhero theme. The […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Diane Schwenke jokes about how her daughter once distilled her job description down to two activities: attending meetings and talking on the phone. Schwenke doesn’t deny she’s spent a good portion of her nearly 33 years as president and chief executive officer of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce […]
An index forecasting economic conditions in the United States has increased, but doesn’t fully reflect the potential effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index (LEI) increased three-tenths of a percent to 119.9 in February. A separate measure of current conditions also increased, while a measure of past […]