Colorado ranks 21st among the 50 states in the latest comparison of how tax systems affect businesses. Colorado fared well in the comparison for lower corporate and individual income taxes, but less so for property and sales taxes and unemployment insurance. The Tax Foundation — a nonprofit, nonpartisan tax research organization based in Washington, D.C. […]
A company operating luxury train journeys has announced plans to offer a route between Denver and Moab, Utah. Rocky Mountaineer plans to offer what’s billed as the Rockies to the Red Rocks route starting in 2021. The two-day trip will include an overnight stay in Glenwood Springs. “Over the past 30 years, Rocky Mountaineer has […]
An advisory business has opened in Grand Junction to connect other companies with outsourced customer services. CX Partner Source (CXPS) has assembled a global network of vetted and registered contact center and technology providers that provide a range of services. CXPS helps clients identify the right providers to meet their needs. Tom Silzell founded CXPS […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate remains unchanged in Mesa County even as the work force and labor demand increase. Those trends offer encouragement in the midst of a surge in COVID-19 cases in the county, said Curtis Englehart, director of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. “There were some […]
Three Grand Junction-based companies rank among the top 200 private firms in Colorado in the latest version of an annual magazine listing. Dalby, Wendland & Co., a public accounting and business consulting firm, ranks 54th in the 2020 list compiled for Colorado Biz Magazine. Industrial Screen and Maintenance — a machining, fabricating and urethane coating […]
A monthly index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to increase, but at a pace that signals slowing. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index (LEI) increased seven-tenths of a percent to 108.2 in October. The gain was the sixth in as many months. But the slowing pace of growth in the […]
An increase in business fillings in Colorado offers encouragement the state economy is well-positioned to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Recovery still depends, though, on the effects of the pandemic. “While the Colorado economy is not back to where it was before this recession, the indicators point to a faster recovery than other states might […]
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management celebrated the 20th anniversary of establishing a 123,000-acre conservation area in Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. The McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area was established in 2000 and named for Scott McInnis, a former U.S. representative who now serves as a Mesa County commissioner. “This is a special place for […]
A 20-acre parcel characterized as a missing link has been purchased to continue a trail in the Grand Valley. The Colorado West Land Trust purchased the land from a local real estate developer, conserved the property for public open space and transferred ownership to the City of Grand Junction. A $156,920 grant from Great Outdoors […]
SCL Health St. Mary’s in Grand Junction has expanded a training program to help health care workers in the region respond to a potential surge in COVID-19 infections. A $79,000 grant received from the federal government and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment funded the training. In June, St. Mary’s also received a $50,000 […]