Phil Castle, The Business Times A large image that covers most of one wall at Anode Systems in Grand Junction offers a look at zinc oxide crystals up close and personal. From that microscopic perspective, the crystals look a bit like ninja throwing stars with sharp edges protruding in every direction. “I like to say […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction has once again received an A for its efforts to ensure patient safety. The medical center operated by SCL Health received an A rating from the Leapfrog Group in its spring 2020 hospital grades report. St. Mary’s has received an A in each […]
An analysis is under way to assess the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the Grand Valley economy. The Grand Junction Economic Partnership has joined with Colorado Mesa University to conduct the analysis, the first phase of which involves a survey of about 500 businesses across industry sectors in Mesa County. Nathan Perry, an economics […]
The JC Penney at Mesa Mall in Grand Junction is not among the 154 stores the national apparel and home retailer plans to close in the first phase of a reorganization. The JC Penney at the River Landing Shopping Center in Montrose is on the list of store closures, however. So are locations in the […]
Mesa County Libraries have reopened to public visits, but on a limited basis. The central library in Grand Junction and branch locations in Clifton, Fruita, Orchard Mesa and Palisade as well as in De Beque and Gateway will operate under modified hours. Library locations with multiple doorways have designated entrances and exits. Shelving and furniture […]
The Grand Junction Kiwanis Club canceled its Pancake Day for the first time since the annual fund-raiser started in 1967. But thanks to corporate sponsors, nearly $14,000 still was raised. Toni Heiden-Moran, chairwoman of the Kiwanis Pancake Day and Fun Fest, said 38 businesses that agreed to sponsor the event declined refunds even though the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate sales continue to slow in Mesa County as the coronavirus pandemic affects the market and overall economy. As a lagging indicator of activity over the past two months, sales could slow further. But the longer-term outlook remains more encouraging, executives say. Robert Bray, chief executive officer of Bray […]
U.S. payrolls rebounded in May as restaurants and other businesses shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic began to reopen and millions of people returned to work. Nonfarm payrolls increased 2.5 million, the biggest one-month gain since at least 1939. The unemployment rate decreased 1.4 points to 13.3 percent, according to the latest Labor Department estimates. The […]
A measure of consumer confidence has edged up as business re-openings buoy expectations for improving economic conditions in the United States. Consumers remain wary, nonetheless, about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, said Lynn Franco, senior director of economic indicators at the Conference Board. “While the decline in confidence appears to have stopped for the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate has spiked to one its highest levels ever in Mesa County as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and related restrictions play out in the labor market. The low number of positive coronavirus cases and efforts to reopen businesses in the county offer encouragement, though, the […]