A Western Colorado businesswoman has announced her candidacy for Congress. Lauren Boebert, a Republican from Rifle, said she’s running for election in the 3rd Congressional District. That sets up a potential primary challenge next year against U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, a Republican from Cortez. Tipton was first elected in 2010 and since has been re-elected […]
A city department plans to involve residents in new efforts to market Grand Junction as a destination. “A successful destination brand will embody how people feel when they think of a specific destination. And if the brand is effective, once they visit, the expectation they imagined is the experience they received,” said Elizabeth Fogarty, director […]
The Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce has honored nine businesses for expansions involving a total of nearly $50 million in investments and almost 400 jobs. The businesses were honored during the chamber’s latest quarterly membership meeting. EcoGen Laboratories was recognized for an expansion involving $25 million and 185 jobs. The Grand Junction-based company manufactures and […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Diane Schwenke follows the economic indicators, among them building permits, sales tax collections and unemployment rates. She also interacts nearly every day with small business owners and managers. Based on what she gleans from numerical and anecdotal information, Schwenke believes 2020 will be another good year for business in the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times After lagging behind for years, the Grand Valley is doing better economically in some respects than other areas of Colorado. And the outlook for 2020 remains mostly upbeat, says Richard Wobbekind, executive director of the research division at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder. […]
Sales tax collections continue to rise in Mesa County, an indication in part of increasing retail activity. Mesa County reported a 12.2 percent increase in sales tax collections for November compared to the same month last year. The City of Grand Junction reported a 2.9 percent increase in year-over-year collections. November collections reflect October sales. […]
A monthly measure of optimism among small business owners has posted its largest gain in more than a year on more upbeat expectations for the economy as well as earnings and hiring. “Owners are aggressively moving forward with their business plans, proving that when they’re given relief from the government, they put their money where […]
U.S. payrolls swelled in November and the unemployment rate edged down to its lowest level in 50 years. Nonfarm payrolls increased 266,000 and the jobless rate slipped a tenth of a point to 3.5 percent, according to the latest Labor Department estimates. The initial estimate for payroll gains in October was revised upward 28,000 to […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Lower inventories and higher prices continue to slow residential real estate activity in Mesa County. But large transactions bolster the commercial market. While the number of overall transactions so far in 2019 still lags 2018, the dollar volume of those deals outpaces last year. For November, 424 real estate transactions worth […]
A Grand Junction-based defense contractor has agreed to pay more than $1 million to resolve allegations it defrauded the Army in supplying grenade launchers that didn’t meet contract specifications, a United States attorney announced. Capco agreed to pay $1,025,429. While entering into the settlement, the company didn’t admit to any liability or wrongdoing. “We entrust […]