Phil Castle, The Business Times The economic growth that’s occurred in Mesa County over the past two years might slow, but likely will continue, according to a college professor who tracks regional indicators. And while the energy and construction industries remain volatile, those sectors and their high wages should still play a leading role in […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Robert Bray jokes he has a ready answer for when people invariably ask him to asess the performance of the local real estate market — an answer that works equally well in good times and bad. “Simply unbelievable,” he says. The chief executive officer of Bray Real Estate remains willing, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Regulations imposing stricter emission standards in California won’t work in Colorado, according to a representative from an automobile dealers association. If anything, the rules will have the effect of driving up the price of new cars while in turn keeping older cars on the road that emit more pollution, said […]
Vasa Dasan has joined ProStar Geocorp as chief operating officer and a member of the board of directors of the Grand Junction-based software company. Dasan will oversee teams in Colorado and North Carolina as well as Canada involved with software and product development as well as professional and customer services. ProStar combines cloud and mobile […]
Tax collections continued to increase in the Grand Valley during 2018, an indication of growing sales activity. The City of Grand Junction reported a 7.8 percent increase in sales and use tax collections for the year. Mesa County reported a 8.5 percent increase. Lodging tax collections, a measure of hotel and motel stays in Grand […]
Caprock Academy hosted a groundbreaking event to celebrate an expansion at the Grand Junction charter school. The 59,000-square-foot expansion will include construction of two new, two-story classroom wings that will provide 26 new classrooms and an auxiliary gymnasium that will also include new band and choir facilities. The $12 million project is expected to be […]
Grand Valley Power has announced plans to deliver 60 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. “As a locally owned cooperative, we have always been good stewards of our environment. With cost-effective advances in clean, renewable energy technology, we’ll be able to meet this 60 percent target by 2030 while maintaining rate stability […]
A total of 10 Grand Valley residents have been appointed to state boards and commissions and other positions. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced appointments to a total of 48 boards, commissions and other positions. Many of the appointments affirm those made by former governor John Hickenlooper. Theresa Chase and Shannon Henrich of Grand Junction and […]
An upcoming meeting in Grand Junction will offer participants an opportunity to discuss issues related to hunting and fishing in Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has scheduled its Northwest Region sportsmen’s roundtable meeting for 6 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Mesa County centralized services building located at 200 Spruce St. “We want to stress that […]
A monthly measure of optimism among small business owners has declined on less upbeat expectations for an improving economy, staffing and sales. “Business operations are still very strong, but small business owners’ expectations about the future are shaky,” said Juanita Duggan, president and chief executive officer of the National Federation of Independent Business. “One thing […]