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 […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Libby Collins hopes to once again enlist the support of businesses, this time to improve a popular biking and hiking area in Grand Junction. It’s a logical fit given the growing role of outdoor recreation in the Grand Valley economy, said Collins, manager of community engagement with the Colorado West […]
The economy is expected to continue to grow in Colorado, but business owners and managers also should prepare for slowing. The situation is much the same on a national scale, although opportunities remain for businesses to succeed in a slower economy. An economist and consulting advisor detailed their outlooks during an annual forecast event hosted […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Tax season usually starts slowly, but Michael Brooks knows the pace of work will quicken as filing deadline nears. Brooks also expects the work will become all the more challenging this season in dealing with what he says are the most comprehensive federal tax reforms enacted in decades, […]