Training will be offered in Mesa County and other areas of Colorado under a new effort to monitor honey bee health and educate hobby beekeepers. Colorado State University Extension, the CSU College of Agricultural Sciences and Colorado Department of Agriculture have been awarded a $132,000 grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for […]
A loan program created to support military veterans and their families in Colorado has topped the $1 million mark in loans produced. The Colorado Enterprise Fund launched the Valor program in November and since has helped borrowers start or grow their businesses. “We are thrilled to have been able to help so many veterans pursue […]
The Small Business Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs have entered into an agreement to help military veterans prepare for self-employment. Through the partnership, veterans and service members will have access to networking events, job seeking skills, coaching and entrepreneurship training. The partnership will give veterans access to assistance from the SBA, its resource partners […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times An upcoming event in Grand Junction will offer information about commercial real estate, work force development and a variety of other topics affecting business and economic conditions in the region. The keynote presentation will address the power of social impact to grow businesses while improving communities. The Grand Junction Economic […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The unemployment rate continues to drop even as the labor force grows in Mesa County, diverging trends that reflect improving conditions. The seasonally unadjusted jobless rate dropped seven-tenths of a point to 3.3 percent in April and the labor force topped 75,000 for the first time in four years, according […]
An index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to signal growth through the remainder of the year, although the pace of that growth could slow. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index rose four-tenths of a percent to 109.4 in April. Separate measures of current and past economic performance also increased. “April’s […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The latest group of graduates from the Young Entrepreneurs Academy in Grand Junction recognize problems when they see them, along with opportunities to address those problems. Madison Hawkins, for example, wanted to find a better way to cope with anxiety and developed a kit to help others like herself. After […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Nick Silzell was frustrated — nearly to the point of giving up on his ambitions to create a new product and launch a business, not to mention continue participating in an instructional program for young entrepreneurs. The 12-year-old Grand Junction boy says he learned a lesson in the process about […]
Western Colorado residents frequently visit public lands and believe their proximity to public lands improves the quality of life, according to the findings of a study conducted by Colorado Mesa University for the Bureau of Land Management. The study looked at the factors affecting people’s decisions to move to and remain in rural Colorado. “As […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Dr. Kirk Clifford looks forward to what joining Community Hospital in Grand Junction will add to his orthopedic spine surgery practice as well as what the arrangement will take away. The hospital has added to the practice sophisticated imaging technology that assists surgeons in operating more precisely, Clifford said. The […]