Phil Castle, The Business Times There’s a location in Fruita where the economic forces at work in the small town converge. Crews erect the steel frame of a 70,000-square-foot building that will double the available space for a growing energy industry manufacturer. Nearby, a newly opened business operates a unique venture in a wakeboard park […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mickie Fisher-Rogers believes everything she really needs to know about running a business she learned raising livestock in 4-H programs. That includes accounting, marketing and, especially, the value of hard work. “All those things made a big difference in my life,” said Fisher-Rogers, owner and mortgage broker of Grand Valley […]
Giving to Colorado Mesa University based in Grand Junction reached a three-year high of $7.4 million during the 2017 and 2018 fiscal year, officials announced. “The financial resources given by the community are significant investments in our students. The money not only improves the lives of students, but is critical when it comes to planning […]
A physical therapy practice and fitness facility in Grand Junction offer services under one roof to not only treat injuries, but also prevent them. Direct Access Physical Therapy and FIT Grand Junction are located at 2482 Patterson Road. Meredith Bremner operates Direct Access Physical Therapy and also serves as a consultant to FIT Grand Junction. […]
Sales tax collections continue to rise in the Grand Valley, a reflection of increased retail activity. The City of Grand Junction reported a 9.4 percent increase in sales and use tax collections for July compared to the same month last year. Mesa County reported an 8.7 percent year-over-year increase. Meanwhile, city lodging tax collections rose […]
While economic growth has accelerated in Colorado, Mesa County lags behind other metro areas in the state in some measures of performance, according to a midyear update prepared at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Statewide, the economy has grown more quickly than initially expected. Nonfarm payrolls should grow more than 62,000 by the end […]
A Grand Junction-based information technology firm ranks among the fastest-growing companies in the United States, according to the latest results of an annual list compiled by a national magazine. Networks Unlimited ranks 475th in the 2018 Inc. magazine list of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies. Inc. compiles the list based on proportional revenue growth […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The unemployment rate has increased in Mesa County on the combination of an increase in the number of people looking for jobs and a decrease in the number of those on payrolls. What’s been a more general trend toward lower jobless rates and a growing labor force is expected to […]
Colorado workers both earn and take more vacation days than workers in any other state, according to the results of a national survey. Colorado workers earn an average of 27.9 vacation days and take an average of 20.3 vacation days a year, according to a report from Project: Time Off and AAA. “There are undeniable […]
Colorado earned an average grade in the latest results of an annual survey of how small business owners rate their states for how easy or difficult easy they make it to start and grow ventures. Colorado received an overall grade of C+ and ranked 30th among the 50 states in the 2018 Small Business Friendliness […]