Sales tax collections, a key indicator of retail activity, continue to increase in the Grand Valley. The City of Grand Junction reported a 2.7 percent increase in collections in May compared to the same month last year. The proportional increase was even larger at 9.3 percent for Mesa County. May collections reflect April sales. Use […]
Colorado ski resorts that belong to a trade group reported a slight decline in business that corresponded with less snowfall early in the season. But the latest total for skier visits still tops the five-year average. “These end of season numbers are impressive when looking back over the entire season,” said Melanie Mills, president and […]
The natural gas and oil industry not only creates jobs and generates tax revenues in Colorado, but also has played a role in lowering energy costs as well as emissions from power plants, according to a report from an energy industry trade group. “Colorado’s development of natural gas and oil provides very real economic opportunity, […]
Decreasing natural gas prices and the increasing availability of wind energy have affected the coal industry more than regulation, according to a new economic analysis by researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder and North Carolina State University. Daniel Kaffine, an associate professor in economics at CU who helped write the analysis, looked at […]
An entrepreneurial couple have opened a cable wakeboarding park in Fruita, adding to the attractions drawing outdoor recreation enthusiasts to the Grand Valley. Victor and Kodi Imondi opened Imondi Wake Zone at 1583 Cipolla Road, located just south of U.S. Highway 50 and 16 Road. The attraction uses cable systems to tow people on wakeboards […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Heading into the busy summer season, the Mesa County real estate market remains as hot as the weather. But even with the pace of new home construction at its highest level in a decade, low housing inventories could create a chilling effect. Robert Bray, chief executive officer of Bray Real […]
A bicycle rack manufacturer plans to relocate its headquarters from Boulder to a business park under development in Grand Junction. RockyMounts plans to move into new facilities near the Riverfront at Las Colonias Park, the Grand Junction Economic Partnership announced during an economic summit. Robin Brown, executive director of GJEP, said RockyMounts joins other companies […]
A series of fund-raisers will continue with an event that will offer a Napa Valley style wine and food pairing in the Grand Valley. The wine and food pairing seminar is scheduled for June 15 at the Redlands Community Center, the second of four events scheduled to raise money for renovations at the center as […]
Derek Brewer, Trisha Justice and Nick Walters have joined Weichert Realtors-Heiden Homes Realty in Grand Junction as agents. Jon Nash, Cynthia Castaneda, Kathy Tomkins and Marlene Brunet were honored as the top-performing agents for April. Brewer was born in Delta and won a state wrestling title while competing at Delta High School. Justice brings to […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Diane Schwenke considers a lot of factors in tracking business conditions in the Grand Valley, among them labor estimates, tax collections and housing starts. But Schwenke also considers the anecdotal information she gathers from the business owners and managers with which she talks nearly every day and what she hears […]