Phil Castle, The Business Times Page Tucker already considers Grand Junction a smart city because of the ways technology and information are used to improve efficiencies and, in turn, the quality of life. But Tucker believes his company can help make Grand Junction and other cities even smarter in more precisely locating and managing buried […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A Grand Junction call center has both expanded and diversified its operation in providing services to a health insurer. The effort was bolstered by $240,000 worth of incentives offered through a coalition of organizations promoting economic development in Mesa County. Startek announced it will provide services at its Grand Junction […]
Nearly $14 million worth of loans were issued in Mesa County during the 2017 fiscal year under two federally backed small business programs. According to the Colorado District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration, 37 loans worth a collective $13,954,110 were issued under the SBA 7(a) and 504 guarantee programs. The numbers added to […]
The City of Fruita is among four winners of state awards designed to help rural communities promote economic development. The winners of the Certified Small Business Community initiative were announced in Limon and also included Rio Blanco County as well as Lincoln and Prowers counties. “The Certified Small Business Community award is a great example […]
Harry Talbott, a fourth-generation farmer who joined with his family in developing one of the largest fruit growing operations in the Grand Valley, has earned additional recognition for his efforts. Talbott will be among the four latest inductees into the American Ag Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame. “I was totally surprised and very much […]
The Mesa County Federal Mineral Lease District has awarded more than $300,000 in grants. A district awarded a traditional grant of $135,064 to the Clifton Fire Department for its fire station. Three mini grants of $50,000 each were awarded to the Grand Junction Fire Department for a hazardous chemicals identifier, Town of Collbran for a […]
Reservations will be accepted through Nov. 6 for an upcoming event featuring Kate MacGregor, deputy assistant secretary for land and minerals management at the Department of the Interior. The Grand Junction Petroleum and Mining Club will host the presentation as part of an event set for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Two Rivers Convention Center, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The unemployment rate remains at a 10-year low in Mesa County even as labor demand continues to grow. “I like where we’re at,” said Curtis Englehart, director of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. According to the latest estimates from the Colorado Department of Labor, the seasonally unadjusted […]
An index forecasting economic conditions in the United States has declined for the first time in a year in the aftermath of hurricane damage, but growth is expected to continue. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Indicator slipped two-tenths of a percent to 128.6 in September. Ataman Ozyildirim, an economist with the business research […]
The Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda chapter at Colorado Mesa University has scheduled a harvest festival for children 12 and under. The event is set for 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 21 in Dominguez Hall at the corner of Cannell and Bunting avenues on the Grand Junction campus. Admission is $5 a child. […]