More than a year into a contract to manage events and entertainment facilities in Grand Junction, Pinnacle Venue Services has increased revenues, decreased costs and improved guest experiences, the city announced. “This is nothing but good news for the community and for the users of these facilities,” Grand Junction City Manager Greg Caton stated in […]
A $2 million challenge grant is expected to help raise the funding needed for a psychiatric hospital expansion under construction in Grand Junction. Mind Springs Health, an organization that provides services in Western Colorado and operates the West Springs Hospital in Grand Junction, announced the grant. The grant includes a $1,000,000 gift from a Roaring […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mesa County tax collections surged in March because of continued strong sales as well as payments for past sales. The county collected a total of nearly $2.8 million in sales and use taxes, a 23.7 percent increase over what was collected during the same month last year. The proportional year-over-year […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Three Colorado Mesa University students have come up with an idea they believe will save time, money and lives in a hand sanitizing system for hospitals and other health care facilities. Kordale Bator presented the winning pitch for the idea in the finals of an elevator pitch competition conducted as […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Andy Kelley initially aspired to become a television repairman. But in his first job out of college, he went to work instead in the energy services industry. It was a path that led Kelley to a career as a serial entrepreneur. He bought the first company for which he worked. […]
Job growth in the United States retreated to its slowest pace in six months while the unemployment rate remained unchanged for a sixth straight month. According to the latest Labor Department estimates, nonfarm payrolls increased 103,000 in March. That’s the smallest gain since September, but the 90th consecutive month for increases.The jobless rate held steady […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate activity continues to accelerate in Mesa County, surging by one measure to its biggest proportional gain in 24 years. “It’s very healthy out there,” said Robert Bray, chief executive officer of Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction. Annette Miller, senior vice president of Heritage Title Co. in Grand […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Daniel Ritchie has worked as a business executive and university chancellor and joined in a variety of philanthropic efforts over the course of his long and varied career. Still, he’s more likely to play supporting rather than leading roles in the stories he tells about entrepreneurship. Like the story about […]
Colorado business leaders are increasingly confident with improving expectations for most measures tracked by a quarterly survey. The Leeds Business Confidence Index rose 1.8 points to 61.3 for the second quarter. The index has increased the last two quarters but remains 2.1 points below the reading for the second quarter of 2017. Readings above 50 […]
Is this a column about beagles or businesses? Perhaps both. I ponder this after enduring what everyone who’s ever cared for a pet dreads: saying goodbye to an aged, but beloved companion. In my case, it was a beagle who’s official American Kennel Association title was Walnut Manor Isabella, but always seemed content to respond […]