Phil Castle, The Business Times Seven Grand Valley businesses have been honored for expanding operations that have added a total of more than 35 jobs and resulted in a collective capital investment of more than $6.6 million. The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce presented the businesses with expansion awards during a quarterly membership meeting. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Silas Colman expects the land development and construction company he operates with his father, Chris, to complete 25 to 30 new homes this year. That’s about double the annual average for Copper Creek Builders. “Business is good,” Silas Colman says. Nate Porter, president and owner of Porter Homes, […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has increased on more upbeat assessments of current business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index rose 1.3 points to 118.9 in June. A measure of the index tracking consumer assessments of current business and labor conditions jumped nearly six points to 146.3, the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Two Grand Junction firms are among the latest winners of annual awards honoring fast-growing Colorado companies. Bonsai Design and ProStar Geocorp were among the 50 winners in the Colorado Companies to Watch program. Networks Unlimited, another Grand Junction firm, was among the 100 finalists for the 2017 awards. Sarah Shrader, co-owner […]
Ski resorts that belong to a Colorado trade association reported a near record-breaking season. The 22 members of Colorado Ski Country USA reported a total of 7.3 million skier visits during the 2016-2017 season. That’s second only to the 7.4 million skier visits during the 2015-2016 season. The latest total also comes in 6 percent […]
Colorado ranks 10th among the 50 states in the latest analysis of how taxes affect small businesses and entrepreneurs. Colorado fares well for comparatively low corporate income and capital gains taxes and even lower fuel taxes. The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council compiles its annual Small Business Tax Index by combining 26 separate measures of […]
A health care organization that’s provided services in Mesa County for nearly 30 years has a new name. The Marillac Clinic has changed its name to MarillacHealth to better reflect a coordinated approach that offers not only medical, but also dental, behavioral and optical services to patients regardless of their ability to pay. The Marillac […]
St. Mary’s Medical Center has earned recognition for efforts to promote the health of not only hospital patients, but also their families, visitors and staff. The Grand Junction hospital has achieved gold-level recognition as a partner of the Colorado Healthy Hospital Compact. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment developed the program as part […]
A range of clinical trails will be offered to cancer patients in Western Colorado through a new collaborative effort. “All cancer treatments in place today began as a clinical trial. Bringing these clinical trials to our region means identifying better ways to treat cancer, to detect cancers earlier when they are easiest to treat and […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times While Colorado Mesa University has experienced success in growing student enrollment, academic programs and physical facilities, CMU President Tim Foster believes additional growth will depend to an even greater extent to community support. “That is going to be absolutely critical to us,” Foster said during a presentation at a quarterly […]