Mesa County will receive almost $3.5 million in the latest payment in lieu of taxes on more than 1.5 million acres of public land. The payment is the single largest to a Colorado county out of a total of nearly $37 million in so-called PILT payments for the 2017 fiscal year in the state. Nationwide, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times For Linda Bailey, the decision to buy a business that sells a line of products popular with her customers was a straightforward one. Faced with the prospect of losing those products, Bailey figured it was better to take over the operation. What’s more, the two Grand Valley businesses complement each […]
What was a West Slope organization formed to educate people about oil and natural gas development has changed its name and reach. What was the Piceance Energy Action Council is now the Colorado Rural Energy Action Committee. “We understand that oil and gas development is statewide, and we need to expand our mission to educate […]
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 […]