Phil Castle, The Business Times Mark Beckner wanted to find out whether or not he could develop a viable business out of a small farm. The answer, it appears, is yes. Taking advantage of both the growing demand for locally sourced foods and growing popularity of food delivery services, Beckner and his wife, Sara, have […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mesa County is home to the first Work Ready Community in Colorado, earning certification under a program streamlining the process of connecting businesses looking for employees and applicants looking for jobs. “It’s a really big deal,” said Curtis Englehart, director of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. The […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Natural gas production in Western Colorado fuels domestic manufacturing and also could play an important role in exporting, according to representatives from three companies who joined in a panel discussion in Grand Junction. G2X Energy and Nucor Corp. rely on natural gas reserves in the Piceance Basin to provide a […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times What Josh Hudnall foresees as the future of work already occurs in the Grand Junction facility he helped create. Programmers, graphic designers and writers, among others, sit at desks and work for employers and clients in far away places. Location, in this case at least, doesn’t matter. Not with high-speed […]
A Grand Junction contract engineering and precision machine shop has been acquired by an international supply chain management and manufacturing provider. Lewis Engineering has become Jabil Lewis Engineering under the transaction and adds to the products and services Jabil offers to the defense and aerospace sector. “Combining Lewis Engineering with Jabil gives our defense and […]
Koger Propst has been promoted from president to chief executive officer of ANB Bank and a group of 30 banking centers that includes operations in the Grand Valley and Western Colorado. Propst also serves as CEO of the Sturm Financial Group, the Denver-based parent company of ANB Bank. Donald Sturm, chairman of ANB Bank and […]
Grand Valley Oncology in Grand Junction has marked the one-year anniversary of offering radiation treatments for cancer patients in Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. Working with the University of Utah Health Care and Huntsman Cancer Institute, Community Hospital began providing radiation oncology in March 2016. Since then, Grand Valley Oncology has treated more than 150 […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Jeffrey Hurd compares street maintenance to dental health: a little preventative care now can help in avoiding more costly treatment later. That’s why the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors has endorsed a ballot measure that would use tax revenues earmarked to pay off the Riverside Parkway […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The busy season hasn’t yet started in earnest, but the new year is off to a fast start for the Mesa County real estate market. Increasing transactions and dollar volume through the first two months of 2017 could serve as a leading indicator for what follows. “We’ve got to get […]
Tickets are on sale for upcoming events that will honor local organizations and volunteers as well as offer leadership training. The Community Impact Council of Mesa County has scheduled its Inspire Impact Breakfast for 7:30 a.m. March 9 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 743 Horizon Drive in Grand Junction. Tickets sell for $15. Presented […]