Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate activity in Mesa County through 11 months of 2016 has exceeded all of 2015 — not to mention what Robert Bray initially had anticipated for this year. “2016 has clearly exceeded my expectations, and I’m happy that it has,” said Bray, chief executive officer of Bray Real Estate […]
Payrolls continued to grow in the United States in November even as the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in more than nine years. According to the latest Labor Departments estimates, nonfarm payrolls increased 178,000. The jobless rate decreased three-tenths of a point to 4.6 percent, the lowest reading since August 2007. The initial […]
Thanks in part to a big gain in November, a measure of consumer confidence has returned to pre-recession levels. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index jumped 6.3 points to 107.1 That’s the highest level since the index stood at 111.9 in July 2007. The increase comes in the midst of the holiday shopping. […]
Addressing national issues might be beyond our individual control, but each of us can effect positive change in our communities by supporting locally owned small businesses. In Colorado, 97 percent of businesses are considered small. Still, the 560,000 small firms in the state collectively employ nearly 1 million people and account for almost all new […]
Dr. Larry Tice helps patients suffering from what’s literally a pain in the neck — as well as the arms, legs and back. The neurosurgeon does so in part by offering procedures unavailable elsewhere in Western Colorado, including minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusions. The sacroiliac joint connects the last segment of the spine, the sacrum, […]
The Department of Energy office in Grand Junction has been added to the National Park Service Register of Historic Places in recognition of its role to develop an atomic bomb and the Cold War that followed. The DOE still occupies part of the complex of buildings located at 2591 Legacy Way now owned by Riverview […]
A total of 31 positions were effected in efforts to cut $1 million in spending from the 2017 budget for the City of Grand Junction. The changes, most of which are scheduled to take effect Dec. 16, included a mix of voluntary and involuntary reductions as well as leaving vacant positions unfilled. “This has been […]
Alpine Bank tops the list of Western Slope businesses that rank among the largest privately owned companies in Colorado. Alpine Bank edged up one place to 29th on the on the latest list of the top 250 privately owned companies compiled for ColoradoBiz magazine. The 2016 rankings are based on self-reported gross revenues for 2015. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times What would happen if you’re invited to a delightful dinner party and between the appetizer and main course someone suddenly dies? What sounds like tragic circumstances — not to mention a significant buzzkill — is anything but for a new Grand Valley business that stages interactive dinner theater performances in […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Diane Schwenke holds out hope the holiday shopping season could be if not the most wonderful time of this year for Grand Valley businesses, then at least a bit better than last year. “I am still upbeat about the holiday season,” said Schwenke, president and chief executive officer of the […]