Phil Castle, The Business Times Brandon Stam has been impressed with downtown Grand Junction since his first visit — including the artwork, streetscaping and businesses operating there. “It has a lot of things going for it.” But as the newly hired executive director of the Downtown Development Authority, Stam now looks at downtown from a […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Jeff Taets likes to tell the origin story of five people who believed there was a place in Western Colorado for what he describes as a community bank — a locally owned and operated institution that understands and meets the needs of its customers. Rather than try to […]
A measure of optimism among Colorado business leaders has retreated heading into the fourth quarter in part as a result of uncertainty over the presidential election. The Leeds Business Confidence Index continues to reflect more positive than negative responses, though, and is expected to increase for the first quarter of 2017. The index slipped to […]
Colorado ranks 16th among the 50 states in the latest results of an annual analysis of how taxes affect businesses. Colorado held its spot in the State Business Tax Climate Index for 2017 on the strength of its property and income tax structures and overall tax climate. The Tax Foundation — a nonprofit, nonpartisan tax […]
United Way of Mesa County is more than 40 percent of the way to its latest fund-raising goal thanks to workplace contributions. Employees at 31 businesses and organizations raised a total of $418,326, officials announced during kickoff event for the 2016-2017 campaign. That’s $55,000 more than what was raised by Pacesetter participants last year. “We […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has climbed to at its highest level since the recession on mostly upbeat assessments of current conditions and expectations for improvement. “Overall, consumers continue to rate current conditions favorably and foresee moderate economic expansion in the months ahead,” said Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators for the Conference Board. […]
A monthly index forecasting economic performance in the United States has slipped, but continues to signal moderate growth in the months ahead. The Conference Board reported that its Leading Economic Index fell two-tenths of a percent to 124.1 in August. Separate measures of current and past economic conditions increased. “Although strengths and weaknesses among the […]
You’ve decided on XYZ Bank to lend your business some badly needed capital. So it’s time to visit the banker, right? Wrong. Once you sit down with a banker, you’ll need to answer a variety of questions about your financial needs and business goals. If you do a little homework beforehand, answering those questions thoroughly […]
While high school and college students consider themselves confident in the basics of financial literacy, they continue to give themselves only average marks for money management, according to the latest results of a study of student and personal finances conducted by U.S. Bank. “This is the second year we have checked in with students to […]
A video photographer has teamed up with the owner of a real estate company in creating a media company in Grand Junction. Scott Stuart has joined with Todd Conklin, owner and chief executive officer of Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties and Coldwell Banker Commercial Prime Properties, to launch Step Beyond Media. The venture initially will serve […]