Registration is under way for an annual presentation on employment law that will include a legislative update. The Western Colorado Human Resource Association has scheduled its spring conference for 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 20 at Two Rivers Convention Center, 159 Main St. in Grand Junction. Admission to the conference is $159 for WCHRA […]
Businesses and organizations were recognized for their roles in a campaign that raised nearly $870,000 for United Way of Mesa County. As of Feb. 29, the latest campaign had raised $869,225. That’s almost 87 percent of the $1 million goal announced at the beginning of the effort. Most of the money comes from workplace contributions. […]
Registration is under way for a local telecast of a national leadership event. Express Employment Professionals of Grand Junction and Montrose will host a simulcast of the Refresh Leadership event on April 13 at the Mesa County Workforce Center, located at 512 29 1/2 Road in Grand Junction. Registration is set to begin at 8:15 […]
Colorado ski resorts continue to report increased business this season, according to the latest numbers from a trade association. Colorado Ski Country USA reported that visits to its 21 member resorts were up 3.8 percent for January and February compared to the same two-month span last year. With those gains, skier visits so far during […]
A company has announced plans to make a high-speed broadband network in the Grand Valley available to businesses. The Unite Private Networks system extends from Palisade to Loma and throughout the Grand Junction area, offering fiber-based communications and a major tier one wireless carrier. The project also involves a 73-mile fiber optic network providing 10-gigabit […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times While two months don’t yet constitute a trend, lagging sales tax collections so far in 2016 have local officials closely monitoring the numbers. Mesa County reported a 3.1 percent decline in combined sales and use tax collections for February compared to the same month last year. Collections also decreased in […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The unemployment rate in Mesa County has spiked in the aftermath of seasonal layoffs following the holidays. While hiring is expected to pick back up as the weather warms, lower commodity prices have affected employment in the energy industry as well as other sectors. “It’s just kind of the ripple […]
A monthly measure of confidence among small business owners has dipped to its lowest level in two years on less upbeat expectations for everything from capital outlays and hiring to sales and earnings. The National Federation of Independent Business reported that its Small Business Optimism Index fell a point to 92.9. The index remains well […]
Employers added more than 240,000 people to payrolls and the unemployment rate remained at an eight-year low, according to the latest estimates for the United States labor market. The Labor Department reported that nonfarm payrolls increased 242,000 in February with hiring in the health care, retail trade and hospitality sectors. The jobless rate held steady […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Through the first two months of 2016, the new year is off to what industry observers expect will be another good year for the real estate market in Mesa County. “I think we’re on track,” said Annette Miller, senior vice president of Heritage Title Co. in Grand Junction. Still, an […]