A new lift and ample snow helped attract more skiers and snowboarders to the Powderhorn Mountain Resort during the latest season, managers announced. Skier visits during the 2015-2016 season at Powderhorn were up 45 percent over the 2014-2015 season and 16 percent over the four-year average for the resort. The latest number was the highest […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times As a group, employers in Western Colorado expect to increase their wages proportionally less in 2017 than employers in other areas of the state, according to the latest results of an annual survey. West Slope employers responding to a survey conducted by the Mountain States Employers Council said they plan […]
Colorado business leaders remain mostly upbeat heading into the third quarter, but their latest responses to a survey also indicate growth could slow. “The state has been experiencing a slowdown in growth, but still a healthy growth,” said Richard Wobbekind, executive director of the research division at the Leeds School of Business at the University […]
Timberline Bank, a community bank with three locations on the Western Slope, is among the latest winners of an awards program that honors Colorado companies that demonstrate high performance in the marketplace through innovative products and processes. Timberline Bank was among 50 firms to receive 2016 awards in the Colorado Companies to Watch program. Launched […]
Colorado continues to rank among the top 10 states in an annual analysis of how tax systems affect small businesses and entrepreneurs. Colorado slipped one spot, but still ranked ninth in the 2016 Small Business Tax Index calculated by the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council. Colorado assesses comparatively low personal and corporate income tax rates, […]
An index forecasting economic conditions in the United States has slipped, raising questions about whether moderate growth will continue. The Conference Board reported that its Leading Economic Index fell two-tenths of a percent to 123.7 in May. A separate measure of current conditions held steady, while a measure of past performance increased. “The U.S. LEI […]
A measure of consumer confidence has rebounded, but signals neither improving nor deteriorating business and labor conditions in the months ahead. “Overall, consumers remain cautiously optimisic about economic growth in the short-term,” said Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators at the Conference Board. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index rose 5.6 points […]
Tile Meister in Grand Junction has expanded its operation with a larger marble shop and new equipment. “Tile Meister is always striving to be abreast of current trends to better serve our customers,” said owner Randy DiDonato. “Expanding our marble shop is our latest phase.” Tile Meister offers three products: cultured marble, Polystone and TruStone. […]
Members of a small business advocacy group responding to a survey were nearly unanimous in their opposition to a ballot measure that would implement a single-payer health care system in Colorado. “Our members are fed up with the mess state and federal governments have made with health care, and they see Amendment 69 as potentially […]
Community Hospital in Grand Junction has joined in a training effort to implement processes that improve health care. “For me, it is the shared learning that makes this so exciting,” said Debbie Riggle, vice president of operations at Community Hospital and one of two leaders guiding hospital staff through the process. “No one hospital has […]