An expert on global coal markets will share his outlook during a presentation planned for Grand Junction. Steve Doyle, founder and former chief executive officer of a research company that tracks coal from mines to markets across the world, is set to speak at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 5 in the south ballroom of the Colorado […]
A regional economic summit will offer information about branding and promoting communities as well as crowd funding, entrepreneurism and exporting. Utah State University Eastern has joined with the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce and Price City to present the Eastern Utah Economic Summit. The event is set for Nov. 5 and 6 in the Jennifer […]
Colorado Mesa University is moving ahead with plans to construct a computer science and engineering building, including relocating a math and science center to the new facility proposed for the Grand Junction campus. Under an expanded partnership announced by CMU and the John McConnell Math and Science Center, the center will occupy 19,500 square feet […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Snow — and plenty of it — remains the determining factor in the ultimate success of Colorado ski resorts. But a number of other factors signal what representatives from the resorts see as encouraging indicators. Resorts are replacing lifts, adding and remodeling restaurants and renovating other facilities. Commercial air service […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times The administrators of two Colorado banking groups praise proposed federal legislation easing the regulatory burden on smaller community banks. The Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act passed the House of Representatives on a 411-0 voice vote on Oct. 6 and is headed to the Senate. A second measure titled the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Implementing a performance-based learning system, strengthening reading instruction and improving leadership and communication rank among the top priorities for six candidates seeking election to the Mesa County District 51 School Board. In participating in a forum hosted by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, the candidates also addressed such […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Lifting what it describes as an outdated ban on crude oil exports from the United States could bolster energy production and in turn the economy in resource-rich Colorado, according to a coalition of business and economic development leaders in the state. “We believe this could be a real growth driver […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Having worked closely with manufacturers in Northwest Pennsylvania in his previous job, John Flanagan hopes to do the same in Western Colorado in his new job as director of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. Flanagan knows from personal experience the opportunities manufacturers offer for high-paying careers as […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times While the monthly unemployment rate continues to retreat in Mesa County, the growing number of people receiving unemployment benefits tempers the outlook for the local labor market. The diverging trends reflect seasonal hiring for positions in retail sales, office administration and health care, but also layoffs in the energy sector […]
A monthly measure of local hotel and motel stays has increased by double-digit proportions for a third consecutive month. According to the Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau report for September, $154,543 in lodging taxes were collected. That’s an increase of 10.4 percent over reported collections for the same month last year. September reports reflect […]