Tipton calls for regulatory relief

Kelly Sloan, The Business Times U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton said he’s working to relieve what he called “regulation strangulation” choking business and job growth. “We need to push to protect private sector job growth,” said Tipton. That includes efforts to “stop moving the regulatory bar” to provide small businesses with “reassurance and stability.” Tipton, a […]

West Slope contingent speaks out against EPA rules

Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Tom Mathers believes proposed regulations designed to reduce carbon emissions from power plants could threaten large industries and small businesses in Western Colorado. “I have asthma. I live close to a coal plant in Craig. And the only time it bothers me is where I come to the city. Coal […]

Officials decry federal plans to protect sage grouse

Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Government officials and business leaders from across the Western Slope have called on Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to apply more pressure to a federal agency to cooperate with local entities in developing a plan that protects both sage grouse habitat and the economy in the region. “We are asking the […]

National volume third highest ever for SBA programs

Business financing under two programs backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration decreased nationally during the 2013 fiscal year, but still ranked as the third highest amount in the history of the programs. The SBA announced that it guaranteed a total of 54,106 loans worth a collective $29.6 billion through its 7 (a) and 504 […]

Big deals big boost to real estate sales

Phil Castle, The Business Times Six transactions worth a total of nearly $21 million gave a big boost to real estate sales in Mesa County during October as the latest numbers continue to reflect improving market conditions. But even as low interest rates bolster sales, regulatory uncertainty and a lackluster labor market hamper what could […]

Bray Real Estate names new president

Lynn Thompson has been promoted to president of Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction. Thompson joined the firm as controller in 1987 and in 2000 became a principal in the company. He was named chief financial officer in 2002 and chief operating officer in 2008. “I have enjoyed working with such a strong company that […]

Colorado business index slumps to four-year low

A monthly index tracking business conditions in Colorado has slumped to its lowest level in more than four years as slowing in exports and the effects of a federal government shutdown more than offset increasing construction activity. The Business Conditions Index fell more than seven points in October and at 44.9 no longer forecasts growth […]

Grand Junction investment company merges with growing firm

Phil Castle, The Business Times A Grand Junction investment company that for more than eight years has provided proactive services based on independent research has joined a growing firm of independent advisors who do the same thing. May-Investments has merged with Avant-Garde Advisors in an arrangement expected to bring additional resources to the combined operation […]

Private group purchases mall space housing Cabela’s

Phil Castle, The Business Times A private group has purchased more than 75,000 square feet of space in the Mesa Mall in Grand Junction housing the Cabela’s outdoor sports retailer. Nursery Acres Limited Partnership purchased the space from Macerich Mesa Mall Holdings, said Larry Thiel, managing director of the Transwestern investment services group in Denver. […]