Demand for natural gas is expected to increase 25 percent over the next five years with exports accounting for more than half that growth, according to a new report from a cooperative bank. The report, titled “U.S. Natural Gas Outlook through 2020: Demand Is the New Captain of the Ship,” states that demand for natural […]
Nearly 100 workers will lose their jobs at an underground coal mine in Western Colorado as operations are idled over the next year to develop a new longwall panel and the market for coal produced there is evaluated. Bowie Resources announced the layoffs at its Bowie No. 2 mine near Paonia. The company said it’s […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times A series of videos broadcast on C-SPAN will showcase the history and some of the historical figures of the Grand Valley to a national audience of the cable television channel. Charter Communications hosted a premier at the Dinosaur Journey museum in Fruita showing three of the videos produced as part […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Josh Hudnall knows from personal experience the value of participating in what’s billed as Startup Weekend. Hudnall joined in a Startup Weekend in Philadelphia and ended up competing on the team that won. In the process, he said he learned about developing and pitching ideas for business startups as well […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Dave and Morgan Hansow launched an operation that sold products on an international scale and employed more than 100 people. But now that the Grand Junction couple oversees a far different venture in producing a television series, the Hansows face different challenges, among them finding ways to generate revenues to […]
Construction on a new chairlift at Powderhorn Mountain Resort east of Grand Junction has entered the final phases. Leitner-Poma, the Grand Junction company that manufactured the lift, was scheduled to start installing the upper terminal of the lift on Oct. 7. Work on the lift should be completed by mid-November, in time for the opening […]
An annual event showcasing a total of 10 homes constructed by eight different builders is scheduled to continue Oct. 9 to 11 in the Grand Valley. The Parade of Homes is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 9 and 10 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 11. Tickets for the Parade of […]
Colorado Mesa University has named its water center after the late Ruth Powell Hutchins in recognition of her years of activism in preserving Western Colorado water rights. Hutchins, who died in 1997, devoted decades to protecting the water rights of small farmers and other water users. She helped found the Mesa County Water Association, which […]
A company that provides outsourced business services has announced plans to hire 150 temporary employees at its Grand Junction contact center. Startek said the newly hired customer service representatives will provide inbound customer care on behalf of a global information services client. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have a high school […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Bill Wagner assesses the Mesa County real estate market in terms of his own business — and his business has been better over the past six months, he says, than the past six years. Wagner, a broker who operates BW Fine Properties in Grand Junction and serves as chairman of […]