Phil Castle, The Business Times A training and certification program under consideration in Mesa County could help bridge a skills gap in the manufacturing sector and in turn help employers fill openings and employees land jobs. “This is a pretty important initiative,” said John Flanagan, director of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Chris Thomas leads a tour through lobbies, down hallways and into rooms, pointing out various features along the way. With the occasional exception of a few construction workers completing finishing touches and Thomas’ ongoing narrative, the spaces remain vacant and quiet. It’s the last calm before a storm of activity. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times City Market grocery store long planned for a site near 12th Street and Patterson Road in Grand Junction has opened. The new location is the first for City Market since the grocery store chain opened a store on 24 Road in Grand Junction late in 2010, said Kelli McGannon, a […]
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 […]