An annual public forum on local air quality issues is planned for Oct. 5 in Grand Junction. The forum is scheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 536 Ouray Ave. The event is free and open to the public. Citizens for Clean Air and the League of Women Voters of […]
Payrolls continue to grow in the United States, but at what the latest government labor estimates suggest is a slowing pace. According to the Labor Department, nonfarm payrolls increased only 142,000 in September. Moreover, initial estimates for job gains for the previous two months were revised downward a combined 59,000 to 136,000 for August and […]
A measure of confidence among Colorado business leaders has declined for a second straight quarter, but continues to reflect a mostly upbeat outlook heading into the final three months of the year. “We’re still in positive territory, and this is important to note,” said Richard Wobbekind, executive director of the business research division of the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Equally eager to retire from the tire business and continue serving their customers in Western Colorado, Kevin and Valerie Brooks found what they were looking for in the new owners of their string of Big O Tires stores. Rob Curry and Matt Greco bring to the venture not only the […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has increased in part on the most upbeat assessments of current business and labor conditions in eight years. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index rose 1.7 points to 103 in September. The latest gain followed a more than 10-point jump in August. A component of the […]
A Grand Junction-based business ranks among the 300 largest accounting firms in the United States in the latest list compiled for a national newsletter. Dalby, Wendland & Co. is included in the 2015 Top 300 Firms ranking compiled for Inside Public Accounting. “Recognized as being in the top 300 public accounting firms in the nation […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Moderate growth is expected to continue in the United States even as labor conditions improve, according to a mostly upbeat presentation by an economist and executive with the Federal Reserve Bank. A comparatively strong U.S. dollar could curb exports and in turn manufacturing, though. And slower gains in productivity and […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Although Mesa County lags behind the more robust recovery that’s occurred on the Front Range, local labor and housing markets are slowly improving, according to an economist and executive with the Federal Reserve Bank. Recovery initially was slow in the bust that followed a natural gas development boom. But growth […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Marsha Harbert and Staci Adleman expect to meet a need in providing a range of trust services in Western Colorado. That includes services not only for large trusts and foundations, but also the smaller trusts that banks and other companies can be reluctant to take on, they said. The response […]
Portions of a new documentary about one of the biggest municipal fraud cases in United States history will be shown as part of a free event at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. The event is set for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Meyer Ballroom at the University Center near 12th and Elm Streets. […]