A monthly measure of confidence among small business owners has dipped to its lowest level in two years on less upbeat expectations for everything from capital outlays and hiring to sales and earnings. The National Federation of Independent Business reported that its Small Business Optimism Index fell a point to 92.9. The index remains well […]
Employers added more than 240,000 people to payrolls and the unemployment rate remained at an eight-year low, according to the latest estimates for the United States labor market. The Labor Department reported that nonfarm payrolls increased 242,000 in February with hiring in the health care, retail trade and hospitality sectors. The jobless rate held steady […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Through the first two months of 2016, the new year is off to what industry observers expect will be another good year for the real estate market in Mesa County. “I think we’re on track,” said Annette Miller, senior vice president of Heritage Title Co. in Grand Junction. Still, an […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate activity is expected to continue to trend upward in Mesa Country in 2016 with increases in sales and median prices. A projected increase in new home construction could bring with it additional jobs. Even as interest rates on mortgages likely will remain low, shrinking home inventories and uncertainties […]
A project to move and store a massive pile of uranium mill tailings along the Colorado River near Moab, Utah, has reached the halfway point. The Department of Energy reported that 8 million tons of tailings have been moved from Moab and shipped 30 miles to a disposal site near Crescent Junction, Utah. That’s about […]
WPX Energy has sold a subsidiary company involved in natural gas development in the Piceance Basin in Western Colorado as part of efforts to boost liquidity, pay down debt and shift focus to oil-producing regions. WPX announced an agreement to sell WPX Energy Rocky Mountain to Terra Energy Partners for $910 million. The transaction is […]
Colorado Canyons Hospital in Fruita has earned three-year accreditation for offering a higher level of emergency care. The three-year Level IV trauma accreditation follows a one-year certification on an initial application for the higher level and review by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. “We passed that review without any reservations and will […]
ICON Eyecare has donated $10,000 to Colorado Mesa University to help pay for a revamped facility housing its health sciences program. “The donation is being made on behalf of our entire care team on the Western Slope in an effort to invest in the surgical talent of the greater Grand Junction region. As long-term members […]
Construction has begun on a project to turn a soon-to-be vacated hospital into the new home of the health sciences program at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. Work is underway to remodel a portion of Community Hospital on 12th Street as the first step in revamping the 50-year-old building and surrounding property in a […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times After hearing the results of a feasibility study, the Grand Junction City Council decided to further investigate the possibility of constructing a sports arena and renovating Two Rivers Convention Center. “We want to continue moving forward,” Mayor Phyllis Norris said at the conclusion of a two-hour workshop to discuss the […]