A Western Colorado organization that provides a range of services to people facing serious illness and grief has been recognized as one of the top health care organizations for which to work in the United States. HopeWest ranked 30th in the Modern Healthcare Top 100 Best Places to Work in Health Care for 2015. HopeWest […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times While the latest debate among Republican presidential candidates attracted the most attention in Boulder, several events leading up to the debate focused on economic and tax issues. The American Enterprise Institute sponsored a panel discussion titled “Your Money, Your Vote: The Biggest Economic Challenges Facing Republican Candidates and the Nation.” […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times What’s described as a “coming storm” of federal environmental regulations could wreak crippling effects on businesses, according to officials speaking at a forum in Grand Junction. If enforced, those regulations would expand the jurisdiction of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over rivers and streams as well as reduce emissions from […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times A renewed push is under way in Colorado to allow grocery stores to sell full-strength beer and wine. Your Choice Colorado — a coalition backed by King Soopers, Safeway and Wal-Mart — conducted media events across the state, including one in Grand Junction, to kick off a campaign to change […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Steve Irion doesn’t know exactly what he’ll do when he no longer works in a bank and admits the uncertainty is a bit unsettling. “It’s kind of a weird feeling.” What Irion does know about his impending retirement is that he plans to continue living in the Grand Valley and […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Eric Goertz not only oversees operations at a growing Grand Junction manufacturer, but also promotes what he hopes will become a growing industry sector in Western Colorado. The dual successes of Capco and Goertz attracted the recognition of a statewide membership organization for manufacturers. Capco received the Manufacturer of the […]
Alpine Bank has retained its top-level designation in a program that honors Colorado businesses and organizations for their environmental stewardship. Alpine Bank was recognized as a Gold Leader during the 16th annual Environmental Leadership Awards presentation at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver. The Western Colorado-based bank first earned the […]
The latest analysis of new business filings in Colorado reflects slower activity, but continues to forecast job growth over the next two quarters. A total of 25,164 new businesses registered with the secretary of state’s office during the third quarter. New business filings were down 3.5 percent from the second quarter and nearly 9 percent […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has retreated in part on less upbeat expectations the United State economy will continue to strengthen. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index dropped five points to 97.6 in October. Components of the measure tracking current assessments of business and labor conditions as well as the short-term […]
A monthly index forecasting economic performance in the United States has slipped, but still signals moderate growth in the months ahead. The Conference Board reported that its Leading Economic Index decreased two-tenths of a percent to 123.3 in September. Separate measures of both current and past economic performance increased. “Despite September’s decline, the U.S. LEI […]