Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate activity continues to increase in Mesa County as a combination of mild weather, limited inventory and low interest rates drive sales. Activity for both March and the first quarter were up compared to the same periods last year, according to Annette Miller, senior vice president of Heritage Title Co. […]
A Grand Junction business will donate the proceeds from bakery sales to benefit the family of an employee who died following a motorcycle accident. Great Harvest Bread Co. has scheduled the event for April 4 to benefit the family of Brenna Martinez. “This is such a difficult time for all us. She pretty much ran […]
Colorado business leaders remain confident going into the second quarter, according to the latest results of a survey tracking their outlooks. “People are not only evaluating the economy and saying ‘things look good,’ but they’re very confident quarter after quarter that their beliefs are very solid,” said Richard Wobbekind, executive director of the business research […]
A Grand Valley electric cooperative and nonprofit solar installer have broke ground on a project to develop a community solar garden for low-income users. Grand Valley Power has joined with GRID Alternatives on the unique project. The project is scheduled for completion during what’s billed as a community solarthon event May 30. The 25-killowatt array […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton has introduced legislation to ease some of the regulatory burden on smaller community banks. The Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act would amend the Federal Insurance Deposit Act to make community banks with assets of less than $1 billion eligible for an 18-month examination cycle rather […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Public comments will be accepted until April 16 on a draft environmental impact statement for a proposed natural gas drilling project in the North Fork Valley of Delta County. While the project has been proposed for mostly privately owned property, the federal government controls about 65 percent of the underground […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times An entrepreneur who was the driving force behind both a global cable television operation and Mesa County resort will share his experiences during an upcoming event celebrating entrepreneurship. John Hendricks, founder and former chairman of Discovery Communications, will deliver the keynote address at Colorado Mesa University Entrepreneurship Day scheduled for […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times High school and college students hired for summer jobs at Action Publishing in Grand Junction receive more than paychecks. They also receive training in such life skills as collaboration, communication and time management. The effort makes sense for a company that manufactures day planners, calendars and other products promoting the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Suzie Miller promotes summer employment for the benefits businesses derive not only from their young seasonal workers, but also from what’s over time a better trained work force. Youth bring to summer jobs enthusiasm along with what’s typically an ability to learn quickly and familiarity with computers, Miller said. At […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Allison Blevins took what she calls the Sunday challenge, opening her downtown Grand Junction store on Sundays for a full year to find out whether the extra weekend hours were a help or hindrance. More than a year later, Blevins continues to open Tangle on Sundays because increased revenues from […]