Mesa County will receive more than $3 million in the latest payment in lieu of taxes on more than 1.5 million acres of public lands. The payment is the single largest of a total of nearly $31 million in so-called PILT payments to Colorado counties. Nationwide, a total of almost $405 million will be distributed […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times As Western Slope area manager for Xcel Energy for 25 years, Fred Eggleston not only represented the utility in the community, but also was involved in the community. It was a role Eggleston said he cherished. Now that’s retired, others said Eggleston leaves a legacy of service. Eggleston announced his […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Dr. Michael Pramenko believes a newly formed health care network in Mesa County will achieve its goals of providing better care at a lower cost. But Pramenko also foresees additional economic benefits when local businesses spend less money on health care and more money on hiring staff and expanding operations. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mesa County offers attributes that could attract more businesses to the area, among them scenic surroundings, recreational opportunities and quality of life. But challenges remain in improving the process to recruit companies, according to two executives with economic development and marketing consulting firms: among them compiling and properly presenting information […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Annette Miller used to describe her outlook for the Mesa County real estate market as skeptically optimistic. But after a strong first half with year-over-year gains in transactions and especially dollar volume, Miller has changed her assessment. “The skepticism has been removed. It’s a solid optimism,” said Miller, senior vice […]
Job growth continues in the United States even as the proportion of people who are either working or looking for work has declined to its lowest level in almost four decades. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates for June, nonfarm payrolls increased 223,000. The unemployment rate slipped two-tenths of a point to 5.3 percent, […]
Colorado ranks among the top five states for business in the latest results of an annual study that takes into account more than 60 measures of competitiveness. Colorado finished fourth in the America’s Top States for Business ranking compiled for the CNBC cable television network. Colorado moved up four spots from last year to return […]
Colorado business leaders remain mostly upbeat going into the third quarter, but also concerned about several factors that could slow the economy, according to the latest results of a survey tracking their outlooks. The Leeds Business Confidence Index retreated 3.4 points for the third quarter, the largest decline since the second quarter of 2013. But […]
Construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of October on a recording and production studio operated by the Mesa County Libraries. The facility, named 970West Studio, will be built on vacant land owned by the library near the intersection of Fifth Street and Ouray Avenue in downtown Grand Junction. The studio will offer […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has increased sharply on more upbeat assessments of business and labor conditions, a gain that could translate into increased spending in the months ahead. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index climbed 6.8 points to 101.4 in June. Components of the index tracking present conditions and expectations […]