Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Economically distressed areas of Colorado will soon see tax-friendly zones established to help attract entrepreneurs and new businesses. Newly enacted state legislation creates zones in which qualifying businesses will be exempt from taxes and fees. The much-anticipated Tax-Free Colorado bill was introduced in the waning days of the 2015 legislative […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times It was neither the best nor the worst of times for Colorado businesses during the latest legislative session in Colorado. With a split Legislature — Democrats controlled the House and Republicans the Senate — business interests in the state didn’t fare particularly badly. But neither did some long sought after […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times The new administrator of an economic development organization in Mesa County expects to take a more aggressive approach in both recruiting new businesses and helping existing businesses. “We have a lot of opportunity here in Western Colorado and in Mesa County in particular. My goal is to be more aggressive […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Perhaps it’s indicative of the drive Jen Zeuner and Anne Keller bring to their business: The two were so busy working in their Fruita pizzeria they didn’t pick up in person their award as Entrepreneurs of the Year. To be fair, their selection had been kept a secret. And Zeuner […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Like most successful business executives, Merritt Kinsey spends part of his time thinking outside the box, the well-worn metaphor for considering different perspectives or unconventional approaches. But Kinsey can be forgiven for spending a lot of time thinking inside the box and what literally goes into packaging a wide range […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate activity in Mesa County continues to heat up along with the spring weather with year-over-year increases in the number and dollar volume of transactions. “The good spring selling season continues,” said Robert Bray, chief executive officer of Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction. Annette Miller, senior vice president […]
The Mesa County Federal Mineral Lease District has awarded a total of nearly $720,000 in grants, including more than $500,000 for a library expansion and renovation project at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. The district oversees the distribution of federal mineral lease revenues to local public entities that provide community services. The district awards […]
A team of students and their adult mentors fared well in two regional competitions testing its ability to construct a robot to stack recycling bins. At an event in Phoenix, the Hi Fives robotic team won a creative engineering award sponsored by Xerox. The team is comprised of a total of 30 teen-age students from […]
A team that created an application to notify travelers of delays along Interstate Highway 70 in Colorado and direct them to businesses offering them discounted products and services while they wait placed first in a regional competition hosted at the Business Incubator Center in Grand Junction. The center was one of five locations in Colorado […]
HUD homes continue to offer opportunities for homebuyers and real estate investors. HUD is an acronym for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which obtains homes through foreclosures when the mortgages were issued by the Federal Housing Administration. HUD properties are appraised, evaluated, priced competitively and offered for sale. HUD homes initially are offered […]