Alpine Bank has retained its top-level designation in a program that honors Colorado organizations for environmental stewardship. Alpine Bank was recognized as a Gold Leader in the latest Environmental Leadership Program awards presentation in Denver. The bank will retain that status for at least another three years. The Western Colorado-based bank first earned the designation […]
Small businesses in Mesa County and a total of nine other Western Colorado and Eastern Utah counties are eligible for low-interest federal disaster loans to help offset losses related to freezing weather that damaged crops in the region. Mesa County as well as Delta and Montrose counties are in the primary agricultural disaster area. Garfield, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Doug Dean has worked in a variety of positions in the agricultural industry and holds two college degrees. But his latest responsibilities as director of the Tri River Area Colorado State University Extension require Dean to continue to learn and study so he can share that knowledge with people across […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Leitner-Poma continues to manufacture the chair lifts and gondolas for which the Grand Junction company has long been known. But speciality and public transportation projects have helped drive business, too, including the completion earlier this year of the world’s largest observation wheel in Las Vegas. The combination of traditional and […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Two economists who’ve long studied the cost of federal regulations believe it’s important to consider not only the effects of one regulation, but the accumulative effect of the thousands of regulations promulgated by the government. That effect is massive and growing, said Nicole Crain and Mark Crain. Moreover, small manufacturers […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Jon Mauch makes the connection between federal regulations and sales for his company. When regulations make it difficult for ski resorts operating on public lands to expand their operations, those resorts are less likely to purchase new chair lifts and gondolas manufactured at Leitner-Poma in Grand Junction. “It’s direct cause […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Chris Thomas heralds the long-anticipated construction of a new Community Hospital in Grand Junction with a single word: finally. There’s been a benefit, though, to the nearly decade-long wait. And that’s been ample time to design a facility from scratch that will meet the needs of patients, accommodate a rapidly […]
A quarterly measure of confidence among business executives has dropped on less upbeat expectations for continued growth. The Conference Board reported that its Measure of CEO Confidence fell three points to 59 for the third quarter. A reading above 50 reflects more positive than negative responses to the surveys upon which the index is based. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The upward trend in sales tax collections in the Grand Valley has prompted increasingly upbeat projections for the remainder of this year as well as next year. “We certainly think we’re headed in the right direction,” said Frank Whidden, deputy Mesa County administrator for resource management. “We think it’s encouraging,” […]
A monthly measure of optimism among small business owners has declined on less upbeat expectations for capital outlays and hiring. The National Federation of Independent Business reported that its Small Business Optimism Index retreated eight-tenths of a point in September. At 95.3, the index remains nearly five points below its prerecession average of 100. “Small […]