Lodging tax revenues have rebounded as the measure of hotel and motel stays in Grand Junction continues to outpace last year. According to the Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau report for September, $140,007 in lodging taxes were collected, a 3.5 percent increase over the $135,317 in collections reported for the same month last year. […]
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors has endorsed a slate of seven candidates in the upcoming election — all of them Republicans. The chamber board also came out against a ballot measure requiring labels for genetically modified organisms in foods. In the race for the Mesa County Commission seat in District […]
United Way of Mesa County has launched its latest fund-raising campaign with more than $400,000 already raised in workplace contributions. Workplace drives at 28 so-called Pacesetter companies and organizations raised a total of $407,472. That’s more than 37 percent of the $1.1 million goal for the 2014-2015 campaign. On average, contributions from Pacesetters account for […]
An annual country music festival in Mesa County generates nearly $11 million in economic benefits, a new study estimates. The addition of a second festival next year is expected to push that number even higher. Townsquare Media, a media company that operates radio stations and live events across the United States, commissioned the analysis of […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Tom Sawyer knows from personal experience the importance of financial modeling to business management. A self-described serial entrepreneur with a long and varied career, Sawyer said he’s repeatedly relied on financial modeling to project everything from sales and revenues to production costs and staffing needs. The end result of the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times While average wages paid in Mesa County remain well below the national average, local pay has increased as the economy has recovered. “That’s a really good indicator,” said Suzie Miller, business services manager at the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. According to statistics compiled by the U.S. Bureau […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Like so many entrepreneurs, Pattie Dravis traces the origin of her business to the moment she realized she could make a better product — or in her case, bake a better product. Dravis recalls she was at a birthday party and had grabbed a store-bought cupcake only to discover the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Annette Miller most often uses the word steady to describe the real estate market in Mesa County. While the number of transactions lags slightly behind last year, the combined dollar volume of those deals slightly outpaces last year. Meanwhile, the property foreclosure activity that tends to pull down prices has […]
While the latest numbers have slipped a bit, Colorado business leaders remain confident overall heading into the fourth quarter. The University of Colorado reported that its Leeds Business Confidence Index fell 1.7 points for the fourth quarter, but at 59.5 continues to reflect an upbeat outlook. “I wouldn’t put too much concern in a slight […]
What had been for four months a steadily increasing measure of consumer confidence in the United States has retreated on less upbeat assessments of labor and business conditions. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index fell more than eight points to 86 in September. Assessments of current conditions as well as short-term expectations […]