Phil Castle, The Business Times Jodi Romero summarizes sales and use tax collections with four words: so far, so good. Reports for the first quarter of 2015 reflect a 4.1 percent year-over-year increase in sales and use tax collections for the City of Grand Junction. While the overall amount was lower, the proportional gain was […]
While most taxpayers soon will complete their tax returns or file for an extension for 2014, they’ll have to keep working a bit longer to earn enough money to pay their taxes for 2015. Nationwide, taxpayers will have to work until April 24 to earn enough money to pay their taxes. In Colorado, it will […]
The pace of job growth in the United States has slowed as the effects of inclement winter weather and lower oil prices show up in the latest labor estimates. According to the Department of Labor, nonfarm payrolls grew 126,000 in March, less than half the average monthly increase over the past year. Estimates for total […]
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 […]