Phil Castle, The Business Times Answering three questions offered Don Stephens some of the direction that changed his life and, subsequently, the lives of millions of others. For Stephens, that meant founding Mercy Ships, an international charity that over the past 36 years has delivered an estimated $1 billion in medical services to more than 2.4 […]
More than $30 million in bonds were awarded in Colorado through a federal program designed to help small construction businesses obtain the bonding required for contract work. The U.S. Small Business Administration operates the program guaranteeing the bid, performance and payment bonds required of businesses involved in contract work. The program enables surety companies to […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times There’s a good reason the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce leads a contingent of Western Slope business leaders to the Colorado Capitol each year. “What happens under the dome doesn’t stay under the dome,” said Diane Schwenke, president and chief executive officer of the chamber. Rather, decisions at the State […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Bonnie Petersen remains hopeful Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will attend a meeting to talk face-to-face with representatives from across Western Colorado about ways to improve the economy in the region. The governor isn’t available to participate in what initially was scheduled as an April 23 meeting in Grand Junction. But as […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times An upcoming feature on Mesa County in an airline magazine is seen as an opportunity to help local tourism and economic development efforts really take flight. “This will certainly promote our tourist industry. But with 12 to 15 pages, we can really tell Mesa County’s story to readers from all over […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times In the beginning there were pots and pans, expensive ones stacked up inside a kitchen cabinet, but difficult to pull out one at a time without moving the whole pile or scratching the nonstick surfaces. Jenny Hall believed there had to be a better way to store cookware without all […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The jobless rate in Mesa County once again spiked in January, but at 8.3 percent was at the lowest level for the month since 2009. Moreover, increasing demand for seasonal and full-time positions offers encouragement labor conditions since have improved, said Suzie Miller, business services manager at the Mesa County Workforce Center […]
Women continue to earn less than men in Colorado and the wage gap has widened slightly, according to the latest federal labor statistics. Colorado women working full time for wages and salaries had median weekly earnings of $750 in 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Men received $958 in median weekly earnings, meaning […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A small business advocacy group warns a court ruling threatens a constitutional right to vote on tax increases in Colorado. The ultimate outcome of the litigation could be higher taxes imposed by a Colorado Legislature unchecked by constitutional limits or voters, said Tony Gagliardi, state director of the National Federation of […]
A measure of local hotel and motel businesses has slipped following three straight months of increases. According to a report from the Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau for February, $59,053 in lodging taxes were collected. That’s almost 2.3 percent less than what was reported for the same month last year. Because lodging tax reports […]