A monthly measure of consumer confidence has slipped, but the outlook for improving business and labor conditions remains unchanged. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index retreated 1.6 points to 82.3 in April. While consumers were less upbeat in their assessments of current conditions, their expectations for the near future held steady. “While […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Chris Thomas touts a list of the benefits he foresees resulting from a new partnership between Community Hospital in Grand Junction and University of Utah Health Care based in Salt Lake City. But for patients, the arrangement will offer more choices in the diagnostic and treatment services they need, said Thomas, […]
In the mid-1990s there was a show on MTV called “Singled Out” in which 100 men and one woman were selected to answer a series of questions. Throughout the show, the group of men was whittled down, smaller and smaller, until finally only one man was left, making him an obvious and suitable mate. After […]
A Grand Junction-based technical management and professional services company is among 30 firms in the running for a national award recognizing their support of employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve. J.G. Management Systems is among the finalists for the 2014 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The award is the highest […]
Job growth is expected to continue in Colorado, according to the latest quarterly report tracking the establishment of new businesses in the state. The business research division of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado produces the report using information from the central business registry at the secretary of state’s office. During […]
A woman with experience in marketing, sales and event management has been hired as the new executive director of the Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce. Bobbie Orchard is scheduled to begin her new duties starting May 5 and expects to attend the Colorado Chamber of Commerce executive conference set for later that week. Orchard will […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton easily won the vote at the Republican assembly for the 3rd Congressional District, but faces a primary challenger in Palisade peach farmer David Cox. Tipton won 66.2 percent of the vote at the April 11 assembly at the Omni Interlocken Hotel in Broomfield. But with 33.8 percent […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Trevor Taylor compares running a business to running a race. And owners sometimes need help to reach the finish line — realizing the full value of their operations when they’re ready to sell. Taylor and Bryan Wiman offer that assistance as part of their jobs as partners in the Redstone Group, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Joe White remembers playing at Mesa Feed when his father operated the Grand Junction business, jumping on pallets stacked high with sacks of feed or staging a game of roller hockey on concrete floors. “To me, it was a big playground.” Now that White and his wife, Mita, own the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Julie Hash considers it a big part of her job to help businesses solve problems. And Hash loves her job. “It’s fun to find the solutions for each customer’s problem or need,” said Hash, the new Grand Valley market president for Vectra Bank Colorado. Hash has worked in the industry for […]