An additional $5.7 million in federal funding is available to help small businesses in Colorado leverage capital. The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced the state has been awarded its second disbursement from the U.S. Treasury Department’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Sales numbers continue to add up to recovery in the real estate market in Mesa County. With one month left to go in 2013, the number of real estate transactions in the county has nearly matched the total for 2012. The combined dollar volume of those deals already has exceeded […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has vowed to look into the appropriation of nearly $4 million in bonus payments from federal mineral lease sales local government officials say rightfully should be distributed. “We’ll put it on a fast track,” Hickenlooper said during a meeting in Rifle with the Associated Governments of […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper appears sympathetic to concerns federal land-use policies to protect sage grouse habitat could hurt the economy in Western Colorado. Meeting with elected government officials during a swing through the Western Slope that included stops in Craig, Naturita and Rifle, Hickenlooper discussed a variety of regional issues, […]
Grand Junction ranks among the top 20 metropolitan areas in the United States for technology startups. Grand Junction ranks 19th among 25 metro regions with the highest ratios of tech startups compared to the national average, according to the results of research released by technology policy coalition Engine and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Five […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Keith Ehlers enjoys the proximity of Grand Junction to just about everything he loves. He can drive to the mountains or slickrock canyons in less than an hour. Moreover, he prefers the small-town atmosphere and independent lifestyle. So when the company for which Ehlers works entered into an alliance with […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The apartment vacancy rate has dropped in Grand Junction, but remains higher than in many other metropolitan areas of Colorado, according to the latest results of a quarterly survey of rental markets across the state. The average monthly rent also dropped during the third quarter in Grand Junction, although the […]
A monthly index forecasting economic performance in the United States continues to rise, signaling faster growth in 2014. Challenges loom, however, including slow job growth, weak consumer demand and the prospect for more federal budget battles. The Conference Board reported that its Leading Economic Index rose two-tenths of a percent to 97.5 in October. With […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has retreated to its lowest level in seven months, a discouraging trend for retailers at the beginning of the holiday shopping season. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index dropped two points to 70.4 in November. With declines in each of the last three months, the index […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate in Mesa County has tumbled to its lowest level in nearly five years as an increase in seasonal hiring puts more people to work. According to the latest estimates from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate in Mesa County fell […]