Phil Castle, The Business Times It’s not the spacious lobby with the gas fireplace and leather furniture that brings guests back to the Best Western Grande River Inn and Suites in Clifton. It’s not the indoor swimming pool, exercise room or even the meticulously landscape courtyard, either. According to owner and general manager Karen Nielson, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times An entrepreneur who operates two other HoneyBaked Ham franchises in Colorado has reopened the Grand Junction store — and just in time for the holidays, when the bulk of sales occur. Mike Dunlap reopened the HoneyBaked Ham at 2464 U.S. Highway 6 & 50. The previous franchisee had closed the […]
Colorado received $130 million in revenue generated by energy production on public lands during the 2013 fiscal year, the U.S. Department of Interior announced. The revenue was part of more than $14.2 billion the department disbursed to state and local accounts as well as federal and tribal accounts. The total was $2 billion, or 17 […]
While property foreclosure activity has slowed dramatically over the past year, Mesa County continues to experience one of the highest foreclosure rates among 12 metropolitan counties in Colorado. According to the latest statistics compiled by the Colorado Division of Housing, Mesa County reported a foreclosure rate of one completed foreclosure per 1,769 households in September. […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Some city employees could receive higher wages under efforts to bring Grand Junction in line with the pay scales of other municipalities and the general labor market, city officials say. The raises — labeled “market rate adjustments” — come in the wake of a salary survey that compared the wages […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Five Republican state legislators from Western Colorado have called on the executive of an outdoor clothing manufacturer to reconsider his company’s opposition to hydraulic fracturing. State Sens. Steve King of Grand Junction and Randy Baumgardner of Hot Sulphur Springs joined with State Reps. Ray Scott of Grand Junction, Jared Wright […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Steve Aquafresca has announced a bid to return to the Colorado Legislature following two terms as Mesa County Commissioner. Aquafresca plans to seek the nomination as the Republican candidate in District 55 in the Colorado House of Representatives. The announcement is the latest in a series by local officials seeking […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times When Lori Ellis isn’t busy at work, she’s busy at home. Ellis runs Johnson’s House of Flowers, the fourth generation of her family to operate the Grand Junction business. But Ellis also works as chief executive mother of a son and three daughters. Ellis and her husband serve as foster […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Dr. Monty Langston has been frustrated in the past in helping his patients manage pain. The various components of treatment were like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle that were difficult and time-consuming to assemble, much less monitor for their effectiveness. That’s why Langston is so excited about a newly opened […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times It’s not yet certain how changes to Encana will affect the operations of the Canadian-based oil and natural gas production company in Western Colorado. In a major restructuring, Encana is cutting its work force, closing offices and narrowing and redirecting its focus. Doug Suttles, a former British Petroleum executive who […]