Kelly Sloan, The Business Times U.S. Senator Mark Udall and U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton have revealed a draft proposal to designate Colorado National Monument a national park. Stressing their proposal is not a bill, the two Colorado lawmakers released a summary of the technical recommendations of a working committee formed to compile a draft and now […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Rick Langley brings to his latest business venture nearly 35 years of experience managing companies in a wide variety of industries. He remains passionate about helping other business owners achieve success. But he also offers what he considers another important attribute: integrity. Along with running a startup personal computer assembly company […]
A monthly measure of optimism among small business owners continues to fluctuate with a two-point gain in March nearly nearly erasing a loss the month before. At 93.4, the latest reading for the Small Business Optimism Index has yet to breach a ceiling of 95 that’s persisted in the aftermath of the recession. “Overall, the March gain more or less […]
While U.S. payrolls grew an estimated 533,000 during the first quarter, the pace of hiring remains slightly below the average for the past year. The unemployment rate remains unchanged at 6.7 percent. According to the latest statistical snapshot from the Department of Labor, nonfarm payrolls grew 192,000 in March. Moreover, initial estimates for job growth […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times What’s usually the slowest quarter of the year for real estate activity in Mesa County was even slower this year. Year-over-year declines in sales and dollar volume in both March and January pulled down the overall numbers for the first quarter. “You still see the slowness we’ve been hoping would go away,” said Annette […]
A quarterly measure of confidence among business leaders in Colorado continues to increase, in turn raising expectations for what could be record job growth in the state. The University of Colorado reported that its Leeds Business Confidence Index rose more than a point to 61 going into the second quarter of the year. “Increased confidence […]
Kelly Sloan , The Business Times Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper continues to advocate for a cooperative approach, including efforts to develop a statewide water plan. Describing his role as that of a facilitator, Hickenlooper said the goal is to bring various parties and stakeholders together to hash out their differences and come up with a compromise. […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Representatives from Halliburton had no sooner thanked John Hickenlooper for touring a drill bit refurbishing operation in Grand Junction than the Colorado governor returned the courtesy. “It is us who need to thank you,” Hickenlooper said, referring to the more than 100,00 jobs and $30 billion in economic contributions the energy sector […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times U.S. Sen Mark Udall vowed to take into consideration local concerns in legislation that would change the Colorado National Monument into a national park. During a recent meeting at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Udall was flanked by members of a committee formed to draft language for proposed legislation even as he encouraged public participation […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate in Mesa County has slipped from what’s usually the highest level of the year as labor conditions gradually improve. “I think we’re going to see continued, but very slow, improvement,” said Sue Tuffin, director of the Mesa County Workforce Center n Grand Junciton. Accrording to the latest statistical […]