A measure of local hotel and motel stays has increased for a third consecutive month. According to a report from the Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau for January, $61,014 in lodging taxes were collected. That’s a nearly 11 percent increase over the same month last year. Because lodging tax reports lag a month behind, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Bolstered in part by holiday business, sales tax collections continue to increase in Grand Junction and Mesa County. The City of Grand Junction reported a 4.1 percent increase in January collections compared to the same month last year. Mesa County reported a 1.9 percent increase in year-over-year collections. The January numbers […]
The pace of job growth in the United States remained well below average for a second straight month even as the unemployment rate edged down to its lowest level in five years. According to the latest Labor Department estimates, nonfarm payrolls increased 113,000 in January. That gain followed an increase of 75,000 in December. Both […]
Economic growth that brought bigger payrolls and more homes sales to Colorado in 2013 is expected to continue through 2014 and beyond. But even as economists remain mostly upbeat in their forecasts, they also remain wary of potential risks that could change the trend. Moreover, the more frugal spending habits of a younger generation strapped […]
Construction continues at Colorado Mesa University with two projects to expand and renovate a recreation center as well as erect a new residence hall. The CMU Board of Trustees approved nearly $33 million worth of new work on the Grand Junction campus. A $19.6 million project will expand and renovate the Maverick Center and include […]
Nitza Mendoza, an award-winning chef from Florida, will demonstrate her skills as the featured celebrity chef at Edesia, a benefit event in Palisade combining fine food and drink. “We are delighted to have Nitza bring her imagination and skills to Edesia. Our guests are in for a real treat with her approach to food. She […]
A total of nearly 30 restaurants, caterers and food vendors will showcase their fare during an annual fund-raising event for United Way of Mesa County. The 12th annual Home Loan Taste of the Grand Valley is scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at Two Rivers Convention Center, 159 Main St. in downtown Grand […]
Power plants that use natural gas and new technology to squeeze more energy from fuel emit less carbon dioxide than coal-fired plants, according to new analysis. So-called “combined cycle” natural gas power plants also emit less nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide. “Since more and more of our electricity is coming from these cleaner power plants, […]
Construction on wind energy projects has climbed to a record level in the United States following the extension of a federal tax credit, a wind industry trade association reports. Meanwhile, a Colorado group reports that wind turbines generate not only more electricity in the state, but also economic and environmental benefits. In its market report […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times The raucous sounds of metal on ice, rebounding pucks and cheering fans returned to the Glacier Ice Arena during a recent weekend as the Colorado Mesa University hockey team competed in its first home tournament. It was like music to the ears of owners Allen and Robbie Koos, who reopened […]