Phil Castle, The Business Times Tony Prinster recalls how he quickly developed a deeper respect for the way two previous generations of his family had managed a supermarket chain when he took over himself as president of City Market in 1990. “I really gained a lot of respect for what my ancestors had done […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Although the latest sales numbers edged down, year-to-date totals continue to reflect increasing real estate activity in Mesa County. Still, such external factors as rising interest rates on mortgages and escalating international tensions over the Middle East could affect the market in the months ahead. “I think we’ll be cautiously […]
A monthly index tracking business conditions in Colorado has increased along with job growth and construction activity. The Business Conditions Index climbed 1.7 points to 56.5, well above the level forecasting an expanding economy over the next three to six months. “The state is adding jobs at an annual pace exceeding 2 percent, or well […]
Phil Castle The Business Times Jim Jeffryes expected at first to make beer mostly for the customers of the brewpub and restaurant he helped open in Grand Junction nearly eight years ago. But as demand grew, plans changed and the operation at Kannah Creek Brewing Co. evolved from brew pub to brewery. After opening a […]
Business owners who’ve been wondering and worrying about the effects of federal health care legislation on their operations will get some answers in a series of events planned for Grand Junction. Club 20 will devote nearly the entirety of its upcoming fall meeting to the topic of health care and offer presentations on the new […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times A newly launched environmental campaign calls on the federal government to match every acre of public land leased for oil and natural gas development with an acre set aside in perpetuity for conservation. Supporters of Equal Ground came to Grand Junction to meet with local environmental leaders and the owners […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Farmers do it. Retail salespeople do it. Even educated professionals do it. The latest statistics confirm workers in a wide variety of occupations continue to earn less in Mesa County than the national averages. What’s less clear is exactly why. Comparatively high unemployment rates and an economy comprised mostly of […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Downtown Grand Junction will serve as both a venue and model for a conference focusing on revitalization efforts. With a downtown development authority as well as a business improvement district, a long history of renovation projects and a popular sculpture installation program, Grand Junction demonstrates the range of what can […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times The entire agenda for the Club 20 fall meeting focuses on a single issue: federal health care reforms that soon will be fully implemented. “This will be the first time that we have dedicated a full meeting to one topic. We are doing so because the issue is of such […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Kevin and Valerie Brooks long coveted a building they could see from their fourth-floor offices in downtown Grand Junction. The couple believed the location would work well for an addition to the string of Big O Tires stores they own in Western Colorado. When they finally had a chance to […]