Kelly Sloan, The Business Times A Mesa County program that teaches students about voting and civic responsibilities has received what one official called a financial “lifeline” in a $15,000 donation from WPX Energy. “This means everything to us right now. We were down to nothing,” said Rachel Schowalter, president of Kids Voting of Mesa County. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A professional trainer and motivational speaker will offer her advice for achieving success and handling stress in a day-long event planned for Grand Junction. J. Merelle Rodrigo will lead morning and afternoon presentations as well as deliver a luncheon address at a Nov. 5 event hosted by the Book Cliff […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Financial support for two economic development efforts could shrink under proposed cuts in the Mesa County budget for 2014. The Grand Junction Economic Partnership and Business Incubator Center both could experience cuts under a budget that calls for a 5.2 percent overall reduction in spending that anticipates reduced sales and […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Six candidates vying for election to the Mesa County District 51 School Board agree on the role of public education in preparing students for the work force and college. But they disagree on the specifics of the process — and to what extent District 51 has experienced success in achieving […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A Grand Junction entrepreneur who’s developed video-editing software that combines powerful features with ease of operation has high hopes for bringing his product to an even bigger market through an arrangement with a mobile application company. “I think they’re a great strategic partner,” says Bill Baird, founder and chief executive […]
Service offers help to better manage documents and business Phil Castle, The Business Times Ricky Houtris likes to ask rhetorical questions that start “Wouldn’t it be great if …” Wouldn’t it be great if a business could easily access all of its documents on computer rather than searching through filing cabinets? Wouldn’t it be […]
Worker’s compensation insurance premiums continue to rise in Colorado, but at a slower pace. The Colorado Division of Insurance announced that the “loss costs” component of workers’ compensation insurance premiums will increase 2.6 percent for 2014, half the 5.2 percent hike for 2013. The 2014 increase will mark the fourth straight year of higher loss […]
Payrolls grew and the unemployment rate edged down in September in the United States, according to labor estimates released more than two weeks late because of a partial federal government shutdown. Nonfarm payrolls rose an estimated 148,000 as the jobless rate ticked down a tenth of a point to 7.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Michael Coté initially envisioned a business providing services under what he expected would be a national program capping greenhouse gas emissions and trading credits for reduced emissions. “We were going to ride a pretty big wave,” said Coté, president of Ruby Canyon Engineering. While a national cap-and-trade program never materialized, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A Grand Junction entrepreneur who’s developed video-editing software that combines powerful features with ease of operation has high hopes for bringing his product to an even bigger market through an arrangement with a mobile application company. “I think they’re a great strategic partner,” said Bill Baird, founder and chief executive […]