Phil Castle, The Business Times: Eye-popping gains in the number and dollar volume of real estate sales in Mesa County make Annette Miller increasingly upbeat about prospects for the market. “It’s pushing this year up,” said Miller, senior vice president of Heritage Title Co. in Grand Junction and a long-time observer of the local real […]
An index tracking business conditions in Colorado has seesawed back up in part on improved hiring in the construction sector, regaining ground lost the previous month. The Business Conditions Index jumped 9.4 points in August to 59, more than erasing a nine-point decline in July. The index remains below the 61.4 posted in March, however. Ernie […]
Two Grand Junction companies continue to rank among the fastest-growing firms nationwide. JG Management Systems (JGMS) and Rocky Mountain Sanitation are included in the 2012 Inc. magazine listing of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States. JGMS ranks 4,162nd. Rocky Mountain Sanitation ranks 4,974th. Inc. magazine long has compiled a list of the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times: Western Colorado growers already know how to cultivate lavender. In fact, the fragrant and colorful herb is particularly well-suited to the arid climate and alkaline soils in the region. Now, it’s a matter of helping growers market the many products that can be made with lavender, including essential oils and […]
The City of Grand Junction has revamped its development review and permitting processes to offer more services online. The changes offer around-the-clock access to city planning division online services as well as the ability to apply for certain permits through the city Web site at www.gjcity.org. “This is a huge step in streamlining our development […]
The value of Colorado agricultural exports continues to increase with large gains in meats, dairy products and beans. The value of ag exports during the first half of 2012 totaled more than $710 million. That’s an increase of 18 percent over the same span in 2011 and 38 percent over the same span in 2010, […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has dropped to its lowest level in nine months on less upbeat expectations for business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index retreated nearly five points to 60.5 in August. The loss pulls the CCI down to its lowest level since dropping to 55.2 […]
Registration is under way for the Colorado Entrepreneurship Marketplace scheduled for Oct. 5 at the Pueblo Convention Center. The annual event brings together in one place in one day information and resources for those starting and running businesses. Admission is $35. Mikal Belivoce, a business strategist and columnist and contributor to Entrepreneur magazine, is scheduled […]
The search is on for a new public trustee in Mesa County. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced in a news release that Paul Brown is among the public trustees who won’t be reappointed to their posts. Hickenlooper asked all 10 appointed trustees in the state to resign after media reports detailed some of their spending […]
A small business advocacy group has launched a campaign to stop what it calls a “tidal wave” of proposed federal regulations that could inundate businesses and the economy. “We must address the damage this administration is doing if we are to create jobs and growth,” said Tony Gagliardi, state director of the National Federation of […]