A redesigned Web site is expected to help users find information about Mesa County government and its programs and services more quickly and easily. “Our Web site is our most efficient communication and service-delivery tool,” said Mesa County Commissioner Janet Rowland. “We want people to be able to find what they’re looking for online — […]
A Grand Junction-based accounting firm ranks among the top 100 tax and accounting firms in a new listing compiled by a magazine. Accounting Today included Dalby, Wendland, & Co. in its Top 100 Tax and Accounting Firms and Regional Leaders in the U.S. Dalby, Wendland & Co, was listed as a top firm in the […]
A Grand Junction-based bank has joined in a new effort to help small businesses obtain financing and in turn create jobs and bolster the economy. First National Bank of the Rockies participates in the Colorado Bankers Association (CBA) Small Business Lending Initiative. Peter Waller, president of FNBR, said the CBA and its member banks have […]
State revenues for the coming fiscal year are expected to increase $149 million more than what was forecast in December. The revised projections not only bode well for a state government facing budget cuts, but also reflect an improving economy. “There are lots of reasons to be optimistic about the direction of Colorado’s economy,” said […]
Despite low corporate and unemployment insurance tax rates, Colorado fares comparatively poorly in a new analysis of state tax costs on businesses. Colorado ranked 33rd overall among the 50 states for tax costs on mature businesses and 47th overall for tax costs on new firms in the study conducted by the Tax Foundation in Washington, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Anirban Basu offers a measure of hope to a beleaguered construction industry in Western Colorado: “We’re seeing some significant improvement.” As chief economist for Associated Builders and Contractors, a national trade association, Basu monitors a construction sector he says has only just begun to recover three years after the official end […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Christine Sartoris sees signs of a slowly recovering economy in generally improving conditions in Colorado, rising sales tax collections in the Grand Valley and even growing interest in membership in the regional trade group she oversees. Signs of recovery are far less evident, however, for the commercial construction industry in […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has retreated on less upbeat expectations for improving business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell 1.4 points to 70.2 in March. “The moderate decline was due solely to a less favorable short-term outlook, while consumer assessment of current conditions, on the […]
With gains for five straight months, an index forecasting economic conditions in the United States projects growth through the summer and perhaps beyond. The Conference Board reported that its Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) advanced seven-tenths of a percent to 95.5 in February. Separate measures of current conditions and past performance also rose. “The consistent signal […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times: Monthly sales tax collections in Mesa County have jumped more than 15 percent — a double-digit increase over last year that bodes well not only for government coffers, but also the local economy. “I’m very happy about that,” said Marcia Arnhold, finance director for Mesa County. Arnhold said the gain […]