A Grand Junction businessman and philanthropist who founded an instruments manufacturing company and supported a variety of community causes has died. Bruce Dixson leaves behind a legacy of innovation as well giving. Dixon died Oct. 24. He was 93. Dixson was founder and majority owner of a manufacturing firm that bore his name. The company […]
While spending for capital projects will increase next year under a proposed budget for Mesa County, the allocation for the general fund will decrease to accommodate an expected drop in property tax revenues. The overall 2012 county budget totals nearly $145.8 million. That’s a decrease of about $1.2 million — or 0.8 percent — from […]
The dollar volume of loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration continues to decline in Mesa County even as lending levels elsewhere in Colorado and the United States climb to record heights. While SBA officials and lenders were unable to pinpoint a specific reason or reasons for the diverging trends, they say many small […]
A Grand Valley irrigation district has been awarded $2.8 million in federal funding to line canals and convert ditches into pipelines as part of ongoing efforts to reduce salinity in the Colorado River. Four irrigation districts in Western Colorado will receive a total of $20.1 million in cost-share awards, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced. “Salinity […]
Tinker Barnett foresees problems for businesses unwilling to bridge generational gaps in the workplace. Aging baby boomers, many of them in management and ownership positions, must not only understand their differences with younger employees, but also adapt business practices to those differences to avoid costly turnover and lost productivity. While the issue isn’t as pressing […]
A business district along Horizon Drive in Grand Junction adds more than $300 million to the local economy a year, according to the results of a new study. With 277 businesses and a total of more than 2,600 employees, the Horizon Drive Business District adds more than $300 million in direct, indirect and induced economic […]
Sales and use tax collections, a key indicator of retail activity, remain well ahead of last year in Mesa County, according to the latest government reports. The City of Grand Junction reported collecting a total of more than $4.4 million in sales and use taxes in September, an increase of nearly 5.4 percent over the […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has retreated to recession-level readings on growing concerns about current and future business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell nearly seven points to 39.8 for October. “Consumer confidence is now back to levels last seen during the 2008-2009 recession,” said Lynn […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times: The monthly unemployment rate in Mesa County has retreated to its lowest level in nearly two years even as labor demand continues to increase, particularly for energy and transportation jobs. “We definitely have seen more activity in the job market,” said Suzie Miller, an employment specialist with the Mesa County Workforce […]
Special to The Business Times The Coleman Foundation has awarded Colorado Mesa University a grant to fund three Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellowships. A faculty entrepreneurship fellow is someone who understands the importance of developing entrepreneurial skills in their students and developing lines of communication between business, sciences, arts, and career and technical education programs. The Fellows […]