For Lara Galloway, social media is fun, rewarding and nothing less than the source of nearly all the business for her coaching firm. Galloway estimates that she’s developed contacts with more than 95 percent of her clients through Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites on the Internet. “It is fun. It is social. But […]
Tim Hatten has taught entrepreneurship from the Russian Far East to Iceland. Regardless of the location, though, the Grand Junction professor becomes a student of sorts himself in gaining a better understanding of foreign cultures and the way they conduct business. At the same time, he also gains a broader perspective of business back home […]
A monthly measure of business conditions in Colorado has edged downward, but continues to forecast expansion in the months ahead. The Business Conditions Index slipped two-tenths of a point in July, but at 54.2 still signals an expanding economy over the next three to six months. “Based on recent surveys, I expect continuing improvements in […]
The Palisade branch of the Mesa County Public Library is expected to open in a new location in early October after library trustees voted to purchase and renovate a building. The building, located at 119 W. Third St., is owned by Westwood Rental and currently houses the Blue Pig Gallery. The Mesa County Library District […]
The Colorado Wine Industry Development Board and Nebraska Winery and Grape Growers Association have announced plans to participate in a wine quality assurance research study. “Wine tasting is an ancient art form and this study hopes to modernize that process,” said Doug Caskey, executive director of the wine board. The board promotes and helps market […]
A business “concierge” and acceleration program are among the top ideas for supporting the growth of Mesa County businesses, according to the latest results of an online survey. Those results and others will be used at an upcoming community brainstorming session as work continues on an economic development plan for the county. The Grand Junction […]
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has unveiled the results of a lengthy grassroots effort to develop plans to attract new businesses to the state as well as promote the growth of existing businesses. “Colorado has turned the typical economic development efforts on its head and created a plan with real benchmarks, measurable goals and concrete solutions […]
The installation of a security fence around Grand Junction Regional Airport has some businesses concerned about access to their operations. The project also has members of the Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority Board at odds over whether or not work should move forward as planned. At least one board member has raised concerns that fencing […]
The head of the Grand Junction office of the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority is the latest high-profile director to announce a resignation this year. Scott Aker will leave to become deputy director of the Mesa County Department of Human Services. Aker joins Tim Sarmo, Palisade town administrator; Ann Driggers, president and chief executive officer […]
A Grand Junction college professor has earned a second Fulbright Scholar Award, this time to teach entrepreneurship in Denmark. Tim Hatten, a business professor at what soon will become Colorado Mesa University, expects to teach at the Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College during the 2011-2012 academic year. Hatten plans to teach courses in entrepreneurship, counsel […]