Phil Castle, The Business Times What could be better than an electric vehicle to reduce emissions and expenses? How about an electric vehicle with solar panels on top? A Grand Junction-based electric vehicle manufacturer has endorsed a canopy with two solar panels that generate electricity to extend the range of the vehicle as well as its […]
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, a monthly measure of consumer confidence reflects more cheer than fear. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index surged more than 15 points to 56 in November on more optimistic assessments of current and future business and labor conditions. “Consumers appear to be entering the […]
An upcoming seminar will offer a range of information designed to help small business owners expand their operations. The two-hour seminar is set for 7:30 a.m. Dec. 7 at Two Rivers Convention Center, 159 Main St. in Grand Junction. The event will include a continental breakfast followed by three panel presentations. Time also will be […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Clearly, it’s fun being Marcus Straub. Straub is founder and chief executive officer of a Grand Junction-based coaching and consulting firm called, appropriately enough, Life is Great! The Coaching Institute recently selected him as its 2011 International Coach of the Year. In addition to coaching and consulting, Straub has developed […]
A bank that operates locations in Grand Junction and other Western Colorado communities plans to soon change its name and some services, but not its ownership. Effective Dec. 30, American National Bank will become ANB Bank, said Donald Sturm, the chairman and chief executive officer of the bank. “We’re matching our new name with the […]
A Grand Junction-based manufacturer better known for building ski lifts will join in a project to erect the world’s largest observation wheel in Las Vegas. Leitner-Poma of America expects to manufacture 28 spherical cabins that will rotate around the 550-foot tall High Roller Observation Wheel. As many as 40 people will ride in each of […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times While it’s too early to yet predict the full effects of bringing a minor league baseball team to Grand Junction, the owners and managers of the squad believe they’ve found a good home. “It’s really a no-brainer,” said Tim Ray, general manager of the Grand Junction Rockies. Ray called Grand Junction […]
A total of $800,000 worth of improvements are planned for the upcoming ski season at the Powderhorn Mountain Resort. “Investing in the 2011-2012 ski season is the first step in our multi-year capital improvement campaign,” said Andy Daly, a member of the ownership group that purchase the resort earlier this year. “We want these improvements […]
Paul Brown defends on several grounds his decision to switch publication of property foreclosure notices from a daily newspaper to two weekly newspapers. Not only is the display advertising format of the notices in the weekly papers easier to read than the long columns of smaller type that appeared in the daily paper, but publishing […]
A sharp increase in a monthly index forecasting economic performance in the United States offers promise that what long has been slow growth could accelerate next year. The Conference Board reported that its Leading Economic Index (LEI) rose nearly 1 percent to 117.4 in October. “The LEI is pointing to continued growth this winter, possibly […]