Phil Castle Business Times A sign of the support Mesa State College receives from the energy industry now hangs outside a lecture hall on the Grand Junction campus. A new plaque designates Room 104 in the Academic Classroom Building as the Williams Lecture Hall in recognition of a program in which the company has pledged […]
Mike Moran Business Times It might be good news only in comparison to a bad year, but some Grand Valley government entities report an increase in year-over-year tax collections. According to its report for July, sales and use tax collections for the City of Grand Junction totaled $4.08 million, a 2.2 percent increase over July […]
John Hendricks, the founder of the Discovery Channel as well as a growing resort in Mesa County, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the annual meeting of the Grand Junction Economic Partnership. The meeting is set for noon Oct. 13 at Two Rivers Convention Center, 159 Main St. in downtown Grand Junction. Admission […]
Phil Castle Business Times Real estate activity in Mesa County slowed further in August, dragging sales and dollar volume levels so far this year to below those of last year. Given that the real estate market typically heats up in the summer and cools in the fall and winter, the prospects don’t appear good for […]
Phil Castle Business Times As a participant in a group researching public education and educational reform, Diane Schwenke said she experienced two “aha” moments. One moment occurred when she discovered the differences in the amount of instructional time students in the United States receive compared to students in other countries with far longer school years. […]
Phil Castle Business Times Even as thousands of people look for work in Mesa County, employers still face challenges in finding the right person for the job. Sometimes, other options offer advantages over direct hiring, according to a panel presentation at the Business Incubator Center in Grand Junction. Virtual assistants, contractors and staffing services all […]
Phil Castle Business Times Apartment vacancy rates continue to decline in Grand Junction as hiring in the energy and health care sectors as well as home foreclosures bring more people to the rental market. According to the latest results of a quarterly survey conducted for the Colorado Division of Housing, the average apartment vacancy rate […]
Montrose County and five other Western Colorado counties have been declared a federal disaster area after freezing spring temperatures damaged crops. The designation makes farmers eligible to apply to the Farm Service Agency, an office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for assistance and loans. Farmers should call their local FSA office or visit www.fsa.usda.gov for […]
Two Grand Junction wineries are the first Colorado in to take advantage of a law allowing wineries to share the same premises to manufacture their products. Two Rivers Winery has established what’s called an alternating proprietor licensed premises agreement to share a part of its operation with Kahil Winery. Kahil Winery is owned by Tyrell […]
Mike Moran Business Times It’s a commodity near the center of any discussion about a move to more renewable energy sources. And it’s currently at the center of controversy surrounding a movement in Colorado to shift power plants to the use of natural gas. Coal is the engine that’s driven the energy machine for most […]