Williams continues to transfer ownership of natural gas gathering and processing facilities in Western Colorado to a subsidiary partnership that’s become a leading provider of those services. Williams plans to sell four gas treatment facilities and about 150 miles of pipeline to Williams Partners, a master limited partnership of which Williams owns about 77 percent. […]
Doug Simons has changed sales and marketing approaches over the years, but one thing remains constant at Enstrom Candies. The fourth quarter is always the busiest, and therefore most lucrative, time of the year. “Eighty percent of our business is in the final quarter,” said Simons, president and co-owner of Enstrom Candies, which is celebrating […]
Neil Waldron is no stranger to the health insurance industry. He’s worked in both the profit and nonprofit sectors over the past decade. As chief marketing officer for Rocky Mountain Health Plans based in Grand Junction, he currently works for a nonprofit organization that’s been praised for its role in what could serve as a […]
Misty Allen walks along what’s got to be one of the most eclectic group of automobiles ever parked in a single row. On one end of the long row sits a pair of sleek gold Dodge Viper sports cars, on the other end two 1966 Ford Mustangs customized for performers Sonny and Cher. In between […]
Annette Miller takes some consolation in the latest numbers for real estate activity in Mesa County. Sales and the dollar volume of those sales declined in October compared to the same month last year. But compared to just a month ago, sales were down on slightly and the dollar volume was up. “We’re not seeing […]
Only about 5 percent of higher health insurance premiums in Colorado is attributed to federal health care reforms, according to the results of a review conducted by the state Division of Insurance. Rather, a variety of factors contribute to higher premiums, among them more visits to doctors, more and more expensive tests and an aging […]
U.S. payrolls edged up in October after four straight months of declines, but not enough to lower the unemployment rate. According to the latest Labor Department estimates, nonfarm payroll employment increased by 151,000 even as the jobless rate held steady at 9.6 percent. The October gain was the first since May, when nonfarm payrolls swelled […]
The dollar volume of loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration continued to declined in Mesa County during the 2010 fiscal year even as lending activity elsewhere in Colorado rebounded. Some business owners took advantage of fee waivers and higher loan guarantee levels to obtain SBA-backed financing — benefits extended under recently enacted federal […]
For the first time in nearly two years, Mesa County has reported a year-to-year increase in sales tax collections. Meanwhile, the City of Grand Junction reported its largest proportional year-to-year increase in sales and use tax collections. According to its September report, Mesa County collected $3.03 million in sales taxes, a 6.72 percent increase over […]
Commercial air traffic at the Grand Junction Regional Airport increased in September compared to the same month last year. But traffic through the first nine months of 2010 continues to lag behind a record-setting pace in 2009. A total of 20,457 enplanements — that is, passengers boarding commercial flights — was reported in September 2010. […]