The City of Grand Junction has joined an online portal designed to simplify the collection and remittance of sales taxes for businesses. The city joined Colorado’s Sales and Use Tax System (SUTS) online portal. The SUTS portal enables Colorado businesses to file sales tax returns for participating home rule jurisdictions as well as the state […]
A monthly index tracking the economy in rural areas of Colorado and nine other states remained in negative territory for an eighth straight month. The overall reading for the Rural Mainstreet Index rose 7.8 points. But at 45.8, the latest reading remained below growth-neutral 50. The overall reading for Colorado rose 5.9 points and at […]
A grant of more than $430,000 will fund efforts to help northwest Colorado transition away from an economy based on coal-mining and coal-fired electrical generation. The Office of Just Transition within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced a grant award of $430,145 to fund the operations of the Northwest Colorado Development Council for […]
Walnart, Sam’s Club and other donors have joined with the Food Bank of the Rockies to address growing food insecurity in western Colorado. Donors provide surplus food that in turn provides meals for those who rely on the food bank. “We have a tremendous partnership with Walmart and Sam’s Club. They’re our biggest food rescue […]
An upcoming event in Palisade will offer participants a chance to learn about hunting, fishing and a variety of other outdoor activities. The 16th annual Outdoor Heritage Day Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 27 at Riverbend Park. This event is free and open to the public. Colorado Parks and Wildlife, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Chris Burns counts the ways the fun park he opened in Grand Junction has affected his customers and the community over the past 20 years. There are the thousands of birthday parties that have been celebrated there. The thousands of high school and college students he’s hired, for many of […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times After starting the year with two months of increases, the unemployment rate has retreated in Mesa County with more seasonal hiring. While the latest rate remains higher than a year ago, job growth should continue, said Tabi Britt, employment services supervisor at the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. […]
A monthly index forecasting economic conditions in the United States has retreated, signaling what could be slowing in the months ahead. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index fell three-tenths of a percent to 102.4 in March. A separate measure of current conditions increased. A measure of past conditions held steady. Justyna Zabinska-La Monica, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The staff and board of directors of the Grand Junction Economic Partnership set some audacious goals for 2023 — among them to support a total of 10 business relocations or expansions by the end of the year. The economic development organization not only achieved that goal, but also set a […]
The executive of a cybersecurity firm is expected to share his insights into information technology protection as a keynote speaker at the Western Colorado Economic Summit. Kurtis Minder, chief executive officer and co-founder of GroupSense, will speak at the summit, set for April 16 at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. Minder has negotiated some […]