There’s a natural tendency to view economic indicators from all sides. That’s because indicators seldom offer news that’s either all good or entirely bad. The glass really can be half full and half empty at the same time. Economists similarly parse their pronouncements. While they might not say it in so many words, they use […]
Try to envision the ideal industry for the Grand Valley. It would be clean, create lots of jobs and bring in money from outside the area. Moreover, this industry would generate additional sales for other businesses that provide needed products and services. What comes to mind? Perhaps some sort of high-tech manufacturing? Maybe software development? […]
Business owners and managers in the Grand Valley long have been on the lookout for signs of an improving economy, an indication that what has been a stubbornly slow recovery has finally accelerated. Increasing tax collections, real estate sales and home construction activity have offered encouragement. But the most encouraging sign of all could be […]
Given their collectively big role in the economy, small businesses should benefit as much — if not more — than corporations from efforts to reform taxes. While debate has focused in part on corporate tax rates and the potential for lower rates to make U.S. firms more competitive in the global marketplace, there are other […]
Grand Valley residents have a lot for which to be grateful in living in a growing hub for health care in Western Colorado. But even as the construction of new facilities improves the accessibility of locally delivered services, rising insurance premiums make affordability more problematic. It seems nearly every issue of the Business Times includes […]
The privilege of telling stories about businesses and entrepreneurs is conveying information not only about the ventures themselves, but also the examples they set. This issue of the Business Times is no exception in featuring stories about businesses that illustrate the importance of adaptability, collaboration and meeting a need. The cover story offers an update […]
For more than two decades, the Internet has changed our lives. Minimal government interference allowed free market forces to work and drove investment and innovation. Then in 2015, the Barack Obama Administration decided the federal government should essentially seize control of the Internet by declaring it a public utility like electric or sewer services. In […]
As editor of a business journal, I’m in a unique position to observe the juxtaposition of two immutable circumstances. Most businesses have compelling stories to tell. Few businesses tell their stories well. Allow me to state that a bit more precisely: Few businesses pitch their stories well in their efforts to publicize information through the […]
The numbers are in for the first half of 2017 — and they’re impressive not only individually, but also collectively. As the cover story in this very issue reports, that bodes well for businesses in Mesa County. There were year-over-year increases in sales, use and lodging tax collections, a measure of what consumers, businesses and […]
Dave and Jenny Hall first appeared on the cover of the Business Times on an issue published March 20, 2014. The Grand Junction couple once again grace the cover of the very issue you’re now reading. Call it journalistic bookends to the remarkable entrepreneurial story that began with innovation and ended with acquisition — a […]