A cursory look at the headlines on the Business Times website creates the impression there’s seldom to be read a discouraging word about the local, state and national economies. Increasing real estate activity portends what could be a record year for the Mesa County market. Sales tax collections — a key measure of sales — […]
Is the Grand Valley economy still stuck in the mud of an all-too-slow recovery or are conditions actually improving? It all depends on who you ask — or more precisely, what indicators you consider. According to the latest results of an annual analysis of job and wage growth and high-tech output, Mesa County doesn’t fare […]
What’s your resolution for the new year? Your business resolution, that is? What do you want to accomplish in 2018? Most business owners and managers undoubtedly remain resolved to do better in one fashion or another: to better manage employees and processes, provide better products and services to customers and ultimately make more money. A […]
What do you want for Christmas? If you’re a business owner or manager, chances are good the list includes increased sales and higher profits. More efficient operations at a lower cost would be nice as well. Don’t forget to include a healthy, happy and productive staff. Most business owners and managers also would be thrilled […]
It only makes sense for a business journal to report about changing leadership in organizations involved with business, whether those groups promote overall economic development or a specific industry sector. The Business Times constitutes no exception in reporting in this issue about the new executive director of the Grand Junction Economic Partnership and president of […]
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 […]