Phil Castle, The Business Times Lori Siegesmund runs a construction company that offers a range of services — everything from framing and insulation to drywall and specialty ceilings. But she’s especially excited about a new service that not only further diversifies the operation, but also helps customers with unique needs. “This empowers people to make […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Tim Holt gets up in the morning and sometimes wonders if he’s still dreaming. Even months after completing the transaction, he says it’s difficult for him to realize he owns Jerry’s Outdoor Sports in Grand Junction. Call it an entrepreneurial dream come true. Holt does. Holt takes over from his […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Ivan Geer enjoys his career as an engineer because, he says, he likes to learn how things work and solve problems. He also prefers a team effort over top down management. It’s an approach Geer says he brings not only to his role as an owner of River City Consultants […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times While a pandemic sidetracked business and economic growth in Mesa County, the area is recovering. The prognosis for 2022 is mostly upbeat. “The overall health isn’t bad,” says Rich Wobbekind, senior economist at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Higher commodity and natural gas […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times There’s more than fun to games. Jennifer Stoll makes it her business to quantify just how much more. Stoll believes it’s important to recognize the role of sports in generating billions of dollars in direct and indirect spending, building tax bases and contributing to economic development. That’s not to mention […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Growing up the son and grandson of doctors, Ryan O’Dell never doubted he’d one day join in the family business. Now that he’s returned to the Grand Valley, he’s the third generation of physicians to care for patients at Community Hospital in Grand Junction. The 34-year-old O’Dell joined Surgical Associates […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Ben Parsons named his latest winery after a pub in his native England. The Ordinary Fellow doesn’t seem to apply to Parsons or his extraordinary efforts that have changed the Colorado wine industry. After kickstarting both a fast-growing urban winery and the equally fast-growing trend of canned wines, Parsons has […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mark Swain has endured four moves in 20 years, each time to a larger location to accommodate his growing information technology services firm. The last move was the most challenging, he said, in renovating a building in the midst of a pandemic. Swain swears he’ll never move again. But with […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Brian Watson knows what it’s like to work remotely — days spent at home in pajamas with no clear boundaries between the times on and off the clock. “It can become all-consuming.” That can make it a relief, Watson says, to go a place that’s more like an office — […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The growing ownership team at Atlasta Solar Center expects to grow even more. In addition to adding two more partners, the team will offer purchase agreements to all the employees of the Grand Junction-based solar contractor. Lou Villaire, one of five partners at Atlasta Solar, views the effort as a […]