Phil Castle, The Business Times Within minutes of ceremonially opening F-Works, Jon Maraschin was already talking to someone about signing up for dedicated desk space in the co-working facility in Fruita. It’s a response that reflects what’s expected will be strong demand to use the space in the Fruita Civic Center. “Fruita needs a place […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Andy Kelley initially aspired to become a television repairman. But in his first job out of college, he went to work instead in the energy services industry. It was a path that led Kelley to a career as a serial entrepreneur. He bought the first company for which he worked. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Nathan Perry takes into account a lot of information in putting together his quarterly economic newsletters — everything from drilling permits to labor estimates to real estate sales to tax collections. In connecting all those data points, an encouraging picture emerges, Perry says. “I think as a whole, the news […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Elizabeth Fogarty views her new role as not only involving efforts to market the Grand Valley as an attractive destination, but also managing that destination in a way that promotes quality of life — in other words, making sure it’s a nice place to visit and you’d want to live […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Angela Padalecki remembers well a trip to Grand Junction and the exhilaration she felt about a new phase in her life and all the possibilities the future held. She recently returned under far different circumstances, but says she felt the same way. “It was the same sense of excitement.” Padalecki […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Ben Skogen brings to his business a background in technology both as a former Air Force technician who worked on aircraft electronics and, subsequently, a software developer. Skogen believes it’s a fitting combination in running a business that uses an unmanned aerial vehicle and computer software to provide a range […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mike Nevins has worked on the cutting edge of technology before — he began his career at the beginning of the revolution in personal computing, in fact. Nonetheless, Nevins admits he has no idea where the growing use of unmanned aerial vehicles will lead or what the future holds for […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times As the daughter of an Army officer and later an officer herself, Robin Brown never lived for long in any one location. “I’m not from anywhere,” she says. But after retiring from military service and moving with her husband to the Grand Valley, Brown realized she’d developed a different perspective: […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Clay Tufly has watched over the course of his life as Grand Junction has grown into what he calls “a community that has a lot more to offer.” More than an observer, though, Tufly says he’s strived to play various roles in that evolution through his banking career and involvement […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times It’s 1897. William McKinley has begun his first term as president of the United States. A gold rush has lured prospectors to the Klondike region of northwest Canada. And inventor Thomas Edison has received a patent for the kinetoscope. In Grand Junction, two lawyers with entrepreneurial and political ambitions launched a […]