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 […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Chris Clark touts the importance of natural gas production because of its role in sustaining modern life — not only burning gas to generate electricity, but also using gas to make the plastics that go into so many products and fertilizers that grow food. Add to that the contributions of […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times While Phil Johnston works hard to prepare high school students for careers in science, technology, engineering and math, he says the so-called STEM program he coordinates involves something more basic. That’s teaching students to apply what they learn to solve problems. It’s an approach for which Johnston has become a […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Debbie Kovalik has devoted nearly 30 years to enticing visitors to the Grand Valley while also bringing respect to an industry she considers a vital component of a healthy and diversified economy. Looking back on her tenure as the first and only executive director of Visit Grand Junction, Kovalik considers […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Page Tucker already considers Grand Junction a smart city because of the ways technology and information are used to improve efficiencies and, in turn, the quality of life. But Tucker believes his company can help make Grand Junction and other cities even smarter in more precisely locating and managing buried […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Just like the entrepreneurs starting ventures at the Business Incubator Center, Jon Maraschin constantly evaluates whether or not he’s meeting the needs of his customers. As executive director of the center, Maraschin’s customers happen to be the business owners leasing space, taking classes, borrowing money from a revolving loan fund […]