Phil Castle, The Business Times Shannon and Justin Covello aren’t the least bit deterred by the prospect of a business battle of David-and-Goliath proportions. The Covellos are excited, in fact, to bring to market a moisture cream Shannon developed using such natural ingredients as aloe vera, pomegranate seed oil and red bell peppers. And thanks […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Chris Higgins plays a chess game of sorts in deploying staff at the StarTek facility in Grand Junction to match demand for the services provided there. It’s getting more complicated for Higgins, the site director, because StarTek offers more services and there are more employees — a lot […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A construction project that lasted for a decade, climbed 12 stories into the Grand Junction sky and ultimately cost nearly $340 million has been completed. Patients were scheduled to move on July 27 to the ninth and 10th floors of the patient tower at St. Mary’s Medical Center, the final […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Shane and Robin Allerheiligen enjoy a sweeping view from their upstairs office of the mix of merchandise offered for sale in their downtown Grand Junction store. The couple can take in at a single glance the artwork, decor, furniture, tools and toys that cover the walls and floor, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times When Matt Rosenberg looks at the world, he sees the potential for economic volatility: a referendum in the United Kingdom over whether to remain or leave the European Union; a possible real estate bubble in China; and, of course, a presidential election in the United States. While […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Brian Davidson recognized early in his medical training the importance of involving more doctors, nurses and other professionals in decisions about the care they provide. Along with his other training, Davidson earned a master’s in business administration degree and completed a fellowship in health care administration. He subsequently worked as […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Tim Huff had been waiting for this moment for years. So he was understandably excited about the prospect of seeing his unique water bottles for sale on a store shelf. “To see it on that shelf, finally, is going to be huge,” says Huff, whose business card identifies him as […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Al Ruckman and Robert Barrett have developed a variety of techniques to help customers on shaky ground — everything from launching long steel tubes into unstable slopes to keeping rocks in place on overhanging cliffs. The ultimate objective never changes, though, Ruckman says. “The big thing […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Kristi Pollard believes it will take an army to bring about economic changes in Western Colorado. That makes an upcoming summit an enlistment opportunity. “I think we’re going to see some really good engagement by the business community,” says Pollard, executive director of the Grand Junction Economic Partnership, among the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Keynote speakers at an upcoming economic summit in Western Colorado will address the benefits of embracing change as well as share a national perspective on the real estate market and what lessons learned in some markets might apply to the Western Slope. Frank Garay and Brian Stevens, hosts of a […]