Rob Griffin has been a builder most of his life. Through various jobs and his own ventures, Griffin has been involved with everything from apartment complexes to custom homes and even massive aquarium displays. The Grand Junction businessman takes on a far different task, though, as chairman of the Colorado Association of Home Builders executive […]
Jerry and Heather Smith have been involved in some elaborate projects, including a swimming pool and aquarium at a Las Vegas resort where guests not only swim next to a tank full of sharks, but also slide down a tunnel that passes through the tank. Talk about making a splash. Yet, that’s nothing compared to […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A company that for more than a decade has provided services to the Department of Energy in Grand Junction plans to continue in that role under new ownership. S.M. Stoller Corp. will operate under the same name and staffing levels, but as a subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries. While the acquisition […]
Greg Motz pulls out a copy of a map of an addition to Palisade, a two-block development with which his great-grandfather was involved in 1907. The document serves as an artifact of what’s long been a family tradition of building the community — both literally and figuratively. Four generations and more than a century later, […]
Increased hiring across a range of industry sectors is expected to pull down unemployment and push up business prospects in Mesa County in 2014, according to an annual forecast prepared at the University of Colorado. “Overall, Mesa County expects employment growth in the construction, aviation, aerospace, health care and food and beverage manufacturing industries,” states the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Keith Ehlers enjoys the proximity of Grand Junction to just about everything he loves. He can drive to the mountains or slickrock canyons in less than an hour. Moreover, he prefers the small-town atmosphere and independent lifestyle. So when the company for which Ehlers works entered into an alliance with […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Shauna Cozzens starts decorating for the holidays early, setting up elaborate displays that include not only Christmas trees and ornaments, but also elves and snowmen as well as reindeer and wreaths. A nearby sign offers hope to those who haven’t necessarily been good for goodness sake: Naughty is the new […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Small business lending activity under two programs backed by a federal agency has slowed in Mesa County even as some business owners remain reluctant to seek financing even if conditions warrant expansion. But lenders expect loan demand to rebound along with the economy. And a new program waiving the fee […]
Service offers help to better manage documents and business Phil Castle, The Business Times Ricky Houtris likes to ask rhetorical questions that start “Wouldn’t it be great if …” Wouldn’t it be great if a business could easily access all of its documents on computer rather than searching through filing cabinets? Wouldn’t it be […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Michael Coté initially envisioned a business providing services under what he expected would be a national program capping greenhouse gas emissions and trading credits for reduced emissions. “We were going to ride a pretty big wave,” said Coté, president of Ruby Canyon Engineering. While a national cap-and-trade program never materialized, […]