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, […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Even as one energy company discontinues oil shale research in Western Colorado, industry observers hold out hope for development of a potentially vast energy resource. Shell Oil Co. announced it’s shutting down its Mahogany Project after spending tens of millions of dollars and more than 30 years in developing sophisticated […]
Phil Castle,The Business Times Christy Whitney vividly recalls a staff meeting in which she asked each participant to come up with an idea to improve communications at HopeWest. Whitney wrote down the responses on sheets of paper and soon had wallpapered the room with suggestions. The process didn’t end there, but rather served as the […]