Phil Castle, The Business Times Rich Lopez envisions an organization that not only will help businesses, but also establish lasting connections with a growing Latino population in Western Colorado. “We have to connect the non-Latinos with the Latino people. What I’m doing is to provide a bridge to accomplish these things,” says Lopez, the president […]
As Colorado Mesa University grows, so does the role of CMU in the Western Colorado economy. According to an analysis of the 2011 and 2012 fiscal year, the Grand Junction-based university injected a total of almost $200 million into the regional economy through capital projects, employee wages, purchases and student expenditures. Add the indirect effects […]
A canopy of photovoltaic panels atop the Wayne Aspinall Federal Building and Courthouse in downtown Grand Junction turn sunlight into electricity. The system is one of several features of a Phil Castle, The Business Times Inside the Wayne Aspinall Federal Building and Courthouse, everything old is new again. The original wooden floors have been […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The Grand Junction Economic Partnership kicks off its latest fund-raising effort already half way toward its goal of raising $1.5 million in financial support for the economic development organization. But GJEP leaders say it’s going to take a collaborative effort among local businesses over the coming year to achieve success […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A growing business in Fruita offers a unique combination for craft beer connoisseurs: a place in which they can not only purchase supplies to brew beer, but also purchase beer on tap in the very next room. Kettles Homebrew Supply has expanded with the opening of Copper Club Brewing Co. […]
Michael Burke has spent a good portion of his legal career representing businesses and business owners. So it’s a concept with which he’s not only familiar, but also relishes, in representing businesses in a different role: chairman of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. “Our mission is to be the voice […]
Doug Sanders oversees one of the fastest-growing retailers in the United States as president and chief executive officer of Sprouts Farmers Market. Since its start in 2002, the chain of natural foods grocery stores has lengthened through mergers and new construction to nearly 150 locations in eight states. Add Grand Junction to the list with […]
Manny Franco displays one of the best-selling items at On & Poppin Sports — a Peyton Manning jersey. (Business Times photo by Phil Manny Franco hopes to ride the Denver Broncos bandwagon as far as it goes into the NFL playoffs. For one thing, the Broncos have fielded a talented team this season, Franco said. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times When Jon Maraschin envisions what the Business Incubator Center in Grand Junction might look like 25 years from now, he talks about the possibilities for a research park or perhaps additional facilities in nearby communities. That’s not to mention the addition of a space port, he jokes. But what Maraschin […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times It was quiet enough on a recent weekday morning at Powderhorn Mountain Resort to hear snow crunch beneath boots and birds sing in distant trees. The chairlifts were motionless, the seats dangling like bulbs along a gigantic string of Christmas lights that stretched to the top of the Grand Mesa. […]