Phil Castle, The Business Times Holiday shoppers eager to bag Black Friday bargains will find an accommodating venue at the Mesa Mall in Grand Junction. Most of the merchants at the mall are scheduled to open at the stroke of midnight on Nov. 23. But Black Friday starts on a Thursday this year when Sears […]
We asked five Grand Valley professionals to take a long-term view in suggesting what business owners and managers can do to improve their operations over the next four years regardless of who’s elected. Here’s what they had to say: Chris Reddin: Craft a picture of the future you want to create for the business. Make […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Cinde Waller faces an enviable challenge for an entrepreneur managing a startup: thinking big enough to keep up with her rapidly growing venture. Less than two years after launching TempOrthotics, Waller and her team have developed three types of medical braces, revamped marketing strategies and started setting up distribution channels. Waller’s […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Eric Ross describes the dilemma of the craft beer industry. Those operating brew pubs and making beer on a small scale want to expand production and test their products in a bigger marketplace. Those working at production facilities yearn for the creativity and flexibility that comes with brewing beer in […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Investors and business owners still have some options to consider in planning for the prospects of higher tax rates and lower exemption levels next year. But time is running out even as what’s been called a “fiscal cliff” looms and the likelihood Congress will address the issue beforehand diminishes. That […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Ed Branson draws on a sports metaphor to explain the importance of accounting in managing a business. If a scoreboard was covered up and the final score wasn’t revealed until after the fact, it would be far more difficult to motivate players to perform at their best during the game. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times: Colorado Mesa University has named its nursing school after an entrepreneurial and philanthropic couple who’ve long supported the university. A new sign designating the Moss School of Nursing at the Maverick Center was unveiled at the conclusion of a brief ceremony on the Grand Junction campus. The name honors John […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Bruce Strong has enjoyed a front-row seat to the development and increasing use of three-dimensional printers — equipment he says has the potential to revolutionize the way products are manufactured. It’s no longer so much a question of where and how 3-D printing technology is used, Strong says. “Where isn’t […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times While indicators point to generally improving economic conditions in Mesa County, Diane Schwenke isn’t celebrating — at least for the time being. Many of the business owners with which Schwenke talks nearly every day tell her they’re concerned about sales as well as the potential effects of federal health care […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Darin Carei couldn’t be happier with the way things are coming together for his business operations in the Grand Valley. Carei runs a construction company that builds energy efficient homes. He’s also part owner of a company that offers energy conservation ratings and certifications and conducts audits that help customers […]