Less than three years ago, natural gas prices were rising as concerns mounted supplies would run short by the end of the century. Continued dependence on oil also raised fears and gasoline topped $4 a gallon in the summer of 2008. Now, in late 2010, prices for natural gas and gasoline have dropped. The price […]
It’s the missing link in a system that will enable vehicles powered by natural gas to be driven from Denver to Los Angeles. At the same time, it will enable some vehicles operated by the City of Grand Junction to run more inexpensively. The city plans to open a natural gas fueling station by January, […]
Joe Tripoli considers himself an optimist. So the Grand Junction real estate agent continues to look for opportunities in a market that, were it a glass, would be unequivocally half empty. Tripoli, a broker associate with RE/Max 4000 who serves as the new chairman of the Grand Junction Area Realtors Association, expects what he describes […]
Mike Moran Business Times Energy Star construction is gaining momentum as builders take advantage of increasing demand for more energy efficient homes and buyers take advantage of the savings and tax credits. Bonnie Petersen is one such builder who says that investment in Energy Star construction is speculative for builders during an economic downturn, but […]
Phil Castle Business Times Martin Duarte offers a testimony to the benefits of listing a company in a new online business directory. Within days of adding Premier Signs & Neon to FindItLocalNow.com, the Grand Junction sign company was hired to install signs at a hotel. The response was greater and faster than Duarte, the owner […]
Mike Moran Business Times In 2010, it probably comes as no surprise that companies use video screens and Internet connections to replace face-to-face meetings with clients thousands of miles away. But at a time of quickly evolving technologies and rising consumer expectations, just any old videoconferencing system won’t suffice for every operation. “As far as trying […]
Mike Moran Business Times The best news for investment firms in recent months might be the simple pronouncement the recession is over. At least that’s the word from the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research, which declared the Great Recession ended in June 2009. For some investment analysts, the pronouncement […]
Mike Moran Business Times Kevin and Tanya Wold say they’re not opposed to government-backed programs that help people live in homes they otherwise might not be able to afford. But the Wolds are concerned about being caught off guard when they bought an above average priced home in the Wine Valley Estates and Housing Resources […]
Mike Moran Business Times The devil is often in the details. And when it comes to health insurance, the details of national health care reform are difficult to pin down. But two large issues seem certain — the effects of reform already are trickling down to Mesa County and more effects are on the way […]
Naomi Shepherd-Smith recalls a time when the fledgling Colorado wine industry was something of a novelty and some tourists were more interested in taking home a bottle with a Colorado label than drinking what was inside. But like the fine wines its produces, the industry since has matured, says Shepherd-Smith, manager and co-owner of Grande […]