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. […]
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 […]