As women head into the second decade of the 21st century in the Grand Valley, they can celebrate the strides women have made in realizing the opportunities once considered the domain of the “good ol’ boy network.” Women can be found at all levels of management — from a bank president to a grocery store […]
It’s billed as a cooperative effort to help Mesa County School District 51 prepare students for global competition in a rapidly changing world. The Grand Junction Forum, a committee of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, staged meetings for more than three years and announced in September the 500 Plan, a proposal to recruit 500 […]
Will the 2010 holiday shopping season in the Grand Valley be as strong as 2007, as poor as 2009 or somewhere between the two? These are the kinds of questions retailers and economic analysts are asking as the Grand Valley and nation head into what, from a sales standpoint, perennially raises hopes as the most […]
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 […]