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, […]
Mike Moran Business Times These are challenging times for the coal industry in Western Colorado. As political and economic pressure builds to force power plants to switch from coal to natural gas, coal miners nervously wonder what the future holds for production and employment. And for a coal mine located north of Loma, that future […]
Mike Moran Business Times The Colorado Public Utilities Commission continues to stage a series of hearings, listening to testimony on a proposal to convert three Xcel Energy power plants from coal to natural gas. According to a news release issued by an organization called Good Jobs, Strong Communities, Denver City Councilman Chris Nevitt delivered written […]
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 […]
Mike Moran Business Times Xcel Energy faces more stringent requirements to use alternative energy sources now that the Colorado Legislature has weighed in on the issue a second time. State lawmakers voted earlier this year to mandate that Xcel and other large utilities produce at least 30 percent of their power from renewable energy sources […]
Mike Moran Business Times When Haining Refrigeration installed units to heat and cool the mixed use dormitory building at Mesa State College, the company tapped into a geoexchange system that lies beneath a large open space northeast of the dorms on the Grand Junction campus. “Mesa State is going to have a tremendous edge (over […]
Mike Moran Business Times Solar power continues to move forward across the nation. And in areas where the sun shines most of the year, the technology can be particularly appealing. Such is the case in Colorado and the Grand Valley. “We provide quality products and services,” said Brooke Gonzales, co-owner of Blu-Sky Solar in Grand […]
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 It’s the ying and the yang of the business world. An economic downturn tends to result in an increase in businesses for sale on the market. It also presents opportunities for buyers looking for a calculated risk. “There are more buyers than the norm,” said Mike Schaak, president of the Redstone […]
Phil Castle Business Times All that glitters isn’t gold. Nonetheless, the lustrous yellow metal continues to outshine other classes of investment assets in a rally that’s extended 10 years. Teresa Mays, a Grand Junction businesswoman who makes a living buying and selling gold and other precious metals, considers precious metals not only an important component […]