Who knows better than business owners and managers what opportunities exist for growth — and what challenges persist to hobble that growth? Fortunately, business owners and managers are expected to play a big role in writing an economic development plan for Mesa County both in terms of responding to an online survey and sharing their […]
There are people out there who thought that once ObamaCare was signed into law last March, the debate was over. Thankfully, that’s not been the case. With big changes at the ballot box in November, debate and action regarding the new health care law has been rekindled. The U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal […]
If the announcement is more than mere rhetoric, it would amount to a dramatic policy conversion. During its first two years, the Obama White House ranked among the most aggressive regulators in decades — since the 1970s, perhaps since the 1930s. But on Jan,18, President Barack Obama ordered federal agencies to review regulations to see […]
Thank you Mark Udall. Our nation’s collective IQ has been dramatically lowered now that your first original idea since being elected senator is actually being implemented. And here I thought the Democrats just allowed you to present ideas (while doing nothing about them) so you felt good about yourself, all while getting you to vote […]
The ball has dropped and it’s a new year, when new resolutions and promises abound. Now that the gavel has dropped to mark the start of the 112th Congress, new leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to take swift action to deliver on a promise made to the American people: repeal the […]
Every year, I try to take a step back and look at the paper (as well as remind myself of what our advertisers and readers have had to say) in terms of how things look and how the paper has grown and performed. The good news is that from pretty much every corner, that answer […]
Ray Scott has it right. Faced with declining revenues and budget shortfalls in the aftermath of a recession, business owners have had to scale back their operations, establish priorities and make the painful decisions to reduce staffing. Stuck in the same circumstances, Scott believes state government must take a similar approach. As the owner of […]
Nearly every person in Colorado has been affected in one way or another by the economic downturn experienced in our state in recent years. With unemployment remaining stubbornly above 8 percent, most of us know someone who has been laid off and desperately looking for work. Of perhaps we know a business owner who can’t […]
Not your typical subject matter for a year-end column, I must say. Then again, the earth is going to end in a year from the day I’m typing this, according to my Mayan readers and the medallion I wear on the chain around my neck, so I might as well swing for the fences 24 […]
The calendar changes with the new year. But what about the fortunes of Grand Valley businesses? Will they change, too? The extent to which the new year actually will be happy depends on the answer to that question. Fortunately, the outlook is improving. At least that’s the assessment of three economists who closely monitor business and […]