Anything could happen in the world right now — and as you well know, a lot could. But it wouldn’t change the topic of my column for this glorious day in my annals of college football lore. For the second time in my lifetime, the University of Meeeechigan Wolverines are college football champions. And without […]
The start of a new year provokes the urge to peer ahead and wonder what the next 12 months hold in store. It’s a natural curiosity for people. It’s a matter of business for owners and managers trying to align sales projections with decisions about everything from inventories and staffing to capital outlays on equipment […]
Resolutions are a common tradition at the beginning of a new year. Less popular is the idea of reflection — looking back so the view looking forward is clearer. Writer and teacher Margaret J. Wheatley expressed the importance of reflection this way: “Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences and […]
Elected officials, policymakers, analysts and talking heads would be wise to keep in mind entrepreneurship is essential to economic, income and employment growth in the United States. Indeed, the U.S. economy very much is a small business economy — illustrated by the fact 98 percent of all businesses (employer firms and nonemployers) have fewer than […]
It’s nearly impossible for me to believe, but I’ve been living, working and publishing in the Grand Valley for nearly a quarter of a century. For some, I’m sure it feels like I’ve been doing those things wrong for much longer. Well, them’s the breaks. If you ever take one thing to heart in all […]
It’s a tradition to invoke Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” in imbuing the season with what should be the real meaning of the holidays. Who doesn’t enjoy Dickens’ timeless tale about the transformation of the miserly and miserable Ebenezer Scrooge into a kinder, gentler and — in the end — happier man? Wow. Talk about […]
Summertime in Colorado is a busy time. Families are on summer vacation, and tourists are flocking to our beautiful state to take part in our extensive outdoor recreational opportunities and observe Colorado’s natural wonders. It’s understandable how we tune out of the day-to-day news cycle during the summer. At Kristi Mountain Sports in Alamosa, we […]
Two reports related to the state of the United States economy were released in late November. The latest revision for gross domestic product, the broad measure of goods and services produced in the country, leaned positive. But the so-called Federal Reserve Beige Book offered a rather bleak assessment on the economy. Real GDP growth for […]
Dang. Now I’ve got the Sonny and Cher song stuck in my head. How cool was life back in that day if you know when that song came out. What a great time to grow up. But this column isn’t about the variety show version of life or worldly spices sprinkled all over its smorgasbord […]
For an economics geek like me, Christmas always comes early in the form of an annual forecast for Colorado. It was the same treat yet again this year when the research division of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder unwrapped its business and economic outlook report for 2024. The […]