It’s always interesting — and instructive — to observe the potential links among stories published in the Business Times. It’s kind of like connecting the dots to see what kind of picture emerges. Consider three stories in this issue reporting the opening of a co-working space in Fruita and staffing firm in Grand Junction as […]
I know I’ve written that statement what seems to me a million times. And I’m beginning to think if I write it a million more, it will be just as effective on the people who believe government is the be-all and end-all to having every answer needed to mankind — which is not at all. […]
If you live in Colorado or your business is touched in any way by any aspect of the agricultural industry, the ongoing national discussion about trade agreements and import tariffs should mean a lot to you. Farmers and ranchers understand there are a lot of things like weather and market price fluctuations we can’t control. […]
Now by Russia, I don’t mean Vladimir Putin’s Russia, although I’m sure he’s enjoying all the hullabaloo going on in Washington. And now, out of nowhere, New York. No. The Russia I’m talking about is the whole Donald Trump-Russia “collusion” myth that’s prompted a never-ending investigation based on nothing that goes anywhere and everywhere in […]
Entrepreneurship Day at Colorado Mesa University affords a remarkable opportunity for a business journal, a kind of one-stop shop for stories about successful entrepreneurs and the advice they offer other business owners and managers. The whole point of entrepreneurial stories with happy endings isn’t so much they make everyone feel good, but they offer important […]
Is this a column about beagles or businesses? Perhaps both. I ponder this after enduring what everyone who’s ever cared for a pet dreads: saying goodbye to an aged, but beloved companion. In my case, it was a beagle who’s official American Kennel Association title was Walnut Manor Isabella, but always seemed content to respond […]
One result of an improving economy is an improving labor market that offers more opportunities to those looking for jobs, but also presents additional challenges to businesses looking for employees. It’s heartening, then, to hear about the variety of efforts underway to fill the pipeline of qualified job applicants as well as the collaboration among […]
Go ahead and make all the jokes you want about economists. Why did President Harry Truman call for a one-armed economist? Because Truman was frustrated all his other economists always added caveats to their statements. “On the other hand … on the other hand.” How many economists does it take to change a light bulb? […]
Boy was I happy to be away last weekend and not see all the social media videos from the “March for our Lives” event. And, yes, I mean that. Not about the march’s initial message, but about the videos I saw of the “messengers” with their profanity-laced attacks, ignorance and hatred of those who think […]
Charles Dickens could really cover all the bases. Just consider how the English writer started his novel, “A Tale of Two Cities.” “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” Dickens wrote in his story about the French Revolution. That was just the beginning. He managed in one long sentence to […]