What do you want for Christmas? If you’re a business owner or manager, chances are good the list includes increased sales and higher profits. More efficient operations at a lower cost would be nice as well. Don’t forget to include a healthy, happy and productive staff. Most business owners and managers also would be thrilled […]
I sincerely hope my regular readers — which could be a half dozen or a few thousand, I don’t honestly know — understand I really try my best not to be preachy, at least as things relate to how people should live their lives. While I’m writing this column to offer some advice based on […]
The Bureau of Economic Analysis increased its estimate for third quarter real growth in gross domestic product from 3 percent to 3.3 percent. The increase brought the third quarter growth rate up to the historical average. GDP growth has now exceeded 3 percent the last two quarters. Amidst the revisions, it was good to see […]
It only makes sense for a business journal to report about changing leadership in organizations involved with business, whether those groups promote overall economic development or a specific industry sector. The Business Times constitutes no exception in reporting in this issue about the new executive director of the Grand Junction Economic Partnership and president of […]
I can barely take the ever-shortening news cycle in this country. I mean, how long ago was it for these stories that no longer matter? The Las Vegas shooting; Hollywood raping and pillaging; Hillary’s lies and losses; or pick any story you’d like for its 15 minutes of infamy, except, of course, Trump and Russians […]
Politics drives the war against tax relief and reform for U.S. businesses, certainly not sound economic thinking. The political battle over big changes to our tax code has been engaged for months. With Republicans in both the U.S. House and Senate each laying out their versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the intensity […]
There’s a natural tendency to view economic indicators from all sides. That’s because indicators seldom offer news that’s either all good or entirely bad. The glass really can be half full and half empty at the same time. Economists similarly parse their pronouncements. While they might not say it in so many words, they use […]
Have you had one of those years? I have. Probably the most difficult year I’ve ever survived. On the personal side, losing my Mom last October began a series of difficult times and decisions I never dreamed I’d be making, let alone doing. Were some of them good? Sure, but none were easy. Family decisions […]
By the time this edition of the Business Times arrives on my doorstep for distribution, significantly less than 100 percent of eligible voters in Mesa County will have decided two important issues. While that’s how the system works, it doesn’t mean the system works, especially when it comes to understanding the full complexity of these […]
Try to envision the ideal industry for the Grand Valley. It would be clean, create lots of jobs and bring in money from outside the area. Moreover, this industry would generate additional sales for other businesses that provide needed products and services. What comes to mind? Perhaps some sort of high-tech manufacturing? Maybe software development? […]