Especially when taxpayers are hit left and right seemingly every day of every year to make up for “underfunded” government entities that if logic is taken to the next conclusion, will never have enough money. And these tax issues are just something in the spotlight due to the fact they’re on the ballot and need […]
Grand Valley residents have a lot for which to be grateful in living in a growing hub for health care in Western Colorado. But even as the construction of new facilities improves the accessibility of locally delivered services, rising insurance premiums make affordability more problematic. It seems nearly every issue of the Business Times includes […]
It’s as predictable as the sun rising in the east and setting in the west. What am I referencing? The response of the left, various elected officials and much of the media to proposals to cut taxes, especially when it comes to tax relief including upper-income earners and businesses. Whether it’s due to bias or […]
Greetings and salutations from my new, palatial offices in the Business Times Tower. I’m writing you as I fend off the hordes of new clients breaking my door down to do business with me, all because I’m lucky enough to be located on those miracle miles of monetary momentum: University Boulevard. Oh, wait. I’m dreaming. […]
All’s quiet on the minimum wage front at the moment, but don’t think last year’s passage of Amendment 70 is any long-term cease fire. Advocates for higher rates will kick off the 2018 session of the Colorado Legislature with a push to let cities and counties set their own minimum wage rates. New research put […]
I know I’ve been writing about the history of health care and health insurance (with one, personal experience column) over the past several editions of the paper. First and foremost, I say health care and health insurance because they’re entirely different things, albeit related. Health care is what you go to the doctor for in […]
The privilege of telling stories about businesses and entrepreneurs is conveying information not only about the ventures themselves, but also the examples they set. This issue of the Business Times is no exception in featuring stories about businesses that illustrate the importance of adaptability, collaboration and meeting a need. The cover story offers an update […]
For more than two decades, the Internet has changed our lives. Minimal government interference allowed free market forces to work and drove investment and innovation. Then in 2015, the Barack Obama Administration decided the federal government should essentially seize control of the Internet by declaring it a public utility like electric or sewer services. In […]
A little-known legal and political battle in Southeast Colorado has the potential to cause irreparable damage to the municipal bond market. Naturally, a radical environmentalist group has its lawsuit-green fingerprints all over it. In 2004, the Arkansas River Power Authority (ARPA) decided to convert an aging gas-fired power plant in Lamar to coal. Coal, you’ll […]
As editor of a business journal, I’m in a unique position to observe the juxtaposition of two immutable circumstances. Most businesses have compelling stories to tell. Few businesses tell their stories well. Allow me to state that a bit more precisely: Few businesses pitch their stories well in their efforts to publicize information through the […]