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 […]
My last column on my experience with the health care system in our valley garnered more than the normal number of responses, and a couple of them caught my attention. They also show the disparate ways people want the issue addressed. For this column, I’ll offer a general replay to the first. And if Congress […]
The numbers are in for the first half of 2017 — and they’re impressive not only individually, but also collectively. As the cover story in this very issue reports, that bodes well for businesses in Mesa County. There were year-over-year increases in sales, use and lodging tax collections, a measure of what consumers, businesses and […]
As my friends know — and some of my online friends and associates know all too well — this has been a particularly tough year for me as all things medical are related. Because of that fact and to go along with my ongoing commentary about health care and insurance, I thought I’d draw on […]
Dave and Jenny Hall first appeared on the cover of the Business Times on an issue published March 20, 2014. The Grand Junction couple once again grace the cover of the very issue you’re now reading. Call it journalistic bookends to the remarkable entrepreneurial story that began with innovation and ended with acquisition — a […]
In May, referring to a report by the National Park Service, the Business Times quoted Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke saying, “This report is a testament to the tangible economic benefits our parks bring to communities across the nation.” By June, Zinke ignored these benefits in his report to President Donald Trump. There isn’t a lot […]
I’m proud to have served my country. But my country — or more precisely, its health care system — has fallen short in recent years. Veterans Affairs facilities have experienced well-known problems, and 1.75 million veterans who rely on Medicaid for health care face an uncertain future. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) clearly needs to […]
Page Tucker loves to talk about what he calls tech and rec in the Grand Valley. There’s the potential, Tucker believes, to establish a local technology hub that includes not only his company, ProStar Geocorp, but also other tech firms. Outdoor recreation could play an important role in not only attracting tech firms, but also […]
The real estate market has for years constituted something of a silver lining as Mesa County has lagged behind other areas of Colorado in recovering from the recession. Consider that real estate activity in Mesa County has increased every year since bottoming out in 2011. Through the first five months of 2017, sales and dollar […]
In my last column, I explained how the market reacted to get more people into the health care market. This included ways through groups and associations to create health maintenance organizations that gave more people access to hospitals and doctors — the Blue Cross/Blue Shield type of organizations. I also recounted how big insurance began […]