As is so often the case, the latest indicators offer something of a mixed outlook for the Grand Valley economy. The bad news is that sales and use tax collections for the City of Grand Junction and Mesa County dropped in March. More troubling still, March was the third straight month of year-over-year declines. For […]
What’s your favorite holiday? Christmas, Thanksgiving or perhaps Fourth of July? Maybe it’s a Festivus for the rest of us, the fictional holiday proposed in an episode of the TV comedy “Seinfeld.” How about Tax Freedom Day? Most business owners and managers as well as individual taxpayers remain all too aware of the filing deadline […]
Of course I have to touch on the hot topic of the day — which is the primary, caucus or however you’d like to refer to the little upheaval in Colorado. For the record, I’m proud to say that for the 16th straight year, I had nothing to do with politics in Colorado. To some, […]
Is there anything more refreshing — or reassuring — than young entrepreneurs excited about going into business and developing better products and services? Congratulations are in order for Brayden Kelley, the latest winner of a local competition for young entrepreneurs pitching their ventures. But congratulations also are in order for all the students who participated […]
Small business owners and managers in the Grand Valley can count among their blessings the plentiful resources available to help them do their jobs. The Business Incubator Center, Colorado Mesa University, Mesa County Workforce Center and chambers of commerce all offer services and programs to help businesses. Add to that the services local companies provide […]
I don’t know what to say any more when I’m asked this question. I honestly don’t. But the question is posed more and more. It happens when I don’t back avowed socialists for president. It happens when I say one of the folks running for the office is basically a career criminal who’s escaped prosecution […]
President Barack Obama has nominated Merrick Garland, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, Garland could serve on the court for at least a decade and tip the balance in favor of the liberal block of […]
Super Tuesday has come and gone, but there’s still a long way to go before the presidential nominees are selected. What does all of this mean for small businesses? It’s not all that clear given we haven’t heard too much about small business on the campaign trail or in the debates. And some might ask: […]
While the widespread effects of a slowdown in the energy sector continue to show up in labor and tax collection numbers, there’s more upbeat news in the Grand Valley from other sectors in the opening of a new hospital and grocery store. The outlook for continued improvement in the real estate market also offers a […]
Well, what do you know? I just went an entire weekend focused on my life. Well, not my life, but rather the huge part of my life that involves me doing what I love the most: being a dad. More specifically, being a dance dad to my two daughters at their competition in Los Angeles. […]