Phil Castle, The Business Times A food distribution company that’s long served Western Colorado will expand its operation with a warehouse store in Grand Junction open not only to restaurants, food trucks and caterers, but also the public. A grand opening for the Shamrock Foodservice Warehouse is scheduled for Nov. 16 with product samples, giveaways […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times T.K. Coleman tells a story about a bank employee with a magic penny that enables him to read minds. The man discovers another employee who feels unappreciated for his long service plans to rob the bank. What should he do? Who’ll believe his account or, for that matter, his newfound […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The United States will lead the way in what’s expected to be strong economic growth worldwide in 2022 and a rapid recovery in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Despite the depth of the recession in the first half of 2020 — and the unexpected setbacks of the Delta variant […]
One of my jobs as editor of a business journal is to pay attention to various indicators and what they, well, indicate, about the economy. Consequently, I spend a good portion of my time writing about unemployment rates, real estate sales and tax collections. I’m also something of a geek. Perhaps in another life […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Even as the number of real estate transactions trends downward in Mesa County, higher prices and large commercial deals push dollar volume to record heights. Robert Bray, chief executive officer of Bray Real estate in Grand Junction, sees lower inventories and higher prices as villains in slowing residential sales, while […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Brian Watson knows what it’s like to work remotely — days spent at home in pajamas with no clear boundaries between the times on and off the clock. “It can become all-consuming.” That can make it a relief, Watson says, to go a place that’s more like an office — […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Grand Valley residents benefit from a health care industry that offers advanced services close to home and a collaborative response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the sector faces challenges, among them staffing shortages, thin margins and competition from Front Range providers, local executives say. A panel of five health care […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times With drops in each of the last three months, the unemployment rate has retreated in Mesa County to the lowest level since before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is a really good sign for us,” said Curtis Englehart, director of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The growing ownership team at Atlasta Solar Center expects to grow even more. In addition to adding two more partners, the team will offer purchase agreements to all the employees of the Grand Junction-based solar contractor. Lou Villaire, one of five partners at Atlasta Solar, views the effort as a […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Steve Jozefczyk considers the economic news more good than bad for Mesa County. The unemployment rate has dropped even as sales and lodging tax collections have increased. So have passenger enplanements on commercial flights at Grand Junction Regional Airport. Moreover, Mesa County ranked 57th in the latest comparison of how […]