Phil Castle, The Business Times The agriculture industry plays a substantial role in the Mesa County economy, but also faces encroaching development, changing attitudes and other difficulties. “It’s an ongoing challenge,” said Bruce Talbott, co-owner and operator of Talbott’s Mountain Gold in Palisade. Talbott was among three Mesa County producers who discussed the future of […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times John Marshall keeps in his office a scale model of a barn, one built by an Ohio carpenter to show his new design. Marshall said his great-grandfather developed the design to provide more space inside barns and in turn offer his neighbors something better. Colorado Mesa University similarly could serve […]
I admit I tend to view the proverbial glass as half full rather than half empty. Presented with a pile of horse manure, I’m the guy looking for the pony. I guess I’d rather just count my blessings — cognizant circumstances could be worse and grateful they’re not. It’s an approach that applies to outlooks […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A combination of higher prices and large commercial transactions has pushed one measure of real estate activity to new heights in Mesa County. With three months still left in 2021, the dollar volume of real estate sales has reached a record $1.729 billion. That tops the previous peak of $1.72 […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Ed Krey recounts the comments he’s heard from business owners to whom he’s provided human resources services. If only they’d taken advantage of those services earlier, their experiences running their ventures would have been different. It’s a response Krey says he not only appreciates but also one that goes to […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Bryan Johnson believes the merger of SCL Health and Intermountain Healthcare will add up to more than the sum of the parts for operations at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction. The combined organization will offer access to more technology as well as accelerate efforts to better care for […]
Doug and Melinda McCaw are willing to take extra steps to help children. Quite literally, a lot of extra steps. The Grand Junction couple ran the length of the Colorado Trail — 490 miles from Denver to Durango — in just 18 days in 2020 as part of a fund-raiser for Elevate Kids, an organization […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The Mesa County labor market hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic conditions, but a decreasing unemployment rate and growing labor force constitute what Curtis Englehart considers progress. “We’re going to get there,” said Englehart, director of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. Moreover, one measure of labor demand has surged […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Uwe Kirch sees some similarities between independent insurance agents starting their own agencies and mechanics opening their own garages. They have the expertise, but might need some tools. Kirch runs an agency network he says provides those tools, among them access to insurance carriers offering a range of products. He […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A group of water providers, governments and business organizations have appealed a proposed water quality rule for the Grand Valley they contend is based on insufficient information and neglects longstanding improvement efforts. “It’s an unfair way to ask the Grand Valley to deal with the problem,” said Mark Harris, general […]