Phil Castle, The Business Times While Ron Harrison uses various metrics to track the performance of his financial services firm, he considers one metric more significant than the others. “We’ve been able to help more people. That’s the most important thing,” said Harrison, executive vice president of Five Rings Financial. In fact, Harrison said his […]
I once worked for a weekly agricultural journal in Oregon. Along with cows and plows, I occasionally covered the State Legislature. I used to joke — and, to be honest, also complain — the boredom of covering long committee hearings was interrupted only by the tedium. The exception was covering a House committee chaired by […]
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of the C word. If I had my way, I wouldn’t have to write another story about it or ever again utter the 11-letter word that’s become a four-letter word. Unfortunately, coronavirus isn’t likely to disappear from our lives or vocabularies anytime soon. In the meantime, I’ll […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mesa County businesses have begun to reopen under local guidelines intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but also allow for additional operations. Jeff Kuhr, the executive director of Mesa County Public Health, encouraged business owners and managers to familiarize themselves and their staffs with the guidelines as they […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Vicky Thurlow runs a cleaning business of sorts, a specialized one that handles everything from the cluttered messes of hoarders to the tragic aftermath of crimes and suicides. Add to the list of services disinfection in the midst of a pandemic. As offices, stores and other businesses reopen following a […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate sales have slowed in Mesa County as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and associated restrictions begin to show up in monthly statistics. While some restrictions have lifted, it could be months before sales rebound. “I don’t think we’ve seen the end of the decline,” said Robert Bray, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A downturn in new business filings in Colorado during the first quarter heralds a downturn in the state economy caused the coronavirus, officials say. The extent and length of downturn will depend on the spread of the virus; how quickly businesses reopen and whether or not people will feel comfortable […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Taylor Johnson touts the versatility of the portable outdoor kitchen her family developed and the ease the product affords in cooking meals for everything from camping trips to road trips. But if Johnson were pressed to name a single ideal use for the Tailgate N Go, it might be tailgating. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mesa County commissioners have asked for a waiver from statewide orders to allow for local coordination over efforts to ease restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The plan calls for a three-phase approach that would change if coronavirus hospitalizations increased. Commissioner Rose Pugliese said a local effort makes more […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Trey Graves knows from personal experience the potential benefits of hormone replacement therapy. Graves said his mother and father receive treatments — and so does he. The results have been dramatic, he said, in improving physical vitality and mental clarity. “I just feel a whole lot better.” Graves now makes […]