Phil Castle, The Business Times John Gribben makes it his business to help others. And from his perspective as owner of an employee assistance program, staff and companies will need a lot of help in facing the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. While employees struggle to adjust to working from home, they take on […]
In a previous incarnation as editor of a daily newspaper in Northwest Colorado, I worked with a talented photojournalist. He told me once about the questions he fielded from readers who wondered what it was like to have to photograph sometimes horrific events — house fires and car wrecks. Wasn’t it awful? More than 30 […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate in Mesa County has surged to its highest level in nearly four years as closures and stay-at-home orders meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus affect local businesses. Given the growing number of claims for unemployment benefits, the jobless rate could hit double digits in […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Jon Maraschin has straightforward advice for business owners and managers considering whether or not to apply for federal loans intended to offer financial relief in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. “If you’re in business and need the money, apply,” says Maraschin, executive director of the Business Incubator Center in […]
The lyrics from a Don McLean song fester in my mind, but I can’t think of a more succinct summary: bad news on the doorstep. I can recall only a few times over the course of a more than 40-year career in newspaper journalism when so much news has turned so bad. The terrorist attacks […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Half of Grand Valley business owners and managers responding to a survey reported revenues have dropped anywhere from 25 percent to 50 percent or more as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Diane Schwenke, president and chief executive officer of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, said she expects […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times While 2020 has started well for the Mesa County real estate market, it remains to be seen how the year will end given the potential effects of the coronavirous outbreak. Robert Bray, chief executive officer of Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction, said he expects a strong recovery, but first […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Barbara Reynolds misses interacting with students at Nisley Elementary School in Grand Junction and time spent reading and offering encouragement to them. Reynolds remains grateful she won’t miss the stipend she receives for her work with the Foster Grandparent Program operated in Mesa County by St. Mary’s Medical Center. “It’ll […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A measure of confidence among Colorado business leaders has tumbled to its lowest level ever as concerns over the coronavirus outbreak mount. “We expected this was going to be bad. It was particularly dismal,” said Brian Lewandowski, executive director of the research division of the Leeds School of Business at […]
Franklin Roosevelt famously asserted in his first presidential inauguration address the only thing Americans had to fear was fear itself. That was saying something in 1933. When the Great Depression reached its lowest point, nearly half the banks in the country had failed and 15 million people were out of work. Roosevelt understood, though, the […]