Phil Castle, The Business Times Colorado businesses face substantial changes in the way they must determine and pay wages, according to a partner of a Grand Junction employment law firm. The Colorado Equal Pay Act, overtime and minimum pay standards and other laws and rules constitute “groundbreaking” changes in employment law, said Michael Santo. Santo […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Maggie Scivicque hopes two words come to mind when customers enter the Arc Thrift store scheduled to soon open in Grand Junction: mind-blowing. That applies not only to the savings, but also a selection of merchandise that includes clothes, furniture and more. “There are very things we don’t sell,” said […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Nathan Perry expects growth to continue in Mesa County in 2020, but at what could be a slower pace. Employment, population and gross domestic product should trend further upward, although the effects of a downturn in energy development also will be felt, said Perry, an associate professor of economics at […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Brian Bensley’s new office comes with a view of the expansive interior of his Grand Junction business. Through a large window, Bensley can see the array of apparatus carefully arranged below — the bars, the balance beams and mats in various shapes and sizes. It’s the fourth location for the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Teija Heikkila brings a lot of expertise to her efforts to help clients sell their pet care businesses. But what clients often appreciate the most, she says, is her familiarity not only with the business aspects of the transactions, but also the emotional ones. After long operating a dog boarding […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The Grand Junction Regional Airport contributed nearly $711 million to the Colorado economy in 2018, according to the latest results of a statewide study. The contribution nearly doubled from the $380 million contribution in 2012, the biggest gain of any airport in Western Colorado. The contribution likely will climb even […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate activity in Mesa County is off to what observers consider a promising start in 2020 with year-over-year increases in transactions and dollar volume. “To start into 2020 with these gains is good,” said Annette Miller, senior vice president of Heritage Title Co. in Grand Junction. Robert Bray, chief […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Ron Harrison no longer works in a classroom, but continues to teach. And the subject matter, he said, couldn’t be more important. “I get to teach people real stuff. Stuff that matters.” That stuff includes information about saving and investing, paying for college and retirement planning. A former public school […]
In one respect, the entrepreneurs I interview are as unique as snowflakes. They come from different backgrounds. They bring to their ventures different training and talents. But it’s also been my experience in working more than 20 years as editor of a business journal that entrepreneurs share a lot in common. They have an idea […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Jeison Vasquez has encountered — and changed — a range of behaviors in dogs. That includes everything from jumping on the couch to yanking on leashes and biting the hands that feed them. It’s not that those dogs are bad. They’re just confused about their identities and their roles in […]