At the bottom of the recession, the community grappled with 11% unemployment, which resulted in high crime and poverty rates and significant loss of workforce-aged population. A decade later, Grand Junction is thriving despite a global pandemic. Here are 5 takeaways from Grand Junction’s turnaround that can be replicated in any community
With employment on the rise, many franchise systems will hire employees to meet the pent-up demand from consumers who are ready to venture out to their favorite restaurants and retail venues again despite stricter mandates. Here are two predictions of trends in the franchise industry that will continue through 2021 and beyond.
Diversity on college campuses enriches a student’s educational experience as they learn from people whose culture and beliefs are different from their own, but recruiting students of color and making sure their college experience is a fulfilling one takes some effort.
The Denver City Council on May 3 passed the “Healthy Residential Rentals for All” legislation requiring all rental properties to obtain a license and inspection to ensure rental units are complying with Denver’s minimum housing standards.
The EPEWA, which went into effect beginning this year, aims to close the gender wage gap in Colorado by prohibiting employers from paying an employee of one sex less than the other sex for substantially similar work and by requiring employers to follow strict job posting and pay transparency rules.
We tend to think of inflation as a bad thing, but it can be a good thing depending on what role you occupy in the economy and whether you’re buying or selling assets.
SPACs are special purpose acquisition companies that raise capital through public offerings and then use that cash to merge with startups looking to go public through an acquisition.
From the collaboration between governments, the private sector and scientists and the development of vaccines, to small business woes and projected recovery time, this column delves into what we've learned over the last year. The most important lesson learned was about true leadership.
Invest in growing dividend companies and keep your cash reserves higher. If the U.S. experiences the predictions of rising inflation, financially this could be a better option than buying or holding bonds.
Some ranchers argues that urban Colorado has too much sway over the rural corners of the state. But, can wolf reintroduction boost tourism?
Trading GameStop every 20 minutes might be a lot of fun, but it is certainly incredibly risky and not what investing was meant to be about. Here's advice for smarter investing.
From curbside pickup and senior shopping hours to dining in yurts and viewing menus via smart phones, small businesses and restaurants were forced to institute a wide range of customer safety and service steps in 2020. Business owners now are examining which of those experiments were so successful that they will stay around post-pandemic.
With vaccines in production and a certain sense of stability slowly returning to life, the question that remains is how remote work will factor into the hotly debated concept of the “new normal.”
From more affordable housing prices, access to nature and an incentive program in which Colorado actually pays employers to allow their employees to live and work in Grand Junction, there are plenty of reasons to move.
In 2021, we expect to see robust economic growth and consumer spending, lower volatility in the financial markets along with lower-than-average returns and no new Federal Reserve activity.
As Georgia flipped Democratic, treasury rates jumped to their highest since March. Why? What does this mean for interest rates and in turn real estate in both the short term and long term?
The mill will produce the 200-meter ribbons of rail preferred by railroads. That decision wasn’t a given. Other states, especially those with abundant low-priced hydroelectricity, made a hard run. How Pueblo won says much about the evolving nature of the economy of Pueblo and that of Colorado. Prominent is the solar farm, the largest east of the Rocky Mountains when the deal was announced. It will provide about 90% of the electricity for the mill.
Millet thrives on the Eastern Plains. Farmers grew it on 320,000 acres in Colorado – or about 1% of the state's farmland – in 2019, with a harvest of more than 11 million bushels, or $61 million.
The Colorado General Assembly can remedy this problem by amending Colorado corporations law to allow for administrative dissolution of corporations, rather than continuing to require the attorney general to file a lawsuit for judicial dissolution if an entity obtains its articles of incorporation through fraud.
The passage of the state’s economic stimulus package during this week’s special legislative session includes direct financial assistance for eligible small businesses.
History shows that our strategic resilience and the large segment of Americans who prefer to buy what’s made in the USA. mean that we’ll regain our momentum.
It has been quite the election cycle with lots of ups and down. One thing is certain, Colorado voters were in a spending mood which will result in Colorado property owners paying a lot more in taxes on everything, especially in Denver County. What does this mean for Colorado real estate?
The job of commercial driver, with a median advertised annual salary of $70,016, led all job postings in Colorado in the last week of July. Check out the top 10 most-posted job openings and median advertised salaries compiled by EMSI.
Both the Colorado Senate and House voted overwhelmingly in favor of placing Gallagher in front of voters. Democrats are concerned about likely declines in school funding, and Republicans are concerned about decreased funding for local governments, especially fire and hospital districts in rural areas. Will voters respond like their elected representatives given changing Gallagher will likely lead to residential property taxes trending upwards with future home price appreciation?
