The truth is that grant-writing season never ends when it comes to the efforts of non-profit entities to raise funds for their worthy causes here in Grand County.And here it is, Thanksgiving, so the s...  Read More

There is an effort afoot to bring together common businesses in the county to form associations or industry groups. It’s a good idea because such groups are almost always good for business.I say that ...  Read More

In the many years that I have been involved with economic development efforts in Grand County, both as a newspaper editor and an enterprise facilitator, the dream of having higher education in Grand C...  Read More

The “quiet” phase of the fund raising capital campaign for the Moffat Road Railroad Museum in Granby is officially over and now we are beginning the public outreach phase of this important effort.In o...  Read More

When the federal government starts talking seriously about selling federal lands in Colorado to help balance the budget in the new big, beautiful bill, I get nervous.That’s because I think the likely ...  Read More

It’s happened right here near Granby.A fishing-person friend of mine was angling along the Fraser River when he noticed what he thought was a dog sitting on the opposite bank staring at him. He was by...  Read More

Finding employees is one of the top problems local businesses have when it comes to thriving in Grand County. The labor shortage is an issue businesses wrestle with daily, right along with the high co...  Read More

I can’t help but think that the state of Colorado and the Union Pacific Railroad, by way of the historic Moffat Tunnel, have given Grand County a gift of immense proportions.In particular, it looks li...  Read More

Now the Colorado Futures Center at CSU predicts the Colorado economy will continue to grow modestly this year. This on the heels of a report from University of Colorado Leeds School of Business that e...  Read More

Many people starting or expanding businesses in Grand County tend to be involved in partnerships. To make things simple, I’ll call a partnership any venture that has two or more people as the owners a...  Read More

Back in the old days when I ran the local newspapers we frequently ran shop at home campaigns that, through a series of ads and perhaps a news story or two, urged people to shop at home.These campaign...  Read More

The headline in the Denver Post did not really answer any questions about the chances of a recession in Colorado. It asked: “Can state dodge recession again?”Since the newspaper was unwilling to stick...  Read More