by GJEP Admin | Nov 16, 2020 | Daily Sentinel Economic Focus
So the election came and went and here we are. While the dust is still settling, it appears we will end up with a split government, which the stock market seems to appreciate. There weren’t any riots and the President has been unusually quiet, which has provided some...
by GJEP Admin | Oct 19, 2020 | Daily Sentinel Economic Focus
For the past decade, Mesa County has been labelled a distressed county. This isn’t just a descriptive term, but an actual definition of our economy with criteria that we must pass (or fail, depending how you look at it) in order to claim the title. As a result of...
by GJEP Admin | Sep 20, 2020 | Daily Sentinel Economic Focus
On February 7, 2010, my husband and I were in Port Barre, Louisiana at Willy Joe Godchaux’s house watching Super Bowl XLIV. The Saints were playing the Colts in their first ever Super Bowl appearance which is why they were called- by their own fans- the Aints. The...
by GJEP Admin | Aug 16, 2020 | Daily Sentinel Economic Focus
Well if 2020 has proven anything, it’s that we are a resilient people. Any one of the things that this year has thrown at us- COVID, the peach freeze, the fires- would be devastating on their own. Lump them all together and, well, I guess its just as devastating. But...
by GJEP Admin | Jul 19, 2020 | Daily Sentinel Economic Focus
If you’re a little fatigued by all the COVID news, then read on! This will be a (mostly) COVID-free column because I’m also fatigued and there is quite a lot to talk about beyond the pandemic. The City of Grand Junction launched a series of public forms this past week...
by GJEP Admin | Mar 15, 2020 | Daily Sentinel Economic Focus
As the cancellations began pouring in on Thursday and unconfirmed rumors of Mesa County’s first case of Coronavirus worked its way down Main Street, I began to wonder if I was living in the Twilight Zone. My email pinged with another newsletter from another...
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