by GJEP Admin | May 16, 2021 | Daily Sentinel Economic Focus, News and Views
I had to cancel lunch with a colleague a few weeks ago because I had scheduled a heligunnery for that Friday afternoon. It was one of the more fun emails I’ve gotten to write cancelling a meeting as I don’t often have the opportunity to throw around the term... by GJEP Admin | Apr 19, 2021 | Daily Sentinel Economic Focus
The announcements this week that both Frontier and Avelo airlines are bringing new service to the Grand Junction Regional Airport are encouraging headlines in our continued recovery. While the rest of the country is still grappling with the COVID recession, we’re well... by GJEP Admin | Mar 21, 2021 | Daily Sentinel Economic Focus
Every year the Milken Institute publishes its Best Performing Small Cities report and Grand Junction has climbed again in our ranking of the top 200 Best Performing Small Cities. We first appeared on the list at #189 in 2017. We jumped to #131 in 2018, #81 in 2019 and... by GJEP Admin | Feb 22, 2021 | Daily Sentinel Economic Focus, News and Views
In March 2020, the Brookings Institution published a report predicting the cities whose economies would be most impacted by COVID. Grand Junction was #40 on that list, right behind Greeley at #39. Farther down were Denver at #113, Colorado Springs at #131, Ft. Collins... by GJEP Admin | Jan 17, 2021 | Daily Sentinel Economic Focus, News and Views
As I pondered what to write at the start of a new year, I looked back at the column I wrote in January 2020, when we all existed in an entirely different world. That column was about rural communities being left behind as state policy focused overwhelmingly on the I25... by GJEP Admin | Dec 20, 2020 | COVID 19 Resources, Daily Sentinel Economic Focus, News and Views
As 2020 Ends, It’s Time to Look Forward As we roll into the final weeks of the strangest year in my lifetime, what’s left to say that hasn’t already been said? Finding the silver lining each month when I sat down to write this column wasn’t always easy, but...
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