The City of Grand Junction will spend a projected $147.2 million in 2011 under a budget approved by city council. The budget includes a small increase in operating revenues based on what’s expected to be small increases in sales and use tax collections, although overall expenses have been trimmed 1.2 percent from the 2010 budget. […]
It’s anybody’s guess as to what 2011 holds for the energy industry in Colorado, but one constant remains: the state is rich in natural resources and can benefit from an upswing in demand for energy whether it’s produced by coal, natural gas, shale oil, uranium, wind or sunlight. Coal produces most of the electricity generated […]
An interim Mesa County administrator is expected to start working on Jan. 3 while the commissioners decide how — and if — to fill the position on a permanent basis. Tom Papin has accepted an offer to serve as interim administrator for the next three to six months. Papin previously served as director of the […]
After holding onto property along 24 Road in Grand Junction for nearly a decade, City Market has opened a grocery store in the area. The City Market at 630 24 Road officially opened Dec. 15, the first new outlet for the grocery store chain in Grand Junction since a store opened at 200 Rood Ave. in […]
At least one measure of economic performance indicates recovery could be gaining traction in Mesa County. According to its November report, sales and use tax collections for Mesa County were up 7.59 percent over the same report last year. That’s the largest year-over-year proportional gain since December 2007, when collections were up nearly 39 percent […]
Plans to change the operations of Xcel Energy power plants to reduce emissions has sparked a debate over the potential effects in Western Colorado. Depending on who’s talking, the changes could bolster natural gas production in the region, but at the expense of coal mining jobs. But Fred Eggleston, for one, believes the effects won’t […]
Mesa County commissioners have cut the 2011 budget by more than 9 percent to keep pace with projected revenue declines. The commissioners approved a net budget of nearly $130 million for 2011, a reduction of more than 9 percent compared to the adopted budget for 2010. Over the past three years, the commissioners have cut […]
Ernie Goss surprises even himself with his optimistic forecast for the Colorado economy in 2011. Goss expects conditions to improve and job growth to accelerate, especially during the second half of the year. “I’m much more upbeat today than I was six months ago,” says Goss, the eponymous director of the Goss Institute for Economic […]
The annual Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive didn’t go on as scheduled in Mesa County this year, but several Grand Valley businesses have pitched in to try to fill the gap. Led in part by KREX-TV, the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 145 and the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, the collaborative […]
Hope Unlimited joined the list of organizations hoping to fill in the gap created when the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program took a hiatus this year in Mesa County. The Hope project began in 2009, providing food, gifts and gift cards for more than 40 families in need. The organization asks businesses and other […]