Construction is under way on a nearly $9.4 million project to revamp a three-quarter mile stretch of U.S. Highway 6 & 50 near the Mesa Mall in Grand Junction. The comprehensive project will include two additional driving lanes as well as a new storm water system, updated signals and curbs, gutters, sidewalks and landscaping. The […]
Property foreclosure filings dropped slightly in Mesa County during the second quarter of 2010 even as the increase in foreclosure sales was the smallest in a year. Nonetheless, foreclosure activity has continued to accelerate over the past year to one of the fastest paces among the most populous counties in Colorado. According to figures compiled […]
Mike Stahl had a long time to prepare to take over as chief executive officer of Hilltop Community Resources in Grand Junction. By the time Stahl finally succeeded Sally Schaefer last summer, the transition had been in the works for six years. “And we’d worked together for 25 years,” Stahl said. “We methodically staged it […]
An administrator who has managed medical centers in Texas and Arkansas has been selected as the new president and chief executive officer of St. Mary’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center in Grand Junction. Michael McBride is expected to begin his new duties with St. Mary’s on Sept. 20. McBride now serves as the regional vice […]
Real estate activity in Mesa County slowed during July, but through seven months of 2010 remains slightly ahead of last year. The market isn’t likely to change much until labor conditions substantially improve, says Bob Reece, president of Advanced Title Co. in Grand Junction and a long-time industry observer. “Nothing will change until we see […]
A Grand Junction engineering consulting company has been awarded a contract to evaluate coal mine methane recovery projects in Russia. Ruby Canyon Engineering is expected to complete its evaluation of the United Nations Development Program Global Environment Facility project by September. The objective of the project is to reduce so-called greenhouse gas emissions believed to […]
Responding to the effects of state budget cuts on Colorado public schools, an organization called the Great Futures Colorado Coalition wants a 2011 statewide ballot measure to raise funds for schools. A Colorado school finance project report indicates that school districts throughout the state are resorting to cost-cutting measures that will affect students and families. […]
The more things change, the more they remain the same. Mesa County School District 51 strives to adapt to individual student needs to help ensure each student reaches his or her potential for learning and becomes a productive worker after school. At the same time, federal and state educational organizations increase the pressure to meet […]
Colorado is among 19 states selected as finalists in the second round of competition for $3 billion in federal education funding awarded through the Race to the Top program. “Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia submitted bold blueprints for reform that bear the signatures of many key players at the state and local level […]
A program many educators hail as a boost to learning also draws criticism for placing additional burdens on public schools and allowing parents to shirk responsibility for caring for their own children. One thing supporters and detractors alike acknowledge is the number of students participating in free or reduced-price breakfast programs is on the rise […]