A restaurant in a Grand Junction hotel has abruptly closed shortly after reopening under new managers. Richard Tally, owner of the Quality Inn, announced the closure of Good Pastures Restaurant after a short-lived lease arrangement with Raul and Cathy Wolf, who left without notice. The Tally family, which owns the Quality Inn as well as […]
There’s no business quite like the snow business. Powderhorn has cleared its slopes of brush, installed new features in its terrain parks and introduced new pricing packages — all in an effort to bring more skiers and snowboarders to the Grand Mesa resort east of Grand Junction. The ultimate success of the ski season, though, […]
Dennis Simpson supports efforts to replace aging police and fire department facilities in Grand Junction, but questions why city voters didn’t get a say in financing a $35 million public safety project. In authorizing an arrangement to lease new and remodeled buildings and pay for them through what are called certificates of participation, the Grand […]
The City of Grand Junction continues to report upswings in sales and use taxcollections even as it prepares to trim spending for a third consecutive year. For reportsfiled in October, representing consumer spending for the month of September, the citycollected $4.17 million in sales and use taxes. That’s a 12.08 percent increase over thereports for […]
Real estate activity slowed in Mesa County during November compared to both the previous month as well as the same month last year. Nonetheless, one industry observer said some pockets of the market remain busy and he’s optimistic 2011 will be a better year. According to numbers compiled by Annette Miller, senior vice president of […]
The process of hiring a new Mesa County administrator could repeat a chain of events that revealed disagreement among the county commissioners and the withdrawal of a tentative offer to a finalist for the position. But commissioners tell the Grand Valley Business Times the search for a new administrator also could take a different path […]
A team of five Mesa State College students placed second in annual construction management competition. The team was comprised of Brady Blackmer, Jamielee Cucuiat, Oliver Gard, Brett Kmetz and John Savage. The five are enrolled in the construction management program at Mesa State in Grand Junction. The competition offers an opportunity for construction management students […]
Rick Thurtle, a broker associate with Century 21 Homestead Realty in Craig, was the top-selling agent for the firm in November. A Ruby Award-winning agent, Thurtle helps clients buy and sell residential and commercial real estate in the Grand Valley. Century 21 Homestead Realty operates offices at 737 Horizon Drive. For more information, call 243-5100. […]
A book signing and presentation is planned for Marcus Straub, a Grand Junction business coach and consultant who’s written a new book about finding lasting happiness. The event is set for noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 18 at Crystal Books & Gifts, located at 439 Main St. in downtown Grand Junction. Straub recently published the […]
Paul Zurek, sales manager of Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction, has earned the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designation. The Council of Residential Specialists confers the designation to real estate professionals who complete the training and also meet requirements for experience. Zurek also serves as a director of the Grand Junction Area Realtors Association and […]