Phil Castle, The Business Times Clearly, it’s fun being Marcus Straub. Straub is founder and chief executive officer of a Grand Junction-based coaching and consulting firm called, appropriately enough, Life is Great! The Coaching Institute recently selected him as its 2011 International Coach of the Year. In addition to coaching and consulting, Straub has developed […]
A bank that operates locations in Grand Junction and other Western Colorado communities plans to soon change its name and some services, but not its ownership. Effective Dec. 30, American National Bank will become ANB Bank, said Donald Sturm, the chairman and chief executive officer of the bank. “We’re matching our new name with the […]
Terri LeFebre, a science and social studies specialist with Mesa County School District 51 based in Grand Junction, has been selected to serve on an economic education advisory council. The Denver Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City selected a total of 16 educators from Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming to serve on […]
Mary Kruse and Bob Colony were honored as the top-performing agents during October at Heiden Home Realty and Associates in Grand Junction. Toni Herridge, another agent with the firm, was inducted into the Grand Junction Area Realtor Association. Kruse recorded the most sales during October, while Colony posted the most new listings. Herridge was inducted […]
Gina Tallman has been promoted to tax senior at Chadwick, Steinkirchner, Davis & Co. in Grand Junction. Tallman, a certified public accountant, has worked at the accounting firm for nearly three years, preparing corporate, estate, fiduciary, individual and partnership tax returns as well as offering tax planning services to her clients.
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mary Wigington cares about the employees who care for patients at Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado. “My passion is people,” she says. As director of human resources for the Grand Junction-based organization, Wigington manages employee benefits and promotes safety and wellness. She created an employee handbook and is in […]
Donations will be accepted through Dec. 15 for an annual holiday drive that collects new socks, pajamas and underwear for needy children. Donations from the SPUNK drive will be given to children referred to social agencies. A variety of sizes of clothing is needed. Donations will be distributed through Catholic Outreach, Latimer House, Mesa County […]
A Grand Junction-based manufacturer better known for building ski lifts will join in a project to erect the world’s largest observation wheel in Las Vegas. Leitner-Poma of America expects to manufacture 28 spherical cabins that will rotate around the 550-foot tall High Roller Observation Wheel. As many as 40 people will ride in each of […]
Local photographer and gallery owner combine their talents and visions in a new downtown location When Melissa Pruitt and Justin Nordine look back at the past few years their reactions are exactly the same. And that is, that it all happened so fast with the careers that they certainly love, but […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times While it’s too early to yet predict the full effects of bringing a minor league baseball team to Grand Junction, the owners and managers of the squad believe they’ve found a good home. “It’s really a no-brainer,” said Tim Ray, general manager of the Grand Junction Rockies. Ray called Grand Junction […]