Darin Carei draws a distinction between the home construction techniques required by building codes and the techniques required to meet Energy Star standards for energy efficiency. “The code is the way we can build and Energy Star is the way we should build,” says Carei, owner of a Senergy Builders in Grand Junction. Carei expects […]
A monthly statistical snapshot of consumer confidence shows less upbeat assessments of not only current conditions, but also short-term expectations. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) dropped more than three points in June to 58.5, the lowest reading this year. Lynn Franco, director of the Conference Board Consumer Research Center, said a two-month decline […]
As the summer tourism season swings into high gear, lodging tax reports reflect something of a mixed bag for the hospitality industry in the Grand Valley so far this year. Lodging tax revenues reported in May were down from the same month last year. But total collections reported for January through May remain up slightly […]
Six real estate agents have joined Real Estate West in Grand Junction. The new agents are: Jonilyn Berry, Rob Burnett, Heidi Jo Elder, Lori Dearth, Esther Piper and Terry Ruckman. In addition, Universal Mortgage has opened a location at Real Estate West. Jo Dee Pace and Karen Cordoba specialize in Federal Housing Administration 203B and […]
Matt Winter, a manager at ProSpace Interiors, has been sworn in as a member of the Colorado Bar. Winter already was a member of the Iowa Bar. He graduated with honors from the Creighton University School of Law. He completed his undergraduate degree at Briar Cliff College. Winter joined ProSpace Interiors in August and handles […]
Dan Hannigan has joined the graphic and Web design department at RSW Partners, a marketing, advertising and business consulting company in Grand Junction. Hannigan holds a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Mesa State College. He developed and maintained a Web site for the KMSA radio station and worked as an intern at Six Nine […]
Toni Herridge has joined Heiden Homes Realty and Associates in Grand Junction as a Realtor. Bobby Ulibarri was named the top performing agent for the firm for May. Herridge was born and raised in the Grand Valley and has more than 100 years of family ties to the area. Ulibarri posted the highest sales volume […]
Kathleen DuHamel has joined the Mesa County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program as coordinator of the Money Saving Medicare Program (MSMP). In her new position, DuHamel will develop, market and promote MSMP, a part of the agency’s Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). Both MSMP and SHIP help consumers in making informed decisions about Medicare […]
Alpine Bank has promoted two officers who work in Mesa County locations. Nathan Knoll has been promoted to vice president and manager of the Grand Junction Mesa Mall location. Knoll has worked for Alpine Bank since 2000. He graduated from Mesa State College in Grand Junction as well as the Graduate School of Banking at […]
Entries are sought for a commercial winemaking competition planned as part of the upcoming Mesa County Fair. Invitations to participate and entry forms recently were sent to all commercial winemakers in Colorado. While the competition is open to any commercial winemaker, 75 percent of the ingredients of the wine must have been grown in Mesa […]