A Grand Junction marketing and publishing company has scheduled two workshops to offer information to people considering writing books. Patti Hoff, director of operations at Brass Frog Bookworks and herself an author and lecturer, will lead workshops set for 2 p.m. Jan. 14 and 21 at Western Colorado Community College, 2508 Blichmann Ave. in Grand […]
Listings will be accepted through Feb. 1 for the 2012 edition of the Colorado Farm Fresh Directory. The Colorado Department of Agriculture publishes the annual directory of agritourism activities, roadside stands and farms and ranches that sell directly to the public. For more information, call (303) 239-4115 or visit www.coloradoagriculture.com.
A Grand Junction entrepreneur marked 10 years in business. Mindy Liepitz, owner of the Computer Lady in Grand Junction, passed the milestone on Jan. 4. Liepitz, a certified computer technician, offers a range of services to business and individual customers, including troubleshooting, repairs, setups and instruction. For more information, call 255-1216 or visit the Web […]
Crossroads Fitness in Grand Junction will kick off the new year with a series of free seminars at its locations at 2768 Compass Drive and 225 N. Fifth St. The series will continue with a session planned for 5:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Compass Drive location titled “Eat More, Weigh Less.” Sessions set for […]
Three Western Colorado businesspeople have joined the board of directors for the Colorado Association of Viticulture and Enology. Bruce Talbott of Talbott’s Mountain Gold and Brooke Webb of Mesa Park Vineyards, both in Palisade, were elected to the board of the trade association of grape growers and wineries. So was Guy Drew of Guy Drew […]
Home Loan Insurance and Home Loan State Bank in Grand Junction presented year-end donations totaling more than $110,000 to nonprofit organizations in Western Colorado. “Home Loan has a long-standing tradition of giving back to our community. We are proud to end the year by supporting those groups that help the needy, educate our children and […]
Powderhorn Mountain Resort has opened a tubing hill and expanded a popular introductory instructional program. The new tubing area is located west of the EZ Rider lift. Tickets to use the lift serving the area are available by the hour and include tube rentals. “We are dedicated to providing family friendly activities, and tubing is […]
Ora Lee knows first hand the benefits of a weight-loss program the Grand Junction entrepreneur now offers at a new clinic. MediTrim4Life — located at 1001 Patterson Road, Suite 1A — offers prescription human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) weight-loss therapy. HCG is a naturally occurring hormone that works with body chemistry to eliminate certain types of […]
There’s something about a new year that inspires renewed determination to succeed — whether it’s quitting smoking, losing weight or, for that matter, increasing profits. In reality, there’s not a whole lot of difference between Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. But for the same reason we watch intently as an odometer rolls past the […]
When do you suppose the last time the word “enthusiasm” was used to describe the economic outlook? No doubt well before the onset of the Great Recession and the painfully slow recovery that’s ensued. Nonetheless, Richard Wobbekind was practically gushing about the latest results of a quarterly index tracking confidence among business leaders in Colorado. […]