Mesa Developmental Services has achieved its goal to raise $2.3 million to pay for the construction of three homes in Grand Junction for people with complex disabilities and medical issues. A $25,000 grant from the Boettcher Foundation finished the effort to pay for the homes, which were completed in 2010. The homes offer a residential […]
The latest version of an annual art and jazz festival is scheduled for May 11 to 13 in downtown Grand Junction. The free, three-day festival is planned for a stretch of Main Street between Third and Seventh streets and will include more than 80 artist booths and a lineup of 11 jazz bands performing at […]
A staffing business has scheduled an event marking the fifth anniversary of its operation in Grand Junction. Express Employment Professionals as well as neighboring businesses in the complex will host the celebration from 3 to 7 p.m. April 26 at 1119 N. First St. The event will include food and prizes. Nina Anderson opened the […]
A Grand Junction recycling company will accept computers, electronics and appliances during a free dropoff event scheduled as part of the ShareFest event. E-Waste Recyclers of Colorado has scheduled the event for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 28 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 29 at its facility at 655 N. First St. […]
Valley Financial Services, an independent health and benefits insurance agency in Grand Junction, has merged with Mountain West Insurance & Financial Services based in Craig. Mountain West will bring to the operation a range of personal and commercial insurance products and companies as well as a large regional presence. In addition to Craig, the agency […]
A Western Colorado company that offers a range of security services has expanded by opening an office in Grand Junction. Citadel Security and Investigations also expects to eventually increase staffing. Citadel Security and Investigations has opened an office at 2472 Patterson Road, Suite 13. The office accommodates growing demand for patrols and other services for […]
To the editor: If I had talked at the meeting (an April 16 hearing of the Mesa County Commission on an oil shale resolution), I would have stressed the need for expedited oil shale development as being of the highest priority for national security. Thirty percent of the world’s oil comes out of the Persian […]
After four-plus years of a deep recession and poor recovery, there are those who can become excited when the economy merely muddles along at a below-average rate of growth. That seems to be the case with some in their reaction to the recent release of the Federal Reserve Beige Book. The information gathered from the […]
It’s constitutional, except when we say it’s not. Or, I guess that could read, it’s unconstitutional, except when we say it is. Either way, whoever is on the side opposite the word containing constitution, is wrong. This leads me to the only explanation I can come up with for the news I read that Mesa […]
Bring to a mind, for a moment, the memorable places you’ve visited in urban settings — perhaps the River Walk in San Antonio or maybe the 16th Street Mall in Denver. For that matter, recall the last time you shopped at a store, enjoyed a meal or simply strolled along Main Street in downtown Grand […]