Entries will be accepted through April 15 for an art contest designed to promote the importance of recycling electronics to protect data and the environment. E-Waste Recyclers of Western Colorado will host the contest with the help of Mesa County Solid Waste Management. “This contest is a great way to have a fun, hands-on experience […]
New management has taken over operation of Monument Village Coffee Shop in Grand Junction. Located in unit A2 at 2148 Broadway, the shop serves breakfast and lunch as well as pastries and lattes. A meeting room is available. The shop is open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 7 a.m. to […]
Six Grand Valley businesses have been recognized for creating a total of more than 600 jobs and making more than $2.3 million in capital investments. The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce honored the businesses as part of a quarterly membership luncheon. StarTek was recognized for creating 588 jobs and investing $2 million in its […]
The Younger Agency has received a five-year extension on its contract as advertising concessionaire at the Grand Junction Regional Airport. Based in Reno, Nev., the airport advertising firm received its first contract for the Grand Junction airport in 2008 and subsequently implemented an advertising program that increased advertising revenue by 56 percent over the previous […]
Western Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Grand Junction now offers hip arthroscopy, a new procedure that offers a less invasive approach to treating hip pain. Kennan Vance is the only orthopedic surgeon in Western Colorado to offer the procedure, according to LeeAnn Shobe, chief executive officer of Western Orthopedics & Sports Medicine “The hip joint […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has seesawed down as uncertainty over the effects of government spending cuts cloud the outlook for business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell more than eight points to 59.7 in March. The CCI has had its ups and downs over the […]
Darin Carei brings all of his business enterprises together in a unique Grand Valley housing development that will offer energy efficient homes equipped with solar power. Moreover, the homes will offer affordability with models priced from $179,000 to $224,000. “We’re changing the way people think about new homes because we’re delivering it all,” Carei said. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The Business Incubator Center in Grand Junction is one of two finalists for an award recognizing efforts to help entrepreneurs start and grow their ventures. The Business Incubator Center is a finalist to receive the Dinah Adkins Incubator of the Year Award from the National Business Incubator Association. The award […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Sales tax collections continue to decline, but local government administrators remain hopeful the trend soon will change. According to the February report, sales tax collections dropped 3 percent for Mesa County compared to the report for the same month last year. Sales and use tax collections dropped 2.3 percent for […]
Mesa County continues to experience the highest property foreclosure rate among metropolitan counties in Colorado despite a substantial decline in foreclosure activity over the past year. According to the latest statistics compiled by the Colorado Division of Housing, a foreclosure rate of one completed foreclosure for every 1,022 households was reported in Mesa County in […]