Phil Castle, The Business Times Although the latest sales numbers edged down, year-to-date totals continue to reflect increasing real estate activity in Mesa County. Still, such external factors as rising interest rates on mortgages and escalating international tensions over the Middle East could affect the market in the months ahead. “I think we’ll be cautiously […]
United Country-RealQuest Realty has relocated offices to 2518 Monument Road, Unit B, in Grand Junction. The firm is part of the United Country network of more than 500 conventional and auction real estate offices, most of them located in smaller towns and rural areas. The Grand Junction franchise ranks among the top land brokerages in […]
A monthly index tracking business conditions in Colorado has increased along with job growth and construction activity. The Business Conditions Index climbed 1.7 points to 56.5, well above the level forecasting an expanding economy over the next three to six months. “The state is adding jobs at an annual pace exceeding 2 percent, or well […]
Phil Castle The Business Times Jim Jeffryes expected at first to make beer mostly for the customers of the brewpub and restaurant he helped open in Grand Junction nearly eight years ago. But as demand grew, plans changed and the operation at Kannah Creek Brewing Co. evolved from brew pub to brewery. After opening a […]
More than 300 volunteers from Colorado and across the United States recently met in Dallas for a national leadership conference for SCORE, a nonprofit association of mentors dedicated to helping small businesses. The three-day conference brought together both experienced and incoming SCORE leaders to discuss experiences and best practices for achieving small business success. Participants […]
Gregory Reicks, a Grand Junction doctor who has led regional efforts to use information technology to improve health care, has been named a Health IT Fellow. The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT announced Reicks’ selection to a group of volunteer health care professionals who promote the use of information technology and […]
Mike Moran, Kathy Tomkins and Bobby Ulibarri were named the top-performing agents during July at Heiden Homes Realty and Associates in Grand Junction. Moran posted the highest dollar volume for closed transactions for a third consecutive month and also posted the most closings in July. Tomkins and Ulibarri […]
Marcus Straub, founder and owner of a coaching and consulting company in Grand Junction, will appear at an upcoming book-signing event. Straub will sign copies of his book “Is It Fun Being You?” from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 5 at Crystal Books and Gifts, 439 Main St. Straub operates Life is Great, providing services […]
Vectra Bank Colorado has named Conrad Cole as its mortgage loan officer for the Grand Junction market. Cole is responsible for originating and managing residential mortgages in the area. Cole brings to his new position more than 22 years of consumer and commercial lending experience. Vectra Bank also offers a new mortgage program designed to […]
Lonnie Knob has joined Major Mortgage in Grand Junction as a senior mortgage loan originator. Knob brings to his duties more than 10 years of experience working as a mortgage lender in the local community. He holds a degree from Colorado State University. Major Mortgage operates offices at 2474 Patterson Road, Suite 200. For additional […]