Mesa County Libraries has earned recognition for the energy efficiency and sustainability features incorporated into its newly renovated central branch in downtown Grand Junction. The project received a Three Green Globes rating under Green Globes assessment standards. Green Globes evaluates the efficiency and sustainability of building projects in the United States and Canada. In the […]
A new solar energy system is expected to generate enough electricity to meet power demands at the Town of Palisade water treatment plant. The 78-kilowatt photovoltaic system should generate 100 percent of the current kilowatt hour consumption at the plant. Sunsense Solar based in Carbondale provided technical design services for the system and also assisted […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times What goes on inside Mesa County public schools is increasingly powered by what goes on outside those schools — the sun shining down on rooftop solar systems. The installation of systems at four more schools is expected to increase to 18 percent the proportion of electricity used by Mesa County […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Retail marijuana outlets and growing operations have been banned in Mesa County under an ordinance approved by county commissioners. The Grand Junction City Council has scheduled a public hearing and second reading for a similar ordinance banning marijuana operations within city limits. That meeting is set for 7 p.m. Sept. […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Lewis Engineering, a Grand Junction company that manufactures aircraft components, was among the stops on a Western Colorado tour promoting connections among businesses in the aerospace industry. In addition to designing and machining parts for oil field applications, Lewis Engineering produces parts for commercial and military aircraft, including the new […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times A growing aerospace industry in Colorado offers opportunities to businesses not only on the Front Range, but also the Western Slope, according to members of an organization that recently toured the region. Club 20 hosted members of the Colorado Space Business Roundtable on a tour that included stops in Durango, […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times A Grand Junction television station will be sold and its operations moved to a different building under the terms of transactions announced by three companies involved in the deals. KJCT, an ABC affiliate, will be sold to a subsidiary of Excalibur Broadcasting, a newly formed company launched by a television […]
Lodging tax collections in Grand Junction have increased on a year-over-year basis for the first time in seven months, although year-to-date collections continue to lag behind 2012. According to the Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau report for July, $140,567 in lodging taxes were collected. That total was not only the largest so far this […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Sales tax collections in the City of Grand Junction and Mesa County have increased for two straight months. But given what was previously a long downward trend, government administrators hope only that collections in 2013 match those in 2012 by the end of this year. “We’re hoping for flat,” said […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Doug Simons Jr. and Jim Simons grew up in the family candy business. As children, the brothers boxed products and waited on customers. And when they had the opportunity, they’d invite their friends to join in a sweet binge. But now that they’re older, the brothers have assumed far more […]