Perri’s Collision Repair & Refinishing in Grand Junction has earned designation as a Certified Collision Care Provider. Assured Performance Collision Care, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, awards the designation to collision repair businesses that have passed an evaluation and inspection process that demonstrates their abilities to properly and safely repair automobiles and restore vehicles to […]
Docs on Call in Grand Junction has extended its hours for providing medical care for non-urgent illnesses and injuries. Located at 3150 N. 12th Street, Docs on Call is now open from 3 to 10 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays. A division of Primary Care […]
“Off the Shelf,” a series of weekly events featuring local authors, will continue through July at Crystal Books & Gifts. The events start at 6 p.m. at the store, 439 Main St. in downtown Grand Junction. On July 16, the event will feature Judy Harrington, author of “The Gift,” and Janice Lawson, author of “Kuya […]
Lewis Engineering in Grand Junction has received a business personal property tax exemption from Mesa County for an expansion that includes the addition of more than $2 million in equipment. Companies that have expanded operations by adding equipment with a value of at least $1 million and also increase staffing are eligible for the exemption. […]
Alpine Bank, Hilltop Community Resources and Shaw Construction were among the winners selected in the inaugural Best of Colorado Business Choice Awards program conducted by ColoradoBiz Magazine. ColoradoBiz set up an online voting process. Participants were asked to vote in at least 10 categories for companies they’d trust to take care of colleaques and friends. […]
In a 1984 lecture on public policy, Judge Robert Bork related the story of English jurist Baron Parke being asked what gave him the greatest pleasure in the law, to which Parke replied, “Writing a strong opinion.” Pressed to explain what exactly he meant, the imperishable answer was, “It is an opinion in which, by […]
What a great line from the movie “The Princess Bride.” And what a great word for the comment to be about: inconceivable. As a still somewhat free man in a somewhat free country, I’m perplexed we’ve arrived at this point. The “constitutional” arguments we’ve experienced over the years seem inconceivable to me, as I’m sure […]
What’s the best way to brand Mesa County and Grand Junction and its collection of attributes? What’s the best way distill into a brief message all that’s good about the area and convince people to bring their businesses and jobs here? That’s the considerable task at hand for a community and tourism branding research and […]
For nearly 40 years, Mesa County Partners has helped area youth develop positive self-images and a sense of belonging as well as accept responsibility for their actions. Those familiar with the organization know how important it is for young people to have guidance and mentoring through the sometimes tumultuous stages of childhood. Partners accomplishes this […]
With every transaction and interaction, a business gives its customers and the team members who serve them a good, neutral or bad feeling. The last two have no place in a thriving company, while the first constitutes a necessary component to happiness and success. Surely you can recall experiences as a consumer that left you […]