Phil Castle, The Business Times As he recalls it, Jerome Gonzales said he was something of an accidental entrepreneur when he started his company in 2001. Over the 20 years since then, J.G. Management Systems has grown into an enterprise that offers a range of services to government clients and employs a total of more […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Jay Greenberg takes over as general manager of the Mesa Mall in Grand Junction at a time when two new anchor tenants are nearly ready to open in renovated spaces. That’s part of what Greenberg said attracted him to the latest position in his varied career. “Knowing all of the […]
A service club has joined with Grand Valley breweries in an effort that promotes business, beer and philanthropy. An application designed by the Horizon Sunrise Rotary Club enables people buying beer at participating businesses to direct money to local charities. “We’re excited by the positive impact the Ale Trail will have on local charities that […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The unemployment rate has retreated in Mesa County even as employers continue to struggle to fill job openings. The seasonally unadjusted jobless rate dropped six-tenths of a point to 6.3 percent in July, according to the latest estimates from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Celina Kirnberger, employment services […]
An index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to climb, signaling growth in the months ahead. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index (LEI) rose nine-tenths of a percent to 116 in July. Separate measures of current conditions and past performance also increased. “The leading index’s overall upward trend, which started with […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times An upcoming event will explore a range of issues related to economic development even as participants also share their ideas for what Mesa County should look like in the near future. The 2021 Western Colorado Economic Summit is set for Sept. 30 at the Grand Junction Convention Center. The summit […]
The Mesa County Commissioners filled two vacancies in hiring Jill Calvert as executive director of the Mesa County Department of Human Services and Todd Starr as Mesa County Attorney. Calvert will return to Mesa County from Colorado Springs, where she served as director of children, youth and family services for El Paso County. A Western […]
Bonnie Davis has joined the Palisade Area Chamber of Commerce as executive director. Davis said she’s looking forward to talking to chamber members about want they want, maintaining chamber events and improving on how those events support the community. Davis joined the chamber in the midst of the Palisade Peach Festival. “It is an honor […]
Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction has scheduled a community event in celebration of its 75th year in operation. The event is set for 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 9 at the corner of Seventh and Main streets in downtown Grand Junction in conjunction with the last Market on Main farmers market of the year. […]
SCL St. Mary’s Medical Center has acquired the Bloomin’ Babies Birth Center in Grand Junction. With the purchase, SCL Health is the first and only health system in Colorado to operate two accredited freestanding birthing centers with facilities in Grand Junction and Denver. Patty Kandiko, a certified nurse midwife, founded Bloomin Babies in 2012 along […]