Candace Carnahan has been promoted to vice president of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce. Kirstin Maska has joined the chamber as workforce development coordinator. “I am excited for the changes that we have made internally,” said Diane Schwenke, president and chief executive officer of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce. “Our members […]
Matt Bell has joined the Grand Junction Economic Partnership as business development manager. Bell works with Steve Jozefczyk, deputy director of GJEP, to support businesses through expansion and relocation, providing information and assistance with government relations, incentives, industry connections and real estate. Prior to joining GJEP, Bell worked nearly five years as a sales and […]
Barbara Brewer of Grand Junction has been reappointed to a four-year term on the State Board of Equalization. Bridget Reyes of Grand Junction has been appointed to the HIV Alliance for Prevention, Care and Treatment. Brewer, a former Mesa County assessor, serves on the State Board of Equalization as a representative with knowledge of property […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Uwe Kirch sees some similarities between independent insurance agents starting their own agencies and mechanics opening their own garages. They have the expertise, but might need some tools. Kirch runs an agency network he says provides those tools, among them access to insurance carriers offering a range of products. He […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A group of water providers, governments and business organizations have appealed a proposed water quality rule for the Grand Valley they contend is based on insufficient information and neglects longstanding improvement efforts. “It’s an unfair way to ask the Grand Valley to deal with the problem,” said Mark Harris, general […]
A Colorado real estate investment firm has secured a $15 million loan to construct an apartment complex and RV park in Grand Junction. Four Points Funding received the loan from FirstBank for the Eddy at Grand Junction. The project will include a 96-unit apartment complex and 74-unit RV park. “Grand Junction has all the key […]
A House committee has passed an amendment intended to keep the U.S. Bureau of Land Management headquarters in Grand Junction. The House Committee on Natural Resources voted unanimously to pass an amendment to the concurrent resolution on the budget for the 2022 fiscal year. U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican whose congressional district includes Grand […]
Tax collections, a measure of sales activity, continue to increase in Mesa County. Mesa County reported collecting more than $3.8 million in sales tax in August, a 16 percent increase over the same month last year. The county also collected nearly $400,000 in use taxes — almost all of it on automobiles purchased outside the […]
Construction is under way on renovations to the Lincoln Park stadium complex in Grand Junction. The project will include new bleachers at Suplizio Field, new western bleachers at Stocker Stadium, improvements to the southwest and northwest entryways as well as audiovisual, electrical and information technology upgrades. Work will begin at Suplizio Field with the demolition […]
Employers can expect more applicants to fill job openings now that a $300 federal stipend added to weekly unemployment benefits has ended, according to the owner of a staffing agency in Grand Junction. “We average filling three positions a day. I expect that number to jump now that the stimulus program has ended,” said Nina […]