A senior expo will offer information from businesses and agencies offering a range of services. The BeaconFest Boomer & Senior Fair also will offer food and entertainment, prizes and a ceremony honoring volunteers. The Beacon Senior News has scheduled the free event for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Grand Junction Convention […]
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Mesa County has scheduled an annual breakfast event and leadership conference for Sept. 14. The events are planned for the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel located at 743 Horizon Drive in Grand Junction. The free Discover the Hope Breakfast is set to start at 8 a.m. The breakfast event will feature […]
Allegiant has introduced a loyalty program offering travelers a chance to earn and redeem points for flights, lodging and rental cars. The company plans to launch Allways Rewards in conjunction with a sweepstakes starting Sept. 3. One grand prize winner will receive a year of concert tickets, two tickets to eight Las Vegas Raiders home […]
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. […]
Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties and Coldwell Banker Commercial Prime Properties have reached a total in $1 billion in year-to-date sales in 2021, the Grand Junction-based companies announced. In passing the $1 billion milestone on Aug. 10, the companies remain on track to outpace 2020 sales volume of $1.4 billion. “Consistently reaching this milestone earlier every […]
Rocky Mountain West Insurance in Grand Junction ranks among the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States in the latest list compiled for a national publication. A retail insurance agency with branch agencies across the country, Rocky Mountain West Insurance ranks 755th in the Inc. magazine 5000 for 2021. Inc. compiles its list of […]
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 […]
In my economics career, I’ve long argued the capital gains tax constitutes one of the most destructive levies government can impose. Indeed, it might be the most damaging tax. Why? The capital gains tax is a direct tax on the returns on entrepreneurship and private investment. That is, the capital gains tax reduces the potential […]
I love telling stories. I love even more telling success stories. The ones about entrepreneurs whose confidence in their abilities to provide better products and services, their willingness to take risks and then put in a whole lot of work results in financial and personal rewards. Such stories offer not only compelling content for a […]
And at the rate we’re eliminating choices for free peoples, free to choose might become a worthless talking point from the almost worthless talking point it is today. And just who’s at the forefront of this phenomena? The usual suspect: our government. Let’s begin with the Mesa County School District 51 Board of Education. The […]