A new Grand Junction business offers coaching to help athletes and others harness their minds to improve performance, health and happiness. “I am committed to helping others strengthen their resolve and live their fullest lives,” said Julie Pomerantz, founder and coach at Resolve. Pomerantz said her coaching approach uses mental focus training, yoga and Ayurvedic […]
Cloudrise, a cybersecurity company based in Grand Junction, has secured additional funding and added to its board of directors. Stormbreaker Ventures helped Clourside close the seed round of investment funding. Marc Nager, a partner at the Greater Colorado Venture Fund, joined the board of directors. “We are extremely excited to welcome Marc to the board […]
A measure of consumer confidence has rebounded to its highest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index rose 7.3 points to 127.3 in June. With gains for the past five months, the index has climbed to its highest level since March 2020. “Consumers’ assessment of current […]
Ronin Real Estate Professionals in Grand Junction has organized a photo contest to raise money for Mesa County Partners. As part of what’s billed as the Ronin Rally, participants purchase rally towels for a minimum donation of $4. They then take photos with the towels and post them with the hashtag #roninrally21. The contest will […]
Grand Valley Power has awarded its latest scholarship to assist a Mesa County resident pursuing a career in the electric lineworker industry and attending Western Colorado Community College in Grand Junction. Grand Valley Power awarded the 2021 scholarship of $2,000 to Coy Sears. Sears graduated from Fruita Monument High School in December. He attended WCCC […]
Entries will be accepted through July 20 for a sweepstakes that will award round-trip airplane tickets to 21 Western Colorado graduates. Avelo Airlines launched the Grads-on-the-Go sweepstakes. Grads 18 or older who live within 150 miles of Grand Junction are eligible to participate. That includes those who graduated in 2021 from high schools, trade schools, […]
In the political world, it seems like everyone — no matter which side of the aisle they reside on — loves small business. And they truly seem to want small businesses to succeed. Just not too much, apparently. If a business grows, innovates, excels at serving consumers and rises to become a global leader, the […]
I count among my many blessings the opportunity to work in one job in one place for so long. More than 22 years, for those keeping track. While others change jobs — and by one estimate, nearly a third of the work force changes jobs every year — I happily stick to the business of […]
And chances are, the change will be to the advantage of both the writer of said headline and the source. There is no better PR example to relate this to than all the COVID-19 stories we read every day. The one consistent COVID thread I keep hearing is “COVID did this to you” or “COVID […]
The Biden administration has proposed limits to so-called 1031 like-kind real estate exchanges. Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 allows for the deferment of gains on the like-kind exchange of real property. Tax liability simply moves to the next property. According to the recently released Fiscal Year 2022 Budget and General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year […]