Grand Junction airport awarded $300,000 grant

The Grand Junction Regional Airport is among the recipients of  $2 million in grants. The airport received a $300,000 grant for the rehabilitation design for the secondary runway. “Repairing our secondary runway has been a priority for GJT for years, as it’s a valuable asset to our general aviation community,” said Angela Padalecki, executive director […]

Teacher Appreciation Week fund-raiser planned

A promotion scheduled for Teacher Appreciation Week will raise money for technology for students and professional learning for staff of Mesa County School District 51. The School District 51 Foundation and Mesa Valley Education Association will sponsor the promotion in which participants can purchase virtual paper dolls for $10 each in honor of teachers. Those […]

Applications due for leadership program

Applications will be accepted through June 15 for the next Mesa County Leadership Program. The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce conducts the program to encourage business participation on boards and commission as well as public policy development. Since its inception 30 years, more than 340 people have completed the program. The program is limited […]

ProStar integrates software into utility locator

ProStar Holdings based in Grand Junction has announced the integration of its mobile mapping software into a utility locator device. ProStar integrated its PointMan software into the Vivax-Metrotech vLoc3 with real time kinematic technology. The combination creates the first utility locator device with a global navigation satellite system receiver and the ability to locate buried […]

Debate ranges on between misconception and reality

Too often there’s a disconnection between the debate on a subject and the reality of the situation. While hopeful aspirations remain desirable, they’re ultimately worthless and even deceptive if they’re based on misconceptions. An example that illustrates what I’m talking about — as well as one of my pet peeves — is the outcry the […]

The difference between woke and eyes wide open

And yes. It’s a big difference. This doesn’t have to be a diatribe about all the “wokeness” going around in our lives.   Hell, we get bombarded daily by news coverage from around our country and world, executive order after order from the unconscious puppet in the White House, from the press release accounts of […]

Proposed measures could affect residential landlords

Residential landlords beware. If enacted, new Colorado measures could affect your ability to remove defaulting tenants and limit the fees you charge. Here’s a brief summary of a portion of what Senate Bill 21-173 includes as currently proposed: When a landlord removes or excludes a tenant from a dwelling without resorting to proper court procedures, […]

Variety not only spices, but also improves, fitness

Variety is the spice of life. There’s some truth to the statement. You get stuck in your daily routine and complete many tasks without thinking about them. You eat at the same time, go to work at the same time and take out the garbage on the same day.  Think about your fitness routine. Are […]

Insurance helps businesses handle losses

The death of a business partner — often a family member — can devastate a small business. The loss could end operations if the last owner, partner or key person is gone. Planning can go a long way toward easing the effects, however. Earlier columns addressed the need for succession planning as well as the […]

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