KLJ Engineering has increased the staff at its office in Grand Junction with the addition of Dean Cooper, Marc Kenney and Cole Miller. Cooper serves as a senior transportation project manager. A registered professional engineer in Colorado and South Carolina, Cooper brings to his duties more than 30 years of experience in project design and […]
ProStar Holdings has announced shares of the Grand Junction-based company have been accepted for listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Trading began on Feb. 3. Common shares of ProStar began trading on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada on Jan. 11. Page Tucker, president and chief executive officer of ProStar, praised the additional listing. “Given […]
What started out as a holiday campaign has turned into an ongoing effort to promote small businesses in Colorado. The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade announced the #ShopLocalColorado campaign will equip small business owners as well as economic development leaders with social media content and other resources to promote a shop local […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Jim McConnell doesn’t yet know what will occupy the building that once housed the offices of Grand Junction Steel. What is certain is what won’t be in the building, and that’s asbestos. McConnell, the owner of the property, said the asbestos removal project underway inside the office building will provide […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times By her count, Lynnea Tai has created more than 8,000 malas, stringing together nearly a million beads and tying more than a million knots in the process. But each mala is different, Tai said — as unique as a snowflake. She uses different gemstones because of the different properties she […]
What, exactly, is the middle class? The Pew Research Center defined the middle class as those whose annual income was two-thirds to double the national median —in 2019, a range from $40,500 to $122,000. National Public Radio reported in 2016 the term middle class historically has meant something less concrete in the United States — […]
A program enabling businesses that follow health guidelines and safety practices to operate under less stringent pandemic restrictions saved the local food and beverage industry an estimated $13 million in 2020, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce announced. “In an industry that saw the devastating effects of the pandemic more than most, we are […]
A key measure of sales activity continues to increase in Mesa County. The county reported collecting a total of nearly $3.9 million in sales and use taxes in January, an increase of $255,000 and 7 percent over the same month last year. Sales tax collections increased 6.3 percent. Use tax collections — nearly all of […]
A virtual forum will feature eight candidates vying for four seats on the Grand Junction City Council. The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce has scheduled the Zoom forum for noon Feb. 16. The event is free, but registration is required. To register or obtain more information, call 242-3214 or visit www.gjchamber.org. The municipal election […]
Four grants worth a total of $154,000 were awarded in Mesa County under one part of an initiative providing pandemic relief funds for businesses, organizations and individuals involved in arts, culture and entertainment in Colorado. Mesa Theater received $100,000. Sandstone Entertainment received $30,000. Absolute Dance and the Western Colorado Center for the Arts each received […]