On Friday December 16th, representatives of Grand Valley Transit (GVT) will delivered a busload of food to the “Homeless for the Holidays” food drive, helping the fundraiser achieve its goal of providing over 9,510 pounds of food for the needy. Over the past several weeks, GVT buses on all routes gave free rides in exchange […]
We believe that giving to our local charities is an important part of owning a business,” say Lisa Mullen, owner of Rocky Mountain Sanitation, “Our community supports us and we need to help make it a better place. We enjoy being able to help whether it is donating services, […]
Customers pay bill with donations Countryside Services of Grand Junction is offering customers the opportunity to pay their service bill in food and toy donations for local charities of the Western Slope. In the month of December any customer who uses Countryside Services for any service including plumbing, drainage, […]
“It seems that folks are able and willing to give more this year over last year. Every little bit makes a difference for how many families we serve,” says Amy Rogers, executive Director for Habitat for Humanity of Mesa County. Rogers notes that without the business in-kind and […]
I know the headline doesn’t make sense. But much like the namesake in the title, it really doesn’t matter. And that’s just the way all of us Tebow wannabes should desire things to be. Go ahead. Explain the Denver Broncos. I dare you. The loss to Tom Terrific by Touchdown Tim this past Sunday aside, […]
I’m convinced that needs to be Facebook’s new tagline. Although other insulting little ditties might work as well, such as: Call the person a racist. Call the person stupid. Call the person a bigot. Project onto the person things you’re doing at that very moment. Or, like I said, just make up something out of […]
Annual survey of professional women in the Grand Valley once again yields an interesting field of women to keep an eye on. The Business times is pleased to bring back a feature made popular in previous Women in Business sections: Women worth watching. We put out an email asking over 50 professional women […]
With over 18 years of experience in sales management and marketing, Erika Jones, Owner and Director of Strategic Planning for Synergy Marketing Consultants, always had a passion for helping businesses. Finally, with her entrepreneurial drive, along with encouragement from family, and a strong business plan, Jones and her husband […]
Terri Jones has a passion for helping people. She is the Western Slope Division Director for the March of Dimes as well as the owner/event planner of Crystal Events, an event management company. As the Division Director for the March of Dimes, Terri’s passion for healthy babies started with […]
When Karyn Bechtel moved to Glade Park in 2007, she was returning home to Colorado after working at Stanford University’s Haas Center for Public Service in California. It was at that time Bechtel heard about a group of residents that were working toward reopening a public elementary school on Glade […]