Mesa State College made a big splash when it announced a name change designed to better reflect the location of the largest college in Western Colorado. Starting Aug. 10, Mesa State College officially will become Colorado Mesa University. While not all signs and logos will be in place by that time, the college had already […]
Business and educational leaders worked for more than a year on plans to help Mesa County School District 51 offer what they touted could become a world- class education. The effort spurred an initiative to recruit 500 volunteers to help tutor elementary school students an hour a week. At the same time, School District 51 […]
While there are indications the Mesa County economy is improving, some local business leaders worry the more optimistic outlook could offer a false hope that leaves businesses unprepared for a potential slide. “Retail sales of tires and automotive services are flat with 2010,” says Kevin Brooks, chief executive officer of Big O Tires in Western […]
Charter schools. Magnet schools. Home schools. Alternatives to traditional public classrooms are plentiful these days. And in an age when schools integrate technology into instruction, technology itself becomes yet another option for students and parents. Enter K12, one of many national companies offering parents the option of teaching their children at home with the aid […]
The head of the Grand Junction office of the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority is the latest high-profile director to announce a resignation this year. Scott Aker will leave to become deputy director of the Mesa County Department of Human Services. Aker joins Tim Sarmo, Palisade town administrator; Ann Driggers, president and chief executive officer […]
Lodging tax collections in Grand Junction continue to seesaw with a slight increase in the June report following a year-over-year decline in May. June collections of $127,951 were a tenth of a percent higher than collections reported in June 2010. May collections were 1.5 percent lower than May of last year. Collections were up in […]
Sales and use tax collections continue to increase in Mesa County, according to reports for June and the first half of the year. According to the report for June, county sales and use tax collections totaled $3.06 million, up 4 percent from June 2010. For the first half of 2011, the county collected $17.28 […]
A construction materials firm that’s operated for more than 50 years in the Grand Valley has been acquired by a Washington, D.C.-based company. Grand Junction Pipe and Supply now works under the umbrella of Summit Materials. Summit Materials also acquired Elam Construction in Grand Junction earlier this year. According to records from the Mesa County […]
Now that the Mesa County School District 51 Board of Education has approved a budget for the upcoming year, the district is proactively asking voters if they’d support a November ballot measure designed to raise more money for education from property taxes. In a direct mail flier sent to voters in early July, the district […]
For people who’ve lived through the boom and bust of energy development in Western Colorado, the scenario sounds all too familiar. A small city experiences a dramatic increase in high-paying jobs. The unemployment rate drops as workers flood to energy jobs. Opportunities abound for businesses that build and sell houses, broker mortgages and provide basic […]