Oct. 24 marked the start and now will mark the end for Kannah Creek Brewing’s 21-year run Tim Harty, The Business Times Their hand-crafted beers are on sale, be it a pint or a growler, because all of Kannah Creek Brewing Company’s inventory has to go. Jim and Bernadette Jeffryes can’t take it with them […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Grand Junction is restructuring how it funds city services, reducing General Fund subsidies, reallocating expenses and consolidating operations as City Manager Mike Bennett and the Grand Junction City Council work to address a structural budget deficit that has developed over several years. The changes are part of a multiyear effort […]
Born out of Mesa County’s boom-and-bust economy, the Business Incubator Center helps local entrepreneurs build businesses, support families and create lasting jobs The Business Incubator Center grew out of a community searching for a more stable economic future after years of boom-and-bust cycles tied to uranium, coal and oil shale. The 1982 oil shale collapse, […]
Munro Companies founder Allen Munro, a longtime leader in irrigation innovation, was inducted into the Green Industry Hall of Fame on Oct. 3 at Black Gold Golf Course in Yorba Linda, Calif. According to a news release, the recognition honors his more than six decades of contributions to the irrigation industry, including his enduring focus […]
The second annual Run for Rivers will take place Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. along the scenic Riverfront Trail in Grand Junction. This family-friendly fundraiser features a 5K run/walk and a 1K Fun Run for kids, alongside popular family activities, including a nature scavenger hunt and a hands-on art project. The run will start and […]
EUREKA! McConnell Science Museum, 1400 N. Seventh St., will host Fiesta Hispana, an evening celebrating Hispanic culture, community achievements and bilingual education on Nov. 1, 4-8 p.m. Admission is free to Fiesta Hispana, which features traditional dance performances, live music, local food and special community awards. Attendees also will have the opportunity to explore the […]
The Museums of Western Colorado will host Evening with the Authors, featuring Western Colorado authors David P. Bailey and Janielle Westermire, from 6–8 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the Museum of the West, 452 Ute Ave. Bailey’s latest book, “Navigating Western Colorado: Early Expeditions and the Birth of Transportation on the Frontier,” released in July, […]
Museums of Western Colorado presents Dinos on the Rocks: Prehistoric Fun Meets Craft Cocktails. From 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., Dinosaur Journey will transform for an adults-only night at the museum featuring original cocktails and mocktails from local competitors, heavy appetizers, music, a silent auction, Liquor Pull, and after-hours access to the museum. Guests will taste […]
Ava Health opening Homestead on Grand Mesa Ava Health CEO Christopher Bennett wrote in his weekly “Letters from the Resistance” column that its Homestead facility, which has 32 beds for subacute mental-health stabilization, medical detox and residential treatment, will open Oct. 19. Ava Health renovated a building that formerly served as a yoga retreat on […]
Apartment building’s kitchen is perfect for making carry-out breakfast burritos Tim Harty, The Business Times Imad and Anna Burleigh were looking for a brick-and-mortar store for their business, Lil Richard’s, which had been selling its breakfast burritos from a food truck. Early in their quest, they visited the tiny kitchen and lobby in the Downtown […]