Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times It wasn’t just a rarity when Randy Whetzell was sworn in Jan. 24 as the chairman of the board of the Colorado Association of Home Builders’ executive committee. Apparently it was a first. The CAHB couldn’t confirm it, but its CEO, Ted Leighty, believes Whetzell is the first Home Builders […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The upcoming 2025 Home Improvement and Remodeling Expo is a showcase of innovations. It’s also a crucial fundraiser and springboard for the Home Builders Association of Western Colorado, which represents more than 150 home and building companies that employ thousands of local workers on the Western Slope. The expo, which […]
SEE THE STORE, OR GET IN TOUCH Visit Ambassador Blind N’ Shutter at 1048 Independent Ave., Unit A-111. For more information go online to ambassadorblindsgj.com or ambassadorblindnshutter.com, or call 970-523-4566. SMART DECISIONS David and Patty Deters started Ambassador Blind N’ Shutter from their home in 2004, and the business has grown steadily since then in […]
BY TIM HARTY When David and Patty Deters decided to finally move their business out of their Grand Junction home and into an actual store, they knew they needed to do it. The owners of Ambassador Blind N’ Shutter Inc. got by for about 18 years at home, but they couldn’t store all of their […]
Individuals and families interested in applying for the chance to own a Habitat for Humanity of Mesa County home can begin the application process. Applicants must be Mesa County residents within 30 to 80 percent of the area median income. They must demonstrate need for housing and the ability to repay an affordable mortgage, and […]
The Christi Reece Group, as part of its Circle Fund, awarded $7,000 to the Grand Mesa Nordic Council-Skyway Shelter Capital Campaign, $2,500 to The Gift of Love, and $1,500 each to the Grand Rivers Humane Society, Grand Valley Dancers Foundation and Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association-Western Slope. Every quarter, the Grand Valley real estate company […]
Community Hospital will be the 2025 title sponsor for the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour, hosted by the Rotary Club of Grand Junction. “Our complete focus is on the well-being of our community, and supporting Banff and the film festival beneficiaries such as COPMOBA, the Colorado Canyon Association, Western Colorado Conservation Corps and […]
The Second Annual Grand Junction Jewish Film Festival will take place Feb. 15–16 at The Art Center on Seventh Avenue and showcase exceptional films that explore Jewish culture, history and resilience, fostering understanding and connection. “No Name Restaurant” will screen Feb. 15. Set in Alexandria, Egypt, the film tells the heartwarming story of Ben, an […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Lack of inventory. Rising interest rates. New state and local regulations. Increased fees. Inefficiencies within planning departments. Down-payment assistance. Those were several of the key issues discussed Feb. 6 at the Housing and Building Association of Western Colorado’s 2025 Housing Summit, hosted by Colorado Mesa University, that brought together experts, […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times In a bid to foster economic mobility and retain young entrepreneurial talent in rural Colorado, Homegrown Pathways has launched a program called Spark Labs to find and aid Western Slope youth with dreams of building their own businesses right in their home communities. Colin Lacy, founder and CEO of Homegrown […]