FCI Constructors Inc. President and CEO Shane Haas will retire at the end of this year, and Evan Walton will take over both roles with FCI on Jan. 1, 2026. FCI made the announcement in a Jan. 28 news release. Haas has worked nearly 40 years for FCI Constructors and has been president and CEO […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times At a Jan. 14 joint meeting between the Grand Junction City Council and stakeholders to discuss a potential increase in impact fees for residential and commercial development, the conversation shifted to concerns that higher fees could continue to drive developers to build outside city limits. The discussion also included how […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The 2025 Mesa County Workforce Summit, held Jan. 29 at Colorado Mesa University, brought together local business leaders and workforce professionals to discuss pressing workforce challenges, from wage-law changes to the growing influence of artificial intelligence. The summit kicked off with a keynote address from Colorado Mesa University President John […]
Mathieu Victoire, co-owner of French bakery and restaurant Bistro 317 in downtown Grand Junction, pulled out the invoices from 2024 that showed exactly what he saw happen to chocolate prices in 2024. Around Valentine’s Day last year, Bistro 317 paid $209 for a tablet (an 11-pound rectangle) of chocolate from vendor Dawn Food Products Inc. […]
The City of Fruita decided to remove the word interim from Shannon Vassen’s title when it voted unanimously on Jan 16 to hire him as its city manager. The hiring won’t become official until Vassen and the Fruita City Council agree to a contract. Vassen had served as the interim city manager following the departure […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times At a Grand Junction City Council workshop on Jan. 13, City Manager Mike Bennett presented an overview of proposed changes to the Fourth and Fifth Street pilot program from a memorandum prepared by city staff. Bennett then handed the presentation over to Transportation Director Trent Prall, who further detailed the […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The Housing and Building Association of Western Colorado will host its first housing summit on Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Colorado Mesa University Ballroom. The event, which will run from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., aims to address housing challenges in the Grand Valley. Registration is open to both industry […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Dutch Bros Coffee uses its own blend of Brazil, El Salvador and Colombia coffee beans to create its signature flavor of coffee, which you can now get in Grand Junction. As of Jan. 24 the Dutch Bros drive-through location near the 29 Road and North Ave. intersection, specifically 498 Sparn […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Scott Jones wants to make one thing clear about opening a new training center where he said three different CrossFit-style gyms operated in recent years: “We are not CrossFit. In any of the verbiage, just make sure people know that. That seems to scare people away like the plague.” So, […]
At first blush, the resumption of solar-cell manufacturing in the United States during the third quarter last year doesn’t sound like a big deal. But when you shine a little light on it and take a closer look, it means more U.S.-manufactured parts are getting put into solar arrays. And when enough of an array’s […]