A groundbreaking ceremony was scheduled to celebrate the construction of a new bank building in a riverfront business park in Grand Junction. The ceremony was set for Sept. 10 shortly after the press deadline for the Business Times. OakStar Bank plans to build a 12,000-square-foot building at the Riverfront at Las Colonias development. The building […]
What started out as an idea conceived by a Grand Valley rancher became a reality when locally sourced beef was provided to Mesa County School District 51 and then served to students. “From the onset, this has been a collaboration between the school district and our local ranchers, 10 of whom ended up participating in […]
An observance of Workforce Development Month that will include job fairs, career days and other events will continue in Mesa County in September. Heather Nara, director of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction, said the observance highlights the resources available for job seekers and employers. “The Mesa County Workforce Center is a vital […]
MarillacHealth has received four awards recognizing the efforts of the Grand Junction-based center in providing health care services. The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced MarillacHealth received awards for improvement in the areas of access, quality, equity and information technology. “MarillacHealth is committed to […]
Payrolls continued to grow in the United States in August, but at a slower pace than average monthly gains over the past year. Nonfarm payrolls increased 142,000 and the unemployment rate edged down a tenth of a point to 4.2 percent, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Payroll estimates […]
Todd Hollenbeck will continue a 24-year career with Mesa County as the new county administrator. The Mesa County Commissioners promoted Hollenbeck to his latest role to succeed Pete Baier, who expects to retire in January. “We are confident that Todd Hollenbeck will continue to lead Mesa County with the same dedication demonstrated throughout his career,” […]
A Grand Junction-based brokerage and advisory firm that focuses on the pet industry reported a 33 percent increase in transactions closed in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Recent transactions included the sale of Wag Resort — a dog day care, boarding, grooming and training business with two locations […]
Sales tax collections, one measure of retail activity, held steady in July in Mesa County. But year-to-date collections for 2024 continue to outpace those for 2023. The county collected more than $4.4 million in sales taxes in July. That was a decrease of $1,103 and two-hundredths of a percent compared to the same month a […]
A coalition serving Mesa, Delta and Montrose counties is among the latest recipients of state grants to groups supporting recreation and conservation. The West Slope Outdoors Alliance received a $250,000 grant through the outdoor regional partnerships initiative. Launched in 2021, the initiative funds regional coalitions that bring broad interests together to ensure lands, waters and […]
An entrepreneur who acquired banks in Colorado, Kansas and Wyoming that became ANB Bank and served as chairman died at the age of 92. Donald Sturm died Aug. 17, ANB Bank announced. Sturm was born Jan. 10, 1932 in Brooklyn. Following service in the Army, he moved to Denver and received a law degree from […]