HopeWest based in Grand Junction has received recognition for its patient care in the latest results of an annual review of hospice organizations. HEALTHCAREfirst named HopeWest a 2023 Hospice CAHPS Honors Award recipient. “This award is truly a testament to the incredible care provided by our clinicians — the nurses, certified nursing assistants, social workers, […]
A public hearing is scheduled for Oct. 10 to review new transportation and engineering design standards for the City of Grand Junction. The hearing is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Grand Junction City Hall, 250 N Fifth St. A final draft of the proposed transportation and engineering design standards (TEDS) […]
An event is scheduled for Oct. 7 to celebrate the opening of the newly constructed Clifton branch of the Mesa County Libraries. The event is set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the new library branch at 3270 D 1/2 Road. An opening ceremony is planned for 11:15 a.m. in the community room of […]
A small business advocacy group has launched a campaign against a ballot measure that would reduce property tax rates, but backfill revenue with money collected above state constitutional limits imposed by the Taxpayers Bill of Rights. “We’re calling out Proposition HH for what it really is, a bait and switch offering a temporary property tax […]
A nearly $500,000 grant will help Mesa County enhance and update imaging of recorded documents and make the documents available to the public. The $448,080 grant was the largest of 10 grants the Colorado Secretary of State‘s Electronic Recording Technology Board awarded to counties to maintain and update recording technologies to allow for digital access […]
An annual fund-raiser will pit participating teams in a tug of war against an unusual adversary — a Boeing 757. United Way of Mesa County and the Greater Grand Junction Sports Commission have scheduled the third annual airplane pull for Sept. 29. The event is set to start at noon at the Grand Junction Regional […]
Applications are available for grants to help family farmers and small retailers expand access to healthy foods in low-income and underserved areas of Colorado. The Colorado Department of Agriculture will award small food business recovery and resilience grants of up to $50,000 though its community food access program. “This grant aims to lower prices of […]
Applications will be accepted through Oct. 20 for the latest round of Bloom Where You Are Planted grants from the District 51 Foundation. The grant fund was created by the family of the late Karl Bloom to help students with financial need in Mesa County School District 51 pursue extracurricular activities. Bloom was a band […]
A measure of consumer confidence retreated for a second straight month on less upbeat expectations for business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index declined 5.7 points to 103 in August. While a measure of current conditions edged up, a measure of the short-term outlook dropped below a threshold that historically […]
A monthly index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to decline, signaling slowing and what could be a recession. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index decreased another four-tenths of a percent to 105.4 in August. Separate measures of current conditions and past conditions increased. “With August’s decline, the U.S. Leading Economic […]