Insurance agency offers reminder: Medicare open enrollment ends Dec. 7

Insurance Planning Alternatives, a Grand Junction-based independent broker agency, reminds people age 65 and older the annual open enrollment period for Medicare beneficiaries will end Dec. 7. “Plans change from one year to the next, so it’s important to review your coverage with a licensed Medicare broker every year,” said Greg Coffman, president of IPA. […]

New business serves craft coffees and beers

Colorado Craft Coffee and Beer House has opened in Grand Junction. Located at 1144 N. 12th St., the business serves locally produced coffees and beers as well as other beverages from across the state. Representatives from the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening. “We’re pleased to have […]

Starbucks Store installs electric vehicle chargers

A Starbucks store in Grand Junction is among three locations in Colorado that have installed electric vehicle chargers. The Starbucks at 624 Rae Lynn St. installed four direct current fast chargers. The installation is part of an effort to provide chargers at 15 Starbucks locations along a 1,350-mile route between Denver and Seattle — about […]

Outdoor adventure business moves into FARM

A business that offers a variety of services and products for outdoor enthusiasts has moved into a new location in downtown Fruita. Element Outdoors and Overland has moved into a newly renovated retail space in the Fruita Arts Recreation Marketplace (FARM) at 125 S. Mulberry St. “The Grand Valley is a wonderful place to inspire […]

Burlington Stores plans Nov. 4 opening

A celebration is scheduled to mark the opening of a national discount retail store in Grand Junction. Burlington Stores announced its opening at its new location on Nov. 4 in the Grand Mesa Center, 2424 U.S. Highway 6 & 50. The new location will bring to 15 the number of Burlington stores in Colorado as […]

Grand Junction company among housing grant recipients

A Grand Junction company is among the recipients of the latest grants promoting the development of attainable housing across Colorado. Phoenix Haus is among three Colorado-based panelized manufacturers to receive grants through the Innovating Housing Incentive Program. The incentives division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade manages the program. The latest […]

Economic leadership conference set for Nov. 7

About 150 high schools from across Western Colorado are expected to attend an annual economic leadership conference in Grand Junction. The Freedom & Responsibility Education Enterprise (FREE) Foundation and Foundation for Economic Education have scheduled the conference for 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Colorado Mesa University Center ballroom. Based in Grand […]

Health network opens new Grand Junction facility

A nonprofit health care organization that provides services to people affected by human immunodeficiency virus and other diseases has opened in a newly renovated location in Grand Junction. The Colorado Health Network celebrated a grand opening for the 5,000-square-foot facility, located at 1001 Wellington Ave. The Grand Junction-based team provides a range of services — […]

Children’s Hospital opens outpatient care clinic

Children’s Hospital Colorado has opened a new outpatient care clinic in Grand Junction. The clinic is located on the first floor of the Primary Care Partners medical building at 3150 N. 12th St. The 3,100-square-foot facility includes 10 examination rooms, a pulmonary function testing laboratory and procedure room. The facility consolidates a number of services, […]

Leitner-Poma hails development of Utah facility

A cable transportation company expects to open next year its largest operation in the United States in a new facility in Utah. Leitner-Poma of America recently purchased 5 acres in Grand Junction to also expand an operation that already includes a 100,000-square-foot facility. Officials with Leitner-Poma joined Utah Lt. Gov. Diedre Henderson, Tooele Mayor Debbie […]