Changes to oil and natural gas leasing proposed

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced new steps to revise U.S. Bureau of Land Management oil and natural gas leasing regulations. The proposed rules would revise fiscal terms of the onshore federal oil and gas leasing program, including those involving bonding requirements, royalty rates and minimum bids. “The Interior Department has taken several […]

City seeks comments on EV readiness

Public comments will be accepted through Aug. 7 for a proposed electric vehicle readiness plan for the City of Grand Junction. Online comments can made at the website at https://EngageGJ.org/EV. The plan calls for an increase in electric vehicle charging to accommodate travelers and boost economic development in Grand Junction while also ensuring local drivers […]

Consumer Confidence Index climbs to two-year high

A measure of consumer confidence has rebounded to its highest level in two years on more upbeat assessments of business and labor conditions. “Headline confidence appears to have broken out of the sideways trend that prevailed for much of the last year,” said Dana Peterson, chief economist at the Conference Board. The New York-based think […]

Applications sought for infill development incentives

Applications will be accepted through Aug. 18 for incentives for infill development in certain areas of Grand Junction. “Since 2004, the city has continued to realize the important nature and critical need to invest in and support infill and redevelopment in and around the city’s central core,” said Tamra Allen, community development director for the […]

Transit system offers zero fares to help clean air

Grand Valley Transit in Grand Junction will offer free rides from July 28 through Aug. 31 as part of a statewide effort to reduce air pollution. The effort is made possible through the Zero Fare for Better Air initiative and a state grant program intended to increase the use of transit and decrease ground-level ozone […]

Directory offers guide to farmers’ markets and other attractions

The latest version of an annual publication is now available to offer information about farmers’ markets, wineries and other agricultural attractions in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Agriculture publishes the Colorado Farm Fresh Directory. The directory is available in English and Spanish. “This directory gives Coloradans and visitors a guide to the state’s impressive farmer’s […]

Health foundation awards workforce grants

The Rocky Mountain Health Foundation has awarded grants worth a total of $564,000 to organizations in Western Colorado. Grants from the workforce development fund are intended to help address a shortage of health care providers by supporting women, people of color and those with low incomes beginning or furthering careers in health care or behavioral […]

Alpine Bank announces quarterly dividends

Alpine Banks of Colorado has announced plans to pay quarterly cash dividends on July 31. The bank plans to pay a dividend of 20 cents per class B nonvoting common share and $30 per class A voting common share. Those dividends are unchanged from the previous quarter. A $6.6 billion employee-owned organization headquartered in Glenwood […]