Citizens for Clean Air has scheduled an event in Grand Junction to inform participants about the benefits of biochar to the soil and environment. The biochar garden open house is set for 9 to 11 a.m. July 28 at the Colorado State University Western Colorado Research Center at 3170 B 1/2 Road. Volunteers will be […]
Proposals will be accepted through Oct. 2 for artwork planned for installation at a new traffic roundabout at the intersection of 24 and G roads in Grand Junction. Artists should submit letters of interest, resumes and six each annotated images of original representative works to Jonathan Wheatley, arts and culture supervisor for the City of […]
A monthly index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to decline, signaling what could be a recession. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index decreased seven-tenths of a percent to 106.1 in June. Separate measures of current and past conditions remained unchanged. The Leading Economic Index fell 4.2 percent over the past […]
Sales tax collections, a key indicator of retail activity, continue to increase in Mesa County on a year-over-year basis. The county reported collecting nearly $4.7 million in sales taxes in June, an increase of almost $26,000 and six-tenths of a percent over the same month in 2022. For the first half of 2023, the county […]
G. Suzanne Owens-Otts of Grand Junction has been appointed to serve on the State Board of Accountancy. Owens-Otts, a professor at Colorado Mesa University, will serve as a certified public accountant on the board, which administers exams, awards certificates, regulates public accountants and acts on complaints.
Jennifer Tomaszewski has been selected as the finalist to become finance director for the City of Grand Junction. The position became open with the retirement of Jodi Welch, who worked for the city for 32 years. Tomaszewski’s responsibilities will include accounting, budgeting, financing reporting, grant administration, payrolls and sales taxes as well as the municipal […]
Grand Junction Mayor Anna Stout has been appointed to state boards studying transportation planning region boundaries and geographic names. The Colorado Department of Transportation named Stout to the Transportation Boundary Study Advisory Committee. The group will study the transportation planning region boundaries, taking into account such factors as commercial traffic, communities of interest, commuting, population […]
Agents and teams with Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties in Colorado were among those who ranked among the top real estate professionals in the United States. RealTrends and Tom Ferry International compiled the list of the top 1.5 percent of the 1.6 million real estate professionals in the country. The list is based on real estate […]
The largest gastroenterology group serving Western Colorado has announced the addition of a physician who will offer additional services to the region. Dr. Daniel Castresana has joined Grand Junction Gastroenterology. He practices in all facets of gastroenterology, including traditional upper endoscopy, advanced therapeutic endoscopy and complicated polypectomies as well as endoscopic ultrasound. “Dr. Castresana is […]
The Joseph Center in Grand Junction has scheduled a fund-raising event for July 21. What’s billed as the Fabulous Family Fun Food Truck Friday Fund-raiser is set to start at 5 p.m. in the parking lot in front of Big Lots at 2401 North Ave. The event will include activities for children, an outdoor movie […]