Spring cleanup program set for April 3 to 15

The City of Grand Junction has scheduled its annual spring cleanup program for April 3 to 15. The free program offers residents an opportunity to dispose of yard waste and unusable household items. For residents north of North Avenue, pickup is scheduled to start at 6:30 a.m. April 3. For residents south of North Avenue, […]

Loan officers team up to open mortgage business

Three loan officers have launched Unifirst Mortgage Lending, a new home mortgage business in Grand Junction. Rick Hamm, Zach Pomeroy and Nyk Harper bring a total of more than 40 years of experience in the mortgage lending industry to the venture. Hamm worked for more than 20 years as vice president at the original Unifirst […]

West Star awarded for aviation training

West Star Aviation has received the Federal Aviation Administration Diamond Award of Excellence for 2022 for its operations in Grand Junction and elsewhere. The FAA Diamond Award honors employers and technicians that initiate and sustain training programs. To qualify for the award, all of the 1,041 aviation maintenance technicians at West Star had to participate […]

Home building consulting business opens

Lynette Wilhelm has opened A Beautiful Build, a Grand Junction business offering home advocacy, consulting, construction design and planning. Wilhelm said the services her business provides can guide anyone who wants to build or remodel a home. “The construction business is overwhelming,” she said. “Who to call and where to start is where A Beautiful […]

Cloudrise ranks among top managed service providers

Cloudrise, a data security firm headquartered in Grand Junction, has been named to the Managed Service Provider 500 list for 2023. CRN, a media brand of the Channel Company, compiles the list of North American service providers. Cloudrise has been included in the Security 100 category for cloud-based services for the past two years. “In […]

Bank executive and young professional honored for efforts

Vance Wagner, a Grand Junction banking executive who’s served on the boards of a variety of business and philanthropic organizations, has received further recognition for his efforts. Mathias Mulumba, the founder of an organization that helps orphans and widows in Uganda, also was honored. The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce named Wagner its Citizen […]

Alpine Bank marks 20 years of green team efforts

Alpine Bank is celebrating the 20th year of “green team” efforts to save resources, promote the use of renewable energy and support other organizations involved with environmental sustainability. The celebration of the 20th anniversary of the green team coincides with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the bank. “We place a high value on […]

Construction under way on CMU performing arts center

A ground breaking ceremony celebrated the start of construction on a new performing arts center at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. CMU President John Marshall joined Doug and Jamee Simons, co-chairs of a fund-raising campaign for the project, at the event. CMU already has received $39 million in state funding for the project and […]