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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for July 27 to celebrate the construction of a community hall in De Beque. Mesa County and the Town of De Beque have scheduled the event for 1 p.m. at 305 E. Fourth St. The hall is expected to accommodate meetings as well as educational and recreational activities. The facility […]
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 […]
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.