Melissa Schierland has been named director of the Mesa County Department of Human Services Economic Assistance Division. Schierland and Susan Skyberg served as interim co-directors since October. Schierland joined the Mesa County Department of Human Services in 2010 as a case manager with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. She served eight years as […]
Nominations will be accepted until Feb. 1 for the Colorado Noxious Weed Advisory Committee. The Colorado Department of Agriculture hopes to fill six vacancies on the 17-member committee, including three members representing the interests of agriculture producers, a private landowner, county weed manager and at-large member. The committee makes recommendations to the department about the […]
Alpine Banks of Colorado will pay quarterly cash dividends on Jan. 30. The bank announced plans to pay a dividend of 20 cents per class B nonvoting common share and $30 per class A voting common share. Those dividends represent a 11.1 percent increase over dividends paid the previous quarter. A $6.3 billion employee-owned organization […]
West Star Aviation offers a supplemental type certificate for a satellite data unit and antenna on two Bombardier aircraft. The certificate is available for the Latitude Technologies Corp. DL150 satellite data unit and Iridium antenna on Bombardier Global Express BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 aircraft. The installation takes about four weeks and can be completed at West […]
Listings will be accepted through Feb. 28 for the 2023 Farm Fresh Directory, an annual publication promoting farmers markets, wineries and other agricultural operations in Colorado. “Farm Fresh is a popular and helpful resource for Colorado residents and visitors,” said Danielle Trotta, manager of the Colorado Proud program. “The goal of the publication is to […]
Express Employment Professionals, a staffing company with offices in Grand Junction and Montrose, continues to rank among the top franchises in an annual magazine list. Express Employment Professionals remained the top staffing and recruiting franchise for the 12th straight year and ranked 45th overall in the 2023 Franchise 500 compiled for Entrepreneur magazine. “Being chosen […]
An annual home improvement and remodeling show will soon return to its old venue. The Home Builders Association of Western Colorado announced it will move the Home Improvement and Remodeling Expo from the Mesa County Fairgrounds back to the Grand Junction Convention Center. The expo is scheduled for March 24 to 26. Megan Ward, executive […]
The Colorado Agricultural Commission has approved nearly $200,000 in funding for four projects through a new rural mental health grant program. “Farm and agricultural stress comes from so many different sources, yet there is a stigma around accessing services. Whether you’re dealing with the effects of climate change, anxiety and depression, struggling after deployment or […]
Colorado ranks fourth among the 50 states in the latest results of an annual analysis of the best and worst places to start businesses. WalletHub, a personal finance website, compared all 50 states for business environment, access to resources and business costs. A total of 27 metrics were used to evaluate those factors — everything […]
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management field office in Grand Junction joined with Western Rivers Conservancy to acquire land within a conservation area in Mesa County. Located on the Gunnison River within the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, the 26.32-acre acquisition is expected to protect resources for future generations. “This acquisition will benefit the public and […]