Grand Valley nonprofits receive El Pomar grants

El Pomar Foundation trustees approved $251,000 allocated to 30 nonprofit organizations and government entities in the Northwest region during the foundation’s June trustees meeting. Grand Valley nonprofits receiving grants for general operating support were: Center for Enriched Communication, $30,000; GJ Blackout, $5,000; Good Samaritan Clinic of Western Colorado; $5,000; Grand Valley Youth Football, $5,000; John […]

Hildebrand joins GJARA

Angela Hildebrand, president of Elevate Property and HOA Management Services, was inducted into the Grand Junction Area Realtor Association during its quarterly luncheon in June. Hildebrand, who also has more than 26 years of experience as a certified public accountant, manages Elevate with her husband, John Hildebrand, the company’s vice president.  

Take 5 Oil Change coming to GJ

The former auto-repair building at 2260 North Ave. (northwest corner of 23rd Street and North Avenue intersection) has been demolished. In its place, a Take 5 Oil Change will be built. According to a Mesa County building permit that was issued May 11, the description of work calls for a new build for a one-story, […]

Further Formation evident at CMU

Further Formation evident at CMU

Apartment building and dining hall featuring Panera Bread are the Formation District’s newest additions Tim Harty, The Business Times With the Ember Eatery now open and students about to populate the new Centennial Village Apartments, Colorado Mesa University’s future continues to take shape. Or form. That’s the key word in the university’s strategic plan for […]

Voters may decide if pool sinks or swims

Orchard Mesa Pool moves closer to November ballot Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Grand Junction voters could decide in November whether to approve a small sales-tax increase to renovate and continue operating the 43-year-old Orchard Mesa Pool after City Council members expressed broad support on Aug. 3 for placing the question on the ballot. According […]

Museums of Western Colorado plan for combined natural history museum

Museums of Western Colorado plan for combined natural history museum

The Museums of Western Colorado plans to reduce its three locations to one, creating a combined, multidisciplinary natural history museum campus in Fruita, where Dinosaur Journey currently resides. Museum of the West will move from its downtown Grand Junction location to the Fruita site throughout 2027, and Cross Orchards Historic Site in Fruitvale will conclude […]

Hood gets nod as new D51 Foundation executive director

Hood gets nod as new D51 Foundation executive director

With more than two decades of executive-leadership experience in health care, education and community-based nonprofits, Logan Hood has been hired by the D51 Foundation to be its next executive director. Hood succeeds Angela Christensen, who led the foundation since 2016 and recently retired. The D51 Foundation said in a news release that Hood most recently […]

Coloramo opens new headquarters on 24 Road

Coloramo opens new headquarters on 24 Road

After a soft opening in July, Coloramo Federal Credit Union announced this month its new full-service branch/headquarters at 2392 Langridge Drive, off 24 Road, in Grand Junction is open. The new three-story, approximately 21,000-square-foot building also is home to Coloramo’s contact center and administrative teams and has 32 employees working there. The building was constructed […]

Western Colorado Community Foundation promotes Orbanek to president/CEO

Western Colorado Community Foundation promotes Orbanek to president/CEO

Western Colorado Community Foundation Vice President Emily Orbanek was selected by the foundation’s board of directors to be the next president and CEO of the organization, effective Jan. 1, 2027. Orbanek will become the third president in the organization’s 29-year history, following Anne Wenzel’s transition into retirement at the end of 2026 after 25 years […]