Tim Harty, The Business Times The downtown Grand Junction building that until recently housed Brown Cycles is under new ownership and being renovated to become a restaurant. The Mesa County Assessor’s website shows The Maken Do LLC, which belongs to former Brown Cycles owner Chris Brown, sold the building at 549 and 555 Main St. […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times A Mesa County district judge has restricted Pivot Energy and other defendants’ use of a shared private easement to access their separate properties outside of Palisade amid an ongoing dispute involving trespassing, road-safety concerns and an assault described in court filings. The easement provides access to James Sterling’s property at […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times On the heels of Guardian Storage opening a large self-storage facility with mostly climate-controlled units earlier this year, Grand Junction is set to get a larger one next year. A large pad of concrete has been poured and framing has begun on what will be a three-story, 106,410-square-foot self-storage facility […]
Starbucks has closed its location at 2601 Dos Rios Drive in Grand Junction. A notice posted on the door tells customers the company made the decision to close the store during the last week of September. “We know this may be hard to hear,” the notice says. It then describes the store as a place […]
Colorado Mesa University announced it is expanding its Campus Art Walk and outdoor art installation through a new collaboration with the Grand Junction Downtown Development Authority and its Art on the Corner program. The university said in a news release that the partnership will create new opportunities for students, artists and the community to experience […]
Avatar Offroad, a manufacturer of custom-fit, durable and weather-resistant accessories for vans will relocate its headquarters to Grand Junction. The Grand Junction Economic Partnership announced the move Oct. 1 in a news release and said Avatar Offroad is making the move with help from Colorado’s Rural Jump-Start program. Specializing in premium, heavy-duty adventure-vehicle gear, Avatar […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The Mesa County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a 12-month moratorium on data-center projects during its Sept. 29 public hearing. The moratorium took effect immediately. The county said in a news release it has been working on updates to its land-development code, because data-center facilities are not addressed in […]
Kannah Creek Brewing Company is closing its doors for good on Saturday, Oct. 24, ending a 21-year run in Grand Junction. It announced the closing Oct. 2 on Facebook and acknowledged it on the homepage of its website, www.kannahcreekbrewingco.com. And it announced it with a large sign on its building as seen in this photo. […]
Visit Grand Junction, Rollee Smith and Taryn Brooks received 2026 Governor’s Awards for Outstanding Colorado Tourism Efforts during the Colorado Governor’s Tourism Conference in September at Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge. Visit Grand Junction was recognized for its innovative Grand Junction Outdoor Adventure Pass, which received the Governor’s Award for Exemplary Destination Stewardship Initiative. The […]
In a letter to the Board of Mesa County Commissioners, dated Sept. 29, Todd Starr resigned as Mesa County attorney, a position he held since August 2021. According to a Sept. 30 news release from the county, First Assistant County Attorney Stephanie Rubinstein will serve as acting county attorney while Mesa County works to hire […]