St. Mary’s gets A for patient safety efforts

St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center in Grand Junction has once again received an A for its efforts to ensure patient safety. The medical center, part of Intermountain Healthcare, received an A rating from the Leapfrog Group in its spring 2023 hospital grades report. St. Mary’s has received 12 consecutive A grades in Leapfrog Group […]

GJEP receives $200,000 grant to fund economic development efforts

A Grand Junction economic development organization has received a $200,000 grant to fund efforts to bring new businesses to Mesa County. The Grand Junction Economic Partnership received the grant from the ZOMA Foundation, which promotes community development and other efforts in Colorado and Chile. “GJEP is committed to making the Grand Junction area a place […]

Agent joins Grand Junction real estate firm

Ben Slack has joined Bray & Co. Real Estate in Grand Junction. Slack brings to his duties six years of experience and what he said is a commitment to providing exceptional service to buyers and sellers. “I prioritize their needs first,” Slack said. “I follow up and follow through and over-communicate rather than under-communicate.” Stewart […]

Rotary club donates trees to local schools

The Grand Junction Rotary Club donated a total of $10,000 worth of trees from Valley Grown Nursery to eight Mesa County School District 51 schools. District 51 added $2,500 to bring the total value of the trees to $12,500. A total of more than 60 trees were planted at Appleton, Chatfield, Loma, Mesa View and […]

Alpine Bank pays quarterly cash dividends

Alpine Banks of Colorado paid quarterly cash dividends on May 1. The bank announced beforehand plans to pay a dividend of 20 cents per class B nonvoting common share and $30 per class A voting common share. Those dividends were unchanged from the previous quarter. A $6.3 billion employee-owned organization headquartered in Glenwood Springs, Alpine […]

Freddy’s offers mini sundaes for teacher appreciation week

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers will celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week by giving teachers free single-topping mini sundaes. Through May 12, participating restaurants will give free mini sundaes to teachers who present valid school identification for dine-in or drive-through orders. No purchase is necessary. Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers operates a total of more than 450 […]

Nominations sought for hemp advisory committee

The Colorado Department of Agriculture will accept nominations through May 19 for four seats on an advisory committee representing the hemp industry. Nominations will be accepted for a commercial farmer and farmer from a cooperative as well as those involved in seed development and genetics and research or an institution of higher learning. The 10-member […]

Survey: CEOs less confident about U.S. economy

A quarterly measure of confidence among business executives in the United States retreated on more pessimistic economic expectations. The Conference Board reported the Measure of CEO Confidence fell a point to 42 for the second quarter. A reading below 50 reflects more negative than positive responses from the 139 executives who answered the survey upon […]

Index: Small business owners shaken, not stirred

A monthly measure of confidence among small business owners continues to decrease even as concerns increase over sales, earnings and vacant job openings. The National Federation of Independent Business reported its Small Business Optimism Index fell 1.1 points to 89 in April. The index has remain below its nearly 50-year average reading of 98 for […]

Grand Valley Power selects winners for scholarships, summer tours

Grand Valley Power has announced the winners of eight college scholarships as well as the selection of three students who’ll attend events this summer. A scholarship selection committee comprised of past educators appointed by the board of directors picks recipients based on academic performance, community and school involvement, essay composition, financial need and personal achievements. […]