A new tool enabling Coloradans to report fraudulent business filings has begun recording and flagging the first examples of fraudulent filings. “Protecting hard-working Colorado business owners from the increasing threat of business identity theft is vital,” said Secretary of State Jena Griswold. “Colorado is a great place to own and operate a business, and my […]
A Colorado Mesa University student who launched a coffee business to raise money for a nonprofit organization helping people in Uganda was pitch perfect at an annual competition at the Entrepreneurship Day event at CMU. Mathias Mulumba placed first for his pitch for Father to the Fatherless Coffee. Mulumba grew up in Uganda, but immigrated […]
Two Grand Junction organizations received a total of nearly $72,000 in grants to fund their efforts to strengthen the local economy. The Business Incubator Center received a $40,000 grant to increase the capacity of a commercial kitchen to keep pace with demand from businesses in the food services industry. The Grand Junction Economic Partnership received […]
A Colorado-based company that operates a manufacturing facility in Grand Junction has earned recognition for its management. CoorsTek was selected as a 2023 U.S. Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private and the Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes private U.S. firms with revenues of at least $250 million. CoorsTek received the recognition for a […]
A grand opening event is scheduled for May 13 to celebrating the opening of a health care clinic in Palisade. Community Hospital and the Town of Palisade have scheduled the grand opening for 10 a.m. to noon at the facility, located at 731 Iowa Ave. just west of the Palisade fire station. “We broke ground […]
Payrolls continue to grow in the United States even as the unemployment rate remains at its lowest level in more than 50 years. Nonfarm payrolls increased 253,000 and the jobless rate edged down a tenth of a point to 3.4 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Estimated payroll gains for March […]
A woman who’s worked in several roles with Club 20 has been selected to lead the Western Colorado organization. As executive director, Brittany Dixon will oversee operations, membership activities and public affairs for the Grand Junction-based coalition of businesses, governments, tribes and individuals. Dixon served as interim executive director and before that director of policy […]
Grand Junction ranks among the top 50 small cities in the United States for starting small businesses, according to the latest results of an annual assessment. Grand Junction placed first in Colorado and 46th nationwide in the report from VerizonSpecials.com, an online retailer of Verizon. The report evaluated more than 300 cities with populations between […]
A ceramics manufacturer and president of a candy company have received recognition for their contributions to economic development in Mesa County. CoorsTek received the Spirit of Economic Development Award. Doug Simons, president of Enstrom Candies, received the Joseph C. Prinster Leadership Award. The Grand Junction Economic Partnership presented the awards at its Western Colorado Economic […]
An aviation company with operations in Grand Junction remains the top-ranked maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider in the latest results of an annual magazine survey. West Star Aviation ranked first among the most-preferred MROs in the 2023 survey conducted for Professional Pilot magazine. West Star has ranked first nine times. “This award is […]