Grand Junction names interim police chief

The deputy chief of the Grand Junction Police Department has been appointed interim chief. Matt Smith will serve in the role until a national search is conducted to fill the position left vacant by the resignation of Doug Shoemaker. Shoemaker left to take a job as police chief in Denton, Texas. “I am honored to […]

Meeting to detail business loop plans

A public meeting has been scheduled to present information about proposed improvements to a section of the Interstate Highway 70 Business Loop in downtown Grand Junction. The Colorado Department of Transportation will host the meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 in conference room 40A of the Mesa County Central Services building at 200 […]

Hospitality firm moving to outdoor industry campus

An experiential hospitality company has announced plans to expand by moving to an outdoor industry campus in Montrose. Rowan Oak expects to move into 3,000 square feet of space in new flex buildings on the Colorado Outdoors campus.  The facility will serve as both the headquarters and main warehouse for Rowan Oak. The company also […]

Consumer Confidence Index rebounds

A measure of consumer confidence has increased for a second straight month on more upbeat assessments of business and labor conditions even as concerns about recession and inflation persist. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index rose 4.4 points between August and September. With gains in each of the last two months, the index […]

Leading index signals growing risk of recession

An index forecasting economic conditions in the United States has declined for a sixth straight month, signaling slowing and the risk of recession. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index fell three-tenths of a percent to 116.2 in August. Separate measures of current and past conditions increased. The Leading Economic Index dropped 2.7 percent […]

Commercial real estate agent joins Grand Junction firm

Micah Adams has joined Straight Up Real Estate (SURE) in Grand Junction as a commercial real estate agent. Adams specializes in commercial investment and development analysis. He brings to his latest position experience as a project engineer at FCI Constructors, where he worked on the R-5 High School and Orchard Mesa Middle School projects. He […]

Broker designated Global Luxury Property Specialist

Savannah Rogers, a broker associate with Coldwell Bankers Distinctive Properties in Grand Junction, has received designation as a Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Property Specialist. The Coldwell Banker Global Luxury marketing program promotes luxury residential properties to affluent buyers worldwide. “Savannah fulfilled rigorous training and production requirements in order to attain the global luxury designation,” said […]

Former sheriff hired to direct justice services department

Former Mesa County Sheriff Matt Lewis has been hired as director of the Mesa County Criminal Justice Services Department. In his new role, Lewis will work with the county commissioners, other county departments, public safety agencies and community partners to address public safety needs and services. “I’m excited for the opportunity to return to public […]

Mind Springs names nursing director

Mind Springs Health has promoted Jessica Schmalz to director of nursing at West Springs Hospital in Grand Junction. Schmalz has worked at the hospital since 2016, caring for patients as first a registered nurse and charge nurse and later a psychiatric nurse practitioner. “I am incredibly honored and excited to take on a leadership role […]