The Fruita Farmers Market is returning for the 2026 season with an opening-day celebration June 13, 8:30 a.m. to noon, at Fruita Civic Center Park, 325 E. Aspen Ave. Hosted by the Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce, the Fruita Farmers Market will take place every Saturday through Oct. 31, bringing together local agriculture, artisan goods, […]
Enstrom Candies, a 97-year-old, family-owned Colorado company known for its world-famous toffee, announced it has completed construction on its new 50,000-square-foot expansion facility located at the corner of 28 Road and Grand Avenue. Enstrom Candies said in a June 1 news release the project, which broke ground Dec. 6, 2024, was completed in May. The […]
The City of Grand Junction is now selling memberships for the new Community Recreation Center, 2836 Recreation Way, ahead of the facility’s anticipated grand opening in late 2026. Memberships may be purchased in person at the Community Recreation Center’s membership-sales trailer located near the construction site. Directional signage will be posted along the construction fencing […]
Real-estate agency bought the Seventh Street building it hopes to inhabit come Spring 2027 Five years removed from leaving downtown Grand Junction, the Christi Reece Group is taking steps to return. The real-estate agency’s downtown departure was a matter of getting a larger space in the Bonsai Design building in the Las Colonias Development, where […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Last week, after nearly three hours of public comment and debate, the Grand Junction City Council voted 5-2 to remove from the city’s camping ordinance some language that prevented enforcement of a camping ban when no overnight-shelter beds are available. Grand Junction has prohibited camping on public property since 2019. […]
HopeWest rolled out an ad campaign to show hospice is about living comfortably and more fully at the end of life Tim Harty, The Business Times To everyone who thinks hospice care is simply where people go for their final couple weeks, or even final few days, just waiting to die, HopeWest politely offers this […]
Community Hospital recently earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Grand Valley Spine and Pain accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health-care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care, Community Hospital […]
Construction on Phase 1 of the Orchard Avenue Safety and Connectivity Project will begin June 8. Work includes about 1,885 feet of roadway reconstruction, a new roundabout at 31 Road and replacement of the existing culvert and pedestrian bridge over Lewis Wash. The improvements are designed to improve traffic flow, reduce conflict points for drivers […]
The Mesa County Commission approved contracts last month with four local suppliers to provide gravel materials for Mesa County transportation projects in 2026, in an amount not to exceed $225,000. The materials will support ongoing road maintenance and repairs across Mesa County, helping crews respond to wear caused by traffic, weather and daily use. Mesa […]
Due to ongoing severe to extreme drought conditions and elevated wildfire risk, the Grand Junction City Council approved a resolution prohibiting the sale, exchange, barter or trade of consumer fireworks within the City of Grand Junction, along with the issuance of temporary permits for fireworks sales. The restrictions remain in effect until lifted by order […]