Rents have increased in Mesa County for multi- and single-family housing, a new report confirms. Median rental rates for the multi-family market rose 22.2 percent between the first and second quarters of 2022. Median rental rates rose 3.6 percent for the single-family market during that span. Bray & Co. Real Estate released the rental report […]
Sales tax collections, an indicator of retail activity, continue to trend upward in the Grand Valley. The City of Grand Junction reported a 5.8 percent increase in sales tax collections in August compared to the same month last year. Mesa County reported a 7.3 percent gain on a year-over-year basis. Grand Junction lodging tax collections, […]
A $100,000 donation will support participation among Grand Valley high school students in extracurricular activities. Mesa County School District 51, the School District 51 Foundation and Western Colorado Community Foundation announced the donation from the Pat and Tillie Bishop Legacy Fund. Central, Fruita Monument, Grand Junction, Palisade and R-5 high schools all will receive support […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]