A new tool enabling Coloradans to report fraudulent business filings is now available from the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. The tool — available online through the website at www.ColoradoSOS.gov — protects businesses and individuals by enabling them to report when someone has formed a new business fraudulently using someone else’s address or personal information […]
Payrolls increased more than 500,000 and the unemployment rate decreased to its lowest level in more than 50 years as 2023 began with an unexpected bang in the U.S. labor market. Nonfarm payrolls grew 517,000 and the jobless rate dropped to 3.4 percent in January, according to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has dropped on less optimistic outlooks for business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index fell 1.9 points to 107.1 in January. A component of the index assessing current conditions advanced. But a component based on expectations retreated to a level that usually signals a […]
Kathy Tomkins was honored as the best-selling agent for December at Heiden Homes Realty in Grand Junction. Tomkins posted the highest dollar volume in sales and most closings. Heiden Homes Realty operates offices at 735 Rood Ave. For more information, including listings for property for sale and rent, log on to the website at www.heidenhomes.com […]
Anouk Kincaid, Missy Orton-Combs and Michelle Raymond, therapists at Family Health West in Fruita, received national recognition for their efforts to support communication, mobility and participation in activities for children. The National Joint Committee for the Communicative Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities presented the McLean Yoder Award for Professional Excellence to the pediatric rehabilitation […]
Melissa Schierland has been named director of the Mesa County Department of Human Services Economic Assistance Division. Schierland and Susan Skyberg served as interim co-directors since October. Schierland joined the Mesa County Department of Human Services in 2010 as a case manager with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. She served eight years as […]
Nominations will be accepted until Feb. 1 for the Colorado Noxious Weed Advisory Committee. The Colorado Department of Agriculture hopes to fill six vacancies on the 17-member committee, including three members representing the interests of agriculture producers, a private landowner, county weed manager and at-large member. The committee makes recommendations to the department about the […]
Alpine Banks of Colorado will pay quarterly cash dividends on Jan. 30. The bank announced plans to pay a dividend of 20 cents per class B nonvoting common share and $30 per class A voting common share. Those dividends represent a 11.1 percent increase over dividends paid the previous quarter. A $6.3 billion employee-owned organization […]
West Star Aviation offers a supplemental type certificate for a satellite data unit and antenna on two Bombardier aircraft. The certificate is available for the Latitude Technologies Corp. DL150 satellite data unit and Iridium antenna on Bombardier Global Express BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 aircraft. The installation takes about four weeks and can be completed at West […]
Listings will be accepted through Feb. 28 for the 2023 Farm Fresh Directory, an annual publication promoting farmers markets, wineries and other agricultural operations in Colorado. “Farm Fresh is a popular and helpful resource for Colorado residents and visitors,” said Danielle Trotta, manager of the Colorado Proud program. “The goal of the publication is to […]