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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 […]
The City of Grand Junction will receive funding for fire mitigation projects. The city was selected as a recipient of Colorado Strategic Wildfire Action Program Workforce Development funding for 17 weeks of wildfire mitigation work valued at $184,212. The work will focus on the Colorado and Gunnison river corridors. “The Department of Corrections State Wildland […]
A $500,000 federal grant will help small businesses in Colorado with exporting. The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded the funding through its State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The Colorado Office of Economic Development and Trade (OEDIT) will oversee the distribution and use of the grant. The SBA awarded a total of $20 million to 52 […]