An increase in payrolls and decrease in unemployment has pushed the United States labor market closer to pre-pandemic levels. Nonfarm payrolls grew 431,000, and the jobless rate declined two-tenths of a point to 3.6 percent in March, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates. With the latest numbers, payrolls remain 1.6 million below […]
An economics professor is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at an upcoming event exploring issues related to economic development in Western Colorado. Nathan Perry, an associate professor of economics at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, will present the luncheon address at the Western Colorado Economic Summit. The Grand Junction Economic Partnership has scheduled […]
The Junior Service League of Grand Junction has awarded a total of more than $50,000 in grants to the Community Hospital Foundation. A $31,229 grant will help support construction of a new medical office building and the James Pulsipher Regional Cancer Center, scheduled for completion in 2023. A $20,000 grant will support patient care for […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has rebounded on more optimistic assessments of current business and labor conditions. Expectations for the near future were less upbeat, however, as concerns mounted over higher gasoline prices and the war in Ukraine. “These headwinds are expected to persist in the short term and may potentially dampen confidence as […]
Grand Junction author Terri Benson has written a new novel titled “The Pickup Artist.” The novel, the first in the Bad Carma Mystery series, is scheduled for release April 1 in print and ebook through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other bookstores. A book signing is set for 2 to 4 p.m. April 16 at […]
Clint Garcia will join Mesa County School District 51 as chief operations officer. Garcia brings to his duties experience in a variety of executive positions, including chief operations officer at Genesis Group, director of facilities and capital projects for Pikes Peak Community College and facilities manager for Widefield School District. He holds a bachelor’s degree […]
Schnicka Heal and Serena Salgado have joined Heiden Homes Realty in Grand Junction as broker associates. Heal relocated to Grand Junction from the Midwest in 2019. She’s worked in school systems in Iowa and Grand Junction as well as for the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles. She also managed a home for women, mentored children […]
Dr. Thomas Tobin, an emergency medicine physician and chief medical officer at Community Hospital in Grand Junction, has been selected as the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) 2022 Administrator of the Year. “This award recognizes an administrator deserving special recognition for their dedication to emergency medicine and patient care,” said Dr. Lisa Moreno, president […]
Suggestions will be accepted through April 15 for educational sessions that will be presented at the 2022 West Slope Startup Week. The free regional business conference is set for July 11 to 15 with virtual events throughout rural Colorado and in-person events in Grand Junction. Lectures and workshops will offer information related to seven tracks: […]
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce honored two businesses and an organization for expansions involving a total of $100,000 in capital investments and 14 new jobs. The chamber recognized the businesses and organizations during its latest quarterly membership luncheon. Ambassador Blind & Shutter was honored for a $65,000 investment. CommWest was honored for a […]