The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will seek public comments on potential changes to conserve big game corridors and other habitat in Colorado. The Colorado State Office of the BLM is considering an amendment to oil and natural gas program decisions in existing resource management plans to promote the conservation of big game corridors and […]
An annual event celebrating moose is set for July 30 atop the Grand Mesa east of Grand Junction. Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service have scheduled the 12th annual Grand Mesa Moose Day for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Forest Service Visitor Center located at 20090 Baron Lake Drive off […]
Colorado Mesa University plans to keep operating a drive-through COVID-19 testing site on its Grand Junction campus. “CMU built a nationally celebrated response infrastructure during the pandemic that will continue serving the larger community so long as there is a need,” said CMU President John Marshall. “Sustaining the campus testing site demonstrates CMU partnerships are […]
Applications will be accepted through Aug. 15 for requests for funding allocated through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The Grand Junction City Council appointed a committee to recommend how to use state and local fiscal recovery funds the city received under ARPA. The committee recommended the city allocate funds to projects addressing housing, homelessness […]
The City of Grand Junction is seeking funding — and public comments — as it pursues plans to restore an historic water treatment plant. The city is applying for a $150,000 grant from the State Historical Fund to help cover a $200,000 project to restore the Orchard Mesa Water Treatment Plant — the first facility […]
Four state legislators representing Western Colorado received scores above 90 percent in the latest grading by a small business advocacy group. The National Federation of Independent Business based the scores on voting on 12 measures during the 2021-2022 session of the Colorado General Assembly. Tony Gagliardi, Colorado state director for the NFIB, said Gov. Jared […]
Tax collections, one measure of sales activity, continue to increase on a year-over-year basis in Mesa County. The county collected more than $4.2 million in sales taxes in June, a 10.1 percent increase over what was collected for the same month a year ago. The county also collected more than $411,000 in use taxes in […]
Colorado ranks first for its work force and fourth overall in the latest ranking of top states for business. The CNBC cable television network compiles its annual America’s Top States for Business based on a total of 88 metrics across 10 categories. Colorado moved up from eighth to fourth overall in the 2022 ranking, behind […]
An executive with experience in behavioral health care providers in the Midwest and Florida is expected to begin his latest role in August as chief executive officer of Mind Springs Health in Western Colorado. John Sheehan was selected as CEO in concluding a six-month national search, the Mind Springs Health board of directors announced. Mind […]
A measure of optimism among small business owners continues to decline on record-low expectations for an improving economy. The National Federation of Independent Business reported its Small Business Optimism Index dropped 3.6 points to 89.5 in June. The index has remained below its historical average of 98 for six consecutive months. “As inflation continues to […]