Tax collections, a measure of sales activity, continue to increase in Mesa County. Mesa County reported collecting more than $3.8 million in sales tax in August, a 16 percent increase over the same month last year. The county also collected nearly $400,000 in use taxes — almost all of it on automobiles purchased outside the […]
Construction is under way on renovations to the Lincoln Park stadium complex in Grand Junction. The project will include new bleachers at Suplizio Field, new western bleachers at Stocker Stadium, improvements to the southwest and northwest entryways as well as audiovisual, electrical and information technology upgrades. Work will begin at Suplizio Field with the demolition […]
Employers can expect more applicants to fill job openings now that a $300 federal stipend added to weekly unemployment benefits has ended, according to the owner of a staffing agency in Grand Junction. “We average filling three positions a day. I expect that number to jump now that the stimulus program has ended,” said Nina […]
A small business advocacy group has filed a brief with the Colorado Supreme Court in connection with a case involving the role of general partners in businesses. The National Federation of Small Business Legal Center filed a so-called friend of the court brief in Chan v. Heartland Energy Development Corp. The NFIB supports a Colorado […]
Applications will be accepted through Oct. 15 for a second round of grants to promote social emotional learning in Mesa County School District 51. Alpine Bank donated $50,000 to the School District 51 Foundation to fund the grants. The foundation will in turn award grants in various sizes to teachers, counselors and principals. “Alpine Bank […]
A measure of consumer sentiment has dropped to its lowest level in six months on less upbeat assessments of business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index fell 11.3 points to 113.8 in August. That’s the lowest point since the index stood at 95.2 in February. “Concerns about the Delta variant […]
U.S. payrolls continue to grow even as the unemployment rate drops. Nonfarm payrolls increased 235,000 and the jobless rate decreased two-tenths of a point to 5.2 percent in August, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Still, the latest payroll increase was less than half the average monthly gain of […]
A measure of optimism among small business owners has increased, but so have concerns over labor and supply chain issues. “As the economy moves into the fourth quarter, small business owners are losing confidence in the strength of future business conditions,” said Bill Dunkelberg, chief economist of the National Federation of Independent Business. “The biggest […]
Six Grand Valley residents have been named to state boards. Patrice Campbell and Chris Brownlee of Grand Junction were reappointed to the Board of Real Estate Appraisers. The board considers licensing matters, reviews complaints and takes disciplinary action against real estate appraisers. Juliann Adams and Garrett Portra of Palisade were appointed to the Colorado Wine […]
Grand Junction author Terri Benson has released a new novel in conjunction with the Champagne Book Group. “The Angel and the Demon,” the first book in the Lead Me Into Temptation Series, tells the story of Angelique Lawson, a 24-year-old spinster responsible for getting Demon Daugherty healthy enough to hang. The man isn’t a murderous […]